So you're staying with XP are you?

[Elder-Pirate]

I intend to just step from my XP straight to Win 7 ( after replacing orig. hardware ). Am at present running XP with a 6 year old ASUS mb and 3 gigs ram. Have new ASUS M3N78 PRO PCIe mb, 4 GB ram, 680 watt PCIe PS, AMD 9500 Phenom X4 64 processor, GF 9600 OCE 512mb PCIe ready to transfer to full tower ( Alienware ) that I'm now using. also might as well replace all five external fans ( three intake, two exhaust. ) But I'll be Damned if I'll ever use Vista.

Now if somewhere along the line Ole Uncle Bill screws up Win 7, kicks out Xp and forces Vista ( be just like him ), then I know of a couple buyers. There are other things in life other than a computer.

[Shearwater]

Originally Posted by Elder-Pirate

I intend to just step from my XP straight to Win 7 ( after replacing orig. hardware ).

Same here. I'm currently running XP on a partly broken notebook and am going to replace it - though all the new ones have Vista installed by default
Vista is a real mess - I know it from my housemates, colleagues, my dad, and whatnot. First thing I'm going to do with the new notebook is to de-install Vista, install XP and have it replaced by Windows 7 as soon as it hits the shelves (or the upgrade option takes effect, that is). Vista has been an utter failure in my eyes

[Reece]

There are other things in life other than a computer.

Is that possible, give example!!

[Elder-Pirate]

Originally Posted by Reece

Is that possible, give example!!

Yes there are other things in life other than a computer.
I can sit in my chair and relax, I can walk to the store, park,woods,etc.
I can eat my food with out the use of a computer. I can walk/ride a bike to the lake/river and pick a spot by myself and fish and never need the use of a computer. I do not need the use of a computer to eat my foods.

Just a very few examples in life of where a computer is not needed even though somewhere down the path they were some how mfg by a computer but I did not need it's use at the time.

Some of you people really need to get out from eyeballing that PC/Laptop and relax. There's a whole world out there that does not require the use of a computer.

Yeah I know, some of you reading this probably think: What, and leave my cellphone behind???

Meanwhile as I said in my first post:
"Now if somewhere along the line Ole Uncle Bill screws up Win 7, kicks out Xp and forces Vista ( be just like him ), then I know of a couple buyers."

And that's exactly what I meant.

[Loud_Silence]

I kept used Win98SE three years into the XP age. I think i will follow a similar path, maybe shorter, with Win7 (Vista is not on the horizon for me...)

[Reece]

@ Elder-Pirate: I tried to leave the house but I lost my nerve, I actually turned the door knob, but when it made a click noise, I couldn't take it anymore, I had to go and sit down with a cup of coffee in front of the computer, that settled my nerves, I will give it another go tomorrow, mind you even the thought of that is turning my legs to jelly .... I must be stronger!

[AVGWarhawk]

What I plan on doing is getting my daughters XP computer up to Windows 7 and my Vista Computer up to 7 as well. I'm looking for the deal were you have say 3 licenses on the OS disk so I only have to by one 7 OS disk. If not, I will stay with Vista on my computer. Really, I have no issue with Vista at all. I will then just move my kids computer up to 7.

[Elder-Pirate]

Originally Posted by Reece

@ Elder-Pirate: I tried to leave the house but I lost my nerve, I actually turned the door knob, but when it made a click noise, I couldn't take it anymore, I had to go and sit down with a cup of coffee in front of the computer, that settled my nerves, I will give it another go tomorrow, mind you even the thought of that is turning my legs to jelly .... I must be stronger!

Your a good sport.