The higher I go, the harder the fall!

Well, its your choice. Not much complaints have been given to XP compared to the amount of unsatisfied comments that Vista users have given. If your computer can do Vista, you might as well try Windows 7

Yes, have it reformated to XP. Vista had a tremendous number of problems when it came out. I have it on a laptop and now I seldom use that machine. I prefer my XP desktop computer instead. It's the difference between swimming in water or sinking in quicksand!

I have a laptop with Vista on too and many of my programs on my XP desktop will not work on it. I have friends who bought new machines and had XP installed. Up to now, I think it is by far the better operating system, and from what I understand, is better and more straightforward than Windows 7. I don't like the fact that programs I have paid a lot of money for will not work on later operating systems, so I will resist having anything other than XP whilst I can still get it. - Derek

Just stick to windows XP. Windows Vista may be the most recent between the two but windows XP wins when it comes to performance. Have it reformat by someone who knows what he's doing and your done. There wont be any problem if your already used to using windows XP.

If you can find a windows 7 that would be the best. if you are going for windows XP that is called a downgrade not upgrade coz you will be installing a older OS version. If you are into reformatting your HD, Take the Windows 7/ultimate, download it from the internet, its free, it will solve all your problem, for 30 days ( at least) it going to ba a 30 day trial version which is as good as the real version. you would have first hand experience for W7. That is before you reformat your HD to XP. I believe this is a good choice, to compare Vista with XP, Xp is 100% compliant with almost all softwares, but W7 is the best, its a comeback for microsoft against vista

I gained experience in computers just by hitting the keyboards, without friends to tell me, teachers to teach me. In short, learning by doing. So i think everybody can do that, as fas as we don't touch the core system of the computer. The first time I use vista I got the same feeling as you got. That feeling I didn't get when I transformed from Windoes 98 into XP. But in a while, I already know to use it. I don't recommend you to downgrade your laptop into XP operating system. The reason is simply because computer technology changes so fast. We don't even realize until windows seven has been launched. From what I heard, windows seven is quite similar to windows vista, just couples of modification. For you information, here I will give you some sharing about vista. Like you said, few programs might not work in vista, although the same program worked in XP. I don't quite understand the technical reason, but I heard because of some language development. You are not to worry this problem, because it has quite time from the launching of vista, so I think every program provider should have fix this problem. The second is about Microsoft Office. In vista, normally you will use Ms Office 2007 which has different extension file with Ms Office 2003 (in XP). Again, this is not a problem to worry much, because files in Ms Office 2003 can be read in Ms office 2007. But normally, this is reversible. Files from Ms office 2007 can not be read by Ms office 2003. This problem can be solved because Ms office 2007 has a feature to link this problem, but you have to accept the consequences of risking some advanced feature in Ms office 2007. Hope this will help you.

if you have a copy of XP - do it! Vista likes to "phone home" to Microsoft - I would put XP on it, it doesn't have to report weekly, nearly daily like Vista - and maybe why you are having trouble since it was sent from the states and not bought there - its trying to locate the server it is used to - yes, they are pre-programmed for certain areas

I do not know much about laptops, but my laptop has XP on it. I like it and I think I would not like Vista. I have a son that has Vista on a desk top, I tried it, I do not know much about it. I do not want to know about it. I keep my XP. Have a great day.

Hey Theresaaiza! How funny that you should bring this up! My friend just gave me his old laptop! It is some brand that I have never heard of, but he is my "computer guy" and it was his personal laptop so it must be a good one! It has Windows Vista in it and I told him to please put in XP because that is what I'm used to! I haven't started to use it yet because he hasn't set up the Router thingy! It even has a little webcam! My PC doesn't even have a webcam! I wanted it so when the weather gets nice here I can take my computer outside and mylot! And hopefully take it when I go down to Florida this Spring to see my Mom! Hope I learn to use it by then!

The XP Pro is the best operating system Microsoft has ever come up with, or probably ever will. I Hate the Vista. I bought a new laptop the other day and it has windows 7 on it. After getting to know it I hate it more than I do Vista. The windows 7 is a piece of junk. I am going to see if I can find someone that can format it and install the XP Pro on it. It is a very poor computer the way it is but I am afraid I will mess it up if I try to do it myself. If I can't do that then I am just going to find me a good used desktop with XP already on it. Art

I use windows vista myself and I've not had any problems with it. If you want to reformat your hard drive and install windows xp on it make sure you back up any important data first and then you will have to purchase a new unused copy of windows xp home edition. I would try to work with vista though as it's not all that bad. There are some programs that may not be compatible with vista. The important thing is to make sure you always download the latest updates from the Microsoft website as this includes updates for software and things like that. You can set this so that these updates are downloaded automatically. Good luck. Andrew

yup, that the problem with vista it only recognize the new devices and the obsolete devices become useless unless in xp they got better interface.

vista differs in a lot of thhings from XP. I think you should use it for some time to get used to it. Windows 2007 is also good as compared to vista.

hi theresaaiza.. talking about vista.. well some programs , software and applications are not compatible in vista. you should know if the said program, sotware or application is requiring a vista or xp. there are alot of software an d application that has an info about what kind or windows they are compatible with. check first before installing..

Hi Theresaaiza, I think you can consider another option. Upgrade your Office Suite and other app software programs to ones that can run with your Vista OS. At least, this will ensure that you have the latest and updated to have vulnerabilities which will compromise your machine and get hacked. Or, you can always partition up your current drive and install XP onto the new partition, along with your other familiar software programs. I think this is a much better alternative than reformatting the whole drive and go backwards. This will allow you to enjoy the best of both worlds as you await for the rest of your apps and software programs some catching up time. Yes, you can do this as Vista is the only OS currently that allows you to add partitions without having to reformat your entire drive. Check it out, it is relatively quite easy. I hope that this will be of help here. Have a nice day.

hello there, I feel the same way too. i would rather take 2003 windows xp than the latest one. It is tougher. and the important thing is, i feel comfort and i had well known this operator before. I guess tech is being product to easy your life. So pick the one you most comfort about it.

I haven't tried Windows Vista, i think somebody told me it's quite complicated. So far im satisfied with Windows XP Service Pack and i think im going to use it for a long long time. I've heard Linux is good in barring viruses and spywares but its quite complicated too..so really i will stick to Windows XP.

Yes, there are many problems with Vista so it is better to upgrade to window 7. I have used window XP and window Vista and i found Vista was looking nice but was not nice in real but XP has no comparison and that is still ultimate and i think if you have no problem with window XP then go for that and if you wish you can buy new window 7 as that is also very good.

Since your laptop comes equipped with Windows Vista, then it should have no problems supporting Windows 7. IMHO, I would suggest that you go for Windows 7 rather than Windows XP. However, don't take my word for it. Search for reviews on Windows 7 and then decide for yourself. Personally I have read lots of reviews about Windows 7. It seems many gurus out there like it better than Windows Vista. I have used it for a few months now. So far so good.