On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 21:11, <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone have a source for new netbooks or small laptops with Win XP operating > system? Looking for something sub $600. Using it strictly for programming > equipment and running diagnostics. Not doing anything CPU intensive. > Unfortunately we are running quite a few programs that don't play well with > WIN 7.
If you're big enough to have a Microsoft volume license, ask your sales rep about "Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs". It's basically a stripped-down WinXP, specifically designed for older hardware. Then you can just pick up any random used laptop from eBay. In the long term, the "right" thing to do is to talk to your software vendors and tell them to start supporting modern OSes. (What software are you using that doesn't work well with Windows 7, out of curiosity? I've yet to run into anything that doesn't work perfectly, and I'm even running the 64-bit version of Win7 for maximum nuisance.) David Smith MVN.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
