You can still purchase XP and then format the hard drive after buying it and load XP on it instead. Only thing to be sure of is there are drives for the hardware compents that work in XP -- The HarmyBoard HarmDrive

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Date Posted: 08:05:59 10/10/07 Wed
Author: Hope
Subject: You can still purchase XP and then format the hard drive after buying it and load XP on it instead. Only thing to be sure of is there are drives for the hardware compents that work in XP
In reply to: SeaBeth 's message, "mkim, that's why I haven't bought a laptop yet. I know I'll want a PC and that means getting Vista. I'm really not looking forward to it." on 06:57:57 10/10/07 Wed

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[> [> [> [> ooh- how much does something like that cost to do? -- chris k - who HATES her vista, 10:26:04 10/14/07 Sun [1]

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[> [> [> [> [> XP can cost about $100 to $200. But like I said before doing it make sure the drivers are avaliable for the hardware for XP or after installing XP might not be able to get everything to work again. -- Hope, 16:45:22 10/14/07 Sun [1]

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