From Vista to Xp
09-25-2008, 12:22 PM
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Re: From Vista to Xp
Originally Posted by bigdaddyvtec
I havent messed with the quirks of tuning software that much... But have you guys tried running in compatibilty mode
What exactly are you seeing..... whAT ARE THE ISSUES software or hardware related, or both
What exactly are you seeing..... whAT ARE THE ISSUES
software or hardware related, or both95% of the tuning software is written for Win95 up to XP. Vista compatability mode is imperfect due to how stone age some of the tuning software I am required to run, and compatibility mode really gets ------- lost when you try to support software that attempts to deal with FTDI and USB-serial clusterfucks on the XP level.
Pretty much the only thing that is going to be Vista compatible really soon, or is right now, is eCtune and that's because Calvin writes it all in Microsfot's precious .NET. It is also the only application I open that bogs my machine momentarily upon loading, and I am a power user with 15+ apps running at any one time.
09-25-2008, 04:53 PM
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Re: From Vista to Xp
my ex had bought a laptop that came with vista back when it first came out, well alot of programs she wanted to load on it wouldn't work so i tried to just say ---- it and load XP. yeah what a fuckign headache that was, was mainly the drivers that made it hard. i couldnt find them all so i ended up just reloading vista and telling her to have fun failing at life.
09-25-2008, 06:04 PM
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Re: From Vista to Xp
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Whoa up there.
If this is a laptop, be real careful and make sure that model was offered with or can be converted to XP. Mickeysoft gave Vista to some manufacturers for pennies if they agreed to not make XP drivers for some of their proprietary hardware. "Vista Bricks"
If this is a laptop, be real careful and make sure that model was offered with or can be converted to XP. Mickeysoft gave Vista to some manufacturers for pennies if they agreed to not make XP drivers for some of their proprietary hardware. "Vista Bricks"
09-25-2008, 09:37 PM
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Re: From Vista to Xp
Good luck finding xp drivers for your vista computer.
We tried to downgrade to xp on my bro's laptop (HP) and ran into 25 unknown drivers. No xp drivers were offered.
Best advice, do the research first, then decide whether or not you want to do it.
We tried to downgrade to xp on my bro's laptop (HP) and ran into 25 unknown drivers. No xp drivers were offered.
Best advice, do the research first, then decide whether or not you want to do it.
09-25-2008, 11:45 PM
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Re: From Vista to Xp
tell me what driver you cant find and for what hardware... ANy OEM proprietary ---- might be an issue.... But its early enough in the cycle that i have a tough time believiong that there arent any... I think it more likely that people just cant FIND what the hell theyre looking for. ANY laptop (being setup raw and NOT from an OEM "restore" type disc is a pain in the ***, but I have yet to encounter one that I couldnt get EVERYTHING working on.
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