"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> The date and time was 2/7/2008 6:12 AM, and on a whim, SANTANDER pounded
> out on the keyboard:
>
> > Got Asus notebook X51RL with DOS OS. Unfortunately, this notebook has Vista
> > drivers installed, not for Windows XP.
> > I want install Windows XP. Which exactly drivers I need? Should I reformat
> > harddrive, before installing drivers, or I can deinstall Vista drivers?
> > There is very weak support from notebook manufacturer side. Instead of
> > starting working immediatally, I need spend time and effort s for searching
> > drivers, etc, etc
> > Vista is useless for me, bad micro$oft software & bad approach.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> You don't have DOS for an OS, that's for sure. You need to contact the
> manufacturer to see if there are drivers for the specific hardware on
> the laptop BEFORE doing anything else. Also check to see if using a
> different OS will void your warranty. If so, you could create an image
> of your current drive on an external drive and keep it safe in case you
> need warranty work done.
>
> The laptop should function properly. If not, why waste your time and
> money? Take the time and let the manufacturer get it right. You paid
> for it to work correctly.

True, and the HARDWARE probably does function properly, problem
is it's being crippled by a crappy OS (Vista).

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> Terry R.
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