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jimmy88
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_ 		17. June 2007 @ 19:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey guys i need ur opinion in this one....

should i install both os as i hv xp media center rite now and i want to install vista but dont want xp to let it go....

so guys wat u think shud i install only vista ?? or be satisfied wid xp media center ??
i use comp mainly for email, songs, games and usual stuff...no programmin or digital stuff....

and yea my sys is
AMD Turion 64 x2 dual core mobile tech...
1.60 Ghz
ati xpress 200m series graphic card
2 gb ram ( i think i hv 2 gb so both os shud work fine)
160 gb hdd
windows xp media center...


thanks.
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krj15489
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_ 		17. June 2007 @ 19:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you want to try out vista a dual boot is the way to go. but before you install i would use vlite and remove all of the junk programs. this would make vista much faster and use less resources.
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_ 		18. June 2007 @ 10:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea you have the memory so i guess if you do dual boot to check out vista its alright.
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NicHt
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 15:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah vista is nice if you know that you still have XP.
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