I just downgraded from Vista Business to XP x64. Now my computer wont connect to the Internet. I went to the device manager to see what the problem was and my 3Com 10/100 PCI NIC w/3xp (3CR990B-TX-M) network card is not working. It says in the device status that it cannot start (Code 10). What's wrong and how do I fix it?
How new is your computer? Some vendors stopped writing XP drivers to force people to either upgrade to Vista or prevent them from downgrading. I have a friend who got bit in the ass by that when he bought a Vista computer.
Get a better computer that can actually run Vista (mine's plenty fast, sooooo...) or get 7, xp is outdated and not worth it anymore
xp is not outdated, and still way better than vista. i tried doing what you did, downgrading my hp to xp, and hp didn't support downgrading so the drivers actually did not exist for my computer to work with xp. i just got a full version of the windows 7 and it was pretty awesome. but then my shitty computer died anyway and i got a 13" macbook pro. BEST DECISION EVER.
Vista has DX11 support now (I have a beta update) and everyone else will soon, xp is still DX9, updates aren't being given to xp anymore, xp has the worst 64-bit support ever, I think all of those reasons show that xp is outdated? "Vista is shit" No, your computer is shit, everyone that says that has a computer with sub-par hardware. OSs are getting better, but you need the resources to support it, just because yours doesn't doesn't make the OS crappy. And you shouldn't talk about pirating on here, even though we all do it from time to time.
they make it such a pain in the ass to pirate windows anymore that its not even worth it, try ubuntu and see if you can get it working without pulling out your pubes
windows 7 was really easy for me to get. but actually xp is a better operating system than vista, depending on what you use it for. a lot of majors at my school are required to get a laptop through the school, and for anyone who needs to run a cad program, they get windows xp. the people who get macs for their adobe-program needs all get boot camp so they can run windows on their macs, and they all have xp. it's more efficient for running certain programs, vista has a lot of extra crap going on. also, vista WAS eating my computer, but also the computer itself was very shitty, and i did not base anything's shittiness on hp not supporting a specific os?
AND all of hp's business class computers (their high performance machines) all support a downgrade to xp. they come with vista but you get the option of getting xp, which they would not do if they did not know that people needed a faster, more efficient os.
The "downgrade to XP" option some PC brands have is not there because XP is in any way, shape or form better than Vista or Win7. The offer is there for one reason only: Enterprise legacy support. Many businesses run on secure network solutions that have yet to upgrade to the (more secure) standards offered by Vista and Win7. Migration take time, and not least resources to implement. The larger the enterprise, the more specialized applications built with the XP platform in mind exist. This results in massive inertia, as such applications often are tailor-made, by internal or external staff that may or not still be available. As such, many businesses run from the principle that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Thus, in the business marked, the demand for XP is still strong. And will continue to be, until lack of official support becomes a liability. For home users, and small to medium businesses not dependent upon specialist legacy solutions, buying XP licenses is just a waste of money.
you need the internet drivers when i went to W7 i lost sound internet wifi etc. i wish i wouldve read this before i smoked because now i cant remember where i got the shit il get back to you when i remember
All the internet drivers are available from the MS website. I've had to resort to this a couple times on older machines. Personally, I've been running XP since it came out and have never had a problem. The Vistas machines at work still have problems every once in awhile, especially when it was first released. Personally I would say Windows XP is more stable than Vista, and ME, which was my previous OS before XP. I hear Windows 7 is much more stable and less prone to problems than Vista. Also there are already patches to bypass the authentication and run it without paying $300, though I'm not sure about your stance on torrenting and the like. If your PC can handle the specs, maybe look into Windows 7.
Yeah, and you'll be dealing with this for a few years. These business are still dependent on XP software, unless they make major overhauls, and skip Vista support altogether, you're gonna be waiting awhile for universal Windows 7 compatability.