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I bought a new laptop and of course the only OS they offer on these newer laptops, is Window Vista. I like it as a web browsing OS, but XP was so much better and didn't hog any ram. I don't have a copy of XP though so I will probably just format this laptop to get all the dell bloatware off of it, then reinstall vista.
Even when I run FL studio 6 my vista interface(the new theme) interferes with the FL interface. It tries to put the vista border around the piano roll, playlist, etc.
Does anyone else have these problems? Or is it just me?
Dude, you should do a search for vista related problems.
Bascially, Vista does not work yet for the concerns of DAW's - Most soundcards to not have the necessary driver support and most software is ready either.
Get a copy of XP then think about Vista in about a years time, when they have fixed all the compatibility issues.
exactly...I had vista on my new laptop...saved the CD and installed XP 
I've learned that some of the new laptops which come with Vista preinstalled won't work properly with XP because the manufacturers refuse to make drivers for XP. If you got one of the cheap-ass Compaq or Dell laptops, good luck.
well I have an ASUS...and it was no problem for me to get everything working in XP 
ableton + motu ultralite works fine i've heard
yes ableton works...but latencies at least at mine were horrible when compared to XP...
well
Vista - Ableton latecny (for DJing) was like 400msec...with all my FX Running
in XP it's like 10...sometimes I pull it to 13 to make sure ...
tested with sigmatel HD audio soundcard...
I was pretty nicely surprised about the latencies in XP though!
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| Originally posted by DigiNut I've learned that some of the new laptops which come with Vista preinstalled won't work properly with XP because the manufacturers refuse to make drivers for XP. If you got one of the cheap-ass Compaq or Dell laptops, good luck. |
Yea it's a bit too early. My upgrade CDs are sitting next to me but I'm not using them any time soon. Luckily bought my laptop at the beginning of the year.
I think if you ask nicely enough they may let you get an XP copy on a new laptop. Dell does it, you will just have to call them and see if they will do it for you
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| Originally posted by Fledz Yea it's a bit too early. My upgrade CDs are sitting next to me but I'm not using them any time soon. Luckily bought my laptop at the beginning of the year. I think if you ask nicely enough they may let you get an XP copy on a new laptop. Dell does it, you will just have to call them and see if they will do it for you |
I just custom built a new PC and I am using Vista with Cubase SX3 and a bunch of VST's. My sound card is an E-mu 1212M. No issues at all.
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| Originally posted by OceanState I just custom built a new PC and I am using Vista with Cubase SX3 and a bunch of VST's. My sound card is an E-mu 1212M. No issues at all. |
Find yourself a copy of the Dell OEM Windows XP - Dell, Asus, HP, and some other big vendors use what's called SLP, "system locked preinstallation". The OEM versions of WinXP check the system BIOS for a license and activate automatically, since the OEM has already paid for the license.
Dell might be nice enough to send you a copy, but you may be able to find one on the net. They'll probably gladly mail you one if you threaten to return the laptop.
lol.
I've been running Vista for about a week and have not experienced a single problem. Infact, this annoying bug I used to get constantly in Cubase on XP (thread on here) has dissapeared haha.
Vista ftw.
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| Originally posted by echosystm lol. I've been running Vista for about a week and have not experienced a single problem. Infact, this annoying bug I used to get constantly in Cubase on XP (thread on here) has dissapeared haha. Vista ftw. |
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