wmw999 2,452 #1 January 14, 2011 Can one still buy one? I know 7 is pretty solid, but I'm still looking for XP to work with some older products. I'd sort of rather buy new, but can go the ebay route. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #2 January 14, 2011 QuoteCan one still buy one? I know 7 is pretty solid, but I'm still looking for XP to work with some older products. I'd sort of rather buy new, but can go the ebay route. Wendy P. No, they don't sell new laptops with XP anymore. However, if you're looking for compatability with XP, Windows 7 Ultimate has 'XP mode' which runs XP on sort of a virtual machine. Pretty stable from what I've done with it."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeadCone 0 #3 January 14, 2011 Interesting timing of post. I just got off the phone today with the Dell rep for the company I work for who stated that they can no longer ship computers with XP. This went into effect in October.-- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,452 #4 January 14, 2011 Kinda thought so, but, well, it was worth a try. thanks Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #5 January 14, 2011 Quote Quote Can one still buy one? I know 7 is pretty solid, but I'm still looking for XP to work with some older products. I'd sort of rather buy new, but can go the ebay route. Wendy P. No, they don't sell new laptops with XP anymore. However, if you're looking for compatability with XP, Windows 7 Ultimate has 'XP mode' which runs XP on sort of a virtual machine. Pretty stable from what I've done with it. It's not sort of a virtual machine, it is a virtual machine running XP. Depending on the level of interactivity with the Internet the program you need to run on it has, you'll need to use Wndows update to patch the XP VM as well. If you still need XP for certain programs an XP VM on Windows 7, Mac, or Linux is the way to go. I personally prefer VMWare Player for Windows to the Windows VM Player but the Windows one has far better integration with the computer it is running on.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angrypeppers 1 #6 January 14, 2011 Hey Wendy, I found a couple of XP laptops: Clicky #1 Clicky #2 The second link is to a laptop that offers a "downgrade" to XP Pro...there are other ones at that site too.Burn the land and boil the sea, You can't take the sky from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #7 January 14, 2011 QuoteCan one still buy one? I know 7 is pretty solid, but I'm still looking for XP to work with some older products. I'd sort of rather buy new, but can go the ebay route. Wendy P. You may be able to find some ASUS that have XP or have Linux that can have XP installed on them. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #8 January 14, 2011 QuoteHowever, if you're looking for compatability with XP, Windows 7 Ultimate has 'XP mode' which runs XP on sort of a virtual machine. Pretty stable from what I've done with it. Can you run netbeui on it? .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #9 January 14, 2011 Quote Quote However, if you're looking for compatability with XP, Windows 7 Ultimate has 'XP mode' which runs XP on sort of a virtual machine. Pretty stable from what I've done with it. Can you run netbeui on it? . It's unsupported but appears to still be available for XP and Vista so may work on Windows 7 too. Most likely not on the 64 bit systems though. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301041 CNC machines? Edit: Better URL with the files: http://www.mac-net.com/174984.pageStupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #10 January 14, 2011 QuoteQuoteHowever, if you're looking for compatability with XP, Windows 7 Ultimate has 'XP mode' which runs XP on sort of a virtual machine. Pretty stable from what I've done with it. Can you run netbeui on it? . heck why would you want to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #11 January 14, 2011 If you really need to use XP, I'd go the Bolas route and get a VMware shell and run a virtual XP OS. Just make sure you stacked with ram otherwise running multiple OS's could affect overall system performance. And Microsoft stopped supporting and distributing XP late last year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
