| James Barrett on 18 Jan 2008 18:46:07 -0800 |
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 09:18:30PM -0500, Matthew Rosewarne wrote: > On Friday 18 January 2008, James Barrett wrote: > > Vista will never run on 95% of the machines that the school currently > > owns, as the video and audio cards are incompatible. > <snip> > > Unless I perform magic, more than 3 quarters of the printers they > > currently own will never work with Vista, as compatible drivers will > > _never_ be made for them. Of course, print servers might be an option, > > like CUPS... > > Well, I think the usual tactic is to buy the new machine and either: > > Plan A: Immediately install an old (legal?) copy of XP on it Using old license keys on new machines would probably be illegal, even if it worked, which it would not. > Plan B: Use Vista on the machine until finding compatibility problems, then do > Plan A _Why_ purchase new machines in the first place? > Of course, why would you bother with that when there's a better alternative... Attachment:
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