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March 2nd, 2008 11:00
Upgrading to Vista Home Basic
I own a Dimension E310 with XP Media Center Edition 2005, I wanted to upgrade to Vista Home Premium, but this PC lacks a proper video card, and it cant be upgraded either (no PCI Express x16 slot), dont mind losing Media Center as I barely use it and it gives me many problems anyway, your advice? thanks.
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Pawk
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March 2nd, 2008 12:00
You would need to, as stated in your post, install Home Basic. There is literally no upside to installing Home Basic over your current OS. You would lose the ability to Fax (Fax capability only comes base with Ultimate and Business), you would drastically raise your operating system overhead, and you would not get any real added features for the system.
If you're absolutely stuck on the idea of Vista, it's possible. I just think you'd need to more carefully examine the reason why you want to upgrade.
jmwills
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March 3rd, 2008 03:00
Agreed. Vista Basic is not an upgrade from anything.
eskymi
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March 3rd, 2008 11:00
I have VISTA on all my computesr and I love it, but I have to agree with the other posters.
I would stick with XP until you get a new computer. When you buy a new system it will have VISTA compatible hardware and VISTA Premium or higher and that is your best bet. Many people have had problems with the upgrade and with BASIC there is no advantage over XP.
So from a guy that loves VISTA and would defend it to the hilt, I say stick with XP till you get a new system.