my old laptop had XP. this one has Vista. have zero drop-down menus when scrolling over headings. tried to submit a request to SBR help, but clicked submit and nothing happened.also, i cannot log into Bookmaker either. page just goes blank. tried talking to their help desk which sucked. anyone have any ideas?
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2 words: Vista SuKKS,
Get Windows 7 or go back to XPComment -
I have had no issues with Vista. I am also running on a laptop and the drop-down menus as well as Bookmaker work fine for me. Run an update? Reinstall? No idea. BOL.Originally posted by Dark HorseComment -
I've never used Vista, but with my limited computer knowledge, that should not be an issue.
Are you using Internet Explorer to access the internet? What version were you using that worked? What version are you using now?
Go to the help button on the toolbar up top and select "about". I am using Exlorer 7 and have no issues. You could always try another browser like firefox or chrome too.Comment -
HM bring up a good point, much more likely to be your browser than the OS. Personally I haven't used IE in years, its really not a very good web browser. I use Firefox and rarely if ever have issues with it, have heard good things about Chrome as well.Originally posted by Dark HorseComment -
IE sucks. I have Vista and had problems with IE, but I quit using it almost immediately and switched to Chrome. Haven't had any issues since.Comment -
mozzilla fire fox is the best by far FOR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INTERNET
ALSO I'M RUNNING WINDOWS VISTA HOME UNIT HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT
ALTHOUGH I SUPER CHARGED THE RAM TO 2K &ADDED ANOTHER HARD DISC
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The netscape download is also free.
I had Vista on my laptop, but I blew it away and installed Debian Linux. The Debian Linux download is also free. Don't bother with Ubuntu Linux, which is popular now, but not as stable.
Vista was pre-loaded on my laptop when I bought it. That's the only reason that I had it. It amazes me that people would pay Bill Gates $100 for Vista and IE, when the stuff you can download for free works better.Comment -
Thanks guys. agreed, only have it as it was pre-installed on this laptop. trying to downgrade with my XP CD and the fukking thing blocks it!!! i hate vista.anyway, tried to download both Firefox and Chrome and cannot do either. hit accept and install on chrome and nothing happens. clicked firefox download and no link for comes up. tried all kinds of majobo type stuff and nothing works....fukk i hate gates, windows and vista and IE....no way am i paying these a-holes money for windows 7.Comment -
windows 7 is way better men, you dont have to buy it. just download a not so legal copy.
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If you have an XP CD:
Reformatting your hard disk will remove Vista, so it will not be able to block your installation of XP. There is no guarantee that you will be able to install XP. If there is hardware that XP doesn't recognize, it will abort.
1) Backup your data.
2) Burn a "rescue CD" of Vista, just in case the XP install fails or you change your mind and want Vista back.
3) Download the Debian Linux install CD image, then burn it to a CD.
4) If there are any DVDs that you want to burn on this PC, do it now or forever hold your peace. For now, Linux will burn CDs, but it won't burn DVDs.
5) Kiss all of your windows software good-bye (games, autoCAD, etc.).
6) Reformat your hard disk.
7) Install XP
If your XP install fails, you will have to
1. "Rescue" Vista with your rescue CD. If that fails, you will have to return your PC to the place where you bought it and pay them to re-install Vista. (which I assume would be cheaper than buying a new copy of Vista and doing the install yourself)
or
2. Buy windows 7
or
3. Install Linux from the CD you burned in step 2. Not only is Linux free, but just about anything that you could want to run on it is free. No more paying $100 for a spreadsheet, $100 for a database, $100 for a programming language, etc. I would not recommend downloading all this over a dial-up connection - it's a lot of stuff.Comment -
download IE8Comment
