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Chorrol.com _ General Discussion _ new computer with XP (not vista)

Posted by: blockhead Jul 5 2007, 12:56 AM

Relatives of mine are looking for a new computer. Since they only use the computer for the usual web surfing and e-mailing, they don't need a "gaming" graphics card or anything "high end". The bottleneck is that it needs to be a new computer with XP pre-installed on it (not Vista!).

Before you say "but blockhead, why not just put your XP on their computer over their Vista?", know that I run windows ME[1] & linux. As for the next thing you ask ... I've got dialup.

So, to get to my actual question ... does anyone know of any companies that sell XP on new computers? I am pretty sure that Dell does, but I would like to get more options. Thanks in advance.

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[1] I only use windows to run three programs[2]. No need to ever upgrade it again.

[2] one of which is Morrowind!

Posted by: treydog Jul 5 2007, 02:06 AM

Try www.howardcomputes.com.

I used to sell them when I worked at the computer store. I have purchased 3 of their systems myself, and have found them to be trouble-free. They use standard parts (nothing proprietary) and have good service and support. You can fairly easily configure a system with just the things you need.

Posted by: Dantrag Jul 5 2007, 06:09 AM

XP is actually hard to get a hold of now. When vista came out, Microsoft pulled XP from the shelves. (at least at Circuit City)

Posted by: Ibis Jul 5 2007, 09:36 AM

We get most everything locally from CompUSA and order online from New Egg. But that might be for people who build their own comps. Not sure about ordering a whole computer from them.