From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 02:08:58 -0400, Jerome Tews    
   wrote:   
      
   >I considered buying a new computer, as far as a laptop. At home I   
   >still use my desktop running XP SP3, as well as an older machine with   
   >Windows 98 and Win2000.   
      
   	I've been meaning to replace mine for a while, but it still   
   insists on working. It boots up in under 15 seconds, runs everything I   
   need, though recoding videos can be frustratingly slow. And I can't   
   watch any high resolution vids on it, I have to convert to 720p first.   
      
   ---slight cut---   
      
   >Honestly, I'd be perfectly happy to just get a new computer with XP   
   >installed on it, or I can install XP myself since I have a licensed CD   
   >and all registration necessary. I really do not care that XP is   
   >obsolete, it does everything I need.   
      
   	Careful there. A lot of new motherboard chipsets/CPUs DO NOT   
   ALLOW you to install Win XP on them. Before you buy, be sure you get a   
   warranty that 32 bit XP can be installed. This is imposed by M$, there   
   is no practical reason why a MB would refuse to run a specific OS.   
   	Motherboards labeled "Compatible with Windows XP" are selling   
   like hot cakes here in Brazil. Though some only accept XP 64 bits. I   
   only have a 32 bit Pro license.   
   	If you buy a PC with Win 10 installed, assume you can't   
   install XP on it. In any case, if you did it would probably void your   
   warranty.   
   >   
   >Anyhow, I am wondering if there is any place to still buy new   
   >computers with older versions of Windows installed, (Windows 7) and   
   >for reasonable prices?   
      
   	Sorry mate, I live a long way away.   
   >   
   >* If you're here to try to talk people into using Linux, dont waste   
   >your time typing. I've already been through the Linux nightmare, and   
   >wont be going back there ever again.   
      
   	I used to love Debian (updated since version 6), until I   
   installed systemd, which bricked it (it can no longer see my NTFS   
   partitions). That was a year ago, and I have not bothered to   
   re-install it. Re-configuring everything just the way I like it is too   
   much work. Every two months or so I research a fix, but nothing so   
   far.   
   	A default Debian install can do just about everything a   
   "normal" "average" PC user needs, but I'm not a "normal" user.   
   	[]'s   
   >   
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