From: dragonsclaw@NOTmindspring.com   
      
   On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:38:10 -0500, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
      
   >   
   >  I have an XP- PRO machine whicxh is, I think, on the verge of dying   
   >( frequent blue screen --"a disk need to be checked" message. The   
   >disk check frequently shows files mis-filed or whatever the message   
   >means. Then I say OK and presumable it fixes them.   
   > Also  notes  --" the machine has recovered from a serious error---"   
   >etc and sends a message to MS  etc.   
   > So I want to get a new laptop. But they all have Win 8, which I   
   >despise (my wifw's new computer has it and I can't ctually get to the   
   >computer do do anything!   
   >   So my diotic idea -- buy a new lap top With win 8 installed ;   
   >get a new copy of Win XP on e-bay, and install it over Win 8.   
   >  Is that doable (to get a working XP machine) ?? Or is that just   
   >asking for a messed up computrer with nothing working??   
   >  Yeah I know it's dumb but Win 8 is simply not acceptable!   
   Getting XP drivers for modern HW is probably a 'no go'   
      
   Follow the advice of others.   
      
   W7 is a good OS and can be still found for many a business class machine   
   (besides the HW is usuall more robust, just not rock bottom cheap)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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