On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:56:50 -0400, Nil   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 25 Aug 2013, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote in alt.os.windows-xp:   
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   >There's a good chance that a brand new laptop that's been made with   
   >Windows 8 in mind will not have XP drivers available, which means that   
   >XP might not install, or might not be able to fully address all   
   >hardware features. Do your homework.   
   >   
   >If it were me, I'd run a thorough disk integrity checking utility, and   
   >if the disk were failing, as it sounds, I'd replace it.   
   >   
   >You better do something quick, though - your symptoms imply a hard disk   
   >that's ready to go catastrophically. Once they start to fail, it   
   >happens quick.   
   >   
   >Windows 8 is not all that different than Windows 7, except for the   
   >Metro interface, which you can easily avoid.   
      How?????   
      
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