From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 08/26/2013 08:37 AM, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   > On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:56:50 -0400, Nil   
   >  wrote:   
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   >> 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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