[Ham-Computers] Help needed

[Philip (KO6BB)]

Robert,
I appreciate the suggestion and like XP, but the problem is, both of those 
Vista machines are Laptops, both have some "Acer Specific" features that I 
really like and which are supported with some special access keys.  It is 
likely that I'd lose those features if I loaded a new OS.

And before a Linux geek jumps in and says "go Linux", I'm not at all 
interested in that OS! (grin)

73 de Phil,  KO6BB
http://ko6bb1.multiply.com/ (My OTR Blog)
http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/   (Web Page)

From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>

> Phil,
>
> You might be better off upgrading the OS on the two computers to XP.  HP
> isn't the only major vendor to decide to refuse to support Vista.  AOL, 
> for
> example (we actually use Compuserve), made the decision back at the 
> beginning.
>
> In a message dated 4/18/2009 11:02:29 AM Central Daylight Time,
> ko6bb at sbcglobal.net writes:
>> Hi,
>> I have a similar problem here.  I use an HP LaserJet 1012 on my Desktop 
>> (a
>>
>> P4 running XP Pro) and it works just fine.  The printer will NOT work on
>> either of our new laptops running Vista Home Premium (one a is 32bit, the
>> other 64 bit).  On the 32 bit the "install runs "almost to completion,
>> loading all the drivers etc, then rolls back and you see it uninstalling
>> all
>> the files.  My wife's 64 bit machine doesn't even try (I expected that).
>>
>> I went to the HP site to see if they had new drivers/software for the
>> 1012,
>> it just says "Vista not supported", basically telling me to buy a new
>> printer.  I REALLY like the 1012 LaserJet, it was economical to buy and 
>> is
>>
>> VERY economical to print with (back only).  But if this is the way that 
>> HP
>>
>> is going to treat their customers it's probably the last HP product I'll
>> ever buy.
>>
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
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