Posts by ChaplainDonnaH

Well, I think my main reason for considering downgrading to WinXP Pro is that my desktop is WinXP Pro and I've really liked it - so "familiarity."  Additionally, I've had networking headaches in the area of file sharing. ...

Thanks, and peace out.  

Well not really.  I don't have anything specific in mind.  I just know from previous upgrades I did to my desktop that there are some limits to how far a machine can be upgraded, and there are other things that are integrated...

Thanks again Steve. As mentioned in our other conversation, I did find a lengthy thread on this discussion topic at the Asus site finally.  It looks pretty convoluted, but if I print it all out and highlight what I need, I should...

Thanks Steve; I suspected as much.  And yes, I have been all over that site.  I also saw a good thread there about downgrading from Vista64 to WinXP.    

As I'm learning to open this laptop up, are there any upgrades anyone has found helpful? Thanks.  

I know this is really basic, but one person has told me doing this will potentially really mess up the laptop.  My question: can I change this from a 64bit Vista OS to WinXPPro or even Win7?  Next question, if not, then what...

Just curious - on the underside of this laptop it says X83V, but in the system notes it says N80V.  I purchased it a couple of years ago at Best Buy, after a fair amount of research. Secondly, I'm searching high and low for...