Some Toshiba portable computers cannot be upgraded to Windows Vista?
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| An article was added to Microsoft's Knowledge Base yesterday that I
| found rather curious. Titled Some Toshiba portable computers cannot
| be upgraded to Windows Vista, it says "These portable computers were
| originally manufactured and designed to support only Microsoft Windows
| XP".
|
| [...]
|
| Specifically designed for XP only? How do you do that? I looked at the
| specs for a few of these, and they seemed within reason to run Vista
| on. Enough RAM, enough processor, enough Hard drive. I noticed that
| one that I looked at listed a video card that had DirectX 8.1
| optimized drivers, where 'Vista Capable' requires at least DirectX 9.
| Is that one thing the deal breaker?
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http://itsvista.com/2007/04/some-toshiba-portable-computers-cannot-be-upgraded-to-windows-vista/
Related:
Warning! Microsoft's New Power-Grab
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| Turns out that a main application did NOT work with Vista. I'm not sure
| about why, but it involved mounting a shared disk. So, I went back to
| Best Buy to buy a copy of XP (the full version since I would be
| installing from scratch.) After spending an hour loading XP, I realize
| that neither the wireless nor ethernet adapters worked, and the
| graphics card on the laptop was not supported. Groan. It HAD to
| be the network cards, didn't it!?
|
| [...]
|
| So, a bit frustrated, but ultimately satisfied with Best Buy, I promptly
| went home and ordered an equivalent Dell laptop (with XP) online.
|
| [...]
|
| If you purchase a PC, make sure that all your devices & applications work
| with Vista, or that you have the option of retro-grading the OS back to
| XP if you choose.
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http://jdwegner.net/blog/archives/12
WARNING!! There is windows in my.. BIOS!!!!
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| From my laptop's Bios download page
|
| This BIOS is ONLY for use with Windows Vista. Please do not install this
| BIOS for use with Windows XP, or other Windows versions.
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=2705017#post2705017
Amidst Boom, Warning Signs On The Horizon
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| Reports about the crack started circulation online a few weeks
| ago. The method uses a feature that allows system builders to
| qualify new computers as licensed by inserting a short digital
| marker in the BIOS. Upon detection of this special marker,
| Windows XP and Vista bypass product activation and anti-piracy
| checks.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2187590/microsoft-mulls-counterattack
Intel to make major UEFI announcement
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| "It takes a few years to unseat a legacy - it took 22 years to create
| it and it has taken a few years to unseat. New technology usually
| happens first in servers - all the server markers are now using
| UEFI -- and Microsoft has been working with us, it just takes a
| few years," he said.
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http://apcmag.com/5845/intel_to_make_major_efi_announcement_tomorrow
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