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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (115553)	9/5/2008 9:48:49 PM
From: GuinnessGuy	Read Replies (1) of 132070

Hi Mike, You may need to get XP on the new machine. Not sure if the manufacturer will accommodate you, but you prolly have 30 days to take it back or else. Also, the new Apples can run both MS OS's and their own although I don't know if you can do XP with one of their machines. These machines come with a price, however. I am thinking part of the problem may be that you are using a dual core machine whereas your old one was single core. If you look at the speed with which each core of your new dual core machine runs, it is likely less than than what the old single core ran at. I know my older single core machine that runs at 3.5Ghz runs considerably faster than my mother's dual core 2.7Ghz machine. You also need to check the memory. If you have the same 1 gig or so and you have moved 'up' to Vista, you are going to take a hit. You need to double whatever you had with XP. So you may have been triple whammied: dual core slowness, Vista clumsiness, and insufficient memory. This story in today's NY Times alludes to your frustration: nytimes.com craig

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