Quickies April 16, 2007

Don’t Ask: Back to XP

Tonight, after I finish the Don’t Bug Me Insect Repellent Patch review, I am going to reformat my T4215′s drive and reinstall XP. I’m not sure which problem it was that tipped the scale in XP’s favor exactly, maybe it was the…

1. Loss of my keyboard function buttons.
2. Loss of my tablet function buttons
3. Loss of the “eraser” on my tablet’s digital pen
4. Loss of the fingerprint scanner & software
5. I’ve not been able to get the printer to work properly (drivers still aren’t Vista approved)
6. I am sick of being told (as an administrator and the sole user of this laptop) that I don’t have permission to access a particular folder.�I mean…come on!

Those are�just the issues I can think of off the top of my head!

The fact of the matter is that nothing has worked properly since before this post, and I am tired of fooling with it. I’ll miss Vista Ultimate, but I will not miss the hassle of a crippled�Tablet PC.

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I have had a fascination with all types of gadgets and gizmos since I was a child, beginning with the toy robot that my grandmother gave my brother - which I promptly "relieved him of" in 1973. I have long been captivated by devices that did anything interesting or served a unique purpose - however silly. I can't tell you how everything works – but I am known world-wide for using a product until I have a full understanding of what it does, what its limitations are, and if it excels in any given area...or not.

Jerry Raia

The only problem I still seem to have on my 4215 (with Vista)is the lack of the Wacom pen eraser function you mentioned. Even with that driver you found to replace the “official” Vista driver, the eraser worked but the inking was of poorer (more jagged) quality. Much as I’m temped to return to XP the thought of reinstalling all the programs is daunting.
http://www.geardiary.com Judie

If that was the only problem I had (which was the case before I sent the Fuj in for repairs), then I would have been happy to stay with Vista.
http://pocketnow.com Christopher Spera

The biggest problem with Vista for me has been Sleep and Shutdown. Until the other day (and I haven’t installd a bloody thing!), Sleep worked fine with Vista, where it didn’t with XP. Now every time I close the lid, instead of waking, my MBP restarts when I open it, and Vista complains that it didn’t shut down properly. PITA!!

Almost makes me want to switch to OSX (almost…)
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