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Marian · 06-03-2007, 04:19 PM

That's a good point, weenie.

We have checked, and they say they are upgrading "within the next few months." No commitment has been made as to whether the upgrade will be completed before the new students arrive. It seems that an attempt at upgrading has already been made, but that Vista won't work with certain crucial applications (like the course enrollment application). My husband is convinced that the college will be ready by the start of fall semester -- primarily because the college store is selling kids computers with Vista on them, and that's one heck of a hint.

I think we will get the Vista-equipped laptop since there is an old non-Vista desktop available that my daughter could take with her if necessary. But I really don't want to send that desktop with her because it will take up so much room in the car that we will have to ship some of her other possessions to her at considerable expense. Also, she really doesn't want to be trapped in her room by a desktop, which is a reasonable concern.

06-03-2007, 04:19 PM	#10
Marian Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,524	That's a good point, weenie. We have checked, and they say they are upgrading "within the next few months." No commitment has been made as to whether the upgrade will be completed before the new students arrive. It seems that an attempt at upgrading has already been made, but that Vista won't work with certain crucial applications (like the course enrollment application). My husband is convinced that the college will be ready by the start of fall semester -- primarily because the college store is selling kids computers with Vista on them, and that's one heck of a hint. I think we will get the Vista-equipped laptop since there is an old non-Vista desktop available that my daughter could take with her if necessary. But I really don't want to send that desktop with her because it will take up so much room in the car that we will have to ship some of her other possessions to her at considerable expense. Also, she really doesn't want to be trapped in her room by a desktop, which is a reasonable concern.