Time to replace my Windows XP...what next?

NiftyDigits

Timalay wrote: »

Not necessarily, Linux is always an option, and free to boot. When I get a bet more money I plan to install Linux (maybe Ubuntu) on my Sony Netbook (alongside XP).

More money for RAM? What model your Sony?

PenguinJim

poppellerant wrote: »

I'd have thought that if such a program was to be released, it would have done by now.

I use my touch-screen almost every day. It's not as good as a mouse, but then, a mouse isn't as good as a keyboard! Keyboard + mouse + touch is more convenient than just keyboard + mouse.

I'm not sure if games count, so I didn't mention them specifically, but there are a couple of great games that work better with touch, such as Kingdom Rush and Shadowrun Returns. Probably not better on a touch monitor, but better on a touch-screen portable device such as a hybrid laptop, definitely.

kwikbreaks wrote: »

I put up with finger greasy screens on phones and tablets because I have no choice but I hate using a laptop or PC with greasy finger marks on the screen. Children seem to be just about totally unable to keep their fingers off them.

You should either invest in an adult who is able to keep children off your screens, or become one yourself. I wouldn't leave my gadgets lying around in an environment with children!

Also try Googling for more information on the following terms: "capacitive stylus"; "capacitive gel"; "handwash".

kwikbreaks wrote: »

I find Windows 8.1 is quick to bring up the desktop but there is still a shedload of stuff going on in the background for quite a while making it pretty unresponsive during that period. Thecut down touch version doesn't run normal PC programs atall and is tablet only. There was a very good reason netbooks ran XP initially - they didn't have the grunt to run Win 7. When higher power ones came along with Win 7 it was acut down version.

The cut-down "touch" version of Windows 8.1? Do you mean Windows RT? That's hardly relevant. You can't buy Windows RT any more than you can buy Android! It comes pre-installed on RT devices (although not for much longer - they're all moving to 8.1, either W8.1 or WP8.1, because RT is.... well, rubbish!). Full-fat Windows 8.1 is also fully touchable, so using "touch version" to specify RT isn't helpful.

You might want to start a thread asking for SSD suggestions if your HDD isn't doing as well with 8.1 as you'd like, or ask for advice on how to clear unwanted programs from your startup. It could be pre-installed bloatware from your manufacturer, e.g. Acer? Asus?

Timalay

NiftyDigits wrote: »

More money for RAM? What model your Sony?

I've recently had the RAM upgraded to 2GB so huge worry there. It's the Sony Vaio VPCW11S1E. But what's that got to with the price of fish, when I was just making another suggestion.