Driver BS aside, I would be perfectly happy with Win2000. Every Windows (P)OS since has bought me absolutely nothing and only sucked up more HD space/memory. I have also hated every single look/feel change since and revert to classic as much as the POSs will let me.
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Vista was factory installed on my machine and it still managed to freeze up and be insanely sluggish at times. I've loaded 7 and have not had the problems since.
I have some compatibility problems with older games, but I had those same problems in Vista. So far, I'm much happier with 7.
I have some compatibility problems with older games, but I had those same problems in Vista. So far, I'm much happier with 7.
What kind of video card is it? Did you try installing the Vista driver? It will probably work, although you may need to run it under compatibility mode. I've used this method for hardware that won't auto install and its worked without fail.
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Not wanting to sidetrack too much, it's a mobility radeon 9600. Which are not supported by ATI, but by the OEM, Toshiba, who don't produce a Vista driver. Vista drivers are available from other OEMs, which don't install even under various compatibility modes.
Ubuntu works out the box
Microsoft doesn't make drivers, whoever made the hardware does. Even the drivers that ship with Windows are not made by Microsoft, they are just bundled with Windows. You cannot expect a company to keep developing drivers for discontinued legacy products.
Windows 7 (and Vista) requires a modern (well, DirectX 9+) 3D card with at least 128MB of memory. It will load Vista and XP graphics drivers if you have them, although with reduced functionality (with XP drivers, severely reduced), but it just shouldn't be installed on hardware that isn't modern and supported. It's an OS for current PCs, not your old A600.
Windows 7 (and Vista) requires a modern (well, DirectX 9+) 3D card with at least 128MB of memory. It will load Vista and XP graphics drivers if you have them, although with reduced functionality (with XP drivers, severely reduced), but it just shouldn't be installed on hardware that isn't modern and supported. It's an OS for current PCs, not your old A600.
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"Doesn't work with your existing computer, please buy a new one" isn't a point in its favour.
Not wanting to sidetrack too much, it's a mobility radeon 9600. Which are not supported by ATI, but by the OEM, Toshiba, who don't produce a Vista driver. Vista drivers are available from other OEMs, which don't install even under various compatibility modes.
Ubuntu works out the box
Well, actually ATI has a unified Windows 7 driver (meaning that it will work for a large range of hardware). It worked with my HP laptop (although mine is relatively new). Much better than the crappy driver that Windows installed. I have no idea if yours will work but it's probably at least worth a try.
Here's the link.
From what I understand, you only need a card like that if you want to run Aero. The OS should run fine using a lesser card assuming a driver can be found for it.