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Solve : What Operating System would work well on Dell Latitude D630?? |
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Answer» The Dell Latitude D630 laptop currently has Microsoft Windows XP Professional installed. However, as you know XP is being phased out very soon. I have some problems with it right now, and was just going to do a factory restore. Now, I just want to switch OS's. Therefore, I am looking for a OS that is NOT Microsoft that would be compatible with this computer. Any HELP would be greatly appreciated! Of course, I want to find a user-friendly OS and perhaps one that will support much software. Quote from: hehfest on January 27, 2014, 10:46:22 PM The Dell Latitude D630 laptop currently has Microsoft Windows XP Professional installed. However, as you know XP is being phased out very soon... ...Any help would be greatly appreciated! Of course, I want to find a user-friendly OS and perhaps one that will support much software.Here is the best POSSIBLE advice. The problem is NOT Windows XP. The most likely thing is the OS has become corrupt to to aging of the HARD Drive. If you have the OEM CD for the Dell laptop, do a full install again and see if it performs better. During the install, the hard drive is formatted again and this helps map out a few bad spots. After that, the laptop may go for another year. Otherwise, Windows 7 is your ideal choice. Linux is not your choice. IMO. EDIT: Do the reformat and/or rest SORE. This will verify the integrity of the laptop.If you are wanting and are new to Linux then you would probably be best with something like Ubuntu, Mint or Elementary. Those three distros are all very easy to use for new users but are not limited in terms of their abilities - They are all Ubuntu based so are pretty much the same underneath. Of course, Linux is free, so the best way is to download any distros that interest you and try them out. As far as Windows goes - The D630 is a pretty powerful laptop from around the period where Vista was out - It only really came with XP because it was targeted at businesses who were generally reluctant to use Vista. The laptop would be absolutely fine running Windows 7 or 8 - Whether it is worth the cost of the OS though is up to you. Quote The problem is NOT Windows XP.While this is TRUE - It still involves running XP which in 2014 is a really bad idea. The laptop is decently powerful and can easily run the latest OSs and Linux distros without any issues. Do not think that because it came with XP that it's an old machine - The D630 was introduced around 2007/2008. |
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