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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our last batch of 2008 laptops came with VISTA. It
operated nowhere else in the school and caused lots of problems.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For this year's laptops the techs created their own
XP image and many of those with VISTA are requesting rollbacks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert T-A</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jock@willihigh.vic.edu.au
href="mailto:jock@willihigh.vic.edu.au">Jock Garnsworthy</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=itapps@edulists.com.au
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:06
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 IT Apps] VISTA and your
school</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hi all,<BR>Slightly off topic, but I would like
opinions with what schools are doing re VISTA.<BR>It was deployed over the
Xmas holidays here and we have had no end of problems mainly with very slow
speed issues. I am trying to convince powers to be to roll back to
XP.<BR><BR>Any comments ?<BR><BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Jock Garnsworthy
<BR>Williamstown High School<BR>Williamstown 3016</SPAN></FONT>
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