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It's time for me to buy a new notebook and I want to upgrade from XP Pro to Vista. However, I read that there were a lot of issues installing SQL Server 2005 on Vista. On the other hand, those posts were back in 2007; perhaps Microsoft resolved those issues since?
As I look for a new computer, I'd like to get some advice:
Which version of Vista should I get?
What should I look for in the way of Hardware requirements?
Are there any installation issues I should be aware of (SQL Server)?
How about if I want to also run Visual Studio 2003 for maintaining older applications? (*This is not an absolute necessity.)
Can anyone recommend a particular notebook for development purposes (preferably reasonably priced)?
Thanks.
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You may alsow want to take a look at this post by Scott Guthrie on harddrive speed and VS performance.Try to get a laptop with 7200 RPM instead of the default 5400 i http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/01/tip-trick-hard-drive-speed-and-visual-studio-performance.aspx
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