ok i have a HP Pavilion dv6000. i keep seeing that vistas are power suckers, and are horrible. should i downgrade to xp? if so...
is it even possible to change a laptop to xp?
is there a specific type of xp i should change it to?
and anything else you can add will be appreciated. and i'm wondering this because my computers been loud from the fan, using high cpu usage, and ram....Not necessary........

If you like it, keep it.

I use Vista am I have to say I like it.
Some people won't agree but that's another topic.......XP Home SP3 costs the same as Vista Home Premium.
Instead of downgrading, check out some guides of how to lower vista's usage.
The DV6000 isn't a bad laptop so I'd keep Vista on it if I were you.
It is very possible to change a laptop's OS, insert the boot cd and you should be able to do it from there.
Have you been experiencing slow performance? Vista shouldn't really mean higher temperatures (resulting in louder fans) unless it's using loads of the computers power.
What's your Vista experience rating? If it's above 4 it'll run Vista ok IMHO (this rating system was, however, a real failure to Vista. I've got a rating of 5.9 with a DECENT computer (the highest you can GET))
2GB or more of RAM is very useful- I THINK the DV6000 only has 1GB of 667MHz so I'd recommend turning some features off.
I personally wouldn't downgrade. Vista SP1 is fine and buying XP is a bit of a waste in my opinion.
You can change the Vista scheme to run like 98 or XP which could save some power.

I agree with kpac. I have Vista and I do like it- but I've got 4GB of RAM and a faster processor.
People saying that Vista is awful- even after SP1- should take into account how good it looks and I've had no stability problemsi think it has 3 gb of ram.. idk what the second # u said after it was lol..

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What's your Vista experience rating? If it's above 4 it'll run Vista ok IMHO (this rating system was, however, a real failure to Vista. I've got a rating of 5.9 with a decent computer (the highest you can get))