Though my beloved UMPC's been back from repair about three months, now, I finally got around to reinstalling Vista about three days ago. Since I'd noted others with R2H's didn't have the on/off/on/off wireless issue with Vista Ultimate that I did with Vista Enterprise,I decided not to install Vista Enterprise.
As I got the ball rolling, the first thing I noticed was that I could choose to upgrade XPTPCE. I never had that option for my three Enterprise installs! Common sense told me not to do it -- and I did it, anyway.
For the first time in a year, I have the ability to use my R2H's built in wireless card in Vista. Unlike previous installs, the WiFi doesn't run away from Device Manager the instant I ask it to do it's chores, even when CPU usage spikes to 100%. Was it the SKU? Was it the 208 BIOS Asus installed for me? Was it the upgrade option? Will I ever know?
I'll tell you one thing: I seriously have issues with the idea of using my sole Vista Ultimate license on a 900 MHz Celeron unit with integrated, unGlassable graphics. I may have to go back to the Enterprise Altercation.
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