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I really hope someone can help me! I feel like a complete idiot...I am buying a laptop through my employer''s computer purchase assistance plan (company buys the comp., gets corp. discount, then gives employee 24 months to pay it off interest free). However, I''m not exactly sure how this laptop/notebook thing works as far as it being compatible with our home PC, which is the same brand but has an older operating system (Windows 2000, I think). The notebook I''m going to purchase has Windows XP, and can be upgraded to Windows Vista. So I guess my question is, will the two computers be compatible? I have to connect my notebook to my home PC modem, right??? Argh, I''m completely and utterly confused. The live chat dude from Dell was really no help whatsoever, I don''t think he understood how totally clueless I really am. He asked me if I was planning to use a network with my desktop and new notebook (what''s a network?), and when I said yes he said he recommended I do it from the most upgraded system for better performance. (what does THAT mean?)
