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The Sale Of Xp Will End
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:18 AM
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:23 AM
Hmmm, good point. I think stopping the marketing will force everyone to buy Vista instead of XP. Although there's still support and updates, people would start feelings like XP is obsolete. Between updating an old computer and buying a new one, most people would prefer the latter. But that's my own opinion of course.
My XP is 4 years old and in desperate need of reinstallation, so I might need to buy a new one before Vista takes over *_*
My XP is 4 years old and in desperate need of reinstallation, so I might need to buy a new one before Vista takes over *_*
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:34 AM
You could just buy the XP update skyfuser 
Well it is good to knwo that we can still receive support and updates until 2009 by then I am sure Vista will have less bugs than now, but on the other hand will probably still be buggy
Well it is good to knwo that we can still receive support and updates until 2009 by then I am sure Vista will have less bugs than now, but on the other hand will probably still be buggy
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:42 AM
Not sure I understand what you mean by buying an XP Update 
By then I am also willing to bet that another new fresh operating system that's a "work in progress" is also out. If not, I'll eat my computer
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by then I am sure Vista will have less bugs than now
By then I am also willing to bet that another new fresh operating system that's a "work in progress" is also out. If not, I'll eat my computer
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:45 AM
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Not sure I understand what you mean by buying an XP Update
If you go into the computer stores where they have the OS boxes, you should see the Windows Xp area of boxes. You will notice there is cheaper one which should say update
This only works for machines running Windows 2000, Xp or Vista This is the same with Vista.PS: I didn't mean to go slightly off topic
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 01:48 AM
Ohh... I might want to go to Fry's and check that out, thanks But still confused Exactly what does it update?
But still confused Exactly what does it update?
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 02:30 AM
It is like a clean install if you are using XP and if you are using Windows 2000, it is like installing Xp from 2000 except it is cheaper because you have already purchased an OS from Microsoft so they sort of give you a discount in a way
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 05:41 AM
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My XP is 4 years old and in desperate need of reinstallation, so I might need to buy a new one before Vista takes over *_*
you can slipstream the service packs into the cab files and be good as new, no reason to buy the OS twice for the same machine, I am sure microsoft wouldn't mind tho
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 08:02 AM
Amazing Andrew, on Apr 22 2008, 01:40 AM, said:
Teenage.Zombiee, on Apr 21 2008, 08:17 AM, said:
I'm not all that farmiliar using Linux and I find it complicated
Did you know that Mac OS X and Linux are very closely related? It's true! They're both based on Unix. So, if you're familiar with Mac OS X, then Linux isn't that huge of a leap.
Wow, maybe I might give linux a go after all
Thanks Andrew
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 08:35 AM
This is really quite sucky.
Vista = ME.
Boo. Im sure there will be work arounds.
Vista = ME.
Boo. Im sure there will be work arounds.
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 08:51 AM
Microsoft are just bullying people into vista. It won't happen, well as long as there are other OS's like Mac and Linux, Microsoft will realise how screwed they are.
Trust me; the world wasn't ready for vista or should i say; vista wasn't ready for the world.
Trust me; the world wasn't ready for vista or should i say; vista wasn't ready for the world.
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 09:44 AM
And now to throw this into the mix:
Ballmer: Microsoft 'Will Be Sensitive' To XP Users
We'll just have to wait and see how "sensitive" they are.
Ballmer: Microsoft 'Will Be Sensitive' To XP Users
We'll just have to wait and see how "sensitive" they are.
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 11:31 AM
Microsoft can go to hell! Vista is one of the worst OS's I have ever used.
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 11:45 AM
Sc00by22, on Apr 22 2008, 05:31 PM, said:
Microsoft can go to hell! Vista is one of the worst OS's I have ever used.
to put it gently..
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Posted 22 April 2008 - 12:09 PM
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Posted 8/28/2007 by Steve Sinchak
September, 2007 Windows XP SP2c will be available to system builders from their distributors.
January 31, 2008 End-of-Life for product availability of Windows XP for all channels except System Builder.
January 31, 2009 End-of-Life for product availability of Windows XP for the System Builder channel.
I will bet they will change their mind again and back down
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