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   Anonymous
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   http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151857/microsoft_grants_windows_xp_yet_another_reprieve.html

   Microsoft Grants Windows XP Yet Another Reprieve Friday, October 03, 2008
   Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday.for get vista get XP or windows 7

   http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/blogs/on_software/150037/microsoft_sends_up_trial_balloons_for_windows_7.html

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   euphoriabuzz
   Member

   Fantastic news for gamers, and those of us worried about receiving no more updates.

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   copmom
   Member

   And I had to pay $99 to Dell to DOWNgrade to XP when we just got our new machine! Grrr!

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   I don't understand what the fuss is all about.

   Support will finally run out in 2014 for XP anyway.

   I always never understood why M$ didn't just have XP second edition as personally
   I luved XP pro.

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   Catnip
   Member

   I also think MS should have done XP second edition. It's good to know that we'll be getting updates, though. I have actually dreaded buying a new computer, when the time comes, because it won't have XP. I hope that Vista just goes away and maybe they'll do some sort of XP Revisited after that. It would be worth waiting a couple of years for a new computer.

   Do you think that new games will eventually require Vista, or do you think that they will skip it, and maybe have a new operating system that is superior, and allow games to continue to use XP until that time? (I'm talking about games that take a lot of resources, such as Oblivion, when there is a sequel).

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   It 6 months on new P C as they don't like the eeePC only run UNIX LINUX & XP not vista they may let it go longer to try to stop Linux.

   http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10303&tag=nl.e550

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   copmom
   Member

   Catnip, as I said, I got the 'downgrade' through Dell from Vista to XP. A friend of mine had XP installation disk so she formatted and installed XP on her new Vista laptop, which did void the warranty, but at least now she has a working XP machine.

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Vista works fine if you are vista sp1 and have up-to-date hardware.

   At least 2gb of main memory also helps.

   Vista, I did say I may not use, however, I luv XP Pro, but, it is now archived.

   Posted 16 years ago #

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