D'Oh ! - The Future of Windows XP -according-to- Microsoft Corp.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...xp/future.mspx

Windows XP will be Gone in June 2008 ? - NOT !

MS Says - Windows XP Sales will Stop on 30 June 2008.

Note - Some Existing 'new' Old-Stock of Windows XP presently
in Retailers Inventory may be available until 2009 or longer.

MS Says - Technical Support [Service Pack Downloads] for
Window XP will be provided by Microsoft Corp until 2014.

OK - What is the Problem ?

Yeah -if- You buy a New Computer you will likely get stuck
with have Micorsoft's VISTA pre-installed -but- your Old PC
that is running Windows XP will have support for Five (5)
more years.

Hopefully within those Five (5) Years Microsoft will have
something better than VISTA as their latest super-dupper
OS : Plus you will have a lot of new Hardware to Want-to-Buy.

-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

and . . . that's the way i see it ~ RHF

On Jun 2, 11:42*am, RHF wrote:
D'Oh ! - The Future of Windows XP -according-to- Microsoft Corp.http://www..microsoft.com/windows/pr...xp/future.mspx

Windows XP will be Gone in June 2008 ? - NOT !

MS Says - Windows XP Sales will Stop on 30 June 2008.

Note - Some Existing 'new' Old-Stock of Windows XP presently
in Retailers Inventory may be available until 2009 or longer.

MS Says - Technical Support [Service Pack Downloads] for
Window XP will be provided by Microsoft Corp until 2014.

OK - What is the Problem ?

Yeah -if- You buy a New Computer you will likely get stuck
with have Micorsoft's VISTA pre-installed -but- your Old PC
that is running Windows XP will have support for Five (5)
more years.

Hopefully within those Five (5) Years Microsoft will have
something better than VISTA as their latest super-dupper
OS : Plus you will have a lot of new Hardware to Want-to-Buy.

-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

and . . . that's the way i see it ~ RHF
*.

On May 30, 5:07*am, David wrote:

On May 30, 6:20 am, "xfile" wrote:

My two cents,

I don't see the needs for customers to sign any petitions. *It's the product
provider's job to find out if their product is well accepted by the market
or not. *And it's their product so they have every right for making the
decision. *If they think Vista is so good, just terminate XP and make
Windows 7 even more like Vista. *Of course, it's also them who have to take
the consequences of that decision. *Life finds a way, so no need to beg
anyone for keeping a product or not.

"Clear Windows" wrote in message

...

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/0...ng-official-pe....

If you can remember back a few weeks, Steve Ballmer went on record saying
that Microsoft would consider extending the life of Windows XP if enough
people asked for it. Afterall, many people don't want to upgrade to
Windows Vista because they are perfectly content with XP. The problem was
there was no way to ask for it. Sure, you could sign one of the many
online petitions, but Microsoft considers those "non-official complaints"
and the rest of us simply consider them silly.

Well, word has been passed down to the tech support teams (and then on to
Neowin) that they are to begin logging any calls that come in for the sole
purpose of requesting an extension to the retail life of Windows XP. The
calls will be logged and, if enough complaints are filed, Microsoft will
consider giving XP some more time (no pinky promises, though).

If you wish to file an official petition yourself, you can simply call the
Windows XP Home Edition support numbers for your country and let the
operator know that you wish to file an official complaint. Because we're
so nice and want to save you the trouble, here are the numbers for a
majority of Neowin's visitors:

United States: (866) 234-6020
United Kingdom: 0870 60 10 100
Canada: (800) 936-8479

If your country isn't listed, you can visit the Microsoft Support Site,
choose your country, choose Windows XP Home Edition as your product and
then go to 'Contacts' for the appropriate support number.

I disagree with their methodology but will make the call.

Windows XP is fast, RELIABLE, and meets the needs of the vast majority
of PC users

United States: (866) 234-6020
*United Kingdom: 0870 60 10 100
*Canada: (800) 936-8479

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- But the problem is that whatever Microsoft comes up with to replace
Vista will be the same resource Hog Vista is now;
- with no substantial gain.

- Imagine how nice it would be to have a REALLY fast, reliable PC that
ran on Some Future Iteration of hardware

- but had Reliable, Familiar Windows XP as its OS

- tapping into whatever faster Internet / server farm is standard
down teh road.

Worth Saving Windows XP, in the opinion of over 200,000

http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/

wrote in message
...

- But the problem is that whatever Microsoft comes up with to replace
Vista will be the same resource Hog Vista is now;
- with no substantial gain.

We know this to be true as it has already been stated Win 7 is based on
Vista. So in fact, todays Vista users are Microsoft beta testers.

- Imagine how nice it would be to have a REALLY fast, reliable PC that
ran on Some Future Iteration of hardware

Ubuntu, Fedora and XP.

XP you say? I think slowly Microsoft is getting the message. They dusted
off mothball plans for XP becasue Vista was too fat and slow for Eee PC.
And Eee PC with Linux was and still is selling pretty good. So the choice
was to revivce XP for the Eee PC or not participate. XP will be around for
a long time to come.

- but had Reliable, Familiar Windows XP as its OS

If you know XP, moving to Ubuntu or Fedora is not as bad as it sounds. In
fact, the menus are much better organized.

- tapping into whatever faster Internet / server farm is standard
down teh road.

There is no doubt a Linux based system will do the internet. Virtually
every common internet protocol out there existed on UNIX/Linux before
M-Windows. And even many that most that are not in the internet.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 is Ready for Download
Dated : 6 May 2008

OverView of Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

"RHF" wrote in message
...
Windows XP Service Pack 3 is Ready for Download
Dated : 6 May 2008

Why are you telling us this on the THIRD OF JUNE? Dork.

RHF wrote:


-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

This is stupid. There is no reason to overhaul your PC every 30 months.
Think of the toxic waste. My computer uses 12 Watts.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
RHF wrote:


-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

This is stupid. There is no reason to overhaul your PC every 30 months.
Think of the toxic waste. My computer uses 12 Watts.

Eee PC?

Canuck57 wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...
RHF wrote:

-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

This is stupid. There is no reason to overhaul your PC every 30 months.
Think of the toxic waste. My computer uses 12 Watts.

Eee PC?


Everex WalMart special with a Via C7D motherboard and a switching power
supply. It's a desktop. I also have an Eee 4G Surf subnotebook. Less
is more.

On Jun 4, 8:48*am, Dave wrote:
Canuck57 wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...
RHF wrote:

-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

This is stupid. *There is no reason to overhaul your PC every 30 months.
Think of the toxic waste. *My computer uses 12 Watts.

Eee PC?

Everex WalMart special with a Via C7D motherboard and a switching power
supply. *It's a desktop. *I also have an Eee 4G Surf subnotebook. *Less
is more.

Everex $200 Linux gPC Hits Wal-Mart, Bowls Rednecks Over


http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/linux/eve...ver-317284.php

Two Hundred Bucks!

This one Bowls Me over

On Jun 2, 8:42*am, RHF wrote:
D'Oh ! - The Future ofWindowsXP-according-to- Microsoft Corp.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...xp/future.mspx

WindowsXPwill be Gone in June 2008 ? - NOT !

MS Says -WindowsXPSales will Stop on 30 June 2008.

Note - Some Existing 'new' Old-Stock ofWindowsXPpresently
in Retailers Inventory may be available until 2009 or longer.

MS Says - Technical Support [Service Pack Downloads] for
WindowXPwill be provided by Microsoft Corp until 2014.

OK - What is the Problem ?

Yeah -if- You buy a New Computer you will likely get stuck
with have Micorsoft's VISTA pre-installed -but- your Old PC
that is runningWindowsXPwill have support for Five (5)
more years.

Hopefully within those Five (5) Years Microsoft will have
something better than VISTA as their latest super-dupper
OS : Plus you will have a lot of new Hardware to Want-to-Buy.

-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

and . . . that's the way i see it ~ RHF
*.

On May 30, 5:07*am, David wrote:



On May 30, 6:20 am, "xfile" wrote:

My two cents,

I don't see the needs for customers to sign any petitions. *It's the product
provider's job to find out if their product is well accepted by the market
or not. *And it's their product so they have every right for making the
decision. *If they think Vista is so good, just terminateXPand make
Windows7 even more like Vista. *Of course, it's also them who have to take
the consequences of that decision. *Life finds a way, so no need to beg
anyone for keeping a product or not.

"ClearWindows" wrote in message

...

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/0...ng-official-pe...

If you can remember back a few weeks, Steve Ballmer went on record saying
that Microsoft would consider extending the life ofWindowsXPif enough
people asked for it. Afterall, many people don't want to upgrade to
WindowsVista because they are perfectly content withXP. The problem was
there was no way to ask for it. Sure, you could sign one of the many
online petitions, but Microsoft considers those "non-official complaints"
and the rest of us simply consider them silly.

Well, word has been passed down to the tech support teams (and then on to
Neowin) that they are to begin logging any calls that come in for the sole
purpose of requesting an extension to the retail life ofWindowsXP. The
calls will be logged and, if enough complaints are filed, Microsoft will
consider givingXPsome more time (no pinky promises, though).

If you wish to file an official petition yourself, you can simply call the
WindowsXPHome Edition support numbers for your country and let the
operator know that you wish to file an official complaint. Because we're
so nice and want to save you the trouble, here are the numbers for a
majority of Neowin's visitors:

United States: (866) 234-6020
United Kingdom: 0870 60 10 100
Canada: (800) 936-8479

If your country isn't listed, you can visit the Microsoft Support Site,
choose your country, chooseWindowsXPHome Edition as your product and
then go to 'Contacts' for the appropriate support number.

I disagree with their methodology but will make the call.

WindowsXPis fast, RELIABLE, and meets the needs of the vast majority
of PC users

United States: (866) 234-6020
*United Kingdom: 0870 60 10 100
*Canada: (800) 936-8479

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Dell Now Says : Transition When You Are Ready from XP to Vista
* Overview
* The Power of Vista
* Still Want XP ?
* FAQs
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/g...=04&l=en&s=bsd
Transition on Your Own Schedule with Dell . . .
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/g...siness/xp_smb?