[access-uk] Re: Support for XP
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:30:39 +0100
Sound advice, Graham.
But personally speaking XP was a walk in the park compared
to Vista as it now is.
Believe it or not, I am not alone in finding that the only
way to reliably copy folders between XP and Visa is to use a
USB memory stick.
And that was confirmed by a mass of replies on a sighted
users Vista list where others found the same problem.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Page
Sent: 24 April 2007 21:10
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Support for XP
I think the way to think about this is to consider how lon
it took for=20
Windows XP to really gain acceptance. Windows XP SP1 did a
lot to correct=20
initial problems but we really did have to wait for SP2 for
Windows XP to=20
really get its act together.
I don't know too much about this but issues arising from
microsoft's=20
attempts to improve security and reduce piracy look as
though they could be=20
stumbling blocks at this point in time.
When new operating systems come out it is important to keep
an open mind and=20
closely monitor the situation as the operating system is
improved and as=20
manufacturers of hardware and software adapt. Historically
though these are=20
times of particularly difficult decisions about exactly what
to buy. If you=20
don't really need to upgrade now, the ability to wait say 6
months is a=20
luxury well worth having but if you don't need it for work,
the advice to=20
buy the best machine you can afford and stick XP on it seems
to be virtually=20
universally recommended at the moment. of course in 6
months or a year the=20
view of what is best to do may be quite different.
Cheers
graham
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:38 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Support for XP
Sorry, Graham. I was using the term "Support" rather
loosely, when what I
was really concerned about was the continued availability of
critical=20
security
updates etc.
Douglas
On 24 Apr 2007 at 18:59, Graham Page wrote:
> that I would say is wholely untrue. keep in mind that
support for windows
> 98 only stopped in January this year.
>
> according to the windows lifecycle information, support
for Windows XP
> will be available online until at least 2014 and it is
likely that it will
> be longer than that.
>
> If you buy a new PC now, it is likely you will want
another by 2014!
>
> Cheers
>
> Graham
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:26 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Support for XP
>
>
> Thanks for the links, George. I will study the pages
concerned more
> thoroughly later, but my initial impression is that it
would be unwise to
> rely on support for XP Home or Pro much later than 2009,
although
> Microsoft may move the goalposts.
>
>
> Douglas
>
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Douglas Harrison
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