[access-uk] Re: Support for XP
- From: Ted Martin <tedmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:37:22 +0100
Douglas, my wife has just bought a laptop with Windows XP home installed,
the laptop is described as Vista compatible. She purchased online, she's
out at present, but I can find out the supplier's name if you are
interested.
She is very pleased with it.
Ted
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:26 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Support for XP
>I am likely to need to purchase a new laptop in the near future and have
> found sources of models of the type I need with XP Pro installed.
>
> I am wondering though whether I ought to be prepared for the possibility
> of
> Microsoft withdrawing support for XP in the not too distant future and
> forcing me reluctantly down the Vista road.
>
> I have been trying to discover the minimum specs for a machine to run
> Vista comfortably, but even this is not easy in view of the different
> flavours
> available. But reading George's post this morning makes me realise that
> there are so many pitfalls other than processor speed, RAM etc.
> I begin to wonder whether it would be best to buy an inexpensive laptop
> now and expect to have to abandon it when Microsoft "pull the plug" on XP
>
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated,
>
> Douglas
>
>
> --
>
> Douglas Harrison
>
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