[access-uk] Re: Support for XP
- From: Douglas Harrison <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:26:13 +0100
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
On 24 Apr 2007 at 10:37, George Bell wrote:
> You'll find details about Operating System Life Cycles at
> the following.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx=20
>
> Microsoft say they will stop issuing new XP Licenses next
> January, but will still provide System Builder Licenses for
> a further year beyond that.
>
> Judging by DELL's reported survey (See
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6575089.stm) Microsoft
> may be forced to extend this.
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas
> Harrison
> Sent: 24 April 2007 10:27
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Support for XP
>
> I am likely to need to purchase a new laptop in the near
> future and have=20
> found sources of models of the type I need with XP Pro
> installed. =20
>
> I am wondering though whether I ought to be prepared for the
> possibility of=20
> Microsoft withdrawing support for XP in the not too distant
> future and=20
> forcing me reluctantly down the Vista road. =20
>
> I have been trying to discover the minimum specs for a
> machine to run=20
> Vista comfortably, but even this is not easy in view of the
> different flavours=20
> available. But reading George's post this morning makes me
> realise that=20
> there are so many pitfalls other than processor speed, RAM
> etc. =20
> I begin to wonder whether it would be best to buy an
> inexpensive laptop =20
> now and expect to have to abandon it when Microsoft "pull
> the plug" on XP =20
>
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated,
>
> Douglas
>
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Douglas Harrison
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