[access-uk] Re: Support for XP
- From: "TONY CRETNEY" <rac@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:45:32 +0100
Yes! I heard or saw somewhere that the cut off date for support for Windows
XP was no earlier than 2012 and hopefully will be even longer than that, so
provided that you can get a PC or laptop now there should not be any
problem.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:59 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Support for XP
> 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 -----
> 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
>
>
> 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
>>
>
> --
>
> Douglas Harrison
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