Future Validation

[Guest Dimension 1100]

What is microsofts policy on validating operating systems that are no longer

current.

 

I am thinking of buying a copy of Xp now for installing on a pc in the

future, could be 5 years.

 

I don't know whether the fact they may not support it with updates, which no

doubt will happen, will also have an effect on validation..

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Future Validation

 

Microsoft has officially stated that it would always allow activation

and validate Windows XP with the Product Activation mechanism, or that

when they decide that they no longer want to bother with it that they

would introduce a patch to permanently disable Product Activation and

allow XP to run without activation.

 

John

 

Dimension 1100 wrote:

> What is microsofts policy on validating operating systems that are no longer

> current.

>

> I am thinking of buying a copy of Xp now for installing on a pc in the

> future, could be 5 years.

>

> I don't know whether the fact they may not support it with updates, which no

> doubt will happen, will also have an effect on validation..

>

[Guest Dimension 1100]

Re: Future Validation

 

Thank you very much..