Paid Online Support Only?

[Guest Summer1]

Sto Hiya :)

 

Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

 

Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not

possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?

 

Regards

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

 

Summer1 wrote:

> Sto Hiya :)

>

> Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

> still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

>

> Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not

> possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?

>

> Regards

 

If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the

tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated

with Faststone.

[Guest Summer1]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

 

 

Hiya:

 

Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

 

How do I 'remove' Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or is that not possible?

 

"Big_Al" wrote:

> Summer1 wrote:

> > Hiya :)

> >

> > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

> > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

> >

> > Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not

> > possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?

> >

> > Regards

>

> If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the

> tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated

> with Faststone.

>

[Guest Summer1]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

 

I figured out how to make 'FastStone' my default image viewer without

removing Windows Picture Viewer and Fax.

 

What I still do no understand is why there is a charge associated with

online Windows XP, IE 7, and Word 2000 Support since they are still part of

the 'active life cycle of products?

 

"Summer1" wrote:

>

> Hiya:

>

> Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

> still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

>

> How do I 'remove' Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or is that not possible?

>

> "Big_Al" wrote:

>

> > Summer1 wrote:

> > > Hiya :)

> > >

> > > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

> > > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

> > >

> > > Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not

> > > possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?

> > >

> > > Regards

> >

> > If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the

> > tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated

> > with Faststone.

> >

[Guest Mick Murphy]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

 

When you buy XP, it normally comes pre-installed on your computer.

Companies like Dell, HP, Acer, etc.

They buy cheap licences from MS, in return they have to supply ALL hardware

and Software Support.

If you had retail disk XP, it is still only 3 or 6 months free support from

Microsoft.

 

--

Mad Mike

 

 

"Summer1" wrote:

> I figured out how to make 'FastStone' my default image viewer without

> removing Windows Picture Viewer and Fax.

>

> What I still do no understand is why there is a charge associated with

> online Windows XP, IE 7, and Word 2000 Support since they are still part of

> the 'active life cycle of products?

>

> "Summer1" wrote:

>

> >

> > Hiya:

> >

> > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

> > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

> >

> > How do I 'remove' Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or is that not possible?

> >

> > "Big_Al" wrote:

> >

> > > Summer1 wrote:

> > > > Hiya :)

> > > >

> > > > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is

> > > > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

> > > >

> > > > Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not

> > > > possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?

> > > >

> > > > Regards

> > >

> > > If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the

> > > tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated

> > > with Faststone.

> > >

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

 

If you didn't purchase WinXP (full retail version) and install it on your

computer, support from MS is not free. If WinXP came preinstalled on your

machine, the OEM is the default support source.

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and

e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. Go to

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows

XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

Summer1 wrote:

> Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it

> is

> still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'...