Next generation configuration

[Guest ~~Alan~~]

I am buying my daughter a new laptop for college. Hardware wise, it will

have 2G of memory, 160Gb disk, and a Dual-Core Intel processor. The college

currently supports XP and has made a deal with various factions to have XP

installed through December 08.

 

I've heard talk of Windows v7 (post Vista) becoming available in about 18 to

24 months. Given Vista's history, will this config be enough or will I need

more before she graduates.

 

Can anyone comment?

 

thanks,

~alan

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Next generation configuration

 

On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:38:19 -0400, "~~Alan~~"

<a.shepro_No-Spam@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am buying my daughter a new laptop for college. Hardware wise, it will

> have 2G of memory, 160Gb disk, and a Dual-Core Intel processor. The college

> currently supports XP and has made a deal with various factions to have XP

> installed through December 08.

>

> I've heard talk of Windows v7 (post Vista) becoming available in about 18 to

> 24 months. Given Vista's history, will this config be enough or will I need

> more before she graduates.

>

> Can anyone comment?

 

 

Microsoft has stated two things:

 

1. The plan is to have it available around the end of next year.

 

2. The plan is that it shouldn't need any more hardware than Vista

(and what you suggest is adequate for most people running Vista).

 

Note the words "the plan" in both of the statements above. There are

no guarantees, and many things don't turn out as planned.

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest ~~Alan~~]

Re: Next generation configuration

 

18 to 24 months = around then end of next year

 

Maybe I should plan for 3 to 4 Gb memory. HD Upgrades willl be cheap

enough.

 

OK Thank you.

 

~alan

 

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

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> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:38:19 -0400, "~~Alan~~"

> <a.shepro_No-Spam@gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> I am buying my daughter a new laptop for college. Hardware wise, it will

>> have 2G of memory, 160Gb disk, and a Dual-Core Intel processor. The

>> college

>> currently supports XP and has made a deal with various factions to have

>> XP

>> installed through December 08.

>>

>> I've heard talk of Windows v7 (post Vista) becoming available in about 18

>> to

>> 24 months. Given Vista's history, will this config be enough or will I

>> need

>> more before she graduates.

>>

>> Can anyone comment?

>

>

> Microsoft has stated two things:

>

> 1. The plan is to have it available around the end of next year.

>

> 2. The plan is that it shouldn't need any more hardware than Vista

> (and what you suggest is adequate for most people running Vista).

>

> Note the words "the plan" in both of the statements above. There are

> no guarantees, and many things don't turn out as planned.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup