Guest jpas1954 Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this?
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Re: Upgrading to Vista jpas1954 <jpas1954@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. > Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got > to wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. > So that I'd have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer > to this? Windows XP will be supported for some time to come. There is absolutely no reason you have to upgrade existing hardware to Vista and you're likely better off *not* doing so - Vista is a hardware resource hog & will run best on new hardware with plenty of horsepower. That said, even when it's out of support it doesn't mean XP will suddenly stop working, you know - you don't have to run Vista at all. I myself have no plans to deploy it at any of my client sites. http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/?sort=PN&alpha=windows+xp
Guest Big_Al Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Re: Upgrading to Vista jpas1954 wrote: > I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. > Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to > wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd > have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this? 2014
Guest Bob I Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Re: Upgrading to Vista Depends on "what support" you mean, but you NEVER "have to upgrade". http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221 jpas1954 wrote: > I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. > Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to > wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd > have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this?
Guest Bob I Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Re: Upgrading to Vista Big_Al wrote: > jpas1954 wrote: > >> I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. >> Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got >> to wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So >> that I'd have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to >> this? > > 2014 That's when extended support ends, but that doesn't mean that he can't continue using XP.
Guest Anteaus Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 RE: Upgrading to Vista I have only one user on Vista, and that might change now he's realised that his spanking new 64x2 processor is slower than a 4yo. P4 running XP. DRM is the culprit here, and it's so deeply laced-into the Vista kernel that I doubt if it can be removed without a rewrite from the ground up. "jpas1954" wrote: > I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. > Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to > wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd > have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this?
Guest Marianne Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 Re: Upgrading to Vista DRM is a mess, Vista is an even bigger mess and the two of them joined at the hip is a real fiasco! http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows_1.html Without a doubt Vista is an abomination, the worst operating system ever designed and one that penalizes those who pay for it! Time to leave the Microsoft fold and look for other solutions. Anteaus wrote: > I have only one user on Vista, and that might change now he's realised that > his spanking new 64x2 processor is slower than a 4yo. P4 running XP. > > DRM is the culprit here, and it's so deeply laced-into the Vista kernel that > I doubt if it can be removed without a rewrite from the ground up. > > "jpas1954" wrote: > >> I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home. >> Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to >> wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd >> have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this?
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