Upgrading to Vista

[Guest jpas1954]

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]]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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?