When will MS axe XP support?

[JimmyRopes]

Todd Smith wrote:

By support I mostly mean patches for security related issues.

An excellent reason to upgrade. I remember when WinXP SP1 came out and people were grousing about if they should install it or not. I always pointed out the gazillion security updates they would have to install manually if they didn't update. That usually motivated them to install the service pack.

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[Nemanja Trifunovic]

Dave Parker wrote:

What does XP support mean anyway?

Security updates, drivers, service packs...

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[Nemanja Trifunovic]

harold aptroot wrote:

Well if I wanted security I would be using Linux

Linux (the kernel) is pretty secure these days, but you usually want more than the kernel and that's when the problems start. A typical Linux desktop distro is no more secure than Windows.

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[Lost User]

I still use XP, partly because it keeps me in sync. with things at work and partly because no sooner is Weven out then there is talk aobut the NEXT Windows.

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[0x3c0]

How did you find that transition? I'm considering installing Weven-x64, but I can remember reading quite a few bad reviews of XP-x64 a few years ago (mostly about bad device drivers.) Have you experienced anything like those problems?

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[Ed Poore]

Used both Vista x64 and Weven x64 and no issues bar an obscure GPS driver. In fact I never had problems with Vista. I think largely because I was running a x64 bit one (which appears to be a bit faster on the same machine [64 bit capable]) and made sure all the 64 bit drivers were available for my hardware.

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[realJSOP]

Well, I switched to XP64 a couple of years ago, and the only thing I really miss is Jezzball. An no, I'm not interested in the Flash version of it. Most modern hardware has XP64 bit and Vista64 bit drivers available, I haven't had any hiccups, even with my printers or my laptop.

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[Pierre Leclercq]

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[Pierre Leclercq]

So this means an entire team shall be disbanded and re-allocated at this time. Wonder wether they'll do a big feast, burn some straw man or what. :)

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[Shog9 0]

Todd Smith wrote:

I can't imagine all those grandmas are going to upgrade their computers still running XP just because Gates and Seinfeld come back with another horrible commercial.

Haven't you seen the new commercials? They feature "average people" gushing about how cheap PCs are. Look for one featuring an elderly woman on a fixed income to air shortly...

[BillWoodruff]

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

Long after the end of the Mayan calendar.

Hi John, I have just read that Microsoft is currently early alpha-ing a preview of "Mayan Calendar Vista Aero" to selected developers under strictest NDA's. Supposedly this is a smokescreen designed to hide the fact that the real product "Mayan Calendar Eleven Aero Lunar" will ship with Weven, and will last at least until the first Weven service pack at which point the user can upgrade via payment of US $66 dollars, or make a video of them sacrificing a virgin to the moon Goddess, Coyolxauhqui. A unique feature of Mayan Calendar Eleven Aero Lunar" is the extension of working days into holidays, so that all holidays become transparent, and cease to exist. Also the traditional "nag" feature has been replaced by a new secret software feature called the "carp" feature. I have it on good authority that Christian Graus is working sub-rosa, with MS on this project, and that many of his posts here are actually probes. best, Bill

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[dmitri_sps]

Todd Smith wrote:

patches for security related issues

If one has a firewall on their router, and uses Mozilla instead of Outlook and IE, I doubt an average person should be concerned about security patches.

[Plamen Dragiyski]

512MB of RAM just to run operating system (for win7) compared to 32MB of RAM to run XP is just terrible. How could one operating system still be operating system, since it uses so much memory? Even with better PC, win7/vista do much more work, than normal OS must normally does. Now we are all starting to give tip and trick for their optimization. Anyway win98 was not stable, but XP is.

[Russell Jones]

Did you say NeXT Windows?

[Steve Thresher]

Henry Minute wrote:

I would think that by the time Weven overtakes XP the extra resources required will be standard for low end machines.

I think that's already the case. Can't remember the last time I saw a new machine spec with less than 1GB of RAM.

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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

MS comes out with another version which isn't as good

Windows 7 is at least as good as XP!

[Steve Thresher]

IlluminateBG wrote:

512MB of RAM just to run operating system (for win7) compared to 32MB of RAM to run XP

Where did you get those figures from? I started with 128MB on XP and had to upgrade to 256MB and then to 512MB to make the machine responsive while developing.

[Steve Thresher]

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

A typical Linux desktop distro is no more secure than Windows.

Yes it is! What hacker / virus writer would target an O/S run by less than 10% of users when you could target an O/S used by more than 90% of users.:)

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

I agree. I like 7 very much as well. But my reply was to defend the whole of the mass who hated Vista in specific (which includes me). :)

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