Re: OT: Microsoft extends XP again, sort-of
- From: Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:04:10 GMT
On Tue 03 Jun 2008 05:37:11p, Steve Pope told us...
Some new information on a topic that came up here before:
Microsoft today that in addition to allowing XP on new
ultraportables through sometime in 2010, it will also allow
it on so-called "nettop" class desktops, which are a vaguely
defined class of low-end machine.
This pretty much ensures that nobody will have to run Vista
before it's replaced, and also means you won't have to
buy a little tiny notebook just to get a new XP machine.
(Although some of them look pretty nice, like the MSI Wind.)
Steve
If you're fortunate enough to already own a copy of XP Pro, you can install
it on any replacement machine you choose to buy. I will probably continue
to use XP Pro until the day that Microsoft totally stops supporting it with
upgrades/patches.
I bought a new high-end Toshiba laptop that came with Vista installed. The
first thing I did was run fdisk and format on it and install XP Pro.
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Wayne Boatwright
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