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| Anybody ever invoked the warranty for Windows? Sure, and Microsoft will fix any problem free of charge... and they will deliver that fix to you in the next version that you purchase. |
Posted on 10/12/2006 6:14:06 PM PDT by zeugma
Anybody ever invoked the warranty for Windows?
I'm not going to have to worry about this because I've decided not to buy any new copies of operating systems from Microsoft. After all, if I really, really, need one, I can do what used to be allowed and transfer one of my old licenses to a new machine.
I can't imagine why a "typical user" will ever want to get Vista. Microsoft will force manufacturers to start installing it on computers, so users will end up with it regardless of what they want.
It has a warranty? What's it warranted to do?
Look purty. And I'm sure theres one of those perverted paper clip thingies hanging out somewhere.
That's my plan.
And afterwards, if support and incompatibilities force me in the future to something else, I am ready for Linux.
But whatever it is it's for longer for longer in Vista.
Without there being a compelling reason to upgrade, I will stick with XP.
One thing I thought was interesting about this, is that it would appear from this license that if you install vista on a standalone non-networked PC (the only sane way to run any MS-Windows product IMO, it will essentially stop working.
What a riot.
Also, when is the basic Vista an upgrade? From Windows XP, or do they mean from another Vista system?
And finally, how do you transfer the operating system from one computer to another?
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| Anybody ever invoked the warranty for Windows? Sure, and Microsoft will fix any problem free of charge... and they will deliver that fix to you in the next version that you purchase. |
I guess MS will reimburse your losses (work, work time, sales etc.) that will take place while you spend hours and days begging to get your *legally purchased* software turned back on.
/major sarc
A FREE tube in every new box of Vista.........
I guess the fact you cannot VM the home editions will sort of make the Virtual PC virtually useless.
Thankfully I am running just about every other OS under VMWare. Though I will get Vista through my MSDN subscription, I am going to say "to hell with Vista" just like I said "to hell" with Microsoft Mobile 5.0. That piece of junk was nothing more than a downgrade from the previous version.
Plus, Synaptic makes it simple to install just about anything you could possibly want.
I have no idea why anyone would purchase Vista, when Linux has become so damned useable.
I'll never use this operating system, ever. No computer on my network where I work will be caught dead with this! I can just imagine a call at 3AM over a workststation that has been hosed because of a validation check gone bad.
ping
Microsoft Vista
The NEXT Windows ME
Oh I am sure you will be able to call their support phone numbers if you need to re-re-re-validate your system. Piece of junk.
A "virtual machine" in this case means you can run multiple operating systems side by side on the same computer.
For example I can run Linux, Windows 2000 and Windows XP all on the same computer. There is a company called VMWare that makes software to give you this capability. http://www.vmware.com/products/
TY. Doesn't that tax the machine memory quite a bit, and what is the benefit of switching back and forth? Using software designed for each one?
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