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To: CedarDave
yea thats why I said 5+ years not sure on the exact time for XP support, but I know Microsoft recently increased the life of WinXP support time line.

Well, If you have XP Pro now... you can transfer it... whats the problem?

54 posted on 02/03/2007 8:25:46 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

The problem is that I am going to buy a new computer later this year after I move. I want XP on it. I have to buy a copy of XP now because it will not be available at that time.

Why stay with XP? Because I don't want or need all the new bells and whistles on Vista, I have older perfectly good hardware that works with XP, some older professional programs that are not written for Vista and likely won't be. Will they run on Vista? I don't know, but they run fine on XP. Look what Hottie had to go through to try to get his printer working. And the solution offered by some others was to buy a new one. I'm glad you could help him out. But I don't believe in throwing perfectly good peripherals in the trash when they still do exactly what I need.

It's pretty amazing to see the number of professional PC reviewers who are usually all over new software urge caution and a waiting period on the OS.


57 posted on 02/03/2007 8:54:55 PM PST by CedarDave (California wants to ban light bulbs. If passed they will never have a bright idea.)
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To: Echo Talon

Besides, she was excited and jumped up and down when we presented it to her. She don't care how much ram it has.

"Does it play DVDs? Can I put my pictures on it? Can I download music and put it on my MP3 player?"

These were her questions.

Had she complained about the memory, I would have taken it right back to the store or kept it myself. But she was ecstatic.


58 posted on 02/03/2007 8:55:38 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY (Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.)
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