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Can you still buy Windows XP?

Posted on 12/26/2007 8:18:00 AM PST by djf

Anybody know? Walmart? Circuit City? Ain't got the patience for Vista.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: help; upgrade; windows; windowsxp; xp
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To: djf
The advantage of Professional over Home Edition is...???

IMO.....the most notable difference is Home will only do workgroups, not domains.

21 posted on 12/26/2007 9:01:19 AM PST by Niteranger68 (Questions are free. Answers are $1. Correct answers are $5.)
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To: freespirited
Look for NIB in the title. That’s ebay-speak for new in box.

Make sure it has product code. You left that part off. :^)

22 posted on 12/26/2007 10:02:02 AM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: day10
Buying XP instead of Vista sure makes good sense. MS still holds the keys to its usage, however. How long will MS allow XP to remain usable? I would think MS wants the good will of its customers, but many of us don't trust them. (Where's the fence?)

They may still try to foist some version of Vista upon us, by leveraging their control over us via XP. Then we'll eventually, and begrudgingly, accept a Vista version that's just so-so, while XP receives less and less support from MS.

Weird strategy, but while it's worked so far for MS, they're losing good will in the process.

23 posted on 12/26/2007 10:38:51 AM PST by Rudder
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To: djf
Bought three computers over tha past year, two mine, one work, but none without software, or vice versa.

Not good you're having issues with W2K. I was about to clean an old one and re-install that for granddaughter.

24 posted on 12/26/2007 10:42:28 AM PST by SouthTexas (Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas.)
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To: DeFault User

Instead of XP, go here:

www.apple.com

...and get youself a nice imac. It’s Christmas!


25 posted on 12/26/2007 10:46:44 AM PST by scottdeus12 (Jesus is real, whether you believe in Him or not.)
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To: Niteranger68
IMO.....the most notable difference is Home will only do workgroups, not domains.

Same for XP MEDIA. It cannot join a domain.

26 posted on 12/26/2007 10:50:04 AM PST by Snoopers-868th
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To: Rudder
Man, I was stiff running Windows 98 until Sep 06.

Only reason I went out and bought a system with XP is because my professional soft wear supplier was stopping support for 98. Vista? No way.

27 posted on 12/26/2007 11:03:58 AM PST by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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To: SouthTexas

Do it. My OS of choice has been for awhile Win2K SP4.

It’s run on every single machine I have with no problems at all - except this new hardware I’m playing with, and I need USB to run my HP printer.

So I just got back from Wally World and Bill Gates is a hundred bucks richer. Got XP Home Edition upgrade pack.

I’ll set it up for dual boot and only use XP when I want to print.


28 posted on 12/26/2007 12:28:32 PM PST by djf (Whats with Santa and the short guys and toys? Michael Jackson of the Arctic? Somethin fishy here!)
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To: djf
I need it in the box. The upgrade version.

Best Buy, $99.99 just upgraded an old HP with Windows Me to XP. Now I can't install anything so I'll be working around the new OS. Rats.

29 posted on 12/26/2007 2:02:29 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: djf

The best reason to find a copy of XP these days is because you want to run Fusion on a Mac and to be legal about it you need an XP license.

Best of all worlds: Mac Stability, XP compatibility


30 posted on 12/26/2007 2:07:14 PM PST by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: djf
Thanks. I was always happy with it.

Saw the discussion upthread about wshich version to use. I'm running both and so far, knock-knock, haven't found anyplace where I'm restricted in what I want to do. Office in another issue though, mostly in the mail, Outlook vs. Outlook express.

31 posted on 12/26/2007 2:27:33 PM PST by SouthTexas (Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas.)
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To: SouthTexas

Anytime I have had the opportunity, I have ALWAYS dumped OUTLOOK and went for OUTLOOK EXPRESS.

It is simply much cleaner. I don’t need all the bell and whistle crap. At least not at home.


32 posted on 12/26/2007 2:47:25 PM PST by djf (Whats with Santa and the short guys and toys? Michael Jackson of the Arctic? Somethin fishy here!)
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To: djf
It's that ugly four letter word "work". I actually prefer Thunderbird. LOL

If I didn't take it home, I wouldn't have to worry about it. :)

33 posted on 12/26/2007 3:19:57 PM PST by SouthTexas (Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas.)
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To: djf
Anytime I have had the opportunity, I have ALWAYS dumped OUTLOOK and went for OUTLOOK EXPRESS.

It is simply much cleaner. I don’t need all the bell and whistle crap. At least not at home.

Outlook Express has a lot of problems that can be exploited by the bad guys out there... If you need something for pop3/smtp mail, you might want to give Mozilla Thunderbird a try. It's less vulnerable that Outlook Express (known around the industry as "LookOut Express."

Mark

34 posted on 12/26/2007 3:32:49 PM PST by MarkL
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To: djf

Need it for Dualies....not sure if it does quads....


35 posted on 12/26/2007 6:16:09 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: djf
do you mean, "can YOU, (meaning "me") buy windows xp"???

i already have windows xp, but thank you for thinking of me!

(I feel so special)

;)

(merry christmas!)

36 posted on 12/26/2007 6:20:03 PM PST by ZinGirl
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To: djf

Auto updates


37 posted on 01/13/2008 7:43:06 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and in death is inevitable. Stress is optional, through faith in Christ.)
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To: djf

when will XP be no longer sold in stores?


38 posted on 01/13/2008 7:49:34 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Rudder

There’s nothing weird about ending support for products. All companies do it, otherwise MS would still be supporting DOS. Base non-service packed XP ended support in 2004, XPPSP1 support ended in 2006, XPSP2 support is scheduled to end in April of 2009 though then it goes into “extended support” which is basically just patching security issues which lasts until 2014. Anybody that’s still clinging to the body of XP come 2014 either knows it well enough that they won’t need support or is a victim of a sci-fi time vault accident.


39 posted on 01/13/2008 7:51:23 AM PST by discostu (a mountain is something you don't want to %^&* with)
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To: MinorityRepublican

According to Wiki June of this year.


40 posted on 01/13/2008 7:53:34 AM PST by discostu (a mountain is something you don't want to %^&* with)
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