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Microsoft eases switch to XP
zdnet.com. ^ | February 25, 2003

Posted on 02/25/2003 8:13:03 AM PST by MeekOneGOP

Microsoft eases switch to XP
CNET News.com
February 25, 2003, 4:57 AM PT
URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-985825.html

Microsoft, hoping to drive greater adoption of its Windows XP operating system, will on Tuesday unveil a new central Web site with revamped tools to help IT administrators make the switch.

The new Desktop Center site includes an updated version of the Windows XP Application Compatibility Toolkit, a set of tools Microsoft devised to assess whether current applications of businesses will work under Windows XP Professional, Microsoft's latest operating system for corporate customers.

Rogers Weed, corporate vice president of Windows product management at Microsoft, said the tool usually helps IT administrators determine that they need to make minimal changes to their existing software roster to run XP.

"A lot of people don't realize that XP is significantly more compatible (with existing applications)," Weed said. "In general, organizations will find 95 percent or more of their apps are fine."

The Desktop Center site also has multiple tools for dealing with the 5 percent of applications that don't make the cut. "We find there are some generic fixes that can address a broad class of the problems we see, and there are tools in the kit to help apply those," Weed said.

Paul DeGroot, an analyst for research firm Directions on Microsoft, said software compatibility has been a minor issue in the tepid pace of corporate adoption of Windows XP.

"XP runs a lot of stuff that Windows 2000 didn't," he said. "There are particular applications you come across where compatibility is an issue, but I don't think it's a show-stopper for Windows XP."

Hardware compatibility has been much more of a factor, DeGroot said. Windows XP requires significantly more memory and other resources than Windows 2000, and many businesses are trying to stretch PC upgrades they made three years ago in anticipation of Y2K. "Large customers hate to go and shake things up on the desktop," he said. "If people are working fine with Windows 2000, they're going to leave them be," said DeGroot.

The Desktop Center site also includes a new version of Microsoft's Baseline Security Analyzer, a tool that checks corporate desktops for the presence of current software updates and patches and for configuration errors that could pose risks.

"We keep investing in tools and information to help customers with deployment," Weed said. "We feel really good about the business case for upgrading to Windows XP, and we want to give customers tools that help them see those advantages."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: microsoft; operatingsystem; xp
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To: mrb1960
Activation is the future, so we might as well get used to it. Who is going to want to stay with Windows2000 when Windows2016 offers a 3D satellite phone? ;)
141 posted on 02/25/2003 7:54:13 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: mrb1960
billorites has wordstar. I don't have it. Sorry. If you send an email to him you could probably arrange to have him send it to you. My wife uses First Choice which is not wordstar.
142 posted on 02/25/2003 8:23:27 PM PST by PatriotGames (AOOHGA! AOOHGA! CLEAR THE BRIDGE! DIVE! DIVE! WHOOSH!)
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To: PatriotGames
My wife is a First Choice junkie!

Oh, man... when I was studying Econ in college, I did all my stuff in that program. I even ran statistical calcs in it. That was a great program for its day.

143 posted on 02/25/2003 8:35:12 PM PST by kezekiel
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To: Quilla
Yeah, 128 is low for memory. I'm running 640 meg on my iMac. Memory is cheap, now. I think Windows maxes out in useability at 640 meg, but the guys who are up on XP can give better info. FWIW, get as much as you can afford, up to the limit. It will speed your machine up a lot. Swap files suck in terms of slowing your machine down.
144 posted on 02/25/2003 8:58:39 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: RightFighter
I believe you should post this feat on the numerous bulletin boards who would give their lives to learn how to get it to work. Even on Microsofts own Web Site the question is being asked. As for me I really don't care any more.
145 posted on 02/25/2003 9:36:13 PM PST by chachacha
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To: AdA$tra
I'm sure it would be 32mb in this day and age. Not as good as nvidia/nforce 32mb on board but good enough for business.
146 posted on 02/26/2003 3:17:21 AM PST by dennisw ( http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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To: mrb1960; Publius6961
Exactly! Win2000 is by far the best and most operating system out there, and it doesn't require the activation that XP does.

YUP. But download and use service pack#3. I have a winXP disk and don't bother with it because of activation. I've installed it a few times then let it lapse.

147 posted on 02/26/2003 3:22:38 AM PST by dennisw ( http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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To: Publius6961
You need something akin to MemTurbo, which I've used with great success. Worked with 98, First Edition, and rocks with XP Pro.

CA....

148 posted on 02/26/2003 4:19:42 AM PST by Chances Are (Whew! Seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
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To: Quilla
First off, get more memory!

CA...

149 posted on 02/26/2003 4:21:36 AM PST by Chances Are (Whew! Seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
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To: Quilla
What are you running? How much memory do you have?
150 posted on 02/26/2003 4:23:56 AM PST by RightOnline
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To: Quilla
Also........I suspect you're dealing with larger and larger files as time goes on.....perfectly natural in CAD / CAE environments. The longer a project goes on, the larger and more sophisticated the model(s) get. What processor(s) are you running? What graphics adapter are you using? Are you running on a workstation-class system (i.e. IntelliStation from IBM or a Dell equivalent, for example?).
151 posted on 02/26/2003 4:26:12 AM PST by RightOnline
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To: dennisw
I have Service Pack 3 installed.
152 posted on 02/26/2003 4:45:16 AM PST by mrb1960
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To: mrb1960
Do you have service pack 4.2?
153 posted on 02/26/2003 6:25:48 AM PST by dennisw ( http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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To: NolanVoid
No, but I see what network traffic occurs, and what ports are onen or closed.

If only it were that simple. One can do that in Windows, but it offers no guarantee as to what is really going on. It is far more complex than that.
154 posted on 02/26/2003 7:59:49 AM PST by AdA$tra
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To: dennisw
Not as good as nvidia/nforce 32mb on board but good enough for business.

The Intel site has every bit of info one might want about the 845GL chipset except the amount of memory. It isn't much of a chip, IMHO. I am an ATI guy by preference, but my Inspiron has a Nvidia GE Force 128. So far it has been good for everything including my Open GL stuff from Lightwave 3D.
155 posted on 02/26/2003 8:11:52 AM PST by AdA$tra
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To: AdA$tra
You gots ta run it through google instead of sifting thru a huge website like Intel.



http://216.239.57.100/search?q=cache:deRiNvd9LCMC:www.eprom.com/home/faq/Intel(R)%2520Chipset%2520Comparison%2520Chart%2520-%2520Value%2520Desktop%2520Chipsets.htm+845GL+chipset+++32mb&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
156 posted on 02/26/2003 8:15:52 AM PST by dennisw ( http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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To: MeeknMing
After I virused up my hard drive, Xena's Guy put XP on there (maybe three months ago), and the only problems I've had since the switch are associated with not shutting down Norton Antivirus before I start a game.

And as much as I'd like to, I can't blame that on Microsoft.
158 posted on 02/26/2003 12:04:09 PM PST by Xenalyte (my blonde roots are starting to show)
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To: MissTargets; Bacon Man
My 2 year old Dell was upgraded to XP from ME this past weekend.So far it's been great. I have had no problems, running Dungeon Seige from it.

Hey Bacon, another Dungeon Siege player over here!
159 posted on 02/26/2003 12:11:53 PM PST by Xenalyte
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To: Xenalyte; MissTargets
Hey Bacon, another Dungeon Siege player over here!

Dungeon Siege sweet! Need Dungeon Siege 2!!!

160 posted on 02/26/2003 12:27:12 PM PST by Bacon Man (Bacon: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, baconny.)
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