only real reason i run xp is for that quick user switching thing.....when i have a stack of encodes running, i can let other people log on and do their thing, set my encoding priority to idle and get back on when they are done doing whatever they need to do...........actually on second thought, i dont even really use THAT anymore, since there's now 2 computers in the house and this one is basically mine and mine alone........i may actually go back to 2k whenever i decide to format next.....since i think i have a system backup of 2k in a rather solid state set up how i want it somewhere........as for vista...well, i dunno...i cant see any reason for ANYONE to upgrade from xp for a long time (i mean like till they drop support on current games if your a gamer...that type of thing) to me, it looks like it's gonna chew up a LOT more resources than it needs to...and there's NO reason that ANY operating system needs to have copy protection BUILT INTO IT...........
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Anyone know a firm date for MS stopping support of XP? I know 2K's end date is right around the corner, save for corporate customers, and with XP being only 2 years newer, it's closer than we think. I'm pretty sure MS follows a 7 year cycle for support, which means late 2008 if that holds. After they stop support, what happens when you try to activate? I think that's going to force a fair amount of upgrades.
Also, anyone else get the impression that XP was a bomb with MS corporate customers? From what I've read on CNET, a lot companies are bypassing it completely in favor of stretching out 2000 until Vista or something later. My younger brother work for MBNA, it was only a little over a year ago they implemented Windows 2000 and AD (they were still running NT4). -
Take up on XP was slow but I think you would be surprised how many are running it these days. To those that held onto 2k, more power to them since they will likely need upgrades to run Vista well. As long as 2k fit their needs they saved money IMO.
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