i ran Windows-95 on my home computer until 2004, and only upgraded to
XP because I bought a new computer. At work, we used
Windows'95 until 2002 when we migrated to Win'2K and did not start
using XP until 2005.
Andy
At 08:59 AM 5/19/2007, you wrote:
>John,
>
>There's no limit on how long you can run an operating system as long as the
>programs you use still work for you. The lack of support simply means that
>there will be no new security patches, and you won't be able to get
>technical assistance from Microsoft if you run into a problem. It also
>means that you'll ultimately be stuck running older programs, but if they
>work well for you, that may not be a big deal. My rule of thumb for
>migrating to a new operating system is to do so when the programs I use no
>longer work under the old system. Therefore, I finally abandoned Windows 98
>last January because the latest version of JAWS only runs in XP. I don't
>plan to upgrade to Vista for at least another year, and maybe longer than
>that if I can get away with it. Despite all the hype, I expect XP will be
>around for at least two more years. Too many people and businesses use it,
>and won't switch just because Microsoft has this fancy new system. Just
>think how long XP has been around, and they just pulled the plug on 98 last
>July. I'm sure they would have liked to do it sooner, but too many people
>were using it. Despite the noise from the press, this kind of inertia is a
>fact of life, and has been for a long time.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 00:23
>Subject: Re: Windows Live Mail.
>
>
> > well, with any luck, XP will still be around for a while and supported.
> > I'm
> > sure they'll work out something so we can still run it for a while after
> > it's unsupported. That should be a while off though, you figure there's a
> > lot of computers out there that can't run vista. It would not be good if
> > they suddenly pulled the plug on those people. I'd seriously doubt if they
> > will, I plan to run XP for a long time to come. I think this computer I"m
> > on
> > now, my main computer, is the only computer I have that would run Vista
> > with
> > out some upgrading, my laptop it would never happen.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Clark" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: Windows Live Mail.
> >
> >
> >> But how long are we going to be able to use XP once MS drops support?
> >> I
> >> dont recall what was said but since XP uses an activation scheme, there
> >> is
> >> question about how to keep XP running on one's computer. Consumer
> >> choice?
> >> Heh yeah, Apple and Linux.
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
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