Mike Weins
03-08-2008, 08:48 PM
Get yourself an XP system while you still can
By Scott Dunn
With Windows XP scheduled to disappear from store shelves on June 30, time is running out to buy a computer with that venerable OS preinstalled.
As manufacturers stop producing XP drivers, finding hardware that still supports XP is becoming a challenge, but I've produced one last shopping guide for you before the clock runs out.
An approach to tackling the XP shopping dilemma
Microsoft's widely used Windows XP operating system had a stay of execution a few months ago, when the Redmond company announced (http://windowssecrets.com/links/t07h64h60om3d/b39fdfh/?url=www.microsoft.com%2Fpresspass%2Ffeatures%2F20 07%2Fsep07%2F09-27xpsalescycle.mspx) that it would continue sales of that OS through June 30, 2008. Sales had previously been scheduled to end in January 2008. But the new, June deadline doesn't leave much time for those who don't like Vista, but need to buy new hardware and want XP as their operating system.
To be sure, your license to use XP does allow you to remove the OS from an old machine and install it on a new one. But, as hardware manufacturers direct more resources to Windows Vista, it may be harder to find drivers for video, audio, and other computer components that support the older OS.
Full article at this link ... http://windowssecrets.com/2008/03/06/02-Get-yourself-an-XP-system-while-you-still-can
By Scott Dunn
With Windows XP scheduled to disappear from store shelves on June 30, time is running out to buy a computer with that venerable OS preinstalled.
As manufacturers stop producing XP drivers, finding hardware that still supports XP is becoming a challenge, but I've produced one last shopping guide for you before the clock runs out.
An approach to tackling the XP shopping dilemma
Microsoft's widely used Windows XP operating system had a stay of execution a few months ago, when the Redmond company announced (http://windowssecrets.com/links/t07h64h60om3d/b39fdfh/?url=www.microsoft.com%2Fpresspass%2Ffeatures%2F20 07%2Fsep07%2F09-27xpsalescycle.mspx) that it would continue sales of that OS through June 30, 2008. Sales had previously been scheduled to end in January 2008. But the new, June deadline doesn't leave much time for those who don't like Vista, but need to buy new hardware and want XP as their operating system.
To be sure, your license to use XP does allow you to remove the OS from an old machine and install it on a new one. But, as hardware manufacturers direct more resources to Windows Vista, it may be harder to find drivers for video, audio, and other computer components that support the older OS.
Full article at this link ... http://windowssecrets.com/2008/03/06/02-Get-yourself-an-XP-system-while-you-still-can