Paid Online Support Only?

[Summer1]

Sto Hiya

Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not
possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?

Regards

 

[Big_Al]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

Summer1 wrote:
> Sto Hiya
>
> Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
> still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'
>
> Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not
> possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?
>
> Regards

If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the
tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated
with Faststone.

 

[Summer1]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?


Hiya:

Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'

How do I 'remove' Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or is that not possible?

"Big_Al" wrote:

> Summer1 wrote:
> > Hiya
> >
> > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
> > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'
> >
> > Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not
> > possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?
> >
> > Regards
>
> If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the
> tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated
> with Faststone.
>

 

[Summer1]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

I figured out how to make 'FastStone' my default image viewer without
removing Windows Picture Viewer and Fax.

What I still do no understand is why there is a charge associated with
online Windows XP, IE 7, and Word 2000 Support since they are still part of
the 'active life cycle of products?

"Summer1" wrote:

>
> Hiya:
>
> Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
> still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'
>
> How do I 'remove' Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or is that not possible?
>
> "Big_Al" wrote:
>
> > Summer1 wrote:
> > > Hiya
> > >
> > > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
> > > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'
> > >
> > > Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not
> > > possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?
> > >
> > > Regards
> >
> > If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the
> > tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated
> > with Faststone.
> >

 

[Mick Murphy]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

When you buy XP, it normally comes pre-installed on your computer.
Companies like Dell, HP, Acer, etc.
They buy cheap licences from MS, in return they have to supply ALL hardware
and Software Support.
If you had retail disk XP, it is still only 3 or 6 months free support from
Microsoft.

--
Mad Mike


"Summer1" wrote:

> I figured out how to make 'FastStone' my default image viewer without
> removing Windows Picture Viewer and Fax.
>
> What I still do no understand is why there is a charge associated with
> online Windows XP, IE 7, and Word 2000 Support since they are still part of
> the 'active life cycle of products?
>
> "Summer1" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hiya:
> >
> > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
> > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'
> >
> > How do I 'remove' Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or is that not possible?
> >
> > "Big_Al" wrote:
> >
> > > Summer1 wrote:
> > > > Hiya
> > > >
> > > > Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it is
> > > > still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'
> > > >
> > > > Also, how do I remove 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?' If that is not
> > > > possible, how do I make' FastStone Picture Viewer' my default viewer?
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > >
> > > If you mean 'Faststone Image Viewer' then there is a 'settings' on the
> > > tool bar and an 'assications'. Pick the extensions you want associated
> > > with Faststone.
> > >

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Paid Online Support Only?

If you didn't purchase WinXP (full retail version) and install it on your
computer, support from MS is not free. If WinXP came preinstalled on your
machine, the OEM is the default support source.

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Summer1 wrote:
> Why is there a charge associated with online Windows XP Support since it
> is
> still part of the 'acfive life cycle of products?'...