XP Death Watch

[Bob I]

Re: XP Death Watch



Clear Windows wrote:

> He (Hayden Kirk) is stupid....
>
> I could recommend a hummer jeep for everyone, but the extra cost makes
> no sense for people in the city...
> Sure it could travel any terrain but at what cost?
>

First, Jeeps and Hummers are two different vehicles, produced buy two
different companies. And second, for inner city use, well parking
opportunities are unlimited for them, which by the way is the biggest
issue autos have there. So, it would seem, Hayden Kirk isn't the the
stupid one.

 

[The Ghost In The Machine]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, cheley_bonstell88@live.com
<cheley_bonstell88@live.com>
wrote
on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
<faece5ed-1ea8-4632-a10c-dd7af1c2c9b7@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>:
>
> So help save Windows XP
>
> On Jun 13, 8:52 pm, cheley_bonstel...@live.com wrote:
>> XP Death Watch
>>
>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/XP-deathwatch-T-minus-five-...
>>
>> Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains
>> the most-used version of  Windows. The newest data from Web metrics
>> vendor Net Applications, for example,
>> pegs XP as driving 73 percent of the personal computers that went
>> online last month,

[rest snipped]

I've got a far better idea, methinks...though it's nowhere
near finished yet.

http://www.reactos.org/

Apparently it's good enough to run Unreal Tournament, though I
for one have had difficulties on my setup mostly because I
multiboot, and the base system isn't quite bright enough to
figure out anything other than a single primary partition.
The main homepage does state clearly that

Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.4 is still in
alpha stage, meaning it is not feature complete and
is not recommended for everyday use.

so caveat user.

I have been able to run the LiveDisc using QEMU; that's
probably the easiest way to try it.

Another, more polished solution is

http://www.winehq.org/

which is a far different kettle of fish. ReactOS basically
boots from the BIOS much like any other system, whereas WinE
runs on top of an already existing Linux or FreeBSD solution.
(It might even run on Windows, strange as that sounds.)

A third solution is commercial in nature:

http://www.vmware.com/

and is mostly for the purposes of encapsulating Windows XP
in its own little sandbox -- or ReactOS or a live distro
under test.

And for completeness:

http://www.freedos.org/

which isn't Windows but shows that DOS just won't die. ;-)

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[cheley_bonstell88@live.com]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

On Jun 16, 2:27 pm, The Ghost In The Machine
<ew...@sirius.tg00suus7038.net> wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, cheley_bonstel...@live.com
> <cheley_bonstel...@live.com>
>  wrote
> on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
> <faece5ed-1ea8-4632-a10c-dd7af1c2c...@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>:
>
>
>
> > So help save Windows XP
>
> > On Jun 13, 8:52 pm, cheley_bonstel...@live.com wrote:
> >> XP Death Watch
>
> >>http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/XP-deathwatch-T-minus-five-....
>
> >> Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains
> >> the most-used version of  Windows. The newest data from Web metrics
> >> vendor Net Applications, for example,
> >> pegs XP as driving 73 percent of the personal computers that went
> >> online last month,
>
> [rest snipped]
>
> I've got a far better idea, methinks...though it's nowhere
> near finished yet.
>
> http://www.reactos.org/
>
> Apparently it's good enough to run Unreal Tournament, though I
> for one have had difficulties on my setup mostly because I
> multiboot, and the base system isn't quite bright enough to
> figure out anything other than a single primary partition.
> The main homepage does state clearly that
>
>     Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.4 is still in
>     alpha stage, meaning it is not feature complete and
>     is not recommended for everyday use.
>
> so caveat user.
>
> I have been able to run the LiveDisc using QEMU; that's
> probably the easiest way to try it.
>
> Another, more polished solution is
>
> http://www.winehq.org/
>
> which is a far different kettle of fish.  ReactOS basically
> boots from the BIOS much like any other system, whereas WinE
> runs on top of an already existing Linux or FreeBSD solution.
> (It might even run on Windows, strange as that sounds.)
>
> A third solution is commercial in nature:
>
> http://www.vmware.com/
>
> and is mostly for the purposes of encapsulating Windows XP
> in its own little sandbox -- or ReactOS or a live distro
> under test.
>
> And for completeness:
>
> http://www.freedos.org/
>
> which isn't Windows but shows that DOS just won't die. ;-)
>
> --
> #191, ewi...@earthlink.net
> "Woman?  What woman?"
> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

Ghost
Thanks for the link to ReactOS; , among others, it looks promising

http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ

Meanwhile, got a New " Ghosted 160 Gig HD for my XP box, Put in 1 Gig
Mem,
New 256 MB Video card;

and have Ubuntu GG on the other partition;

- Which is pretty Amazing

 

[Moshe Goldfarb.]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:01:37 -0700 (PDT), cheley_bonstell88@live.com wrote:

> On Jun 16, 2:27 pm, The Ghost In The Machine
> <ew...@sirius.tg00suus7038.net> wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, cheley_bonstel...@live.com
>> <cheley_bonstel...@live.com>
>>  wrote
>> on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
>> <faece5ed-1ea8-4632-a10c-dd7af1c2c...@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>:
>>
>>
>>
>>> So help save Windows XP
>>
>>> On Jun 13, 8:52 pm, cheley_bonstel...@live.com wrote:
>>>> XP Death Watch
>>
>>>>http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/XP-deathwatch-T-minus-five-...
>>
>>>> Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains
>>>> the most-used version of  Windows. The newest data from Web metrics
>>>> vendor Net Applications, for example,
>>>> pegs XP as driving 73 percent of the personal computers that went
>>>> online last month,
>>
>> [rest snipped]
>>
>> I've got a far better idea, methinks...though it's nowhere
>> near finished yet.
>>
>> http://www.reactos.org/
>>
>> Apparently it's good enough to run Unreal Tournament, though I
>> for one have had difficulties on my setup mostly because I
>> multiboot, and the base system isn't quite bright enough to
>> figure out anything other than a single primary partition.
>> The main homepage does state clearly that
>>
>>     Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.4 is still in
>>     alpha stage, meaning it is not feature complete and
>>     is not recommended for everyday use.
>>
>> so caveat user.
>>
>> I have been able to run the LiveDisc using QEMU; that's
>> probably the easiest way to try it.
>>
>> Another, more polished solution is
>>
>> http://www.winehq.org/
>>
>> which is a far different kettle of fish.  ReactOS basically
>> boots from the BIOS much like any other system, whereas WinE
>> runs on top of an already existing Linux or FreeBSD solution.
>> (It might even run on Windows, strange as that sounds.)
>>
>> A third solution is commercial in nature:
>>
>> http://www.vmware.com/
>>
>> and is mostly for the purposes of encapsulating Windows XP
>> in its own little sandbox -- or ReactOS or a live distro
>> under test.
>>
>> And for completeness:
>>
>> http://www.freedos.org/
>>
>> which isn't Windows but shows that DOS just won't die. ;-)
>>
>> --
>> #191, ewi...@earthlink.net
>> "Woman?  What woman?"
>> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
>
> Ghost
> Thanks for the link to ReactOS; , among others, it looks promising

That's what the Linux loons have been saying about Linux for the past 10+
years.

It ain't happened yet.


>
> Meanwhile, got a New " Ghosted 160 Gig HD for my XP box, Put in 1 Gig
> Mem,
> New 256 MB Video card;

Wow!
State of the art man!
You sure your name isn't kelsey?


> and have Ubuntu GG on the other partition;
>
> - Which is pretty Amazing

Whatever floats your boat...
Do they have Quicken for ReactOS?

How about Photoshop?



--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

 

[Alias]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Canuck57 wrote:
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OanuuEkzIHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Too late:
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/future.mspx
>>
>> What a line of feltercarb.
>>
>> MS wants people to repurchase an OS ever three years or so. It helps
>> revenue to make the next billions for Bill, Steve and crew. It does not
>> have to be good, even if you don't need it; because we are good.
>>
>> See, I summarized pages of hard sell and filler into three sentences.
>
> Last time I checked, MS was a corporation based in a capitalist nation &
> world.

Last time I checked, holding your paying customers in total disdain like
MS does is not good for a capitalistic corporation and will affect the
bottom line.

Alias

 

[Frank]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

Alias wrote:

>
>
> Last time I checked, holding your paying customers in total disdain like
> MS does is not good for a capitalistic corporation and will affect the
> bottom line.
--------------------------------------------
> They only hold liars and thieves like you in diadain.
>Frank

 

[Alias]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Last time I checked, holding your paying customers in total disdain
>> like MS does is not good for a capitalistic corporation and will
>> affect the bottom line.
> --------------------------------------------
>> They only hold liars and thieves like you in diadain [sic].
>> Frank

Oh, the Frank Monster raised its ugly head again and proved without a
doubt what a fool he is. Your posts are constantly being censored on the
MS servers so they must hold you in disdain big time, being as you use
Vista and all.

Alias

 

[Mike]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

**::-Alias-::** wrote:

I am Alias: http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p276/rurruee/RIKARDIN.jpg

 

[The Ghost In The Machine]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, bluefin
<desertcamel.chen@gmail.com>
wrote
on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:45:36 -0700 (PDT)
<12a07bf3-240d-4525-b46e-6d81b8eaa5ea@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com>:
> When the last days of XP (Jun 30th, 2008) reaches to the verge of
> trash bin, many are reluctant to bid good bye. So it is time for
> Vista. Look forward to these newsgroups:
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup,
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Incomplete. Extended support will be available for some time.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/support/default.mspx
http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/...t-s-happening-to-windows-xp-on-june-30th.aspx

Basically, after June 30, XP will no longer be sold, but it will
be supported for some time after.

Presumably, XP support will be completely dumped when the next
major release of Windows comes out.

[rest snipped]

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[Rick]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:20:11 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, bluefin
> <desertcamel.chen@gmail.com>
> wrote
> on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:45:36 -0700 (PDT)
> <12a07bf3-240d-4525-b46e-6d81b8eaa5ea@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com>:
>> When the last days of XP (Jun 30th, 2008) reaches to the verge of trash
>> bin, many are reluctant to bid good bye. So it is time for Vista. Look
>> forward to these newsgroups:
>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup,
>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
>
> Incomplete. Extended support will be available for some time.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/support/default.mspx
> http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/archive/2008/04/25/what-s-happening-
to-windows-xp-on-june-30th.aspx
>
> Basically, after June 30, XP will no longer be sold, but it will be
> supported for some time after.

... but it will continue to be installed....

>
> Presumably, XP support will be completely dumped when the next major
> release of Windows comes out.
>
> [rest snipped]


--
Rick

 

[The Ghost In The Machine]

Re: So help save Windows XP

Re: So help save Windows XP

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Rick
<none@nomail.com>
wrote
on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:25:07 -0500
<Z-2dnXFgfrGOvsbVnZ2dnUVZ_rzinZ2d@supernews.com>:
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:20:11 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, bluefin
>> <desertcamel.chen@gmail.com>
>> wrote
>> on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:45:36 -0700 (PDT)
>> <12a07bf3-240d-4525-b46e-6d81b8eaa5ea@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com>:
>>> When the last days of XP (Jun 30th, 2008) reaches to the verge of trash
>>> bin, many are reluctant to bid good bye. So it is time for Vista. Look
>>> forward to these newsgroups:
>>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup,
>>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
>>
>> Incomplete. Extended support will be available for some time.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/support/default.mspx
>> http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/archive/2008/04/25/what-s-happening-
> to-windows-xp-on-june-30th.aspx
>>
>> Basically, after June 30, XP will no longer be sold, but it will be
>> supported for some time after.
>
> .. but it will continue to be installed....

I wouldn't doubt it. I prefer other OSes, of course. ;-)

>
>>
>> Presumably, XP support will be completely dumped when the next major
>> release of Windows comes out.
>>
>> [rest snipped]
>

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