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Offline Fury

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End of support for Windows...
on: July 11, 2006, 07:04:29 am
 

Offline aldo_14

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #1 on: July 11, 2006, 07:31:41 am
Windows had support?
 

Offline Mefustae

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #2 on: July 11, 2006, 09:00:51 am
Wait a minute, i'm going to have to upgrade to SP2?! F*** that s***!
 

Offline IceFire

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #3 on: July 11, 2006, 09:01:31 am
See ya!

Whats wrong with SP2?  Its the best WinXP variation out there...
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Offline Mefustae

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #4 on: July 11, 2006, 09:02:36 am
I've heard upgrading without a fresh windows install balls up one's system.
 

Offline Grug

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 09:03:59 am
Doesn't that mean that you can download it for free after they end support?
Or effectively, they don't care - don't sell it any more etc?
 

Offline aldo_14

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #6 on: July 11, 2006, 09:09:40 am
Quote from: Grug on July 11, 2006, 09:03:59 am
Doesn't that mean that you can download it for free after they end support?
Or effectively, they don't care - don't sell it any more etc?

No, it means they come round to your house and hit you with a big stick until you pre-order Vista (replete with new PC).

For business users, they replace the stick beating by walking round the office with dog-doo on a stick, pointing it at people and going 'nyeeeah'.
 

Offline Grug

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 09:18:12 am
LoL I see...
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Offline Turnsky

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #8 on: July 11, 2006, 09:28:18 am
Quote from: IceFire on July 11, 2006, 09:01:31 am
See ya!

Whats wrong with SP2?  Its the best WinXP variation out there...

no complaints here.
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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #9 on: July 11, 2006, 09:32:35 am
Quote from: Mefustae on July 11, 2006, 09:02:36 am
I've heard upgrading without a fresh windows install balls up one's system.

You won't know until you try it. Just make sure to backup important data (as you should already do anyways).
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Offline CmdKewin

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #10 on: July 11, 2006, 09:33:32 am
Quote from: Mefustae on July 11, 2006, 09:02:36 am
I've heard upgrading without a fresh windows install balls up one's system.

Never had any problems in doing that. But as Computers are far from an exact science, you won't know until you try it. Just make sure to backup important data (as you should already do anyways).
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Offline CP5670

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #11 on: July 11, 2006, 09:53:40 am
What exactly is "support" and why does it matter for home users?
 

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #12 on: July 11, 2006, 10:05:23 am
Quote from: Mefustae on July 11, 2006, 09:02:36 am
I've heard upgrading without a fresh windows install balls up one's system.
Not really.  Done in several times now on several systems without issue.

I do prefer to have the "Network Install" version which is about a 250mb download off the MS site which I put on a CD and install after I reformat.  Thats a good way to get me from WinXP pre SP1 to SP2 without having to connect to the internet.
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #13 on: July 11, 2006, 10:22:21 am
Quote from: CP5670 on July 11, 2006, 09:53:40 am
What exactly is "support" and why does it matter for home users?

Well, it provides reinforcement for the back whilst sitting at the computer, preventing spinal injury.
 

Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #14 on: July 11, 2006, 10:54:55 am
Meh, I already have SP2, since I upgraded from 2000 to XP so damn late.
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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #15 on: July 11, 2006, 10:59:41 am
Quote from: Ford Prefect on July 11, 2006, 10:54:55 am
Meh, I already have SP2, since I upgraded from 2000 to XP so damn late.

Ditto, came installed with SP2.

Anyway, I doubt many of us (technophiles that we tend to be) have actually taken advantage of Windows support - besides system updates, of course. I know I've never called Microsoft to ask why I WGA always fails to validate my Windows... :nervous:
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Offline Flipside

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #16 on: July 11, 2006, 11:56:38 am
Well, until I can clean off all my garbage and install my paid-for version of XP, something I've been meaning to do for rather a long time (8+months)  I'm really not going to miss support that I never sought out in the first place ;)
 

Offline Bri_Dog

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #17 on: July 11, 2006, 01:31:57 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on July 11, 2006, 09:00:51 am
Wait a minute, i'm going to have to upgrade to SP2?! F*** that s***!


SP2 is just fine.

Seriously, MS isn't pure evil. Some of their stuff is safe to use :p
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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #18 on: July 11, 2006, 02:02:58 pm
Like, uhm, what? Their mice and keyboards? Oh yeah, don't forget the joysticks, too.
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Offline neoterran

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Re: End of support for Windows...
Reply #19 on: July 11, 2006, 02:17:47 pm
for SP2 the best thing is to slipstream it into a windows installation CD and do a fresh install at the SP2 level. Google "Autostreamer" for a easy tool to do it for you.
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