Comments on: Windows XP to be discontinued in 2008 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/ Technology, Software Reviews, Tutorials, Vista Tips, Windows Tips Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Windows Vista stops wireless connection http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-80382 Windows Vista stops wireless connection Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:51:38 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-80382 <strong>Windows Vista stops wireless connection...</strong> no kidding!... Windows Vista stops wireless connection…

no kidding!…

]]> By: Desiani http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-62486 Desiani Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:26:42 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-62486 I think Vista is a good product, but the price is too high I think Vista is a good product, but the price is too high

]]> By: Adragon202 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-19027 Adragon202 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:53:11 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-19027 and it requires and internet connection so it can check in every 30 days or it stops working and it requires and internet connection so it can check in every 30 days or it stops working

]]> By: Adragon202 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-19026 Adragon202 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:49:23 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-19026 I think the main reason that vista isn't so popular is because they didn't build it off of DOS like they have with past OS's and so it doesn't have the same filing system and is incompatable with alot of programs cause they can't find the files that they require even if they're there. I think the main reason that vista isn’t so popular is because they didn’t build it off of DOS like they have with past OS’s and so it doesn’t have the same filing system and is incompatable with alot of programs cause they can’t find the files that they require even if they’re there.

]]> By: Ra'Nct http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-12654 Ra'Nct Tue, 08 May 2007 20:35:22 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-12654 Windows Vista has many advantages to it. Mainly security and anti-piracy. But the main disadvantages is that most xp application do not work. Only 121 applications have been approved with microsoft to be capable of the new system. Unfortunately, I have just recently bought a fairly fast laptop and all it came shipped with was Windows Vista Home Premium. I would have to say that this system is by far the worst system I have ever used. Not only is it incapable of nearly everything, it get more BSOD's than most of their distribution like 98, 98se, 2000, and XP. This version of Windows is most likely going to cause economic disasters due to most of the corporate world is still with the OEM version of Xp Professional in which Microsoft will stop support for in early 2008 and XP will be done in 2009 no longer having support. I do not know about any of you wanting to stay with this company, but I have had better luck with Linux. Currently I use SuSe 10.1 by Novell and it works flawlessly. So far, the system hasn't crashed and I have been using it for almost a year alongside with Windows XP Home Edition which will crash every now and then. Basically Xp to me is only good for the wireless features that it has. Linux is currently incapable of most wireless cards and many vendors do not support it. But, if you want to use wireless with Linux and this will work on most distributions, use "ndiswrapper" package to configure it. It has worked with few flaws. Depending on your wireless model, it will either work perfectly, good, some problems, or will crash your system (But not in a bad way). If it crashes your system, all you will need to do is a cold boot (Just holding the power button or flip the switch on the main power in the back of the computer until it turns off), then restart the system. The crash will generally not do anything and "ndiswrapper" will not load on boot; fortunately. I dont know if any of you would like to upgrade to such a piece-of-junk system or if your computer is capable of it, but Linux is for me. One more thing, all of those computers that are made for Windows ME and below will not run Windows Vista withought completely changing the motherboard and most to all of the inner components of your pc. Here's some stats about memory usage of Vista. RAM Usage: 512mb (minimum) HD Space: 2-4gb Video: Any card capable of supporting Windows Aero. which generally are ones from the last 3-5 years. All I have to say is it is up to you. I just really dislike the system. Windows Vista has many advantages to it. Mainly security and anti-piracy. But the main disadvantages is that most xp application do not work. Only 121 applications have been approved with microsoft to be capable of the new system. Unfortunately, I have just recently bought a fairly fast laptop and all it came shipped with was Windows Vista Home Premium.

I would have to say that this system is by far the worst system I have ever used. Not only is it incapable of nearly everything, it get more BSOD’s than most of their distribution like 98, 98se, 2000, and XP.

This version of Windows is most likely going to cause economic disasters due to most of the corporate world is still with the OEM version of Xp Professional in which Microsoft will stop support for in early 2008 and XP will be done in 2009 no longer having support. I do not know about any of you wanting to stay with this company, but I have had better luck with Linux. Currently I use SuSe 10.1 by Novell and it works flawlessly. So far, the system hasn’t crashed and I have been using it for almost a year alongside with Windows XP Home Edition which will crash every now and then.

Basically Xp to me is only good for the wireless features that it has. Linux is currently incapable of most wireless cards and many vendors do not support it. But, if you want to use wireless with Linux and this will work on most distributions, use “ndiswrapper” package to configure it. It has worked with few flaws. Depending on your wireless model, it will either work perfectly, good, some problems, or will crash your system (But not in a bad way). If it crashes your system, all you will need to do is a cold boot (Just holding the power button or flip the switch on the main power in the back of the computer until it turns off), then restart the system. The crash will generally not do anything and “ndiswrapper” will not load on boot; fortunately.

I dont know if any of you would like to upgrade to such a piece-of-junk system or if your computer is capable of it, but Linux is for me.

One more thing, all of those computers that are made for Windows ME and below will not run Windows Vista withought completely changing the motherboard and most to all of the inner components of your pc.

Here’s some stats about memory usage of Vista.

RAM Usage: 512mb (minimum)
HD Space: 2-4gb
Video: Any card capable of supporting Windows Aero. which generally are ones from the last 3-5 years.

All I have to say is it is up to you. I just really dislike the system.

]]> By: Vijay http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-10039 Vijay Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:55:05 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-10039 @Somu: You can check this source, pretty reliable http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx Frankly, I am not surprised, but this time, microsoft's tactics may lead them down the drain @Somu: You can check this source, pretty reliable
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx

Frankly, I am not surprised, but this time, microsoft’s tactics may lead them down the drain

]]> By: cYber$|x http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-10037 cYber$|x Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:19:30 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-10037 Huhu..quite surprising when microsoft said that. Looks like they want customers to pay 100% attention to their new OS.. So far Vista does not look good to me...may be 2 or 3 years later, its worth to move to Vista OS... Huhu..quite surprising when microsoft said that. Looks like they want customers to pay 100% attention to their new OS..
So far Vista does not look good to me…may be 2 or 3 years later, its worth to move to Vista OS…

]]> By: Somu http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-10024 Somu Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:13:06 +0000 http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/04/17/windows-xp-to-be-discontinued-in-2008/#comment-10024 I am not sure about the credibility of the news since I didn't find any links to justify this, but if it is true, then its really a bad move. I really hope there is Google OS and we all could get a benefit of real competitor to Microsoft OS business. I am not sure about the credibility of the news since I didn’t find any links to justify this, but if it is true, then its really a bad move. I really hope there is Google OS and we all could get a benefit of real competitor to Microsoft OS business.

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