RGrizzzz said:brotherhpj said:Is Microsoft still going to cut off support for XP in June2009?
Yes.

Looks like XP's life has been extended a bit further:

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FrugalFreak said:Anyone tell me in simple terms why Winders 7 is going to be better than XP or Vista? Did they add fax back in all versions? More trusted computing & DRM as mandated by MPAAFIA,RIAAFA or are they finally serving the buyer base they created the products for?, Did they delete the "MS knows best" security user account control, Did they restore the easy to add desktop custom toolbars, speedy performance, Easy changeable Custom Themes, Did they stop trying to be security provider, mommy, cop, etc...all in one?

XP is BETTER

Simple math;
Winders 7 + new needed PC hardware = $$$$$$ for MS & Manufacturers.
It means YOU LOSE!

you, sir, have failed teh interwebs.

google

SteveG said:I have been running windoze 7 for about a month now.
I like it overall but have a couple of issues that I hope will be resolved in the final release.

1. my clock seems to always be off by about 10 mins. Sometimes it is right and then I look down at it later on and its off by 10 mins.

Try changing the Internet time update interval. The default is to update once a week, but many PCs don't keep accurate time for that long.

1. Start the Registry Editor
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services W32Time TimeProviders NtpClient
3. Double-click the SpecialPollInterval value, and change the Base of the Value data to Decimal
4. Change the Value data to the time interval you desire, noting that the time is given in seconds. For 1 day the value would be 86400, while the default (7 days) is 604800. I have mine set for 21600 -- that's every 6 hours.
5. Close the registry editor

Don't set your interval any faster than every several hours, because if the server thinks you're hitting it too often, it might ban your IP address.

A good list of time servers is at http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi

XP is still great. Not an Apple, still great. Vista? works.

Yes. But time limited.

I'd just wait for a new computer with W7 on it.

marsilies said:jcleworth33 said:I was referring to that all the P4'S I happen to come across have a max of 512ram.
At my work we have P4 machines with 1GB of RAM, and I'm not sure if that's the max that they can take.

We've got an office full of P4's here running between 1gb and 2gb of RAM. I'm not sure if they made P4 mobos that supported over 2gb, but 1gb is extremely common and 2gb isn't unheard of. I even upgraded my old P4 laptop to 2gb.

FrugalFreak said:Anyone tell me in simple terms why Winders 7 is going to be better than XP or Vista? Did they add fax back in all versions? More trusted computing & DRM as mandated by MPAAFIA,RIAAFA or are they finally serving the buyer base they created the products for?, Did they delete the "MS knows best" security user account control, Did they restore the easy to add desktop custom toolbars, speedy performance, Easy changeable Custom Themes, Did they stop trying to be security provider, mommy, cop, etc...all in one?

XP is BETTER

Simple math;
Winders 7 + new needed PC hardware = $$$$$$ for MS & Manufacturers.
It means YOU LOSE!

New hardware+New OS=you lose now?

So if you have a pentium 2, and you take that against my machine:

Core i7
1.65 tb hdd
4 gigs ddr3
gtx 260
40" lcd 1080p samsung

Which can play Crysis perfectly, while yours couldn't even run linux well, who exactly wins and who loses here?

You try to make it sound like Microsoft forces you to buy new hardware. Some of us buy new hardware because we LIKE more power.

thekub said:FrugalFreak said:Anyone tell me in simple terms why Winders 7 is going to be better than XP or Vista? Did they add fax back in all versions? More trusted computing & DRM as mandated by MPAAFIA,RIAAFA or are they finally serving the buyer base they created the products for?, Did they delete the "MS knows best" security user account control, Did they restore the easy to add desktop custom toolbars, speedy performance, Easy changeable Custom Themes, Did they stop trying to be security provider, mommy, cop, etc...all in one?

XP is BETTER

Simple math;
Winders 7 + new needed PC hardware = $$$$$$ for MS & Manufacturers.
It means YOU LOSE!

TPM is not solely used for DRM. Its a multipurpose tool used in security and encryption.

UAC is a GOOD THING for the 90% of average-joe users. Yes, it’s a change and can be annoyance to an experienced user, but it takes all of 10 seconds to disable if desired.

Also, your benchmarking article is from January, which could very likely be outdated.

That's interesting is that Win7 actually ran faster for me on my netbook than XP.

Latest News on Windows 7 Upgrade Prices

More Info Here Also

Today we have some news to share around Windows 7 including answering what may be some of the “hottest” questions people have as we head toward General Availability (GA) on October 22nd.

I had the opportunity to sit down with Brad Brooks, Corporate VP for Windows Consumer Marketing, to talk about today’s announcements.

Announcing the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program & Windows 7 Pricing

Special thanks to Brad for taking the time to talk through these details with me. You’ll find a transcript of the video here.

As Brad discussed in the video, today we’re announcing details for the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, pricing, and a special pre-order offer for select markets.

But first, I want to talk a little bit more about GA and the worldwide availability of Windows 7. We’ve really focused a lot of our efforts on getting the product out to as many people around the world as quickly as possible. OEMs will start shipping PCs with Windows 7 in all language versions beginning on GA, October 22nd.

And for our retail software, we’ve made significant strides in terms of timing. Gone are the days when it could take months for all language versions to be available. In fact – we’ve narrowed the gap to just over ONE week!

On October 22nd, Windows 7 will be available in the following 14 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong).

Then on October 31st, the remaining 21 languages will become available: Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian, Arabic, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Thai, Croatian, Serbian Latin, and Latvian.

Windows 7 truly is a global release and I’m excited to be able to tell my international friends that when I say Windows 7 will be available for the holidays – I mean everywhere in the world.

But, you don’t have to wait until GA to get a new Windows PC. In fact, we know many people need that new PC sooner – for back to school specifically. And we have the answer for people who need a new PC now but still want to get Windows 7 and that’s the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, which kicks off tomorrow, June 26th! Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available until January 31st, 2010 – and is global! For more information on taking advantage of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffer.

Another one of the most common questions I get is: how much will Windows 7 cost? Well, today we’re sharing these details.

For Windows 7, we are reducing the price on our most popular retail product for customers, the Home Premium Upgrade, by approximately 10% (depending on the market). In the U.S., this means a customer buying Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade will pay only $119.99 instead of the $129.99 being charged today for its predecessor.

Overall, customers will be paying less and getting more with Windows 7. This includes fun new features such as HomeGroup, Device Stage, Aero Shake, Snap, Peek, Jump Lists and our completely redesigned Windows Taskbar (one of my favorite new features in Windows 7 today). These new features make your PC simpler and much easier to use.

So here’s the low-down on pricing for Windows 7. The estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:

* Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
* Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
* Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99

And the estimated retail prices for full packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:

* Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
* Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
* Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99

This means that Windows 7 Home Premium full retail product is $40.00 less than Windows Vista Home Premium today.

As Brad describes in the video, for Europe, we will not have a separate upgrade SKU for the packaged retail product versions of Windows 7 at GA. But we will be offering upgrade pricing on our full licenses to make sure that European customers who want to upgrade have the pricing options available in the rest of the world.

Finally, as a way of saying thank you to our loyal Windows customers, we are excited to introduce a special time limited offer! We will offer people in select markets the opportunity to pre-order Windows 7 at a more than 50% discount. In the US, this will mean you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium for USD $49.99 or Windows 7 Professional for USD $99.99. You can take advantage of this special offer online via select retail partners such as Best Buy or Amazon, or the online Microsoft Store (in participating markets).

This program begins tomorrow in the U.S., Canada and Japan. The offer ends July 11th in the U.S. and Canada and on July 5th for Japan or while supplies last. Customers in the UK, France and Germany, can pre-order their copy of Windows 7 starting July 15th and will run until August 14th (or supplies last) to ensure folks don’t miss out on this. Act fast if you want to be the first in line to get Windows 7 at this screaming deal! Note: The special low pre-order price will vary per country.