[GreenKeys] OT: Microsoft to support Windows XP for an additional year...

[pdwills at cedarknolltelephone.com]

But, most importantly, how does WIN7 handle Heavy Metal?

PDW


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From: "Ed Tanton" <n4xy at comcast.net>
To: <WA5CAB at cs.com>, <w3nu at roadrunner.com>,
<Packard42 at gmail.com>
Cc: Greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT: Microsoft to support Windows XP
for an additional year...
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:54:30 -0500

> I couldn't disagree with W3NU more. Do not lump WIN7 in
> with those two predecessors (Vista & Millenium.) It is
> stable, and simply works better than WIN XP as long as you
> have enough PC to support it. The blue-screen of death is
> pretty much gone: WIN7 can crash but generally when that
> (very rarely) happens, it brings itself back 'UP'. Drivers
> and such are easier, and it will even search for, find,
> and install 3rd party drivers. It also moves practically
> everything 'technical' to Control Panel' where it belongs,
> and can generally be ignored by the average user. It
> networks shared files/folders/and especially shared
> printers more easily; and is an order of magnitude better
> than Vista. My advice to clients running Vista is to
> run-don't walk-to the computer store and get the upgrade. 
> 
>  
> 
> All that said, if you have a stable, smooth running
> installation of WIN XP, there is no absolute reason to
> replace it with WIN7. 
> 
>  
> 
> Speaking of replacing 'XP. You cannot simply upgrade from
> WIN XP to WIN7 without redoing everything. There is no
> provision from MS to save your installed programs, etc.
> However, there is a 3rd party program that works great: PC
> Mover from Laplink. Works like a million $$$. See:
> http://laplink.com/pcmover/ .
> 
>  
> 
> Ed Tanton
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> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> WA5CAB at cs.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 11:56 PM
> To: w3nu at roadrunner.com; Packard42 at gmail.com
> Cc: Greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT: Microsoft to support Windows
> XP for an additional year...
> 
>  
> 
> I have avoided Windows Millenium, Vista and 7 for obvious
> reasons (none of them work).  I have never until tonight
> heard anyone mention 8.
> 
> In a message dated 12/01/2011 22:21:33 PM Central Standard
> Time, w3nu at roadrunner.com writes: 
> 
> 
> 
> Something seems wrong here. "End of mainstream support"
> for XP was in  2009, and "end of extended support" for XP
> has been April 8, 2014. It  also seems odd that this
> article makes no mention of Windows Vista, 7, or 8.
> 
> 73 de W3NU
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/1/2011 2106, DR HOUSE wrote:
> >Microsoft will support their very popular XP Operating
> System through >December of 2013.
> >This is a years extension from their previous
> announcement. >
> >Projections show most on-line use will continue to move
> to very smart >phones and tablets.
> >Many have already made this change.
> >
> >Most PC's will be used for large projects such as
> publishing, editing >video's, storing personal data...
> taxes, spreadsheets, etc. >The NEXT GEN TV's... APPLE TV,
> SONY, etc will look more like smart >tablets filled with a
> very large supply  of applications. >Broadcast TV stations
> will have to adapt or fall the way of print >media .
> 
> 
> 
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