very simple computer (laptop, modem, flash, server)

[jrice]

Originally Posted by Radek

... I dont think that last part is true, because it was my understanding that Boeing upgraded to XP because support for 2k was ending.

I agree, I was working (subcontracted) for WaMu and thats why they switched

[Nomander]

Originally Posted by Radek

... I dont think that last part is true, because it was my understanding that Boeing upgraded to XP because support for 2k was ending.

Look it up, windows 2k is in extended support till 2010.

Edit:

Here, I will make it easy for you.

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecyc...8&y=13&p1=3071

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Noahma

I would say 2 gigs minimum with vista, 3 if you can afford it.

Linux is definatly not an OS for new users, I have been fighting with ubuntu all night to mount my darn second hard drive that it does NOT want to do.

G/F's machine bought new with Vista installed early 2007; only had 512M of RAM........had it upgraded to 2G------apparently, the motherboard is now maxed out.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Nomander

Business oriented XP will continue on to 2014. Basically, if you have professional, it will still be secure with continued patches and updates in those areas. As I said, Win 2000 is still under the same support aspect.

Very interesting: I have a lonely ol' XP disc (with 25 digit Key Code) lurking.....and, a pair of 250 GB hard drives sitting as well.

Right now; I am staying with my year old Mac Mini though

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Noahma

I found Sabayon to be a far better version of Linux than Ubuntu, there is little configuration (Linux speaking) than Ubuntu.

i personally have absolutely no problems with Vista, it is my OS of choice, you indeed have to have more machine to run it, but you also needed more machine at the time when XP was release, and I remember hearing similar things about XP (as we are hearing about vista)

Once XP Service Pack 2 came out; most of the anti XP rants went away.

Vista has been out since early 2007 and many people are still pissed at it.

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

G/F's machine bought new with Vista installed early 2007; only had 512M of RAM........had it upgraded to 2G------apparently, the motherboard is now maxed out.

let me guess, you bought um... HP? lol they seem to be building these machines under the system requirements and charging extra to meet what the computer NEEDS to run Vista.

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Once XP Service Pack 2 came out; most of the anti XP rants went away.

Vista has been out since early 2007 and many people are still pissed at it.

we have only seen Service pack 1 so far for it, and it did an incredible job at getting it to run more smoothly. People just wont drop the mindset about Vista to give it a go again, which is a shame, it really is a good OS.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Noahma

let me guess, you bought um... HP? lol they seem to be building these machines under the system requirements and charging extra to meet what the computer NEEDS to run Vista.

Correct: HP Slimline.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Noahma

we have only seen Service pack 1 so far for it, and it did an incredible job at getting it to run more smoothly. People just wont drop the mindset about Vista to give it a go again, which is a shame, it really is a good OS.

Apparently; Vista has dented Microsoft's reputation pretty badly......more and more people I know are eyeing Apple.

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Nomander

Look it up, windows 2k is in extended support till 2010.

Edit:

Here, I will make it easy for you.

Microsoft Support Lifecycle

(2 xs mean Mainstream and Extended)
(1 x means just mainstream)
3. What is the difference between Mainstream Support, Extended Support, and online self-help support?
Support providedMainstream Support phaseExtended Support phase
[center]Paid support (per-incident, per hour, and others)XX
Security update supportXX
Non-security hotfix supportXRequires extended hotfix agreement, purchased within 90 days of mainstream support ending.
No-charge incident supportX
Warranty claimsX

Design changes and feature requestsX

Product-specific information that is available by using the online Microsoft Knowledge Base XX
Product-specific information that is available by using the Support site at Microsoft Help and Support to find answers to technical questions XX




yeah, they support it. If you want to pay them $120/hr to fix anything that breaks. Not to mention, since Microsoft is already 2 OSes past 2k, there's little to no way they're actively looking for or actively fixing security holes as they appear, and that it'd take a paid support call for them to determine it needs a hotfix, and then at least a week if not more to code that hotfix, and then to roll it back out.

For all intents and purposes, Microsoft is not supporting 2000.

Edit: Table didn't come across properly.