Re: Save Windows XP! The clock is ticking

David wrote:
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> Posted by: tuxinator at February 17, 2008 05:56 AM
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> I've used all windows variants from 2.0, and with only a few
> exceptions haven't had major issues with any
> 
> of them. And I've NEVER written anything about software good or bad
> anywhere until now. This is my first
> 
>  ever post anywhere on the 'Net. Neither have I used Vista, but have
> fixed about 8 PCs with Vista installed
> 
> ex-shop. All have complained about slowness - bootup, software loading
> and general use:
> 
> 
> even on one high-end Core Duo 2.0gHz machine.
> 
> I'm planning to stay with XP until it falls over from old age. Mine's
> a P4 2.8, 1.5gb RAM, 180GB
> 
> SATA HDD, etc etc. Was latest tech when I bought it about 2.5 years
> ago, so I think it'll last for a
> 
>  while yet. (Proviso being part availability.)
> 
> If there's not something less of a HOG than Vista around at the time
> I'll seriously look at an
> 
> Open Source alternative, even though I haven't got a clue on
> installing and configuring
> 
> it at the moment. HOG used to mean "Harley Owners' Group", but now
> seems to have been overshadowed
> 
> by Vista.
> 
> Why oh why did Microsoft release such a load of rubbish -
> 
So you're broke and stupid huh?
Figures!
Frank