Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
Neil Gould wrote:
Jay Maynard wrote:

MS pretty much knows it built a dog. That's why they have kept
pushing back the drop dead date on XP.
What drop dead date on XP are you referring to?
Probably the one where you can't get it any more.

Considering that I purchased a new copy of Windows 2000 a couple
weeks ago, I think that your notion that you can't get XP anymore --
or even that one won't be able to get XP for years to come -- is not
based in reality.

Neil


That's the point. MS has set at least 3 dates that will be the day
that XP can no longer be purchased and 2 of them have already passed.
Comparing Win2000 with XP is not really apples to apples. One is
server software. They are likely to be selling that when we are both
dead.

Win2000 came in a few varieties, as does XP and Vista. The version that I
purchased recently is Win2k Pro, intended for workstations, not servers. The
version you are referring to was called Server 2000, and it's been updated
to 2003 & 2007. One point that I was making is that the marketplace
determines the longevity of operating systems and application software.

Jumping back to the driver issue and machine issue that has been
brought up. The machine in question was an Alienware 3.3 P4ht that
while not a duo was a pretty fast machine and has 2GB of ram. The
driver problems we had with it were nVidia graphics drivers.

Drivers can be an issue, even with older application software. It isn't at
all surprising that you might have difficulty with an OS that nVidia didn't
support, and points the finger directly at them, not at Vista.

Neil