From: Man-wai Chang on
> Don't get me depressed. I've just upgraded from win98SE to
> XP.... having a lovely time learning the ropes. Next you'll be telling
> me XP support is limited too.

Both support for Win2000 & WinXP SP2 had been dropped by Micro$oft. Go
at least WinXP SP3....

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From: Shadow on
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:54 -0700, Craig <netburgher(a)REMOVEgmail.com>
wrote:

>On 07/30/2010 06:45 PM, Shadow wrote:

>>>> Windows 7 will be installed circa 2018, my health permitting.
>>>
>>>
>>> By that time it will no longer be supported.
>> Don't get me depressed. I've just upgraded from win98SE to XP....
>> having a lovely time learning the ropes. Next you'll be telling me XP
>> support is limited too. []'s
>
>That's right.
>
>Limited to "just" another decade...
>
>> Microsoft extends Windows XP downgrade rights until 2020.

><http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179109/Microsoft_extends_Windows_XP_downgrade_rights_until_2020>
You just made my day :)
(does "made my decade" exist ?)
[]'s
From: Craig on
On 07/31/2010 08:07 AM, Shadow wrote:
> You just made my day:)
> (does "made my decade" exist ?)
> []'s

<grin>

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