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Use Windows XP For the Next 7 Years |
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Written by Joshua Jacques
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
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I've been hesitant to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista for several reasons: - It's a resource hog (meaning, you need a fast, new computer to run all its nifty features)
- Driver/software support is still playing catch-up (meaning, your favorite program may not be compatible yet)
- I don't see a clear advantage to using Vista, yet (meaning, why replace a robust XP with an unknown Vista?)
I found this article at ComputerWorld which explains how you can continue using Windows XP for the next seven years. Why 7 years you may ask? Because that's tentatively when Micro$oft plans to cease support for the XP operating system. The article covers the following topics: - How long will Microsoft support XP?
- Get Vista's security improvements in XP
- Get Vista's eye candy in XP
- Get other Vista goodies
- Tweak XP settings for faster performance
- Perform weekly maintenance for smooth operation
How to use XP for another 7 years! (Although, in a year or two, we should all have computers fast enough to run every Vista goody with no hiccups, driver/software support should be on par with XP, and there will be no real reason to not switch... unless of course you're an extreme power user like myself) ;)
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