Yeah, you are probably right, Rene. The dual-boot question was just a stab in the dark. My entire office may be forced to up(...down??)-grade to Vista in the hopefully-not-to-near future. Our vehement petition for a stay of execution may be ignored in favor of the IT UBER-POLICY, unless we can come up with a compromise.
Cost/benefit and time/productivity be hanged; we're talking survival here! DJ Butler -----Original Message----- From: Rene Stephenson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:37 PM To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC 584 CBSS/GBHAC; framers at frameusers.com Subject: Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions Thanks for the CMS reminder, DJ, as well as the giggles. :o) I think the Wikipedia article Milan posted indicates XP SP2 support through July 2010, even though new licenses aren't supposed to be available after June 2008. Maybe over the next two years a better option will emerge from the fog. Dual boot is an interesting idea, but it's my impression that Vista matches hard drive serial number with OS serial number and snoops everything on the hard drive, which means I'd be surprised if that worked...and I'm also scratching my head about what the cost/benefit in time/productivity would be. I'm sure I'm missing something...maybe it's in the bottom of my espresso cup. Rene L. Stephenson ----- Original Message ---- From: "Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC 584 CBSS/GBHAC" Make certain that you speak with your CMS Tech Support and NOT a sales rep. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience on running a dual-boot machine with Vista and XP? If you have an XP machine, savor it like the last of the summer wine. DJ Butler
