You forgot windows 2003 in your release chart, so you make it look like xp had an extraordinarily long run. It's just that for whatever reason, 2003 wasn't marketed to consumers.
Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:06 AM > To: 'Michael McGhee' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Upgrading to Vista > > No sorry you are wrong here. xp was releced in 2001 and was > replaced in 2006 for OEm and retail in 2007. Generally the > life of windows is 3 two four years. > > Windows 3.1 1992 > > Windows 95 1995 > > Windows 98 1998 1999 > > Windows me 2000 > > Windows xp 2001 > > Windows vista 2006/2007 > > Windows 7 2009 or 2010 > > Information on unattended installs can be found here. > > http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/ > > > > From: Michael McGhee [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 6:29 AM > To: 'Jim Grimsby Jr.' > Subject: RE: Upgrading to Vista > > > > Jim > > > > Thanks for your reply. How do I set up an unattended install? > > > > Is it not unusual for Microsoft to replace a brand new OS > just 2-3 years after it has been released. XP has been > around since 2000 and was only replaced by vista in 2006. > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 11 January 2009 12:04 > To: 'Michael McGhee' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Upgrading to Vista > > > > Ahhh. You make that sound so easy! > > Yep sure is. > > > > > > Is there any way of installing vista without sighted assistance. > > Yep set up an unattended install. > > > > > > Also, is it worth installing this OS as I've heard that it > is going the same way of the ME version released by Microsoft > a few years ago, i.e. down the toilet. > > Well this is subjective of course. I personally love vista. > Others hate it. it is just user preference. > > Vista is not going down the toilet etc. what happens with > software and software not just Microsoft software is that new > versions come out and they replace old versions. That is all > that is happening here. the new windows 7 will replace vista > at the end of this year or at the start of the next. > > > > > > > > Is it best to wait for whatever is coming next, stay with XP, > just install Vista, or do a dual boot which gives the option > of both vista and XP? > > Once again this is subjective. I went to vista and won't > look back others will tell you to wait others will tell you > to try a drool boot. Considering the fact you asked me I > would go for vista. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 10 January 2009 03:30 > To: 'Andrea Sherry' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Upgrading to Vista > > Yes uninstall window-eyes install vista and then reinstall > window-eyes. > > > > From: Andrea Sherry [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 3:47 PM > To: GW Info > Subject: Upgrading to Vista > > > > So do I need to uninstall WE7.01 before upgrading? > > Cheers > > Andrea > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of > virus signature database 3755 (20090109) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. 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