On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Jim McAtee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone else see this notice when ordering from the Dell web site?
I believe June 18 is the Microsoft cut-off date, after which OEMs are not allowed to sell Windows XP licenses. Dell has said they will continue to sell computers with Windows XP pre-installed and supported after that date. However, they are sold with Windows Vista licenses. Microsoft's "Downgrade Rights" makes that legit. I read that Dell will be shipping Windows XP media with such orders. I don't know if they will also include Windows Vista media or not. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Durf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes - but the real question is, will drivers be provided, updated and > supported going forward, and for how long? It will be quite painful if you > have to start hitting the OEM for every driver. Dell claims they will be continuing to offer support and drivers for Windows XP. I'm sure third-parties will vary quite a bit. Where I am, we've been ordering Vista licenses all along, since they cost the same. But we've been re-installing with our standard XP image. When Dell starts offering that as an explicit option, if the price is not prohibitive, I intend to make use of it. That way Dell will have direct evidence of customer demand for XP support, which will hopefully encourage them to continue supporting XP. -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
