Roger, If your current system and programs doesn't support XP, but works with your current OS, I don't understand your problem, and why you are worried about 2003. Are you concerned that you may decide to upgrade your current programs next 2003 and they won't work with your old OS? It would appear that this would then be the opportune time for one to opt for a newer OS. I am using Office 2000 Pro and Money 2000 with my WinXP and there's no conflict or problems. I don't intend to upgrade to either OfficeXP, or Money 2002, and I see no reason that 2003 will change anything that will affect the compatibility of my current Office2000 and WindowsXP programs. Several of these M$ upgrades, such as language versions are not necessary for me, and I don't install them, along with some of their unnecessary so called security fixes. I have read some posts here that the M$ upgrades messed up their system. So if my system is working perfectly, so let it be. I have also noted post here about WinME, being a problem for some. I have a dual boot on one of my systems with both WinME and WinXP. My ME seems to boot faster on my AMD XP 2000+ than my XP does, however they both work great and NO BSD's. I did have a problem with Roxio CD Creator 5, when I upgraded to the Platinum version on my XP system. . .however, I found the problem was that WinXP isn't compatible with Roxio's Take Two Backup program and their FREE upgrade for XP will remove this program and then the Platinum version will work.
Ed - - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 12:40 PM Subject: PCWorks: Re:Windows Operating Systems When I opened my email dated 05:09 AM 7/31/02, I discovered that pcworks-digest told me: >Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:00:05 -0400 >From: Peter Kaulback <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: PCWorks: Windows Operating Systems > >In the hour of 12:09 PM 7/29/2002 -0600, Roger Williams spoke this: > > >I got this word from Lockergnome Daily. Apparently, Windows Hardware > >Quality Labs is gonna leave some of us in the dust. Check it out here. > > > >http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hwtest/search/results.asp?Type=Announcement > &ID=607&Key=Important > > > >Best regards, > >Roger Williams > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >How does this affect you presently? Microsoft has always held that they >cannot reasonably meet the needs of absolutely every hardware combination >available so nothing has changed with that issue. Win98SE is still in the >database so that 98 users are not affected. > >If you go to this page at MS http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp >you can see that win98/98SE will still be supported until June 30, 2003. > >With the wealth of support sites for any OS available from any vendor this >will not be an issue. > >Peter Kaulback Peter, Currently, I am unaffected, but with that announcement you can bet that the R&D folks are not gonna be doing much work on the Win98SE, or NT systems. 2003 is only one year away and then the support goes away. You understand, I am still driving my 1982 automobile and expect support till it dies. I think about the way the technology keeps changing every year with a dearth of support. Of course, that is the value of this list (and others like it) whee we can support each other. But, it is a bit like: if I want to upgrade to XP, I need to shell out a good bit of $$$ for new software and hardware because of compatability issues and I am still not convinced it is worth the inventment. Perhaps it is not an issue, as you say, but I feel a bit pressured to upgrade, upgrade, upgrade. It reminds me of "1984" where a good citizen was not a "good citizen" unless they "buy, buy, buy." Perhaps H.G. Wells was only off by a couple of decades? :) Best regards, Roger Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
