Re: [Elecraft] Windows XP [ Thread closed]

2011-10-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - We ended this topic last week due to the high number of postings on the topic. 73, Eric List moderator --- www.elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.q

Re: [Elecraft] Windows XP

2011-10-24 Thread Bruce McLaughlin
-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Robertson Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 8:23 AM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Windows XP Everyone. Someone remarked Windows XP operating system was dead. I have to disagree. Though Windows XP is old it is still one of the most successful operating

Re: [Elecraft] Windows XP

2011-10-23 Thread Kevin's Mail
It has been a decent version of windows but it's lifetime is limited. In 2014 MS will no longer provide security updates. Doesn't matter how good your A/V and firewall are, most security updates from MS fix vulnerablities in the OS of some sort. Without those patches your XP machine(s) will bec

[Elecraft] Windows XP

2011-10-23 Thread David Robertson
Everyone. Someone remarked Windows XP operating system was dead. I have to disagree. Though Windows XP is old it is still one of the most successful operating system that Microsoft came out with and is still supported with up-dates. I run both windows 7-64 and XP and both operating systems perfo

Re: [Elecraft] Windows XP

2008-04-09 Thread Ian Stirling
On Wednesday 09 April 2008 05:14:23 pm Don Wilhelm wrote: > Just walk through the authorization steps - if you don't have an > internet connection, use the phone. XP is the first Micro$oft that requires a dynamic "authorization". Whe M$ no longer supports reinstallation of XP, the legal statu

Re: [Elecraft] Windows XP

2008-04-09 Thread Phil Kane
On 4/9/2008 2:14 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: While Ubuntu is a viable alternative, there are several applications that I like (Ham Radio Deluxe for instance) that will not work on Ubuntu, so I stick with Windows 2K and XP. I'm even more retro on that - my main Ham packet/Pactor program is PK Gold

Re: [Elecraft] Windows XP

2008-04-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
DW, Just walk through the authorization steps - if you don't have an internet connection, use the phone. I have done it many times. The only thing they want to know is how many machines your copy is running on - if the answer is 1, they will authorize it. It sometimes takes a bit of effort,

[Elecraft] Windows XP

2008-04-09 Thread DW Holtman
Hello, Thank you for all of the great responses I have received. The copy is not an OEM specifically for one machine. I'm not trying to use it on two machines at the same time, my old one broke. It gives me a message that I have 30 days to register it before it stops functioning. I have spent