Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
stores?

>Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
>who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
>Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
>stores?

Nope. Buy now or fry later. You can buy OEM copies cheaper but you
won't be able to transfer the license to a new machine like you can
with the retail version.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

On Apr 21, 12:10 pm, Thee Chicago Wolf <.@.> wrote:
> >Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
> >who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
> >Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
> >stores?
>
> Nope. Buy now or fry later. You can buy OEM copies cheaper but you
> won't be able to transfer the license to a new machine like you can
> with the retail version.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

So when is Microsoft going to stop selling XP?

pez wrote:
> On Apr 21, 12:10 pm, Thee Chicago Wolf <.@.> wrote:
>>> Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
>>> who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
>>> Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
>>> stores?
>>
>> Nope. Buy now or fry later. You can buy OEM copies cheaper but you
>> won't be able to transfer the license to a new machine like you can
>> with the retail version.
>>
>> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>
> So when is Microsoft going to stop selling XP?

June 30 is the deadline.

pez wrote:
> Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small
> business who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of
> moving to Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop
> selling it in stores?

Thee Chicago Wolf wrote:
> Nope. Buy now or fry later. You can buy OEM copies cheaper but you
> won't be able to transfer the license to a new machine like you can
> with the retail version.

pez wrote:
> So when is Microsoft going to stop selling XP?

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Using your words:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...top+selling+XP

Using the same words on www.microsoft.com search brings this up:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...alescycle.mspx
and
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"pez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:52be04d2-4a22-489f-b5f8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
> who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
> Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
> stores?

You can still buy older OS's so why wouldn't you be able to buy this one?
Online...

pez wrote:
> Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small
> business who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of
> moving to Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop
> selling it in stores?

George wrote:
> You can still buy older OS's so why wouldn't you be able to buy
> this one? Online...

Buy it - yes.
From a *trusted* source that will provide support during and after the
sale - no.

I would assume - given they asked the question in a newsgroup - eBay,
blackmarket, individuals selling their copies, etc is *not* on the OPs mind.
Being a business and asking about it publically means they probably want
legitimate and supported licenses where they can show proof of purchase,
etc. - I could be incorrect.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>So when is Microsoft going to stop selling XP?

Since they said it themselves. The last day you can buy retail XP is
June 30th. The extended plan for XP Home on ultra low-cost PCs until
2010 does not count by the way. I believe only OEMs will be keeping it
on life support.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

George wrote:
> "pez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:52be04d2-4a22-489f-b5f8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
>> who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
>> Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
>> stores?
>
> You can still buy older OS's so why wouldn't you be able to buy this one?
> Online...
>
>
You probably would be able to, but activation might be a problem. AFIK,
this wasn't an issue with previous releases.
I'm hoping my current machine holds up. I use bootitng and set up a
Ubuntu partition. Linux works well, it's a question of what apps you use
and whether using alternative equivalent apps is an option.
Dave Cohen

End of June.

"Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> pez wrote:
>> On Apr 21, 12:10 pm, Thee Chicago Wolf <.@.> wrote:
>>>> Will businesses still be able to purchase XP? We are a small business
>>>> who doesn't have a volume license. We have no plans of moving to
>>>> Vista. Will we be able to purchase XP after they stop selling it in
>>>> stores?
>>>
>>> Nope. Buy now or fry later. You can buy OEM copies cheaper but you
>>> won't be able to transfer the license to a new machine like you can
>>> with the retail version.
>>>
>>> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>>
>> So when is Microsoft going to stop selling XP?
>
> June 30 is the deadline.
>