upgrade from NT to XP; how to assure compatibility

Hi,

My company (100 + workplaces) wants to upgrade from NT4 to XP. My boss wants
to assure that all the common applications (Office products and Lotus Notes
as groupware) work the same way as the workers are used to be. Does anyone
know of a structured way to test a pilot-system. Any help appreciated,
thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Blah Music

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"The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those,
you've got it made."

Groucho Marx
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Call in the Microsoft Partner who will make the money from your licence sales.

Get them to lay down the details and make the guarantees that their testing protocols work.

Place an order with them.

Canel the cheque and sue if it doesn't.



"Blah Music" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My company (100 + workplaces) wants to upgrade from NT4 to XP. My boss wants
> to assure that all the common applications (Office products and Lotus Notes
> as groupware) work the same way as the workers are used to be. Does anyone
> know of a structured way to test a pilot-system. Any help appreciated,
> thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Blah Music
>
> *******************
> "The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those,
> you've got it made."
>
> Groucho Marx
> *******************
>
>
>

Thanks for your quick response. My boss wants to have an independent party
to test so your solution won't help, thanks anyway for the idea.

"BAR" wrote
> Call in the Microsoft Partner who will make the money from your licence
sales.
>
> Get them to lay down the details and make the guarantees that their
testing protocols work.
>
> Place an order with them. Canel the cheque and sue if it > doesn't.
>
> "Blah Music" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > My company (100 + workplaces) wants to upgrade from NT4 to XP. My boss
wants
> > to assure that all the common applications (Office products and Lotus
Notes
> > as groupware) work the same way as the workers are used to be. Does
anyone
> > know of a structured way to test a pilot-system. Any help appreciated,
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Blah Music
> >
> > *******************
> > "The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake
those,
> > you've got it made."
> >
> > Groucho Marx
> > *******************