a new xp?

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Will there be a new os comming out anytime soon? is there
any difference between the oem and retail versions of xp?
 
clauss said:
Will there be a new os comming out anytime soon? is there
any difference between the oem and retail versions of xp?
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We are still a number of years from the next release fo Windows.

The primary differences between OEM and Retail are
OEM may only be installed to a bare hard disk
OEM do not get any support from Microsoft - you get it from the OEM
OEM may not be moved to another machine as it is tied to the first machine
it is installed to (even if that machine dies)


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Kelly said:
Welcome back, Mike. :o)
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He's not been anywhere (well he went home, but he's been back a while). The
b*****d isn't replying to my emails though! <eg>.
 
that talked about the new OS code named "Longhorn" which is currently in
development.
 
Kelly said:
Ouch! I don't think this note will help much either. :o(
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No problem (all) - I did have what I suppose passes for a brief 5 days
holiday and I am currently snowed under in a few short term but "important"
projects - so my post rate (all done in my own time) has slackened off a
little.
I will redouble my efforts !!

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It would be nice if MS could see it's way clear to give us a replacement copy of
XP with all known secutity loopholes plugged...the list of 'critical updates' is getting
to be a bit large! It's not like they can't afford it or anything, right?
 
marcusD said:
It would be nice if MS could see it's way clear to give us a replacement copy of
XP with all known secutity loopholes plugged...the list of 'critical updates' is getting
to be a bit large! It's not like they can't afford it or anything, right?
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Marcus,

see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/readiness/default.mspx?

About the latest version of the Security Readiness Kit (SRK) version 4.0.

The Security Readiness Kit (SRK) CD and its companion web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/readiness are designed to give you
easy access to the documentation and tools you need to ensure that your
network operates with the best security possible. On the CD you will find
the most recent documentation available as of June 30, 2003, along with
patches and tools available at that time. On the companion web site, you
will find updates to these resources as well as additional patches and tools
that did not fit on the CD.

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Mike
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