Upgrading to Vista

[jpas1954]

I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home.
Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to
wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd
have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home.
Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got
to wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP.
So that I'd have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer
to this?

Windows XP will be supported for some time to come. There is absolutely no
reason you have to upgrade existing hardware to Vista and you're likely
better off *not* doing so - Vista is a hardware resource hog & will run best
on new hardware with plenty of horsepower. That said, even when it's out of
support it doesn't mean XP will suddenly stop working, you know - you don't
have to run Vista at all. I myself have no plans to deploy it at any of my
client sites.

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/?sort=PN&alpha=windows+xp

 

[Big_Al]

I'm running WinXP on three different networked computers at home.
Everything's fine so I have no reason to upgrade to Vista. But i got to
wondering how long Microsoft is going to continue to support XP. So that I'd
have to upgrade, like it or not. Anybody know the answer to this?

2014

 

[Bob I]

Depends on "what support" you mean, but you NEVER "have to upgrade".

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3221

 

[Bob I]

2014

That's when extended support ends, but that doesn't mean that he can't
continue using XP.

 

[Anteaus]

I have only one user on Vista, and that might change now he's realised that
his spanking new 64x2 processor is slower than a 4yo. P4 running XP.

DRM is the culprit here, and it's so deeply laced-into the Vista kernel that
I doubt if it can be removed without a rewrite from the ground up.

 

[Marianne]

DRM is a mess, Vista is an even bigger mess and the two of them joined
at the hip is a real fiasco!

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows_1.html

Without a doubt Vista is an abomination, the worst operating system ever
designed and one that penalizes those who pay for it! Time to leave the
Microsoft fold and look for other solutions.