Windows XP 64-bit and Longhorn

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Bobby

What's the difference between these two OSs?

Is it worth upgrading to Windows 64 or should I wait for Longhorn next year?

Cheers.

Bobby
 
Bobby said:
What's the difference between these two OSs?

Is it worth upgrading to Windows 64 or should I wait for Longhorn next year?

Cheers.

Bobby
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Windows XP 64 bit is the same as the current Windows XP except that it
is modified to run on the new 64 bit CPUs.

Longhorn is a complete redesign of the operating system and will
therefore likely be vastly different from Windows XP (both 32 and 64
bit versions) in many ways. But there is no guarantee that Longhorn
will be released to the public by next year.


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Exactly how do you back up that guarantee?
Generally when a guarantee is made others may be compensated by you if your
guarantee proves incorrect.
 
Armand Hammer said:
I can guarantee it won't be released to the public by next year.
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I beg to differ.

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If you already have 64-bit processor, you will be probably want to take
the maximum of it. So purchasing WinXP 64-bit will be worth. The
problem is that there is no 64-bit software on the market and you will
be stuck with the legacy 32-bit code = which will not give any better
performance on the 64-bit OS. The things will come in their places when
MS release .NET 2.0 which will support 64-bit OSs and the new
applications will benefit of the 64-bit OS. The only application which
I know that have 64-bit version is SiSoft SANDRA.

Longhorn (Windows NT6) will be released next year. And it will be
released next year! You will see. The first BETA is this summer.

Longhorn will be something new. It will be very different from the
other OSs on the market. New API (WinFX), new technologies.

Philip.
 
Philip,

Is there some reason you replied to me? - I think you wanted to reply to the
original poster

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Mike,

Is that happened? I am new to the newsgroups posting and I am using
Google to read and write messages. Here my reply looks like next item
in the queue. Anyway, now I will know how to do it in the future,

Thank you and sorry for bothering you.

Philip.
 
Will Longhorn finally incorporate a spell checker? That'd save
gobs of posts in the new Longhorn newsgroup when it comes
out.

| If you already have 64-bit processor, you will be probably want to take
| the maximum of it. So purchasing WinXP 64-bit will be worth. The
| problem is that there is no 64-bit software on the market and you will
| be stuck with the legacy 32-bit code = which will not give any better
| performance on the 64-bit OS. The things will come in their places when
| MS release .NET 2.0 which will support 64-bit OSs and the new
| applications will benefit of the 64-bit OS. The only application which
| I know that have 64-bit version is SiSoft SANDRA.
|
| Longhorn (Windows NT6) will be released next year. And it will be
| released next year! You will see. The first BETA is this summer.
|
| Longhorn will be something new. It will be very different from the
| other OSs on the market. New API (WinFX), new technologies.
|
| Philip.
|
 
ACJones said:
Will Longhorn finally incorporate a spell checker? That'd save
gobs of posts in the new Longhorn newsgroup when it comes
out.
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Spelling and Grammatical checking is currently provided by Microsoft Office
components. I am not aware of any plans to change this.
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ACJones said:
Will Longhorn finally incorporate a spell checker? That'd save
gobs of posts in the new Longhorn newsgroup when it comes
out.
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Spellchecker is NOT an OS function - it is handled by the installed software
(ie MS Word), so I would guess that you won't be seeing a spell checker in
Longhorn.

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That's fine by me, just be prepared for lots of posts in the
newsgroup when it comes out..."hey, my spell check doesn't work
blah blah blah."

As we all know, there are free spell check programs that can be
added at the flick of a mouse click. So you gotta ask MS, is it
worth the extra income to sell office programs to the few idiots
that will buy one just to get a spell checker, as opposed to all the
frustration people encountered when XP came out with OE
that had a Tool for Spell Check = that doesn't work! Isn't that
being a bit too greedy?

Read all about it here (hint = 602,000 posts on the subject of
spell check):
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?as_q=spell check&safe=images&lr=&hl=en

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| In | ACJones <[email protected]> did some thinking and came up with
| these words:
| > Will Longhorn finally incorporate a spell checker? That'd save
| > gobs of posts in the new Longhorn newsgroup when it comes
| > out.
| >
| > | >> If you already have 64-bit processor, you will be probably want to
| >> take the maximum of it. So purchasing WinXP 64-bit will be worth. The
| >> problem is that there is no 64-bit software on the market and you
| >> will be stuck with the legacy 32-bit code = which will not give any
| >> better performance on the 64-bit OS. The things will come in their
| >> places when MS release .NET 2.0 which will support 64-bit OSs and
| >> the new applications will benefit of the 64-bit OS. The only
| >> application which I know that have 64-bit version is SiSoft SANDRA.
| >>
| >> Longhorn (Windows NT6) will be released next year. And it will be
| >> released next year! You will see. The first BETA is this summer.
| >>
| >> Longhorn will be something new. It will be very different from the
| >> other OSs on the market. New API (WinFX), new technologies.
| >>
| >> Philip.
|
| Spellchecker is NOT an OS function - it is handled by the installed software
| (ie MS Word), so I would guess that you won't be seeing a spell checker in
| Longhorn.
|
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| Associate Expert
| Expert Zone -
| Lovin life on Mercer Island 8^)
| "Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
| In memory of a true friend, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)
|
|
 
that had a Tool for Spell Check = that doesn't work! Isn't that
being a bit too greedy?

Read all about it here (hint = 602,000 posts on the subject of
spell check):
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Dont' trust google numbers - if I search for "spell check" / page 92
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q="spell+check"&start=910&hl=en
I receive:

"Results 911 - 920 of 614,000 for "spell check". (0.60 seconds)"

or

"Results 911 - 920 of 615,000 for "spell check". (0.55 seconds)"

with just one or two hits on page 92. (in total 911 or 912 hits)

Moreover, next page is empty.

Can you explain this?


Roman
 
What sources?
Also what do you base your guarantee and what is your guarantee worth?
 
Sources in the industry. What is any gaurantee that it will be out next
year worth? Isn't this the OS that was supposed to be out this year?
 
Armand Hammer said:
On what basis? My sources indicate it will be 2007, i.e. Not next year.
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Your sources are wrong.
My source is the entire program management team for the Windows division
within my company Microsoft.
Windows "Longhorn" (client) will enter Beta 1 this summer and ship in
2006...

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Armand Hammer said:
Sources in the industry. What is any gaurantee that it will be out next
year worth? Isn't this the OS that was supposed to be out this year?
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Anonymous "Industry sources" vs. an employee of Microsoft (if you are in any
doubt about that just put my name into the search box on the Microsoft home
page - lots of hits where you can see a brief bio of me)

So do you really want to make a bet on this :-)

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"Sources in the industry" does not say a thing.
Now if you give a name and a verifiable contact address, there is some
credibility.
But then if they are not high in Microsoft management, they are actually
nothing except possibly attempting to make news they can report themselves.

As for "Isn't this the OS that was supposed to be out this year?"
Was that from the same sources you already listed?
IIRC, Microsoft has not committed to a date, but many others have been
speculating.
 

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