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Nate Dawg
Deja Vu ... Remember Windows 98 second Edition???
( Actually Windows 98 Second Edition, released in mid 1999, was MUCH
better than the original Windows 98. Or at least I thought so. )
Knowing Microsoft the name might change 3 times before the new OS ships. It
is kinda a cool name. Even for an old codger like me. lol. I wonder if
whomever is involved in the OS naming process at Microsoft liked the movie
The Matrix Reloaded..
The thing I liked about Windows 98 SE was since I already owned Windows 98
( first edition ) I could buy an update CD at Wal-Mart for 20 bux that
upgraded my PC to Second Edition. Looks like they are doing that again.
Article says the new WinXP will replace the original retail version but
current XP owners can buy an XP reloaded CD to get updates. Exactly like
what I did with Win 98 SE.
.... Things that make you go HMMMMMMM.......
Anyway see full story below...
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==== In the News ====
by Paul Thurrott, (e-mail address removed)
Windows XP ... Reloaded
Despite Microsoft's repeated denials, the company will indeed
release an interim version of Windows XP that will bridge the gap
between the initial XP release and Windows Longhorn, which is
currently due in late 2005 at the earliest. The interim XP version
will ship as a new retail product that replaces existing retail boxed
copies of XP and as a set of updates, called XP Reloaded, that
existing XP users can install separately. According to sources I
contacted this morning, XP Reloaded will include all the features from
XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which is due by midyear, as well as a host of
other unique features, including Windows Media Player (WMP) 10.
Other details about XP Reloaded are unknown at this time, although
the update kit apparently will include a Web-based installer
application that will let users choose optional features. Reports
about an XP version 2 release first cropped up more than a year ago,
but Microsoft officials repeatedly denied that the company planned to
issue such a release. In early 2004, when the company revealed the new
security features that XP SP2 will include, the rumors resurfaced. But
the XP Reloaded OS refresh will clearly include a lot more than
security updates, possibly in a bid to revive consumer excitement
about XP while Microsoft preps the ever-delayed Longhorn release.
( Actually Windows 98 Second Edition, released in mid 1999, was MUCH
better than the original Windows 98. Or at least I thought so. )
Knowing Microsoft the name might change 3 times before the new OS ships. It
is kinda a cool name. Even for an old codger like me. lol. I wonder if
whomever is involved in the OS naming process at Microsoft liked the movie
The Matrix Reloaded..
The thing I liked about Windows 98 SE was since I already owned Windows 98
( first edition ) I could buy an update CD at Wal-Mart for 20 bux that
upgraded my PC to Second Edition. Looks like they are doing that again.
Article says the new WinXP will replace the original retail version but
current XP owners can buy an XP reloaded CD to get updates. Exactly like
what I did with Win 98 SE.
.... Things that make you go HMMMMMMM.......
Anyway see full story below...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------
==== In the News ====
by Paul Thurrott, (e-mail address removed)
Windows XP ... Reloaded
Despite Microsoft's repeated denials, the company will indeed
release an interim version of Windows XP that will bridge the gap
between the initial XP release and Windows Longhorn, which is
currently due in late 2005 at the earliest. The interim XP version
will ship as a new retail product that replaces existing retail boxed
copies of XP and as a set of updates, called XP Reloaded, that
existing XP users can install separately. According to sources I
contacted this morning, XP Reloaded will include all the features from
XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which is due by midyear, as well as a host of
other unique features, including Windows Media Player (WMP) 10.
Other details about XP Reloaded are unknown at this time, although
the update kit apparently will include a Web-based installer
application that will let users choose optional features. Reports
about an XP version 2 release first cropped up more than a year ago,
but Microsoft officials repeatedly denied that the company planned to
issue such a release. In early 2004, when the company revealed the new
security features that XP SP2 will include, the rumors resurfaced. But
the XP Reloaded OS refresh will clearly include a lot more than
security updates, possibly in a bid to revive consumer excitement
about XP while Microsoft preps the ever-delayed Longhorn release.