XP disappears from shelves in June

[Simaril]

...is anyone else thinking about buying a copy to save for future builds?

[bj229r]

I believe I will--Pro seems to be all that's there now

[Coshy]

I don't need to buy one. Ever again.

[DieAz]

gone Linux, Coshy?

[DREDIOCK]

count me in

[Shuffler]

Many are upgrading their new machines to Xp from vista. 

I'll be running Xp Pro on all my machines for quite awhile longer. Then probably change over to linux on my 5 home PCs and the 8 PCs at my shop.

[Spikes]

3 PCs with XP Pro, 1 with 98 and 1 with Vista...

[MORAY37]

...is anyone else thinking about buying a copy to save for future builds?

Just did exactly that. 

[Napoleon II]

I was warned off Vista when I was about to buy a new notebook. Got XP, but guess what? It wouldn't install - would not recognise the HD.

I took the PC back and the company did some checks and found that my notebook was designed for Vista only, and would not take XP.

So I installed Vista x64 - and I'm pleased to say I haven't had a single problem in the 3 months I've had it.

My desktop PC needed an upgrade, and I bought new Vista-compatible hardware based on suggestions I'd read over at the AGW H/S forum. I opted for the x32 version this time because I had had ONE driver problem on x64, and was worried in case of later problems. Same deal - no problems with Vista at all, and I am very happy with it.

However! I had been using Trend Micro anti virus. This no longer worked with Vista SP1. TM were very unhelpful, so I purchased a new AV package - PCSecurity "The Shield" - works really well.

The only reason I can think of for dissatisfaction with Vista is because people have installed it on legacy hardware. From what I've read on AGW, that was never going to work.

[Larry]

Buy all that you can find then sell each of them on ebay for $600 in July.

[RTHolmes]

20ish XP keys from decommissioned PCs sitting in my drawer, I'll be using those for a while

anyone know when OEM XP copies will stop being offered with new PCs? I understand XP will be supported til 2012.

[Speed55]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

So i guess in 2010 vista is out, but i think i read a post from hitech or skuzzy, that microsoft will be updating xp until around 2012.

[Skuzzy]

The replacement for Vista will be out before Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP Pro.  If you have to wonder why Microsoft did that, then think really hard.  Microsoft is really working hard to get rid of Vista.

I bought a spare copy of XP Pro, as I know I will be building one more computer before the next operating system release from Microsoft.

By the way.  The older license keys for Windows XP will not work with the current OEM release of Windows XP.  Microsoft changed the key algorithm for all copies released after Vista started shipping.  That just means you cannot use a current release of Windows XP and an older key.

[lazs2]

Yeah.. I bought a copy because I have a 4 year old puter that could bite the big one any day.. it still works fine for Ah tho so I am running it.   If it dies before they get vista squared away..  er.. the customers get it working..  I want to have a copy of xp to use for a new build.

lazs

[Ripsnort]

By the way.  The older license keys for Windows XP will not work with the current OEM release of Windows XP.  Microsoft changed the key algorithm for all copies released after Vista started shipping.  That just means you cannot use a current release of Windows XP and an older key.

So does this mean if I flatten and reload an older laptop I have (which I was planning to do since I bought my wife a new laptop) that I will not be able to re-install WinXP?