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6/27    "No extension: Windows XP D-Day arrives Monday, June 30"
        http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/96295
        Among all Windows versions, is XP one of the most sucessful ones?  The
        other one I can think of might be 3.1.
        \_ 2000 was pretty damn good too.
        \_ Win95? It ran the most games. XP seems better than Win2k to me, but
           only b/c Win2k had trouble with some games.
           \_ Win2k had no trouble with non dos games, which by then were
              getting pretty rare.  (and it worked pretty well with older
              games.)  What 2k did give was a decent, fairly stable, os that
              had real processes and memory protection.  95 was still a
              really fancy dos shell.
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tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/96295
June 30 will be the last day Microsoft sells XP to the masses. In fact, some companies have already stopped offering XP as an option on new machines as they prep for the switchover. Earlier rumors that Microsoft might extend the sales date have proven untrue, as Microsoft has reiterated that, indeed, June 30 will be the final sales date cut-off for the product. Loopholes will remain for some PC makers for some months to come, namely those who are building ultra-low-cost computers that aren't powerful enough for Vista. As I've written several times (and reassured many of you in email responses), XP fans needn't panic about the loss of XP. Even if you don't have a copy on hand, the product will be available through many channels for years to come (and likely forever), through both retail outlets and the aftermarket. As I type this, nearly 1,000 copies of XP are on sale on eBay, where they usually sell for less than $100. pledged to keep supporting XP, including the release of security updates, all the way through 2014. So XP users needn't fret that you'll suddenly be victimized by hackers due to unpatched security flaws. Updates should work exactly as you're used to them currently through the Windows Update system. Report Abuse If you list the operating systems that MS released in order that they came out (#1 Win95, #2 Win98, #3 ME/2000, #4 XP, #5 Vista, it seems that the odd numbered ones (with the exception of 2000 since 2k and ME came out at same time)have had the most problems, while the even numbered ones were good/not many problems. Hopefully this will mean that whatever #6 will be, will be good. Report Abuse Why do people have such a large hate for Vista? Aside from some minor problems that are pretty easy to fix (UAC), Vista is a huge improvement over XP. All I had to do to make my copy of Vista better was enable the hidden admin account and use it for my account. It runs faster (depending on your system), has some nice features, and looks pretty to boot. The only major problem is driver issues, which isn't Microsofts fault, rather the fault is with the device maker. I've also noticed a lot of the nay-sayers haven't even used Vista, and base their opinion off of reviews in different blogs. If you still don't like it after using it, then leave the people that do like it alone. Opinions expressed by the Advisors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Yahoo! receives no compensation from any manufacturer or distributor nor does it compensate any Advisor for the coverage of any product or service in any Advisor's content.