Save XP - All Comments

re: XP SP3 update corrupts Windows registry, users claim

Michael — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:42:00 GMT

Dell/Dim 2400/WinXp home/1gb/2.4Ghz; tried SP3 install from download; big blue failure screen, hours to recover; now my system has done another auto download, waiting to install; I think I'll wait... for the dust and bugs to settle;

re: Why XP was Microsoft’s last great operating system

Computer Fixer — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:03:00 GMT

I agree with the author of this article indeed.

I do like the look of Vista, actually the Start Menu for me is much better than spreading across the screen like XP's, but that's it. But to some extent software and hardware compatibility leave a lot to be desired.

This can be worked around by searching, in some cases extensively, for drivers for your hardware on the internet, and hopeing the manufacturer of said hardware has Vista drivers.

I am disappointed that Vista needs more horespower to run well. The general computer owner can't always afford to do upgrades or buy a newer, faster computer to run Vista properly. (I hear the protests... "Stick with XP if you don't like Vista then!")

I am a techie, and am running Vista Business on an AMD Sempron 2GHz with a gig of ram, but I have turned off half of the services to make it usable. How many people know how to do that, or should have to?

Shouldn't a new and better O/S, be somewhat downward compatible with older hardware and software? Yes XP had it's growing pains too and runs way faster on older hardware, but how long do we have to wait for MS to get it right?

Thank you for letting me rant.

re: The ‘Save XP’ campaign officially arrives in Canada

Jose Navarro — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:21:00 GMT

I am surprised that a supposedly responsible company like Microsoft, would open itself to possible future law suits or migration to other Operating Systems by forcing the marketplace to migrate to an OS that is not ready.

The cost of re-writing custom applications just within the financial industry, retraining of support personnel, necessary hardware upgrades to meet performance requirements are prohibitive.

There is absolutely no CIO that can justify the migration to Vista, because there is a non existent ROI and the migration cost is in the millions of dollars.

Now is the time, to look at other Operating Systems alternatives, before we are bullied and forced by Microsoft to migrate to Vista, if they no longer support XP.

re: Why we launched SaveXP.ca

J Wittek — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:52:00 GMT

As someone who is 'has been' in this business since 1990 as a tech support on Compuserve for Delrina Technologies ( remember the old days when the latest fab technology was the ability to fax from Windows), it never ceases to amaze me how MS manages to pull another OS that is quite unstable.

One component is consistent since the 90's: Power and ownership of the OEM market leads to monopoly of the PC OS (Operating System) no matter how flagrently unstable the OS is. I look back remembering my days in 'supporting' Win 3.0 and just begin to wonder that nothing has changed.

I refuse to upgrade to Vista for obvious reasons - the lack of stability (see the PcWorld stress testing), the lack of ownership/committment of the vendor product & release (i.e MSDN membership with no access to SP.1) and the blatent attitude that all can affort to upgrade to the next generation of software: MS SQL Server 2008, .NET 200x etc.

I'm not rolling in cash to support a blatant attempt by MS to upgrade: as I stated before since my tech support 90's days at Delrina - nothing has changed.

rgd. J. Wittek

re: The ‘Save XP’ campaign officially arrives in Canada

the Rabid Penguin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:51:00 GMT

There is no reason to continue to cling to Microsoft's Windows monopoly - XP, Vista or otherwise. There are sufficient free operating systems out there to provide an excellent base for any organization to transition away from proprietary software altogether.

Any public institution should certainly investigate ways in which it can get out of the artificial lock-in created by proprietary software vendors. The savings that can be realized by using free and open alternatives can be used to create solutions that meet the specific needs of the organizations that depend on them.

re: The best of Windows XP on YouTube

Peter Hugosson-Miller — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:42:00 GMT

So what did those two deleted videos used to do that was so cool?

re: The ‘Save XP’ campaign officially arrives in Canada

Howard Katz — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Vista is the Dumb Blonde of operating systems: very pretty, but slow and unreliable.

XP won me over because it was faster, more reliable and more resilient than its predecessor, Windows 2000. It was also compatible, running virtually every application that ran on 2000. What a concept: more real value for me, and compatible with what I was already using. Over the past 5 years, I have upgraded every single one of my clients from Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows 2000 to XP. Not one has had a complaint about either performance or reliability. IT WORKS.

Vista has not proven to me that its either faster, or more reliable, or compatible with what I have now. In fact, quite the contrary: the only clients I have who have bought Vista are suffering from a host of reliability and compatibility problems. 'nuf said.

re: The ‘Save XP’ campaign officially arrives in Canada

SatisfiedPenguin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:07:00 GMT

XP had similar problems (though not as pronounced) when it came out. That's why we started transitioning then to Linux and BSDs. The transition was fairly painless, costs have dropped amazingly and now we are Windows free. Vista may be a major factor in moving more business operations to alternative sofftware solutions.

re: The ‘Save XP’ campaign officially arrives in Canada

BIg E — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:08:00 GMT

I think it's unfair for Microsoft to force people to use Vista because they think it's better. What about all the software that I deal with on a daily basis that tell me they are not yet compatible with Vista. I can't switch over anything until I receive confirmation as well as time to test Vista with these peices of software. So if Vista is forced on us before these applications become compatible, am I suppose to stop buying PC's for people and halt any hardware upgrades?

re: The ‘Save XP’ campaign officially arrives in Canada

gerry — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:59:00 GMT

where i work, we use xp pro in all our panasonic cf30 mdts and most of our pcs. other pcs run windows 2000. we have not & will not be upgrading to vista because the applications we run on the mdts & pcs are not priven to function on vista.

keep xp!!