Re: XP and the older computer
From: SlowJet (SlowJet_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/01/04
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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:43:02 -0700
OK, Ken, ;)
But I've been there and done that.
And as you say, NT to Home is not qualifed.
(Do you have any idea what a effort it would take a working dad to get established on ebay, paypal, and the risk?)
Do you have kids on a computer?
Their demands easily meet or exceed any thing the coding guru's can through at them.
And yes, a family needs the security and networking ease more than ever.
A $100 is not worht the hassle of Home's lacking.
And the emotional cost and time is not worth it.
Plus, the dad, can remote to the PC and fix it, reboot it, change security.
I wouldn't use Home if I got it free.
But we all learn at our own pace. :)
SJ
"Ken Blake" wrote:
> In news:D7462A4B-0E76-45A7-8479-A1047892907E@microsoft.com,
> SlowJet <SlowJet@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>
> > Hi James, :)
> >
> > I wouldn't do that if I were you. :)
> >
> > I would wait a month and get a full retail version Win XP PRO
>
>
> Anyone who buys a Full version when he qualifies for an Upgrade
> version is simply wasting a significant amount of money. Like the
> Full version, the Upgrade can do either an upgrade or a clean
> installation; the only difference is that the Upgrade version
> requires a previous qualifying version's CD.
>
> Also, a computer for the kids doesn't require XP Professional. XP
> Home is identical to Professional except that it's missing a few
> features (mostly related to networking and security) that the
> kids don't need. And XP Home is much cheaper than Professional.
> Although his WIndows NT won't qualify for an upgrade to XP Home
> (it will qualify for an upgrade to XP Professional), he's better
> off buying a cheap copy of Windows 98 on eBay and using that to
> qualify for the upgrade.
>
> Between these two points, he can save around $100 US.
>
>
> > with
> > the soon to be released Service Pack 2 included (probably
> labeled as
> > such).
>
>
> SP2 will *probably* be released soon, but there are no
> guarantees. Microsoft hasn't announced a release date. Even if it
> is released as soon as next month, the stock in the stores won't
> instamntly incorporate it, and it could take many months before a
> store-bought copy is likely to incorporate SP2.
>
>
> > You will be glade you did in the long run as it will install
> > everything at once. You can reformat the hard drive with the
> newest
> > NTFS version and use a better cluster size at install time by
> > deleting the current partition. Also you won't need an older CD
> of NT
> > around.
> > Lastly, when that PC breaks you can get a new one and use the
> full
> > copy on it.
>
>
> If the computer breaks (or if for any other reasonn he wants a
> new one) he can move Windows XP to a new one wehther or not he
> buys a Full version or an UPgrade version and whether or not he
> buys XP Home or Professional. The only restriction is that if he
> buys an OEM version (which he didn't even suggest buying) he can
> not move it to a different computer.
>
> His best choice is almost certainly an XP Home Upgrade version,
> not an XP Professional Full version, and waiting a month will
> make no difference.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
> > "James D" wrote:
> >
> >> I have recently acquired an older computer which I plan on
> using for
> >> a second computer for my kids. It came with Windows NT
> Workstation
> >> installed on it. I would like to purchase a copy of Windows XP
> and
> >> install that on it. The POST screen says it's an AMD Duron
> 600MHz
> >> but within Windows NT the properties screen says "x86 Family 6
> Model
> >> 3 Stepping 0" which should I believe, and will XP work on this
> >> computer? By the way, it has 256 MB of RAM.
>
>
>
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