Re: Can/How transfer XP to a new computer?

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
Comrade wrote:
Hey i got burned - i realize it.

Yes. You may feel burned, because it was not in big flashing
lights and most people do not read the fine-print these days - or
care to. They assume they understand what they are getting and
then find out too late they had *no idea*.

but dont for a second think that 99% of people understand any of
that.

Understand any of it? Nope. Likely not.
Ignorance is not a valid excuse in my book. Sure - if you were
underage and couldn;'t have entered into a binding agreement - I
could see where ignorance could be an excuse - somehow - but as an
adult - you wouldn't sign a contract on a new car, home, or just
about anything large without reading the contract - or at least one
would hope.

I know I will not spend large sums of money (and that phrase is
determined by the item(s) being looked at in reference to other
item(s) of the same or similar type - so XP qualifies) without
knowing as muchg as I could before buying it and getting into some
agreement I did not understand. It's not like a Google Search
doesn't bring up thousands of these types of discussions now - so
even the argument that "There is no easy way for the consumer to
find this information" is a pretty weak one now. Sure - you could
say they do not have a computer to look it up on yet - but I would
bet they have access to one and can use one somewhere to do the
necessary research - or perhaps just ask someone they trust and
know that may know more about it than them.

But then again M$ and unfortunately many other companies do not
want informed consumers.

So, it is completely the sellers' responsibility to inform the
consumer? To make sure that they understand all of the information
they provided? Wouldn't it be more resonable to expect the one
desiring/obtaining/looking at the product in question to ask
about/learn about/fully research the product before they spend
their money unwisely? Or are you saying that everyone in the world
should be spoon fed and everyone doingthe feeding is trustworthy?
heh

That is the bottom line as i see it.

You are welcomed to see it that way.. I see it as lack of effort to
learn on the consumers part.
I know NOTHING about sprinkler systems (or didn't, actually) - but
before I had mine repaired, I did heavy research, called and asked
questions, called in favors and the likes. It meant a $300
difference in the repairs. Well worth it in my opinion and I now
know one more thing. Same could be said for some repairs on my
car, some repairs inside my home, etc. A little research can go a
LONG way.

The OS is perhaps the most essential integral part of a computer -
and at no time did i feel that the salesperson nor the "fine"
print ever tried to make this information easily available.

Why is that their job? Their job is to sell you that product.
More than likely you bought it from a chain store, online or over
the phone. Those people do not even have to know the products they
sell. Some of those choices actually don't have a true salesman.
Not to mention - if you haven't learned to do your own research and
learn things on your own by
now - well - I hope you have time to do so and you will never learn
it any younger.

I was an uneducated consumer - that was my fault. Now at least
i've gained enough knowledge to make informed decisions.

This is good. Continue that trend in ALL purchases and you will be
more fulfilled.

Henceforth my decisions will be to use alternatives to M$ products.

Go for it. Is it the right decision? I can only give you my
opinion on this particular case given the entirety of this thread
and all its sub-threads that you have participated in.

It is a bad choice for you. If you couldn't research the one thing
that made the Windows XP license agreement (really - almost all the
MS license agreements have similar restrictions/wording) then the
alternative OSes (barring possibly MacOS X - which hides much from
its end user - at least uninformed end-user) will be too much for
you to use due to the shear amount of research it will take for you
to accomplish tasks that you may have gotten used to doing with a
few clicks and no reading in the Windows world.

It's my opinion - hope you prove me wrong. We could always use
another educated end-user out there helping others.

But i do agree with the previous user that ms +retail computer
makers are running a scam. I'm done drinking the kool-aid.

Running a scam? I guess you could look at it that way..
Another way would be "weeding out the herd". *grin*

An educated purchaser rarely gets taken and one that has been taken
and LEARNS from it - rarely gets taken again.

Comrade wrote:
To: Shenan Stanley

Seems as if we were posting at the same time - I was a minor when I
bought my first computer - and until recently didn't understand the
situation nor my options.

I decided (just for fun and to have a challenge) to build my own
computer. This has actually been a great experience - and it is
ALOT easier than most people think.

That is when I found out that my OS assumption was erroneous. So
all in all it is a great learning experience. I was under the
mistaken belief that you pretty much had to use windows. Now I
know otherwise and am going to explore different options.

Fantastic. I am glad to see that you now know there are more options out
there and are going to explore them!

I wish you the best of luck. I wouldn't turn your back completely on
Windows - because you *will* run into it again down the road unless
something strange happens. I encourage you to explore different avenues for
Operating Systems and software - but don't forget that in doing so, Windows
then becomes just one of the many choices you have and will likely have to
use somewhere/sometime in the future. I'm all about knowing as much as you
can about as many things as you can.

I am glad you did not take my comments as harsh or disparaging. I wish you
the best of luck and encourage you to continue learning and asking
questions - even in places like this. Otherwise - life gets boring. hah

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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