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June 25th | Tell us what you think [ 0 comments ] XP support XP support Zoom Zoom Microsoft has told its customers that it will be supporting Windows XP until 2014 - a much longer period than it normally supplies. The failure of Vista to get the kind of purchase of its predecessor and the continued rise of sub-notebooks which need less memory intensive operating systems has given XP a life outside of the expected. Although the OS will not be sold by OEM manufacturers after June 30 apart from as a preinstalled 'downgrade' (until January 2009) in their more powerful products, XP will not be fading away just yet, and Microsoft has listened to its customers and will provide support. Red Letter Day for Vista The news came in a letter sent out by the company, and it goes on to launch a defence of the beleaguered Vista - which is due to be replaced inside the next two years. "Windows Vista is a very significant step forward, but our customers have made it clear that they want broader support for devices and applications in order to enjoy the overall experience,"wrote Bill Veghte, senior vice president of the Microsoft Windows Business Group. "During the last year, we have worked diligently with our hardware and software partners to improve compatibility to remove the barriers that prevent users from taking advantage of the important advancements Windows Vista delivers. It has been a year of exciting and critical progress." By Patrick Goss list of 3 items ----- Original Message ----- From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:50 AM Subject: A Little Off Topic, But not that much > Hello List Members, > If you haven't heard the news, here it is. > The days of running Windows XP on our systems are or have come to an end. > This means trouble for some of us that have a fancy to some audio editors, > because they aren't compatible with VISTA. > The audio editor of my choice is DC-7, but it doesn't interface to well > with VISTA. > I also found out that Studio Recorder doesn't work with VISTA at all. > > I mean, I couldn't get it to work for me. > I heard that there were problems with Total Recorder and getting it to > work right the first time with VISTA. > But when you want to upgrade to better audio hardware such as sound cards, > the drivers have to be signed by Microsoft. > Or else, the sound cards won't work. > But what about today's MP3 players and ipods? > In Windows XP, you don't need special drivers to load audio files on to > them. > But with VISTA, it's not simply plug and play. > Now, you will have to get permission from Microsoft to do anything with > audio hardware or any hardware of any kind. > What's the point in that?I myself, am shopping around for a good deal on a > Mack system. > So if any of you have any tips or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. > Tips and suggestions on things like screen reading software and audio > editors for Macs. > My best regards. > John. > PS. Don't take my word for it, read about this at: > www.pcworld.com > or go to: > www.npr.org > and click on Monday June 30 and then business news. > You can either read about it or listen to it here. > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________ NOD32 3235 (20080702) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
