Saturday, July 15, 2006
Goodbye Windows 9x!!!
Windows 98, ME and Windows 2000 will not longer be supported by Microsoft. This means there will be no further security updates, no further programming resources or applications designed to run on the Windows legacy operating systems and be windows xp compatible. Its time for domestic users to look at going to windows xp if the legacy machine they are running can handle the operating system.
A legacy machine to run Xp properly will have to be over 400mhz and have at least 256mb of ram, but you could get by with 128 if your prepared to go make yourself a cup of coffee whilst waiting for it to start up. So Microsoft have released the Windows XP starter edition aimed at the older PC market it is a cut down version of XP that will boot happily on a machine with 64MB of ram and the product is aimed at low income families and developing countries, who often get ex government pcs from developed countries.for use by civilians and government agencies.
Microsoft on the cut out date for support to the legacy operating systems have released a “thin client” package called windows fundamentals which has to be operated in a client/server network situation so it will be useless in the domestic situation. This is why they have released the starter edition for home users.
A legacy machine to run Xp properly will have to be over 400mhz and have at least 256mb of ram, but you could get by with 128 if your prepared to go make yourself a cup of coffee whilst waiting for it to start up. So Microsoft have released the Windows XP starter edition aimed at the older PC market it is a cut down version of XP that will boot happily on a machine with 64MB of ram and the product is aimed at low income families and developing countries, who often get ex government pcs from developed countries.for use by civilians and government agencies.
Microsoft on the cut out date for support to the legacy operating systems have released a “thin client” package called windows fundamentals which has to be operated in a client/server network situation so it will be useless in the domestic situation. This is why they have released the starter edition for home users.
# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 8:06 PM 
