what happens after XP?

4W4K3 · 11-15-2005, 12:24 AM

Everything is expensive when it first comes out. XP was this way, it used to cost $200+ or so didn't it? Now you can pick up a copy for $75. Just wait a bit and buy it later. I have no plans of getting it until i get a powerful computer, and that might be a year or more until it's complete.

Mibs · 11-15-2005, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamilia

oh 2006 thats pretty soon cool. what happened to calling it windows then the year? and while im asking about windows what is XP suppose to stand for

XP stands for "EXPERIENCE"

Isn't that neat.

ueon · 11-15-2005, 02:07 AM

ya, windows vista, its still really buggy though, my friend got it off bittorrent and didnt like that much.

Lamilia · 11-15-2005, 02:27 AM

ok so like im talking to you from a windows 2000 pentium 3 computer i got for $100 and its like my first computer that is all mine (that has DSL anyways) and yeah...anyways im probably going to stick with windows for a while the only thing i liked in that list of windows vista features was the fast start up thing

vortmax · 11-15-2005, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ueon

ya, windows vista, its still really buggy though, my friend got it off bittorrent and didnt like that much.

That's called a beta.... B--E--T--A as in test version to find and eliminate bugs. Besides, there are a ton of drivers not yet released for Vista, so it's no suprise it ran like crap.

Curt · 11-15-2005, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by vortmax

That's called a beta.... B--E--T--A as in test version to find and eliminate bugs. Besides, there are a ton of drivers not yet released for Vista, so it's no suprise it ran like crap.

On top of that, its an unreleased OS that was downloaded through the net, who knows if:

1. It's been tampered with or not
2. If it's even the latest beta release.

jae1227 · 11-18-2005, 02:41 AM

Yeah and also Vesta is 64-Bit (I don't exactly know what that means All I know is that most processor now use 32-Bit) so I do not know haw may people could run it with out getting a new computer

[-0MEGA-] · 11-18-2005, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 4W4K3

Everything is expensive when it first comes out. XP was this way, it used to cost $200+ or so didn't it? Now you can pick up a copy for $75. Just wait a bit and buy it later. I have no plans of getting it until i get a powerful computer, and that might be a year or more until it's complete.

It still costs about $300 for XP Pro Retail at stores, lol

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Originally Posted by jae1227

Yeah and also Vesta is 64-Bit (I don't exactly know what that means All I know is that most processor now use 32-Bit) so I do not know haw may people could run it with out getting a new computer

I believe there making a 32 and 64 bit version.

shupola · 11-18-2005, 03:19 AM

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I believe there making a 32 and 64 bit version.

on that note, i wonder when computers are gonna leave 32bit behind and move on to 64bit if ever?

4W4K3 · 11-18-2005, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

It still costs about $300 for XP Pro Retail at stores, lol

Damn that's a rip

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102153

You could get it even cheaper without the SP2 update if they sell it taht way. I couldn't find a "retail" package, but what is it like $50 more for a box and some more paper? lol

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11-15-2005, 02:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
ueon New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6	ya, windows vista, its still really buggy though, my friend got it off bittorrent and didnt like that much.

11-18-2005, 02:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
jae1227 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 29	Yeah and also Vesta is 64-Bit (I don't exactly know what that means All I know is that most processor now use 32-Bit) so I do not know haw may people could run it with out getting a new computer