You can expect pain when you take a hammer to your fingers too. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < popoz...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The upgrade path is not known at this time, but it should be expected that > you will be able to upgrade directly from XP to Windows 7. > > Stewart > > > At 04:34 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote: > >> But would`t I have to have Vista in place in order to upgrade to 7?...Or >> better stay with XP and wait, if I have to start from scratch with 7 so be >> it... >> >> Marcio >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: mike <xha...@gmail.com> >> >Sent: Apr 30, 2009 5:22 PM >> >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >> >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out? >> > >> >Two points here. No, at this point with win 7 on the horizon there is no >> >reason to go out and buy a copy of Vista. If you are purchasing a new >> >computer which comes loaded with Vista then good, leave it. Vista has no >> >more bugs than XP or any other OS. >> > >> >As far as her accuracy about Vista being discontinued, bogus. About it >> >being too expensive to fix...bogus. It's already fixed, the part that >> isn't >> >fixed are press reports and MS haters like Tom who continue attack it >> >without any facts. >> > >> > >> > >> >On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Marcio <m...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Thanks to you all. No, she did not say that. She said that Microsoft >> was >> >> discontinuing selling Windows Vista (actually that it already >> discontinued) >> >> because it would be too expensive to fix it. She meant that Microsoft >> >> decided to stop selling Windows Vista. That I then would be better off >> >> staying with the XP Home and wait to see what was coming from >> Microsoft. I >> >> have no doubt that this is what she said. Did not mention Premium or >> >> Business. >> >> >> >> I can´t find in Brazil a Windows Vista Upgrade from Microsoft Home XP >> >> (Portuguese). So to swith to Vista I would have to start from zero... >> what a >> >> pain... but I was willing to do so that I would have a Vista and wait >> for 7. >> >> But she said that Microsoft had decided to stop selling all Vistas in >> no >> >> uncertain terms. >> >> >> >> Will stay with the XP Home. Do you all see any good reason for me to >> buy a >> >> Vista Home (or Premium) and start from scratch? To prepare for 7? >> >> >> >> Marcio >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >From: Tony B <ton...@gmail.com> >> >> >Sent: Apr 30, 2009 4:35 PM >> >> >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >> >> >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out? >> >> > >> >> >My first reaction was "This guy is an idiot". But I think you may have >> >> just >> >> >misunderstood. Perhaps he was saying that, for the cost of him >> installing >> >> >it, you might be better off waiting a couple years for Windows 7 SP1. >> Or >> >> >something. >> >> > >> >> >Anyway, MS has no intention of killing off Vista before XP, but like >> all >> >> >versions of Windows, it's an incremental upgrade. I wouldn't buy a new >> >> >computer today without it. The included UAC is about the only >> protection >> >> you >> >> >have against malware these days. >> >> > >> >> >PS The version you want is Vista Home *Premium*. Do NOT get Vista >> Home. >> >> >Maybe that's what he meant? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Marcio <m...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Talk with my computer shop today and wanted to buy from them the >> Windows >> >> >> Vista Nome SP1 to install on my new computer. The nice owner told me >> >> that I >> >> >> should not buy it because Microsoft is taking Vista out of the >> market >> >> >> because it would cost them too much to fix all the bugs. Recommended >> >> that I >> >> >> stay with my Windows XP Home until we learn what microsoft is going >> to >> >> do. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >************************************************************************* >> >> >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy >> ** >> >> >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> >> >> >************************************************************************* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy >> ** >> >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> > >> > >> >************************************************************************* >> >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> >************************************************************************* >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> > > Rev. 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