At 15:46 07.01.02 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, > As of December 20, 2001 Micro Warehouse still had Windows 2000 > upgrade >available. I am also thinking of purchasing a couple of extra copies for >future use.
As far as I know, it's legally to DOWNGRADE a Microsoft product. If you run out of W2000, buy XP and install W2000. Edi > From what I have read, there is very little advantage in >upgrading from Windows 2000 to XP. Certainly none when you factor in the >extra cost and inconvenience of software activation. The change from >Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 however, was impressive. It was almost like >getting a processor upgrade. Protel 99 SE SP6 seems to run better than ever >on my old PIII machine. > > It just figures, every time I find something good in a Microsoft > product >they have to go and trash it. >:( > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rene Tschaggelar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:19 PM >To: Protel EDA Forum >Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home > > >I tried hard to find some Win2k pro. >While I was successful now, I know I won't within a few month. >I stocked a few Win2k for the upcoming machines that will last >another 6 years. We'll see what happens till then. > > >Rene > >Mike Ingle wrote: > > > > While in general agreement that I am not interested in moving to XP, one >is > > faced with the fact that almost all new PCs come with it. Thus usres >buying > > partticularly name brand PCs are going to be faced with using XP, or >coming > > up with an old license for win 2k (my preference). > > > > I hate that Protel is going to have to invest engineering effort into XP > > compatability rather than autorouter and other basic feature upgrades. > > Basically as I see it we are all going to be paying for the fact that XP >is > > not compatible with previous windows versions. Protel has no choice but >to > > make their product compatible with the latest version of windows. > > > > Mike ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + IH electronic + Phone: ++41 52 320 90 00 + + Edi Im Hof + Fax: ++41 52 320 90 04 + + Doernlerstrasse 1, Sulz + URL: http://www.ihe.ch + + CH-8544 Rickenbach-Attikon + E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] + + Switzerland + + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
