it works good enough...
someitguy79 | 06/05/09
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"good enough" is the problem
wayne62682 | 06/05/09
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Agree -- but
nizuse | 06/05/09
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And, but, so, therefore?
GoodThings2Life | 06/05/09
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Clarification:
nizuse | 06/05/09
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Clarification
bsa2000 | 06/09/09
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Vista was good enough to ditch XP
Tommy S. | 06/09/09
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Are you kidding?
Hates Idiots | 06/09/09
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ABSOLUTELY CORRECT ( )
Timewellwasted | 06/09/09
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agree!
fletchb | 06/22/09
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But Vista was NOT good enough to ditch XP!!
ffuhs | 06/16/09
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Where's the value
curph01@... | 06/05/09
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That's where IT and . . .
clarnT | 06/05/09
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exactly!
fletchb | 06/22/09
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Justification
djmik | 06/05/09
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Justification for you:
nizuse | 06/05/09
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And how many of those pages...
MGP2 | 06/05/09
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I don't know.
nizuse | 06/05/09
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Laying a finger
online@... | 06/08/09
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I Gave M$FT Wasta Six Months of My Life...and It Sucks, Period!
drprod@... | 06/08/09
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Re: Justification
MarkKB | 06/05/09
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Try this using Bing!
nizuse | 06/05/09
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search for
richvball44 | 06/06/09
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search results
Dameadows | 06/07/09
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Your math sucks.
Cayble | 06/05/09
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I don't do math, and those are not my standards.
nizuse | 06/05/09
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Why Googling to prove a point is useless:
msalzberg | 06/05/09
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Putting the search within quotes should provide more accurate results
InAction Man | 06/06/09
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No, not more accurate.
rtk | 06/06/09
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This is meaningless
A.Sinic | 06/06/09
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@Sinic: Not at all. Put your query within quotes and that will never happen
InAction Man | 06/06/09
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WTF??? Manipulation or lack of something...........
Timewellwasted | 06/09/09
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You don't understand how google works, do you?
Bozzer | 06/06/09
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The google search algorithm works better than you think
InAction Man | 06/06/09
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No, it doesn't
mwagner@... | 06/08/09
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Old software?
flboffin | 06/08/09
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Well, yes, it does...
mdsock@... | 06/08/09
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I agree--mostly
flboffin | 06/09/09
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Indeed!
GoodThings2Life | 06/05/09
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And this is the classic example of why
frgough | 06/05/09
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Like Apple, Oracle and MS you mean?
Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
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ridiculous post
stevey_d | 06/05/09
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ARE YOU AN IT??
Timewellwasted | 06/09/09
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Yep, exactly.
frgough | 06/05/09
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Who were IT professionals.
Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
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Ha! They are not run by IT men. Get real.
Cayble | 06/05/09
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And their background is...?
Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
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I think you and I both know...
Cayble | 06/07/09
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sheash
mojorison67@... | 06/08/09
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no, the problem is that Vista sux
rosanlo | 06/05/09
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What was the compelling reason to go from 2000 to XP?
mikefarinha | 06/05/09
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It ccertainly does...
chrome_slinky@... | 06/05/09
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2K was never marketed or intended for home use (NT)
soonerproud | 06/05/09
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add to that open source projects... now that xp will no longer be
brokndodge@... | 06/06/09
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I remember when...
A.Sinic | 06/06/09
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compelling reason to go from 2000 to XP?
EarFix | 06/09/09
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Nah
The_Curmudgeon | 06/22/09
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vista's faliure is not due to quality... it's more of an economic issue
brokndodge@... | 06/06/09
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Also consider ...
stillgolfing | 06/09/09
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You don't understand "good enough" in this case then
Cayble | 06/05/09
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And to add to this comment
soonerproud | 06/05/09
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And Microsoft's indolence has even shifted the blame...
HypnoToad72 | 06/07/09
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"Good enough" means what it says!
BigRonW | 06/08/09
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"good enough" is by definition "GOOD ENOUGH"
umlguy | 06/08/09
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Methinks you don't "get it"
online@... | 06/08/09
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maybe good enough for regula folks but not for large biz
Haas | 06/08/09
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JUST THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE
Timewellwasted | 06/09/09
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Change for change sake ???
badders46 | 06/09/09
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You pay for it
shadowwalker1@... | 06/09/09
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"Perfection" is a realiteve term
kovachevg@... | 06/09/09
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Early adopters are suckers
hines1957@... | 06/10/09
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You've got it WRONG!!
The_Curmudgeon | 06/22/09
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good enough
Strangebird | 07/02/09
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USB drives are the problem
daengbo | 06/06/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
GoodThings2Life | 06/05/09
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Approach is wrong
nizuse | 06/05/09
|

By your logic...
GoodThings2Life | 06/05/09
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Help me understand
brad@... | 06/05/09
|
  
Upgrading is a Consumer Choice
GoodThings2Life | 06/05/09
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To which I will add: the vendor's interest
nizuse | 06/05/09
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Thanks for a detailed reply
brad@... | 06/05/09
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Security.
ye | 06/06/09
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@Brad
M.R. Kennedy | 06/06/09
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M.R. and ye - Thanks!
brad@... | 06/08/09
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Oh this is fun!
nizuse | 06/05/09
|
  
Now that i agree with
macadam | 06/05/09
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Pre SP2, I agree...
GoodThings2Life | 06/05/09
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yes, Pre SP2
macadam | 06/05/09
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So the take away is OS X and Linux were of poor quality...
ye | 06/05/09
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If that's what you read into it, I can't help you.
nizuse | 06/05/09
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Well, that's what you were saying.
ye | 06/06/09
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Reading skills
nizuse | 06/06/09
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@nizuse
wolf_z | 06/08/09
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Ye flinging dung and twisting words as usual...
EarFix | 06/09/09
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Not hardly
macadam | 06/05/09
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Here's the issue a lot of us have, and is exploited here by Adrian.
rtk | 06/06/09
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Very good point. I had forgot all about it.
ye | 06/06/09
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KDE 4.2 is great
lefty.crupps | 06/08/09
|
 
Mac
davebarnes | 06/05/09
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And because
jrbeaman | 06/08/09
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Simple Answer
DannyO_0x98 | 06/05/09
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faulty assumptions...
Dave32265 | 06/05/09
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... why do Mac and Linux users upgrade to the latest releases
lad.koc | 06/09/09
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Very well put
dfolk2 | 06/05/09
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Totally agree.
nizuse | 06/07/09
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For once, I agree with you. (Red letter day)
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/09
|
 
WOT?
nizuse | 06/05/09
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When your right, your right...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/09
|
   
?
EarFix | 06/09/09
|
 
64 bit world
mswift@... | 06/08/09
|
  
Most users don't have long cpu intensive jobs.
jrbeaman | 06/08/09
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Change is the Problem.
itguy08 | 06/05/09
|

almost...
Badgered | 06/05/09
|
 
change is fine, as long as there is payback
stevey_d | 06/05/09
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No foldersize, old programs not working
po_134@... | 06/05/09
|

Some call this an improvement
nizuse | 06/05/09
|

I'm running Folder Sizes on Win 7
wolf_z | 06/08/09
|
 
Vista Capability.
Daschmi | 06/11/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
wkulecz | 06/05/09
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yes, the networking part is appalling
stevey_d | 06/05/09
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SO what?
jrbeaman | 06/08/09
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For the average person..Why change?
Aljebra | 06/05/09
|

Agreed, but why downgrade?
Rob Oakes | 06/05/09
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well I did, and I'm not a technophobe
stevey_d | 06/05/09
|
 
semantics...
nizuse | 06/05/09
|
 
I was only discussing XP to Win7, not from Vista though
Aljebra | 06/06/09
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I've had almost no problems with Vista
step69 | 06/12/09
|

Excellent point
kcredden2 | 06/05/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
scallag | 06/05/09
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Microsoft never asked its customers what they wanted.
UrbanBard | 06/05/09
|

Why?
zenwalker | 06/06/09
|

Apple offers less for more $
step69 | 06/12/09
|
The real reason...
Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
|

Addition:
nizuse | 06/05/09
|
 
And that's the point!
Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
|
  
You can't buy Ubuntu.
nizuse | 06/07/09
|
   
Uh BULL SHEET and which NT???
Timewellwasted | 06/09/09
|
  
"meaningful impact"
lefty.crupps | 06/08/09
|

corporate penetration of vista has reduced
stevey_d | 06/05/09
|
 
I'm sure you have stats to back that up!
Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
|
  
Not sure what your point is here.
nizuse | 06/05/09
|
   
It's quite simple really...
Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
|
    
Ok. I see.
nizuse | 06/05/09
|
     
Prepare for a long wait...
InAction Man | 06/06/09
|
  
Forrester: Vista least popular OS ever.
stevey_d | 06/05/09
|
   
rebuttal source
rtk | 06/06/09
|
    
I gave you Forrester's survey, you gave me an opinion peice by Bott
stevey_d | 06/06/09
|
   
Oh stevey, stevey...
Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
|
    
Ah the Good Ol' Forrester source
nizuse | 06/07/09
|

@Sleeper Service
Axsimulate | 06/05/09
|
 
Are we talking home or enterprise?
itpro_z | 06/05/09
|
  
@itpro_z
Axsimulate | 06/05/09
|
 
It may not...
Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
|
XP will be pushed out for the same reasons NT/2000 lost....
JoeMama_z | 06/05/09
|

that's the opposite of what admins are telling me
stevey_d | 06/05/09
|
 
Not this one
itpro_z | 06/05/09
|
  
2000 machines?
Timewellwasted | 06/09/09
|
  
"no complaints"
EarFix | 06/11/09
|
   
Ufda
Timewellwasted | 06/13/09
|

Once Vista hardware is aged...
bjbrock | 06/05/09
|
 
No way better?
itpro_z | 06/05/09
|
  
And here's my take
nizuse | 06/05/09
|
   
Really
itpro_z | 06/05/09
|
    
Try a fourth group
nizuse | 06/06/09
|
    
Vista-victim of smear campaign
step69 | 06/12/09
|
   
Take 2...
zenwalker | 06/06/09
|
  
sorry don't agree
stevey_d | 06/05/09
|
   
Once again...
itpro_z | 06/05/09
|
    
Your three points... let's see:
nizuse | 06/06/09
|
     
I call BS
wolf_z | 06/08/09
|
 
Some counters
JoeMama_z | 06/05/09
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Switching between OS' is no option...
bjbrock | 06/05/09
|
XP Mode, a blessing and a curse
LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
|

never heard of qemu or vmware huh?
stevey_d | 06/05/09
|
Switched from Vista to XP
eldris | 06/05/09
|
Who are you talking about when you say users?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/09
|
The answer is quite simple
Roger Ramjet | 06/05/09
|

I think you nailed it. -nt-
Bruizer | 06/06/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
shellcodes_coder | 06/06/09
|
running XP on Win7
ThinkFairer | 06/06/09
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WHY!!!! Simple
Scubajrr | 06/06/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
sparkle farkle | 06/06/09
|
People don't upgrade
obliquewordsmith | 06/06/09
|
There's no defending a broken Windows XP.
Solid Jedi Knight | 06/07/09
|

Vista now a different animal?
nizuse | 06/07/09
|
 
Funny
NStalnecker | 06/07/09
|

Another rediculous claim...
jrbeaman | 06/08/09
|
Vista the disaster...
InAction Man | 06/07/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
aopiehl | 06/07/09
|
Time to move on, WinXP was good, WIn7 is nice as free OS
daniel.pereznet | 06/07/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
bbarnes@... | 06/08/09
|
Lessons from Apple
brad@... | 06/08/09
|
XP Does Easy Networking As I Want It.
UDHSS | 06/08/09
|
XP is the "best" solution for me
SteveMak | 06/08/09
|
Microsoft support sucks anyway activation only concern for XP
Randalllind | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
lroseman@... | 06/08/09
|

In additon
lroseman@... | 06/08/09
|
No one I support uses Windows....
floodman | 06/08/09
|
The problem? Reinstalling apps!
pwoodruff@... | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
dobick@... | 06/08/09
|
This explains a lot
InAction Man | 06/08/09
|

Key point from long-winded read...
Warazen | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
earinze | 06/08/09
|
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It!
benoddo | 06/08/09
|
As others have said, there is no problem with XP
D. W. Bierbaum | 06/08/09
|

I am amazed.
jrbeaman | 06/08/09
|

And with a good antivirus ....
lad.koc | 06/09/09
|
 
Virus Writers bring me viruses (virii?)
D. W. Bierbaum | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
breade98@... | 06/08/09
|
Just run XP mode in Windows 7...
harry_w_lewis@... | 06/08/09
|

But WHY?
jrbeaman | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
calvaryumc@... | 06/08/09
|
I don't disagree ...
mwagner@... | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
quasilou | 06/08/09
|
Problem, what problem?
bashkin001@... | 06/08/09
|

In addition, there's the cost and time of setup
D. W. Bierbaum | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
trell@... | 06/08/09
|

I for one will stick with XP.
lamapper | 06/08/09
|
 
I for one will stick with XP
trell@... | 06/08/09
|
 
Excellent parody ..
stillgolfing | 06/09/09
|
The Idiot Lady at Microsoft...
billmichael | 06/08/09
|

Interface for Win7...
sframberger@... | 06/08/09
|

What is her name?
InAction Man | 06/09/09
|
 
RE: What is her name?
lead1234 | 06/20/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
vahnx | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
kaneda70 | 06/08/09
|

well consider this sir...
g-ssg | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
janegraves@... | 06/08/09
|
If they really want to sell Win7...
sframberger@... | 06/08/09
|
I was forced to use Vista...
sykandtyed | 06/08/09
|
Why Average Joe doesn't want to leave XP.
kaveetdanani@... | 06/08/09
|
Basically.......
chaz15 | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
wonderbored | 06/08/09
|
"vista sucks" only got 130,000 hits!
pcubbage1934 | 06/08/09
|
XP Still Isn't Finished
luckyg | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
msch43@... | 06/08/09
|
The release date on XP is irrelevant
answrtek | 06/08/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
answrtek | 06/08/09
|
Backwards Compatability is the issue
Ken_SF | 06/08/09
|
No Such Thing as Good Enough
gbentley@... | 06/08/09
|

You are absolutely correct ...
stillgolfing | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
allchornr | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
tleewade | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
ndelonas | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
dch1969 | 06/09/09
|
I think you hit it right on the head....
mikifinaz1@... | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
kovachevg@... | 06/09/09
|
No change required yet ......
stillgolfing | 06/09/09
|
The Williams Pinball story ...
stillgolfing | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
dandl@... | 06/09/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
peter@... | 06/09/09
|
Similarly . . .
hawkeye96 | 06/10/09
|
No problem with XP
zclayton2 | 06/10/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
lucky_mom401@... | 06/12/09
|
no problem at all with vista 64 bit
katrillionaire@... | 06/12/09
|
The Problems with MS, Vista and Windows7
vmeck@... | 06/14/09
|

D i t t o - - - - D i t t o - - - -
Vibrator1918 | 06/14/09
|
old apps?
guyonearth | 06/14/09
|
True
guyonearth | 06/14/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
Vibrator1918 | 06/14/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
UltraSBM | 06/16/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
journeyb | 06/16/09
|
The Problem with "Vista/Windows 7" Not XP
matt.d | 06/16/09
|
RE: The problem with XP ...
stand3 | 06/16/09
|
It's never the tool, it's always the work
walter2 | 06/17/09
|
Hooray
journeyb | 06/18/09
|
I just bought my copy of Win7
jemd@... | 06/29/09
|

You LOVE your PC's OS??
daves1646 | 07/05/09
|
Got No Problem with Xp !
daves1646 | 07/05/09
|