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Windows 7: Microsoft extends XP Downgrade rights until 2020
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13 Jul 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 Pembroke |
Microsoft extends XP Downgrade rights until 2020
Quote: Originally Posted by Neowin.net In an unusual move from Microsoft, the software giant announced that it will allow downgrade rights from Windows 7 to Windows XP Professional right up until 2020.
Microsoft originally stated that users could downgrade to Windows XP 18 months after the debut of Windows 7, or until Windows 7 SP1, which is just around the corner. However, the company changed its mind once again, offering customers the chance to downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP Professional until 2020, the entire lifecycle of Windows 7. Read the full article here.
I thought the goal was to KILL XP  | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom | Whitebox
OS Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04
CPU Intel E6750 @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Revision 1.1)
Memory 2x2GB & 2x1GB (6GB) OCZ Reaper 1066MHz @ 1080MHz
Graphics Card EVGA nVidia GTX 260 896mb (216 Core) FTW Edition
Sound Card Realtek ALC888
Monitor(s) Displays 21" VIZIO TV
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 @ 60Hz
Keyboard Logitech Wireless S520
Mouse Logitech Wireless S520 - Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse
PSU Corsair 750W
Case NZXT Nemesis Elite
Cooling Thermaltake SpinQ
Hard Drives Western Digital WD6401AALS - 640GB
Hitachi HDP725016GLA380 - 160GB
Internet Speed Download: 20mbps, Upload: 3mbps
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13 Jul 2010
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Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 Morecambe, Lancashire, England |
I think that's way too long to extend it until. Extending it to 2 years, or possibly 3 years then fair enough, but an extra 10 years just goes against, like you said, phasing XP out altogether. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core i7 920 3.2GHz
Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth x58
Memory 6GB XMS3 Corsair 1333MHz
Graphics Card Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX470
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DX/XD 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 24" S2409W + Dell 20" E207WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 + 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech G11 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
PSU Corsair HX850 modular
Case Coolermaster 690II Advanced Nvidia Edition
Cooling Corsair H60
Hard Drives 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex 2E, 1x 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black, 1x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green
Internet Speed 16Mbps
Other Info LG Blu-Ray player
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13 Jul 2010
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#3 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop) east central NY state |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Memory 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech M-SBF90
PSU Antec Earthwatts EA500D
Case Antec Sonata III
Cooling 4 fans
Hard Drives Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
Internet Speed Slow due to home Wireless-G router
Antivirus MSE, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes
Browser Chrome and Palemoon
Other Info Laptop....Acer 5750Z-4835
15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD Display: (1366x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2.0GHz, 2MB L3 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium,500GB Hard Drive,4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel® HD Graphics,8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader,802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Chrome and Palemoon, MSE, Hitman Pro
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13 Jul 2010
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Win 7 Pro 64-bit South Central Texas |
If I remember correctly, Microsoft also said that the extended support life cycle for XP w/SP3 would end in 2014. Doesn't that usually mean no more updates, patches, etc? And by 2020 Microsoft will probably be rolling out Windows 10 or 11.  | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Sound Card IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Hard Drives 640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus MSE
Browser Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
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13 Jul 2010
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This is the real reason why Vista was so crappy. MS ensured that nobody would want to use it after anything else came out. With XP, they had something that works and lots of businesses and such would rather just stay with it.
Friend of mine works for a company with over 50,000+ worldwide employees and they just gave him a new laptop last week with XP on it. They are still evaluating Windows 7 for future use. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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13 Jul 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 x64 / Same In Your Basement. |
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1  Friend of mine works for a company with over 50,000+ worldwide employees and they just gave him a new laptop last week with XP on it. They are still evaluating Windows 7 for future use. That isn't out of the ordinary. Many or most companies and government won't touch a new Windows before SP1. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
OS Windows 7 x64 / Same
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
Memory 4GB / 6GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
Sound Card Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
Mouse Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
PSU N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
Case N/A / Antec 900
Cooling Air
Hard Drives Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
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13 Jul 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
This makes no sense. Support for XP ends in 2014 yet people can still downgrade to it until 2020. Is Microsoft actually promoting using an outdated OS? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron 14R N4110
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel Core i5-2410M Quad Core CPU @ 2.30 GHz
Memory 8 GB Shared Channel DDR3 Memory
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000, AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Sound Card Intel Display Audio, Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 14" HD 720p LED Display
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
Hard Drives 500 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
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13 Jul 2010
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
That's funny because doesn't Windows XP SP3 support end in 2014? | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.2GHz
Motherboard Asus P5Q PRO Turbo
Memory 4GB DDR2-800
Graphics Card MSI Radeon HD 5850
Sound Card Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 225BW
PSU Corsair HX650
Case Antec Nine Hundred
Hard Drives (2) 1TB Samsung F1, (2) 1.5TB Samsung F2, 1TB Samsung F2, 2TB Samsung F3
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13 Jul 2010
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I'd be almost willing to bet that if MS allows you to downgrade until 2020...they will extend support until 2020 for the OS as well. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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13 Jul 2010
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#10 | |
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By 2020, XP will be 19 years old!!! That would be even worse than still using Windows 95 today! Just end XP in 2014.... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ60-215DX
OS Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU 2 AMD Athlon 64 X2
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G graphics
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