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Thread ID: 114123 2010-11-18 20:42:00 Illiterate PC People pctek (84) PC World Chat
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1154411 2010-11-20 04:43:00 Cr@p!

I've still got eleven more licenses of XP-Pro to give away too!

Rats!
SurferJoe46 (51)
1154412 2010-11-20 04:46:00 Lots of people manage to drive without knowing the difference between a tappett and a con rod. :-)

But you wouldn't expect a mechanic to be calling a con rod a brake lining or something though would you.
pctek (84)
1154413 2010-11-20 04:55:00 Cr@p!

I've still got eleven more licenses of XP-Pro to give away too!

Rats!

Think of it this way - eleven copies of Windows 7 cheap :D
pcuser42 (130)
1154414 2010-11-20 07:23:00 Windows XP is still supported though.

Mainstream Support has Ended.

Extended Support ends 8/4/2014 (meaning updates etc) heres what the two mean (support.microsoft.com)
wainuitech (129)
1154415 2010-11-20 08:02:00 As my friend put it quite well "XP is useful when you actually want to run an executable" Agent_24 (57)
1154416 2010-11-20 08:06:00 There again it may be similar to vehicles. Lots of people manage to drive without knowing the difference between a tappett and a con rod. :-)

I don't know what either of those are?
xyz823 (13649)
1154417 2010-11-20 08:08:00 As my friend put it quite well "XP is useful when you actually want to run an executable"

Then obviously your friend has never heard of Windows 7 ;)

(Ignroring the Vista dig :rolleyes:)
pcuser42 (130)
1154418 2010-11-20 09:25:00 It always gets me that DSE have a "Desktop CPUs Only" category on their website. Included in the category are a few PCs, a laptop, a couple of PSUs and a CoolerMaster HSF. That's like a supermarket putting pork chops in the orange juice section. inphinity (7274)
1154419 2010-11-20 09:54:00 But you wouldn't expect a mechanic to be calling a con rod a brake lining or something though would you.

Probably not. My point being that the customer does not need to know and it's best that the help desk actually helps. If that means talking to them so they get the point then I guess that is helpful.
Snorkbox (15764)
1154420 2010-11-20 10:22:00 Then obviously your friend has never heard of Windows 7 ;)

(Ignroring the Vista dig :rolleyes:)

He has, and he now uses it as his primary OS. But he has had problems with UAC, which can do pretty stupid things sometimes.
Agent_24 (57)
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