Shamus_ wrote:
- Will Windows XP do for another 5 years?
Without a doubt. M$ still supports Win2k and it's 8 years old.
I use Windows 2000, but note that it's not just a matter of how long M$ supports it, but also how long other hardware and software manufacturers support it.
E.g., for ATI graphics cards, I couldn't the latest drivers for my Radeon 9800, and I don't think the latest cards are supported at all. I have a NVIDIA 8600 in the post, and I fear it's likely I will finally have to upgrade to XP to use it at all.
Also my motherboard complained a lot, in that the driver CD refused to work with 2000, but I eventually managed to do it by hand.
Quite annoying really - the OS is fine, but I have to pay the Microsoft tax just to use the latest hardware.
OTOH, I suspect that they will support XP for longer - 2000 was never a mainstream gaming/home OS. Also XP was around for much longer than 2000 was.
