Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft ^ | 12/21/2007 | Self

[CedarDave]

"I understand that Dell still offers the option of XP or Vista."

This is just an assumption but I think if a large original equipment manufacturer still offers XP then the software must also be available.

Banner ad on the Dell web site:

[FRForever]

> Needless to say, Microsoft would not be releasing a Service Pack if service wasn’t needed.

I don’t know how to respond to this. First, the concept that MS would be rational just blows my mind — and then the scattered pieces of brain-stuff are tromped and stomped by the concept that MS might someday, ever, release a product that *didn’t* need a service pack...

[Positive]

"I don’t know how to respond to this. First, the concept that MS would be rational just blows my mind — and then the scattered pieces of brain-stuff are tromped and stomped by the concept that MS might someday, ever, release a product that *didn’t* need a service pack..."

It's clear to me that a lot of people have a lot of negative energy dedicated to MicroSoft and particularly Windows.

I have no energy invested in this subject positive or negative.

I am curious though. If I recall correctly, and I may not (I'm old) I read that Windows 95 consisted of over 11 million lines of code. Would this be considered a very large and complex endeavor in the world of software? Does the Windows OS support more hardware configurations that any other OS? If the answer to those two questions is yes, wouldn't service packs and updates be just inevitable?

I'm not trying to defend MSFT, it just seems to me that this is such an world wide scale effort that a commitment to perfection prior to release would result in no release...

[polymuser]

Can you still buy XP?

Through June, 2008 (M$ extended the cut-off).

Be aware that post-Vista hardware will likely not have XP drivers available anywhere, so use pre-Vista hardware.