He stressed it was crucial that XP users, business and individual home users, switched on their auto-updated so that machines could download SP2.
It runs on older Windows XP machines and a Windows 2003 server.
However, because of the difficulties with the migration process, end-users often resist upgrades and remain loyal to Windows XP, forcing IT departments to defend the move to Windows 7.
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But what makes it more compelling is that XP has recently partnered with American Youth Football, the fifteen-year old non-profit organization that has become the largest youth football program in the United States.
The core of why XP remains so popular is how difficult and expensive Microsoft makes it to upgrade, the Vista debacle (which proved XP was just fine, thank you) and the incredibly lightweight justification Microsoft offers as to why upgrading makes sense.
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One time Houston had to track down a copy of Windows XP for Sweden because it had a unique coding quirk that was stalling Dropbox slightly.
And while Vista comes with slicker graphics built in, it's also more demanding than XP and needs more horsepower to run smoothly.
Much advice on offer online suggests souping up the specification of a netbook so it can run Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, rather than the free, open-source Linux system that is offered as standard on many netbooks.
Maybe in their minds, it would be a big draw for double XP weekends or something.
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From there, you can install virtual versions of almost any other operating system--be it an old copy of Window's XP or a fresh copy of the latest Linux-based Ubuntu release.
Hard to believe, but it was 10 years ago today, October 25, 2001, that Microsoft introduced Windows XP, an operating system so successful that users today promise to switch away from it only when you pry their cold, dead fingers off their mouse.
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Most of that market share comes from Windows 7, Windows Vista, and to an extent, Windows XP, which the company recently announced it would stop supporting in 2014.
It also has some quirks when playing the new media, as it has to launch a separate application outside of XP Media Center to play the Blu-ray discs.
While it is not necessary for Microsoft to score heavily immediately with XP, longer term the product takes on more significance.
There is an option to select more drives, but we couldn't get it to work and we even went as far as reinstalling XP.
According to the the document, titled "The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.1, " Vista machines purchased from participating vendors after July 1st will be eligible for an upgrade to the new OS, whenever it comes out -- in a similar manner to the XP - Vista switchover.
From what we can tell, it's basically a PC-based DVR (running on XP Home, rather than Media Center) that ships with a base unit and two remote boxes that can be connected via Ethernet.
Hard drive makers have begun an education and awareness campaign to let people know about the advanced format and to warn about the problems it could inflict on users of older operating systems such as Windows XP.
Microsoft has twice granted Windows XP a reprieve to allow computer makers to get licences for it for far longer than was originally planned.
Lately, Intel has supported OLPC, though this week said it would leave its board, and Microsoft is trying to tweak Windows XP, an earlier operating system, to work on the XO.
Because XP is currency in these games, and whoever has more of it first is at a distinct advantage.
The free software runs on Windows XP, Vista and will also be available for Windows 7 when it is released in late October.
Windows 8 introduces a new user interface model, but it retains the ability to run applications written for Windows 7, Vista, XP, NT, and so on.
Arrington is convinced that, over time, the use of XP training will help lower the incidence and severity of injury because it creates educated coaches, who in turn develop educated players, which leads to fewer injuries and improved quality of competition.
And even the programmer concerned said that users of Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system, which is irrevocably integrated with Passport as a means of forcing it into the mainstream, would not have been affected.
Windows XP, released to consumers in 2001, was also granted a lifeline to ensure that it could be used on so-called netbooks - cut-down net-capable laptops that are proving very popular.
It runs on Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) Windows XP and requires a PC with an Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) Pentium 4 running at 1.3 gigahertz or higher, though a chip running at 2 Ghz or higher is recommended.
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