Windows XP - 6 Years Old, and Still Going Strong

Is the end near for XP? "I do not think so. XP debuted in October 2001 and after 6 years, it seems, it's here to stay a little longer. Dell, HP, Gateway and other top PC makers have been planned to stop selling XP after 31 January 2008. But due to popular demand, Microsoft has extended the sales of XP through June 2008. Why the high demand for the aging XP platform? Well, Windows Vista is a lot to do.

Vista neverWelcome to the consumers that Microsoft planned. This is due to several reasons. Caused concerns about hardware incompatibilities, system requirements, and many companies have placed on the development of the upgrade to Windows Vista on ice. Most consumers do not want to spend the extra money to their memory and video card upgrade necessary to address some of the new Vista can support functions. Almost a year after its publication, many printers, faxes and other peripherals stillno Vista support.

Performance in Vista has been a factor with PC enthusiasts. Recent studies have shown XP to run common programs, and games faster than Vista. In some cases up quickly twice. Sp3, which is long overdue service pack for XP, is scheduled for publication early in 2008. Will further enhance Sp3 XP 's complaint with the consumers with improved security and performance updates.

Some of the features to be includedIn SP3 Network Access Protection is compatibility. This feature allows Windows XP with the NAP feature in Windows Server communicate 2008th Product Key-less install option that can be installed during the XP setup without entering a product key.

Router detection algorithm. XP gains the ability to ignore network routers that incorrectly drop certain kinds of network packets. Sp1 a service pack for Vista is due in the first quarter of 2008. Sp1 is saidsome of the questions presented here, such as performance, is reliable, and more support for existing and new hardware. Only time will tell. In the meantime, Windows XP is here to stay and continue to appeal to businesses and consumers alike.