Yay!

[katyism.livejournal.com]

We are *finally* abandoning all support for Windows 98 and ME on our network!

Of course the little old ladies and poor students who are still using it will still get support under some kind of grandfather clause, but next year we're going to have to insist they get 2000 or XP. Most of those people's computers can't handle that, so that kinda sucks that we'll be sort of forcing them to buy new computers.

I don't mind 98 so much but I'm glad the number of ME users that I have to support will be dropping significantly due to this.

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[raina.livejournal.com]

Sweet, I wish we would do that.

[catfewd.livejournal.com]

You are aware that Windows 2000 support from Microsoft will run out in a couple of months? Shame. I really like Windows 2000 anyway :D

[xdownfornowx.livejournal.com]

I know I'm going to get thumped on this... But I preferred ME to 98, and I guess 2000 too. And why make them swith to 2000? You should just have them move to XP (I know its niot you personally). While on that tip, I never felt bad about people having to buy new computers. Much like cars, the shitty ones need to be taken off the road. Unfortunately there is no state inspection for PCs.

[katyism.livejournal.com]

Well, we're not really going to *make* them switch, but they're going to feel they have no choice, which is the idea. The only choice they'll have is between 2000 and xp and i have a feeling we'll be 'recommending' xp since we're not selling 2000 anymore. Not many people here use it anyway but it's still 'supported...'

[katyism.livejournal.com]

and yeah, I agree, people buying new computers and ditching their shitty ones will be a great help at my job, but i know how it is feeling behind the times and realizing my computer's so shitty no one wants to help me with it (this year i could finally afford a real computer. up until 2004 i was stuck with this 350mhz thing and i felt like a failure, working tech support and not being familiar with current technology... when i got my new one i didn't even realize that they weren't making the standard of motherboard that i was familiar with anymore)

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Or at least run by competant vintage enthusiasts/mechanics. I can get a Mac Classic or Amiga on the net, but I don't expect my ISP to support it.

[stilldocked.livejournal.com]

what about support for non MS users?

[katyism.livejournal.com]

Not my department.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

One of the perks of corporate support. "You're not using our highly specific hacked-up locked-down gutted spayed and neutered version of $OS? Format your hard disk."

[gholam.livejournal.com]

Hah, we still regularly sell 98SE licenses - people use it to run old DOS software that won't run under 2K/XP...