Microsoft To Kill Vista, XP Upgrade Blockers

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-{ Quote: "By Paul McDougall

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) wants users of its Windows operating systems to move to upgraded versions of the software, so it's killing a tool that prevents upgrades from automatically self-installing." }-Story (http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=213000295)

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-{ Quote: "Despite the tools' expiration, LeBlanc noted that companies that don't want to upgrade to the Windows service packs won't be forced to do so. Users that have the Automatic Updates feature turned on will receive an alert from Windows Updates indicating that an important update is available for installation. Users can then elect to install the service packs or ignore the update.

Users that don't have Automatic Updates turned on will receive the alert only after manually checking for updates in Windows Update. " }-

Interesting article, didn't even know a tool was fashioned to prevent updates when all an XP user needs to do is disable the service PERIOD as mention in a paragraph from that page.

Some users (like myself lol) still hold reservations over these MS Updates for different reasons, like super customizations, and chiefly since there are so many well talented programmers, many turned vendors who can cover nearly any hole punched in any MS operating system as been proven for years now, many long time MS customers simply experienced enough positive proof that commercial software can far exceed even MS's own expectations when the rubber meets the road. LoL