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  Microsoft To Cut Off Dual-Boot Windows Option
Time: 15:04 EST/20:04 GMT | News Source: ExtremeTech | Posted By: Byron Hinson

Starting next year, PC makers won't be shipping dual-boot Windows desktops, as a result of a change Microsoft is making in its OEM licensing terms. Currently, some OEMs offer customers a choice of Windows versions—say, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP—and allow users to select one upon first booting their new machines. "Microsoft will no longer offer dual installation but will offer downgrade rights in Windows XP," confirmed a spokeswoman for the company's licensing division.

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#1 By 1642 (205.177.133.219) at 12/11/2002 3:46:37 PM
I don't know about drivers, but my experience with programs is that the Compatibility Mode in Windows XP seems to take care of the vast majority of issues. It is really a nice feature to have built into the OS.

#2 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at 12/11/2002 3:50:00 PM
what happens to the processes that you have running when you do a switch? Are they "suspended"? I am guessing that they are otherwise there would be issues.

#3 By 3465 (65.36.86.101) at 12/11/2002 4:05:23 PM
wait, going from windows xp to windows 2k is an upgrade. going from 2k to xp is a downgrade.

: )

#4 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 12/12/2002 12:03:54 AM
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#5 By 665 (64.126.91.172) at 12/12/2002 12:05:25 AM
#9, that's just because people weren't using Mac OS X and everyone was using OS 9 instead. People actually want to keep using Windows XP, that's the difference.

#6 By 9264 (208.159.121.195) at 12/12/2002 4:16:34 AM
As andyross said, what this is talking about is OEMs putting two different versions of Windows on a new PC and once the consumer chooses the one they want to use, the other one is completely erased after the first boot. I used to work at a place building custom Compaq's for customers and we set them up this way. Always had to be careful not to let them boot past a certain point or we would have to start all over.

The article title is misleading since this is not about dual booting.

#7 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 12/12/2002 4:33:38 AM
nom, the picture in your profile is broken.

#8 By 931 (66.156.6.136) at 12/12/2002 6:23:08 AM
Dumb move MS.

This done for 1 reason. To push the adoption of XP where it is being mainly resisted... in the corporate market.

#9 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 12/12/2002 11:11:28 AM
#9,

No, it isn't like what Apple is doing at all.

Apple is making the machines physically incapable of booting MacOS 9 in the future. I don't like this either, even though I don't use OS9.

Microsoft is just stopping the installation of BOTH operating systems at once, and letting the user choose. Only one OS will ship and be available.

The owner of the machine will still be able to install whatever OS they want after delivery.

TL

#10 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 12/12/2002 11:15:12 AM
#18,

And it won't work. Corporations will push back.

Corporations are NOT going to change their platforms just because MS wants them to.

TL

#11 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 12/12/2002 12:02:02 PM
ummm... why was my post modded? I did not break the TOS.

nom: No, you see, I actually know what I'm talking about. This has NOTHING to do with what Apple is doing with OSX.

KnightHawk: The PC's can still ship with Windows2000, or whatever OS the company wants to put on it, for that matter, they are just not allowed to ship two versions of Windows on the same computer, and then once the company gets it, they choose which one to use, then that's what they continue using until they decide to format the PC or something.

#12 By 931 (67.35.48.225) at 12/13/2002 5:51:42 AM
Actually that's not really so, ms has been asking\forcing all oems to stop offering up win2k as an option over that last year.. Just try and find desktops on dell or compaq.com that offers win2k pro as an installed option.. they are few and far between..and it's not cause nobody's buying them.

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