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Nope ) XP's pretty much a closed book now - has been for some time. The
only thing their really using from it is to create a new UMPC OS that runs
on them.

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"SAM-R" <SAM-R@news.postalias> wrote in message
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> It isn't just WMP11 with the Vista interface. All new things for XP have
> the Vista interface like IE7, Defender, OneCare, Office 2007. So the
> question is will Microsoft update the XP interface?
> "Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:eX9GQebeGHA.1856@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> So I have it installed on one of my XP boxes, and I gotta say...whatever
>> happened to MS being so hardcore on consistent UIs?
>>
>> I now have MP11's Vista look running side-by-side with XP's Fisher Price
>> look. Great combo. Even with the OS in Windows Classic mode MP11 still
>> uses the Vista look.
>>
>> One of my biggest Vista gripes about its UI in general has always been
>> that it's *very* hard for a novice to tell which window currently has
>> focus. Now MS wants to backport Vista's UI to XP?
>>
>> Years of MS's own usability studies out the window, I say.
>>
>>
>
>

XP is not a closed book, it still has another 2 years to go (2008). This was
also extended for Home Edition.
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"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Nope ) XP's pretty much a closed book now - has been for some time. The
> only thing their really using from it is to create a new UMPC OS that runs
> on them.
>
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> Zack Whittaker
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> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
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> "SAM-R" <SAM-R@news.postalias> wrote in message
> news:O2kaC%23eeGHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> It isn't just WMP11 with the Vista interface. All new things for XP have
>> the Vista interface like IE7, Defender, OneCare, Office 2007. So the
>> question is will Microsoft update the XP interface?
>> "Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
>> news:eX9GQebeGHA.1856@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> So I have it installed on one of my XP boxes, and I gotta say...whatever
>>> happened to MS being so hardcore on consistent UIs?
>>>
>>> I now have MP11's Vista look running side-by-side with XP's Fisher Price
>>> look. Great combo. Even with the OS in Windows Classic mode MP11 still
>>> uses the Vista look.
>>>
>>> One of my biggest Vista gripes about its UI in general has always been
>>> that it's *very* hard for a novice to tell which window currently has
>>> focus. Now MS wants to backport Vista's UI to XP?
>>>
>>> Years of MS's own usability studies out the window, I say.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:
> XP is not a closed book, it still has another 2 years to go (2008). This was
> also extended for Home Edition.

Its support life-cycle runs through then, but I can't imagine there will
be much new feature work going on in it apart from Vista compatibility
issues which I guess will get treated in a future service pack.

Its still not a closed book until Microsoft says so.
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"Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
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> Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:
>> XP is not a closed book, it still has another 2 years to go (2008). This
>> was also extended for Home Edition.
>
> Its support life-cycle runs through then, but I can't imagine there will
> be much new feature work going on in it apart from Vista compatibility
> issues which I guess will get treated in a future service pack.