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Microsoft Plans WinXP "Reloaded"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gotta-reinstall-every-month-or-two-anyway dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like Microsoft changed their minds and are planning a new OS release before Longhorn. They are calling it XP Reloaded."

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  1. I wonder... by Pingular · · Score: 5, Interesting

    if this OS will have full 64bit compatiablity? As if it doesn't it could seriously slow down 64bit sales, as I for one was waiting for Longhorn to upgrade to 64bit, and I know a lot of my friends were.

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  2. Re:Gotta keep the upgrade revenues... by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Nope, sounds more like 98SE to me (that one was free, btw).

    Real big architectural changes a-coming (64 bit CPUs, PCI-X, BTX (more of a form factor but i believe ties into OS controlled temp and whatnot), etc..), and the current OS doesn't support them, and the next OS is too far off.

    I wouldnt be surprised if they merged the 64bit and 32bit code trees, or something of the sort.

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  3. Which just goes to show... by Xoder · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ... that Longhorn will be even more delayed. As others in the thread have noted, this is exactly what happened with 95 (B and C) and 98SE and ME's entire reason for existance.

    Today we have learned that "new intermediate version" means "omigod, I am up to my eyeballs in delays, and I don't want to look like an ass to my users^W customers"

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  4. Re:OMFG ROTFLMAO ROR! by RevAaron · · Score: 5, Interesting

    but not by that much. it looks like windows reloaded really kicked some arse, though.

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