On two separate occasions yesterday, Microsoft announced a delay in the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, and later pronounced stopping of automatic updates for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as well. The delay in XP SP3 and stoppage of Vista SP1 were both attributed by the company to the same problem — a compatibility issue, although no further details were disclosed. However, Microsoft confirmed that due to this problem, Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System would not be able to work with either operating system update.
Although a “significant” number of corporations are hesitating to move to Windows Vista, businesses should bite the bullet because Microsoft Corp. is retiring Windows XP, and there’s no guarantee it will deliver a next-generation operating system on time or with compelling features, a research analyst said.
Like many other PC makers, Dell too had stopped offering machines with Windows XP after the launch of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, but later succumbed to popular demand and again started offering Windows XP as option.Yet again, Dell has come ahead and said it will continue to offer Windows XP to consumers even after June 30, the official sales cut-off date announced by Microsoft.


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