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When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?

Steven Wabik wrote:

When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?

When it's released.
No date for release has yet been set, but it's expected in the scond half of the year. My guess (and it's only a guess) is around October.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup

Somewhere I read that August 31 is the target date, but how many times have we heard about a target date? :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

Steven Wabik wrote:
When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?
When it's released.
No date for release has yet been set, but it's expected in the scond half of the year. My guess (and it's only a guess) is around October.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup

We should really get a sweepstake going :op
I reckon it'll be just in time for Christmas sales... so I'm saying the same sort of time as R2 beta finished... around 10th December-20th, just in time for all those new computers at Christmas :o)
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Exactly why it is called a Target Date - something to shoot at (or if your the media - to shoot at!
-- Richard Hay http://WindowsObserver.com
"NLWard" wrote in message

Somewhere I read that August 31 is the target date, but how many times have we heard about a target date? :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message Steven Wabik wrote:
When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?
When it's released.
No date for release has yet been set, but it's expected in the scond half of the year. My guess (and it's only a guess) is around October.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup

If not later. I have a feeling about this by seeing the present Beta and the long stall of the next CTP release
-- Peter
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

Steven Wabik wrote:
When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?
When it's released.
No date for release has yet been set, but it's expected in the scond half of the year. My guess (and it's only a guess) is around October.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup

"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

We should really get a sweepstake going :op

MS already has a contest to guess the date! Prizes include an Xbox 360
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/launchcontest/default.aspx
Tom Lake

I think thats the RTM date Nancy, it should be available on new PCs sometime in September and launched officially world wide in October. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "NLWard" wrote in message

Somewhere I read that August 31 is the target date, but how many times have we heard about a target date? :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message Steven Wabik wrote:
When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?
When it's released.
No date for release has yet been set, but it's expected in the scond half of the year. My guess (and it's only a guess) is around October.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup

Was just about to repost that link ;)
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Tom Lake wrote:

"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message We should really get a sweepstake going :op
MS already has a contest to guess the date! Prizes include an Xbox 360
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/launchcontest/default.aspx
Tom Lake

Yeah, that does make more sense, Andre. Now to see if they make it.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I think thats the RTM date Nancy, it should be available on new PCs sometime in September and launched officially world wide in October. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "NLWard" wrote in message Somewhere I read that August 31 is the target date, but how many times have we heard about a target date? :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message Steven Wabik wrote:
When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?
When it's released.
No date for release has yet been set, but it's expected in the scond half of the year. My guess (and it's only a guess) is around October.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup

Nah, I'd put my money on October first. Too many people buy computers for Christmas. Can you imagine someone going out and buying their spouse or kids a new computer on December 10 or 20? I mean, buying a computer is pretty much a planned event, so they'd need more time than 5 to 15 days.
Well, I would anyway. :-} And Microsoft wants maximum sales during the Christmas season, which is another reason to release well before December.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

We should really get a sweepstake going :op
I reckon it'll be just in time for Christmas sales... so I'm saying the same sort of time as R2 beta finished... around 10th December-20th, just in time for all those new computers at Christmas :o)
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!

Got my guess in. Now I'm crossing my fingers.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Tom Lake" wrote in message

"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message We should really get a sweepstake going :op
MS already has a contest to guess the date! Prizes include an Xbox 360
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/launchcontest/default.aspx
Tom Lake

PCs will be available in September with Vista I believe, and the launch of the product world wide will be in October, they are basically playing off XP. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"NLWard" wrote in message

Nah, I'd put my money on October first. Too many people buy computers for Christmas. Can you imagine someone going out and buying their spouse or kids a new computer on December 10 or 20? I mean, buying a computer is pretty much a planned event, so they'd need more time than 5 to 15 days.
Well, I would anyway. :-} And Microsoft wants maximum sales during the Christmas season, which is another reason to release well before December.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message We should really get a sweepstake going :op
I reckon it'll be just in time for Christmas sales... so I'm saying the same sort of time as R2 beta finished... around 10th December-20th, just in time for all those new computers at Christmas :o)
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!

It's probably going to be released on December 1st.
Go here to see when this seems to be the best guess: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02/08/windows_vista_december_1/
-- BadHead :) ---
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"Steven Wabik" wrote in message

When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?

October 1st is a Saturday - I am not sure that is very likely.
-- Richard Hay http://WindowsObserver.com
"BadHead" wrote in message

It's probably going to be released on December 1st.
Go here to see when this seems to be the best guess: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02/08/windows_vista_december_1/
-- BadHead :) ---
OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 (32-bit) Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP2 MoBo: Abit AN8 Fatal1ty CPU: AMD64 3200 (Venice Core) RAM: 2048Mb 400Ghz Patriot XBLK (4X512MB) GPU: NVIDIA 6800 (Driver Version 78.01) Sound: Creative Audigy X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
"Steven Wabik" wrote in message When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?

Richard Hay wrote:

October 1st is a Saturday - I am not sure that is very likely.
Dec. 1st is a Friday, so I prefer Wednesday the 6th which in Santa

Claus Day;-)
Roy

do u think i will be able to use it with one of my computers that i already have?
i would like to be able to do a dual boot with it on my zd8000 between xp and vista.
or i would like to use it on my evo n600c. or on one of my other computers.
at one point i installed xp on a 10 year old laptop that was made for 95/nt. i got xp working on it perfectly. i got that laptop working better then any current day pc. that was like 2 years ago. i want to do the same with vista.
on another pc i merged xp and 2000. i had 2 version of the merge. i made it before xp sp2 came out. i think i would like to kinda merge xo, vista and 2000 together. i'll put the best of all the OSs into one. in my merge i put xp as the main OS in the 2nd version. in the 1st version it worked more like a dual boot but yet a lot differenly. v2 of the more is more like a hotfix installer style. i also took stuff from the other OSs as well.
"Richard Hay" wrote in message

October 1st is a Saturday - I am not sure that is very likely.
-- Richard Hay http://WindowsObserver.com
"BadHead" wrote in message It's probably going to be released on December 1st.
Go here to see when this seems to be the best guess: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02/08/windows_vista_december_1/
-- BadHead :) ---
OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 (32-bit) Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP2 MoBo: Abit AN8 Fatal1ty CPU: AMD64 3200 (Venice Core) RAM: 2048Mb 400Ghz Patriot XBLK (4X512MB) GPU: NVIDIA 6800 (Driver Version 78.01) Sound: Creative Audigy X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
"Steven Wabik" wrote in message When will be able to purchase a copy of Windows Vista?

Doesn't make any difference - when it's as close to a release as they will be and have been, they'll be working 24/7 on shifts until it's done. Usually the last few weeks especially... it could even be RTM'd on a Sunday if necessary.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!

Everybody is saying September or October and Microsoft usually does launches on a Tuesday or Thursday. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "Roy Coorne" wrote in message

Richard Hay wrote: October 1st is a Saturday - I am not sure that is very likely.
Dec. 1st is a Friday, so I prefer Wednesday the 6th which in Santa Claus Day;-)
Roy

I can't even remember what I guessed!
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NLWard wrote:

Got my guess in. Now I'm crossing my fingers.

Neither can I, Scott, but I guessed. :-} -- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]"" wrote in message

I can't even remember what I guessed!
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NLWard wrote: Got my guess in. Now I'm crossing my fingers.

Aye, ditto ;)
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NLWard wrote: > Neither can I, Scott, but I guessed. :-}