I just upgraded my old desktop using a Media Center XP disc I have. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not on the machine it used to be on, and it activated and validates just fine. I call it an upgrade, though it was a clean install, not really much of an upgrade, same OS, just a better flavour.<\/p>\n
I am testing WLW to show myself and my children why this is or isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t good to use.<\/p>\n
I have used it before. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s OK. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s different, and I hope they will see it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beneficial-ness \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 not be such a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153blank slate\u00e2\u20ac\u009d like the browser web blogging interface is.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve used this and other blog clients, but usually just use the WP interface connected to each blog I have. Anyhow, this is not my main computer. I only have a laptop, have for a long time, my desktop being relegated to being the old old old machine that HAS to be the family machine and as the children get older it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s getting older faster than them. Other old laptops we have had are dying off as well, and that makes this old desktop even more precious and delicate.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own monitor anymore either. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s either connected to the big flat screen tv in the living room, or the small one in my bedroom. Neither place is really good for it. FWIW it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just so important to keep it working, it has all my stuff archived on it and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m down to one working disc again, and so this windows install is on the same disc, different partitions, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still trouble. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had trouble with every hard drive in this machine the past couple of years, no matter how old the drive is it just \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. augh! Not again! My stuff \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 my hubby promised through Christmas present 2010 to let me build my dream desktop. Oh well, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not to be. I have the shell (case) and data that is in jeopardy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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