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hi

does anyone knw which window is tha latest(i mean after xp are there any other windows), if yes are they any good and are they available on net.

thanx

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Short answer and context for anyone finding this old thread: Microsoft did not stop at XP — Vista (Longhorn) came next, then Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 and the current major consumer release is Windows 11. For the up-to-date Microsoft overview of Windows 11 see the official Windows 11 page. (microsoft.com) Windows 10 reached end of support on October 14, 2025 (after that Microsoft stopped shipping security and feature updates for Windows 10). (support.microsoft.com)

If upgrading from XP/Vista (or an older Windows 7/8 machine) the practical steps are: check hardware compatibility (Windows 11 needs TPM 2.0, UEFI/Secure Boot, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage and a supported CPU), use Microsoft’s PC Health Check to get a quick eligibility report, then upgrade via Windows Update or official install media when available. If the PC can’t meet requirements, the usual options are a new Windows 11 PC or staying on a supported release (or short-term Extended Security Updates where available). See Microsoft’s Windows 11 system requirements and the PC Health Check tool for details. (support.microsoft.com)

About the old thread posts: was right that Vista was the follow-up to XP, and / correctly referenced Microsoft codenames (Blackcomb/Vienna) that appeared in planning conversations back then. The RCs people chased in 2006 are historical betas now — they’re fine for nostalgia or testing but not for daily use. For experiments, run old builds in a VM (modern hypervisors like Hyper‑V, VMware, VirtualBox) rather than on production hardware — older tools such as Virtual PC often have compatibility limits, as noted.

Finally, do not run unsupported Windows versions on the internet: XP, Vista, Windows 7 and 8/8.1 are all out of support (XP Apr 8, 2014; Vista Apr 11, 2017; Windows 7 Jan 14, 2020; Windows 8.1 Jan 10, 2023) — running them exposes systems to unpatched vulnerabilities. See Microsoft’s support/lifecycle guidance for details. (support.microsoft.com)

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Member Avatar for tcepser

All I know is that it should be out end of this year and its called Microsoft Vista

Member Avatar for prof.thakur

latest is
1.windows media center PC
2.windows 2003 advanced server
3.windows FD
4.windows Vista

whatever suits u can get it from MICROSOFT

Member Avatar for roryt

What is Windows FD?

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What is Windows FD?

FD? If I recall correctly, it stands for Flawed Design. :mrgreen:

Member Avatar for jbennet

Xp -> Vista -> Codename Blackcomb -> ?

Member Avatar for roryt

Ermm, what is codename Blackcomb?

Member Avatar for jbennet

Blackcomb is the sucessor to vista (yes - it has already been announced even although vista isnt out yet.........)

Blackcomb isnt its real name, its its codename e.g VISTA was Codename Longhorn

Google blackcomb and youll see although mos are fakes

Member Avatar for jbennet

wikipedia it it tells u about fiji, vista, blackcimb and vienna

Member Avatar for jmario

is windows vista but before it was called windows longhorn

Member Avatar for TheNNS

does any one know where I can get RC2? I thought it would be at the regular site, but I guess it's not.

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It was up for about a week, but they took the link down to overwhelming traffic :(

Member Avatar for Devilsown

I gues i was one of the lucky ones to get the last rc. ;)

Member Avatar for BG1386

I gues i was one of the lucky ones to get the last rc. ;)

someone needs to burn me a copy i cant believe i missed out.

Member Avatar for jbennet

ive got one im on 2 meg broadband i could send it to u over ftp or something.

P.S Virtual PC wont boot it

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