User manual HP COMPAQ PC COMPANION C140 HANDHELD PC MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDITION (SE) AND WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 RETIREME

[. . . ] WHITE PAPER April 2002 Prepared By ABG Software Marketing Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Changes in Microsoft Operating System life cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 OS Migration Recommendation3 Customer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows NT Workstation 4. 0 Retirement Microsoft® recently announced changes in the distribution and support policies for WindowsTM 98 Second Edition (SE) and NT Workstation 4. 0 operating systems. [. . . ] through their sales or account representative who would then utilize the PC Custom . Please refer to http://www. compaq. com/solutions/pcsolutions/pc_custom. html for more . Purchase computers with Windows XP Professional preinstall license . The End User License Agreement (EULA) for Windows XP Professional allows for . downgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT Workstation 4. 0 or Windows 2000 . Customers who are not ready yet to migrate away from Windows 98 SE or NT 4. 0 to . Windows XP benefit from purchasing new Compaq systems, factory preinstalled with . New systems preinstalled with Windows XP can be downgraded to Windows . Windows XP can be reinstalled later, at no additional cost. For more information on Window XP Professional downgrade rights, please refer to the . Microsoft Windows XP Professional Downgrade Overview white paper on . http://www. compaq. com/support/reference/ . Customer Options requesting Windows 98 SE and NT 4. 0 after 6/30/02*: . a) Customer buys Windows XP Professional: Customer installs Windows 98 SE or NT 4. 0 . after purchase, utilizing the Windows XP Professional downgrade rights. b) Customer buys Windows XP Professional: Customer utilizes Compaq PCCS services to . install their desired operating system (Windows 98 SE / NT 4. 0). Professional downgrade right is used to install Windows 98 or NT 4. 0 ** . * In some situations using DSP image may be an acceptable solution for the source of the . Windows 98 SE or NT 4. 0 image, however, it may be more expensive. ** Customers can reinstall Windows XP Professional at no extra charge. . 4 April 2002 WINDOWS 98 SE AND NT 4. 0 RETIREMENT(cont. ) . [. . . ] I've just migrated to Windows 2000 Professional and don't intend to upgrade my OS . Why should I buy Windows XP Professional preinstalled?Based on Microsoft's current OS Lifecycle Guidelines, Windows 2000 Professional will . only be offered preinstalled by PC vendors through March 2003. [. . . ]