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Re: [LUG] Microsoft launches PC rebuilding scheme

 

Rob Beard wrote:
> Looks like M$ have launched a scheme where old computers are redistributed.
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/microsoft_mar_pc_recycling/
> 
> As I mention on the comments on the article, thats all well and good  
> but what happens when the software support ends (in 2008 for XP) as I  
> bet these machines won't run Vista whatsoever.

"To ensure that the machines are useful to charities and schools, the 
programme requires that any donated machines have a minimum specification."

So basically the scheme is just for people who don't know about 
formatting, as any PC's which meet the specification can't be that old.

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