Windows Vista build 5270 & TCM 6.54a.

[ghisler(Author)]

Companies don't use XP home they use XP Pro.

That's correct only for big companies. For example, we have a CD burning machine which uses a normal PC as a host. It uses Windows XP home, because it only does this burning job, nothing else. There are no users needed, no file security etc. Why pay a much higher price for something which isn't needed?

The support for MS operating systems is being extended for 12 months when a new service pack is released.

I find it incredible that Microsoft drops support for a product 12 months after they have sold the last copies to customers...

[frenky]

That's correct only for big companies.

And big companies are o soo careful with new products...
Product may be on the market for a year or so before switch is made. It has to prove itself.

I find it incredible that Microsoft drops support for a product 12 months after they have sold the last copies to customers...

They have control of the market. What is so strange here?
Buy a new Ms built OS, for that one they have full support...

But as for support for XP pro is concerned,

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&x=7&y=12&p1=3223
Mainstream support will end two years after the next version of this product is released. Extended support will end five years after mainstream support ends.

[madcat]

There are also a few more problems i have with vista 5308 and TC.

For example, i can not create a new "valid" directory in the "program files" directory.

When i first tried to create a directory, TC showed that it was available but i could not create any new files in it.
When i changed some crapy security settings i was allowed to do it.
But now i can not see the files and directory's i create with TC in the windows explorer.

when i use the shell (cmd.exe) i also can not find the directory i made an i get an "the system cannot find the path specified" when i try to browse to it. while TC shows it to me.

[ghisler(Author)]

It seems that Microsoft protected "program files" much more than in older Windows versions. It seems that only an Admin can now write to it correctly.