Microsoft will end support for XP April 8th
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Thanks for the update on the actual date of support termination. By now most people should have switched over, home users anyway. As a side note, as long as you don't buy too many new devices for your "old" box regarding drivers. You should be able to still print, surf the web because your internet is dependent on your web browser not so much your os. All should be good
This is unfortunate because Windows XP is still superior to the versions that have come after it. Still, it's not like XP will suddenly become highly vulnerable to attacks on April 9th.
Given that the default option seems to be "upgrading" to the practically unusable Windows 8, I know I'll be taking my time deciding what to do.
Given that the default option seems to be "upgrading" to the practically unusable Windows 8, I know I'll be taking my time deciding what to do.
Never liked the WUBI version because it runs inside of Windows. If M$ farks up you lose both OSs.
For this reason I always prefered doing a dual boot system which is very easy to do now. A dual boot gives you two totally independent OSs. If one farks up you always have the other.
W7 is definably better than XP.
W8 isn't really that bad either. Just hit the desktop icon and it looks/runs a lot like W7.
Older PCs are definitely not garbage!
They are perfect candidates to install and learn Linux, which will run better than any Windows OS.
It is a perfect opportunity to break free from the grasp of M$ or even a more pricey Mac.
It's nice being FREE!!!.....
They are perfect candidates to install and learn Linux, which will run better than any Windows OS.
It is a perfect opportunity to break free from the grasp of M$ or even a more pricey Mac.
It's nice being FREE!!!.....
Time is running out. XP zero day is only 16 days away. Upgrade your OS, or risk to be target of hackers.
Agree!
Get a legal version of W7 or get W 8.1 which runs fine or give free Linux a try....
Yes they've resorted to bribery to try and kill XP. It has survived through two different O/S releases and IT has clung to it despite Microsofts attempts to kill it earlier. They kept suggesting that they would pull XP support but backed down however not this time. They want to sell new O/S. I have heard that they will carry on fighting hackers & viruses against XP until April 2015.
This wouldn't surprise me!
There are still tens of millions using XP because they simply hate change.....LOL
Not the original source - this now has security updates going until July, 2015
Microsoft Reverses Course, Vows to Update MSE for Windows XP Until July 14, 2015
http://www.maximumpc.com/microsoft_reverses_course_vows_update_mse_windows_xp_until_july_14_2015
