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Old 04-13-2014, 09:53 PM   #1
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So who's staying XPut?
what are your reasons for keeping XP?
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Old 04-14-2014, 09:51 AM   #2
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Hmmm. Let's see...

I like running a compromised app that _will_ be hacked? no.
I actually think a 12 year old operating system knows how to work with modern hardware and software? no.
I enjoy waiting 4x longer than my Win8 buddies to boot? NO!
I like the thought that I won't have to worry about installing any more Tuesday patches.
Yup, that's it.
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Old 04-14-2014, 10:29 AM   #3
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I have an old XP tower system that I use as a network file server. It has no internet connection and is behind a firewall. I see no reason whatsoever to stop using it.
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:04 PM   #4
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Hmmm. Let's see...
I like running a compromised app that _will_ be hacked? no.
I actually think a 12 year old operating system knows how to work with modern hardware and software? no.
I enjoy waiting 4x longer than my Win8 buddies to boot? NO!
I like the thought that I won't have to worry about installing any more Tuesday patches.
Yup, that's it.
You forgot about having zeroe day every day
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:09 PM   #5
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I have an old XP tower system that I use as a network file server. It has no internet connection and is behind a firewall. I see no reason whatsoever to stop using it.
Yeah, the only one I'm keeping on xp is incapable of W7/8 and came preloaded with MS Office 2007 and Adobe Ill. CS3 but no disks!
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:20 PM   #6
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it was actually hi-powered for its day, some one upgraded it to xp from ME
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:21 PM   #7
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What is "XPut"?
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:22 PM   #8
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The reason I bought this particular system is because Dell continued selling XP on a few systems for quite a while after everyone else was only selling Vista, which I was wary of at the time.
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:24 PM   #9
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What is "XPut"?
Staying put with Windows XP . A linguistic pun not at all easily understandable to non-native English speakers.
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:25 PM   #10
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What is "XPut"?
some one made that up, it means you aren't upgrading or using a differant OS and staying put with XP
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:26 PM   #11
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took to long
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:30 PM   #12
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Aha. Thanks, Harry and Glorfindel (and put me on your list!).
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Old 04-14-2014, 01:38 PM   #13
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of staying XPut? ok
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Old 04-14-2014, 03:27 PM   #14
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Well, my backup computer is Windows XP. It only has a Gig of memory so it is not really suitable for upgrade. Still works fine but takes a while to boot.

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Old 04-14-2014, 03:32 PM   #15
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with the last update W8 can be installed on systems with one GB of RAM and a 1 GHZ CPU... not that it'ed be ideal but with some more RAM it would run fine
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