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04-21-2014, 09:03 AM | #47 |
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^yes, W7 support ends in 2020 and W8 in 2022
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04-21-2014, 09:05 AM | #48 |
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don't know about Vista but it's probably around 2018 or something
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04-23-2014, 10:14 AM | #49 |
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04-26-2014, 07:46 PM | #50 |
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I have a variety of computers around the house and a stack of harddrives for use in the notebooks I have laying around.
During one of my assignments I was given an "unlimited lifetime" license for XP and Office 2003 and so there's no reason NOT to keep at least one system around running XP. I just recently installed XP on a Gateway NV57 notebook. Although it shipped with Win7 (just 2 months before Win 8 was released) I was able to track down drivers for all the hardware. XP runs like greased lightning on this notebook. And because it is 32-bit it supports older 16-bit Windows apps. (I have a ton of old Microsoft Home titles that are still fun to fire up once and a while) I have a custom theme that I use (simpleXP) that is 10 years old but still looks clean and modern. Because XP has been around so long there is a ton of excellent software that still runs great. This system won't be my main every day system, but I'll certainly use it pretty often. The dangers of staying with XP have been overstated by the tech media. Deliberately so. They don't want to be held accountable for anyone losing data if they were to say that it would be "ok" to stay with XP. I've been in the industry for a long time and know how to keep a system safe and secure. |
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04-26-2014, 08:38 PM | #51 |
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Yeah, I have a few MS-DOS games I like to play, they don't work very well in DosBox unfortunately.
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04-27-2014, 07:05 PM | #52 |
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No, they haven't. You can make a personal decision to stay with XP, I don't care. But don't tell people that XP is safe. When it was released, well over 10 years ago, it was a great OS that provided more security than any before it. But we live in a different world today, and XP is simply not up to the game.
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04-28-2014, 12:06 PM | #53 |
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You may be able to keep it safe, but only if you keep it disconnected from the internet, there will be new vulnerabilities found as time goes on, never to be fixed.
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04-28-2014, 01:57 PM | #56 |
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I find it funny/ironic that all those media reports seemed to imply that XP has been safe(r) two months ago.
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04-28-2014, 02:24 PM | #57 | |
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She keeps safe by running as few MS components as I can convince her. Anyone who is vulnerable to this bug is using IE, in which case not only do they deserve everything they get, they also have bigger problems, like IE. It's not much of a bug if the only people who can be affected are the ones who are using an obsolete browser. The bugfix involves downloading and installing Chrome/Firefox. |
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04-28-2014, 04:00 PM | #58 |
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Just bought my Mum a replacement PC and gifted her old XP one to someone who will use it as a network file server. Since she does her banking online it seemed daft not to upgrade... but she's not too impressed with W8 so far, she can't run one of her favourite games on it - Windows Best of Entertainment pack, released in 1995.
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04-29-2014, 11:23 AM | #59 | |
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That's not a big deal to most people, but for some, like your mom, it can be an annoyance. I have a ton of old 16-bit Windows apps that are still enjoyable to use. For those who have old software like that, I encourage people to find a new system with a 32-bit version of Windows 7 or 8. They exist, but are not easy to find. |
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04-29-2014, 11:31 AM | #60 |
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I don't think it's even possible to run 16-bit programs on 64-bit PCs, regardless of it being supported in the 32-bit Ed. of the same OS.
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