Thread: XP over and out

Going to run XP for as long as I can. 12 - 18 months I think

XP isn't going to die and stop working. If you haven't got auto updates turned on then you won't notice any difference. All that is stopping is windows updates for it. The scare mongering that is going on is quite comical....there are evil hackers circling your xp computer ready to eat you...after whatever the April date is of course. It's called generating sales.

Yes running xp on 2 computers still. No plans to change or update them.

Thanks for that.

I'm thinking I'll approach it on the same basis I deal with the Doctors. Don't do nothing until it turns black and is about to fall off.

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Originally Posted by Dark61

Thanks for that.

I'm thinking I'll approach it on the same basis I deal with the Doctors. Don't do nothing until it turns black and is about to fall off.

D

Except for windows it all turns blue when there's a big problem.

Isn't it just the support that stops?

Even on W7 I don't require their support...

Originally Posted by s7000

Isn't it just the support that stops?

Even on W7 I don't require their support...

Yes, its the support that stops. By and large this means updates or hot fixes.

So, when M$ find a vulnerability, they fix it. They won't be doing that for XP. While the bad guys will not be looking explicitly at XP, due to its dwindling use, they will try exploits for later systems to see if they'll bear fruit. (As an aside I am running Windows 98 virtual machines, out of nostalgia, and they still work just fine).

The biggest issue will be peripheral support. Manufacturers just won't bother to write drivers for their gear that allows it to be used with XP. Some drivers (written for supported OSs) might work, some won't.

Although most people with XP have all the software they need, its likely new programs won't work either. This might be because of the OS, or the hardware spec of machines still running XP. Open source software will likely be the only option as it tends to have a smaller footprint than the shrink wrapped stuff.

If your XP box is still doing a job there is no reason to abandon ship...

Our office still has quite a few xp's in use,The problem we are having is that the original hard drives are now nearly to small to handle the new software we use.Xp is fine for general office work.