[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Howard Weeks]

It is more hype than substance!  You should always keep a good virus 
software package installed and updated.

I run several machines with XP and I have never allowed MS to update 
anything on them since since new.  Never had a problem either!  I trust 
MS less than the virus guys.

If the virus software producers drop support for XP, that would be a 
bigger problem. By the time that happens, the hacks will have moved on 
to whatever the MS followers are running.

I will still be running XP in parallel with Linux.

Howard in GA
On 3/20/2014 11:53 AM, Mike wrote:
> Hi guys, sorry for the OT post, but I know there are a few guys on here
> that are up on the latest IT stuff. Long story short, my Dad read an
> article by Kim Komando in last Sundays paper regarding the end of
> Microsoft's support for Windows XP on April 14th. The article basically
> stated that if you haven't already, you should drop XP like a hot potato
> and migrate to Windows 7 or 8 because it will become very vulnerable to
> attack.  His machine is an older Dell that won't support Windows 7, so
> the only option is a new computer. Are these security concerns more hype
> than substance, or are they legitimate concerns? Thanks for any advice
> offered.
>
> Mike M
>
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