[AT] OT - Windows XP

[charlie hill]

If it was me I'd make sure I updated XP with all the latest updates, patches
and drivers now and then run it until it won't run any more.   They aren't 
going
to somehow cut it off or block it.  They just won't help you with your 
problems
any longer and the drivers and updates won't be available most likely.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Howard Weeks
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:19 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Windows XP

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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