[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Dan Glass]

More people still use XP than use all versions of mac ever made.
On 3/20/2014 7:45 PM, Dave Rotigel wrote:
> I use a Mac. Will any of this effect my machine?
> 	Dave
> PS, I didn't think so--THATS WHY I USE A MAC!
>
> On Mar 20, 2014, at 7:08 PM, Dick Day wrote:
>
>> Here is an excerpt from an email I sent to one of my software clients.
>> They were asking if their custom software program would run on Win8 and
>> how worried should they be about their XP computers.  I am the IT manager
>> for the county I live in. I also own a custom software development company
>> with clients in Nebraska and Wisconsin. This is just my opinion, I'm sure
>> others will not agree...
>>
>> My preliminary testing, all 10 minutes worth, didn't see any immediate
>> problems, but all I did was install and run. However, it took some doing to
>> get to that point. That is not an endorsement of your custom software
>> running on Win8.
>>
>> As far as the XP scare, remember Y2K? I anticipate even fewer problems.
>> I am responsible for 5 servers and almost 175 PC's at the county.  I still
>> have a dozen or so XP boxes running and I have no intention of doing
>> anything with them until they physically break.  Like you, our ISP
>> (Internet Service Provider) has us hidden behind their firewall.  We have
>> up-to-date AV running on all systems.  We also have Barracuda WebFilter
>> covering us. Forgetting about the XP issue, you really should talk to your
>> hardware provider about some sort of web filtering.
>>
>> Many XP users have not installed Windows updates in ages. The fact the M$
>> won't offer support for XP is not all that important, at least to us.  They
>> simply won't answer your support questions when you call.  And, the last
>> time you spoke with Microsoft about XP was when?  :)
>>
>> The AV companies are providing AV for XP.  Why wouldn't they?  Now XP users
>> have a real reason to buy & keep their AV up-to-date.
>>
>> Until they get Win8 in a usable format for the business community, we'll
>> stick with Win7.  All of the PC's I buy are Windows 7 Pro-64/Win8
>> downgrades. That means that the PC is loaded with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.
>> They also come with Win8 CD'ds. You own a license for both.  Once 8 is
>> usable, you'll need to follow the Win8 upgrade procedure.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 5:14 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> 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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