[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Dick Day]

" I trust MS less than the virus guys."  If this was FaceBook, I'd hit the
Like button :)

How true.


On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:

> Hi Dan, And MORE people voted for the current POTUS than for the other
> guy. What's your point?
>         Dave
>
> On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Dan Glass wrote:
>
> > 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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