[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Dave Rotigel]

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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