[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Mike]

Are you counting the deceased and those who voted twice?

On 3/20/2014 9:00 PM, Dave Rotigel 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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