[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Ralph Goff]

On 3/20/2014 9:53 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?

Its true Microsoft is discontinuing support for XP in April. I received 
an alert about it. I still have XP on my old desktop and had no worries 
about continuing to use it.
I have not heard the stories about any security concerns though. I will 
have to look into that as I had no plans to change up . I have Windows 7 
on this laptop and am happy
with it but heard that Windows 8 is not something I would want.

Ralph in Sask.
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