[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Mike]

Ralph, I have 2 computers that still run XP, one in my basement shop, 
and one in my outdoor shop. I use them to store PDF's of repair manuals 
on. I don't have concerns about using them because I don't use them for 
any type of e-commerce, like internet banking or purchases. I think the 
concern with the discontinuation of patches from Microsoft is that when 
a vulnerability becomes known, there will not be a patch written for it. 
What I'm wondering is whether 3rd party security software (anti-virus, 
anti-malware)  can overcome those security holes. If he doesn't need to 
spend $500-600 on a new computer that would be great, because the one 
they have works just fine for them.

Mike M



On 3/20/2014 4:30 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> 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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