[AT] OT - Windows XP

[Dave Rotigel]

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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