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To: MeganC

Laugh at me if you must, but I have 4 PCs that still run on XP that are over 7 years old and give me not problems. I use them for basic functions and everyone in the house is happy. Of course those who ‘need’ more robust systems have them and have very good configurations.

I am staying put.


8 posted on 08/02/2013 2:28:17 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: Dacula

Just don’t connect them to the net after Microsoft ends support for them and you’ll be fine. Otherwise be advised that what’s being called a ‘Hacker Storm’ is expected after EOS as hackers unleash exploits that they know MS will not be patching.


10 posted on 08/02/2013 2:51:50 PM PDT by MeganC (A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
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To: Dacula

Me Too,

MSFT has been “ending support” for XP for years now.

The main reason ?

XP doesn’t need support.

It actually works.


12 posted on 08/02/2013 3:28:42 PM PDT by Zeneta (No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.)
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To: Dacula

LOL. Me too - I have five boxes running XP and they can take it from my cold dead hands. So what if they’re ending support - everything works fine without it. Will the hackers target it once support ends? Maybe, but I have created images of each of my drives so I can easily restore if there’s a problem.


18 posted on 08/02/2013 5:54:44 PM PDT by KevinB (A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
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To: Dacula

Dac, my xp lasted 9 years, then sudden death. RIP.
Hadn’t the heart to bury it so it is still here under the desk, would make a nice cat warmer, but no cat. :(


20 posted on 08/03/2013 6:37:47 AM PDT by HomeAtLast
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