[Lmo56]

Have you considered just moving her disk to the new machine? That way she doesn’t have to learn Windows 7, and as an XP user who has to fix my relative’s Win 7 machines I can tell you that she will hate the switch.

You DO realize that Win XP has a drop-dead date for Update Support in 2013? After that, ALL exploit holes found in the OS WILL NOT be fixed ...

[Mycroft Holmes]

You DO realize that Win XP has a drop-dead date for Update Support in 2013? After that, ALL exploit holes found in the OS WILL NOT be fixed ...

Yes, I do understand, quite well. Microsoft has used FUD as a major marketing tool for a long time. It works. You might want to look at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9026940/How_to_make_Windows_XP_last_for_the_next_seven_years for another perspective. Or not.