Here is an interesting read... Windows XP death - What gives?
The bottom line is "The focus should be on functionality, not security"
I am not a frequent Windows user, 99% of the time Linux does what I want... it is much quicker and runs with less problems. I have never owned a computer with XP, but did use many company owned machines with it because the IT guys liked it (or the owner did not want to pay to "upgrade". Windows 7 works for me when I need it, which is seldom because I use Autocad about as often as I use Turbo Tax.
I know quite a number of people here that use XP, and have Never updated it!
enjoy your day, I will! :good:
Very interesting and brutally honest. A fear campaign is usually successful.
Right before the Conclusion in the article the subtitle reads as you stated:
The focus should be on functionality, not security
To me it's apparent that Mr. Gates' Monsters are all about Profitability, not functionality nor security.
> A fear campaign is usually successful.
I said Nothing about DHS! You gonna make this political and get us Both banned? 😉
I look at it as another slap in the face to consumers that are forced to continue to update their equipment to do simple tasks.
As a business point of view, constantly upgrading is a write off and allows for investment credit that pays off in other ways.
To me it is an insult to be given 12 months till they pull the plug on updates.
I don't need all that power on my desk. The programs I have with the XP and Windows98 computers are all I will probably ever need to get my work done.
My plan is to take my present computers offline as my Windows98 has been for years.
I am not sure how it will affect the priority commands that connect by internet to the software company to authenticate the license to use the program.
I can get a modest laptop or desktop for internet connection and downloading, that is, unless it is merely a keyboard and monitor hooked up the the cloud.
The cloud would be the final insult of all. Like digital TV, a monthly fee to have a connection plan would be required.
You may own the data, it is up there in the cloud and perhaps on your thumb drive. The problem is how do you use it without being hooked up to the cloud.
This is the 4G and whatever "digital on steroid" world headed for and being forced upon us.
rant over
Like Peter I have been using Linux for about 8 years or so
the infection rate has been 0%. and the only update downtime has been with some of the applications
like Firefox, Libre Office etc. The system runs quickly rarely has ever needed to be rebooted.
( my linux server has been running for about 2 ears straight ( and still going strong )
The one xp box ( with cad * Microstation / Inroads * ) is disconnected from the internet
but connected to the server / linux network ( i use a usb wifi once a year to update the microstation license )
It doesn't bother me if XP doesn't get support.
The other day I was talking to a Bentley rep. We were discussing Microstation being ported to Linux.
If they would that then Windows can go completely.
THANK YOU for interesting article.
PS: Puppy Linux is my favorite
"I am not sure how it will affect the priority commands that connect by internet to the software company to authenticate the license to use the program."
What I have seen happen (with our "dear" microsoft windows 7) is that once the machine is disconnected from the internet, the program considers itself "not activated". Not sure if the 30 day rule disables windows yet after the grace time yet.
Other programs may well consider themselves not activated as well.
> THANK YOU for interesting article.
> PS: Puppy Linux is my favorite
You are very welcome.
I use Linux Mint 13 Mate and LMDE Mate... all multi boot systems. One older HP laptop could not get a fast Wifi connection so I use LMDE Mate on that one.
My lady friend was having some issues with some Microsoft package and rather than trouble shoot it I installed Linux Mint 13 Mate as default with Spanish (dual boot with her old XP). I copied all of her data over. She took about 10 minutes and was up and running for her photos, web browser, and letter writing. She assumed I had updated her XP install... and was Thrilled to have everything in Spanish too.
That was more that a year ago... a Very transparent migration! and no more troubleshooting for me. The Down Side (?) was that her favorite son does not need to stop by and fix things every couple weeks.
Whatever floats you boat is fine with me 🙂
We have 12 year old Dell XP box. The main problem is it only has a 30gb HD (nearly full with almost nothing installed). I wonder if I can put in a bigger HD and make it dual boot? It has less than 1gb of ram. I can upgrade to 1gb max for about 20 bucks. I also have my hp laptop with 2gb ram and 80gb HD but almost no room there either.
My daughter runs Ubuntu on her Dell laptop but that has a large HD on it.
> We have 12 year old Dell XP box. The main problem is it only has a 30gb HD (nearly full with almost nothing installed). I wonder if I can put in a bigger HD and make it dual boot? It has less than 1gb of ram. I can upgrade to 1gb max for about 20 bucks. I also have my hp laptop with 2gb ram and 80gb HD but almost no room there either.
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> My daughter runs Ubuntu on her Dell laptop but that has a large HD on it.
If it ain't broke don't fix it...
You can dual boot on the same hard drive, you only need about 8GB and it does not need a bunch of free space to run like windows does. 1GB of ram is no problem.
The dell may not be capable, but maybe just add a second drive to it...
Being that old new hard drives that are compatible may be an issue, but there is lots of old stuff on Ebay.
PS: Ubuntu is HUGE and clunky these days... I recommended Mint. Burn a CD and run it there to see if it likes your hardware first.
