[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Not an April Fools joke at all.... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Tue, 1 Apr 2014 11:37:54 In Reply to: Not an April Fools joke at all...., NCCaniac [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:59:23 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Well put. As much as I'd prefer to not play the forced upgrade game, there is no choice. XP hasn't been a good idea for quite some time, and shortly after April 8th it will become a very bad one. XP was never a very secure OS, it was never a great idea to expose it to the internet. The best AV software is only about 90% effective, and after that you're relying 100% on safeties built into the OS, and in the case of XP that's bloody close to zero. I wouldn't do it and certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone in 2014 (or 2010, for that matter).

Get 7, or get 8. They are both good - albeit in different ways. 8 is quite a handful to grasp (I'm still struggling with it a little), but once you get used to it I think you'll find it's responsive and intuitive. It runs great on an Atom-powered tablet I have, so it should be just fine on older hardware like a C2D E6000. *Personally*, knowing that 7 is about halfway through its lifecycle right now I can't see choosing 2014 to be the year to start investing in 7. Were it me, I'd make the leap straight to 8 and know that my effort now is going to have a longer payoff. 8 is way past the teething stage and works great. You don't need a touchscreen, although it's a nice thing to have. It's just fine with a mouse, and you could always invest in something like the Logitech Gesture Mouse to get close to the experience.

Just some thoughts.



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• April Fools from Microsoft???, Bill Homer , Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:11:51
  • Re: April Fools from Microsoft???, Indysaaber , Wed, 2 Apr 2014 05:40:41
  • Not an April Fools joke at all...., NCCaniac , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:59:23
    • When was the last update of ANYTHING for XP?, non yet, Sat, 5 Apr 2014 11:35:57
      • Late last month, RS , Tue, 8 Apr 2014 06:41:40
    • Re: Not an April Fools joke at all...., Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 11:37:54 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Not an April Fools joke at all...., Bill Homer , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 09:29:11
      • Re: Not an April Fools joke at all...., NCCaniac , Wed, 2 Apr 2014 11:06:44
  • Re: April Fools from Microsoft???, JerseySaab , Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:16:33
    • I still use msdos..., Snowmobile , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:30:56
  • Re: April Fools from Microsoft???, Steve in CT, Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:32:25
  • Windows 7 on two home machines and work, MI-Roger , Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:30:59
    • Keep a machine around to run the WIS, EAnderson, Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:42:35
      • WIS runs fine on 32 bit 7, Snowmobile , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:27:24

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