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| Thread ID: 136522 | 2014-03-09 02:13:00 | XP support ends on April 8th ! | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1369840 | 2014-03-09 06:58:00 | It's barely noticeable on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Plus it can be turned off... That wasn't my point. I don't have a problem with UAC anyway |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1369841 | 2014-03-09 19:27:00 | Windows XP has file permissions as well, but IMO Windows 7 handles (and uses) them far better. How anyone could say Windows XP is an upgrade from Windows 7 is beyond me... If you have a W7 computer that does not do what you want, you can either upgrade it or replace it. If the machine is a solid performer that is ergonomically excellent, an upgrade is worthy of consideration. Swapping out a HDD for a SDD adds capacity, and speeds things up amazingly. Lots more RAM sped things up a little more. Tossing out W7 and installing XP sped things up even more, and enabled the use of highly efficient and useful software. I suppose I could have installed W.ait, but that would have resulted in a marked speed drop, a loss of utility, an increase in annoyance factor and a major increase in cost, so installing W.ait would in fact be a major downgrade. Having a near-new date on the OS does not seem to me a good enough reason to take a major performance hit at great expense and inconvenience. The computer is there for what it does for me; I could care less what it does for the M$ balance sheet (but not a lot less ;) ). Your goals may vary. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1369842 | 2014-03-09 19:50:00 | It's barely noticeable on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Plus it can be turned off... First thing I do is to turn off UAC.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1369843 | 2014-03-09 20:34:00 | From the article posted originally: Microsoft will flash up a monthly on-screen reminder on XP computers, starting today, to warn users of the end of support. NOW will be a good time to disable Automatic window updates other wise who ever still insists on using XP will be reminded that is over :D 5607 |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1369844 | 2014-03-09 20:44:00 | From the article posted originally: NOW will be a good time to disable Automatic window updates other wise who ever still insists on using XP will be reminded that is over :D 5607 Installed that in my XP VM, I wasn't particularly impressed with the quality of English :p |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1369845 | 2014-03-09 20:48:00 | Installed that in my XP VM, I wasn't particularly impressed with the quality of English :p I haven't been impressed with the quality of English on Microsoft's website for quite some time. It seems they have started outsourcing their write-ups to non-native English speakers from ??? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1369846 | 2014-03-09 21:45:00 | so my xp will fall over and burn in hell if i keep using it???? :( i cant afford to upgrade anything at the moment...........:( |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1369847 | 2014-03-09 22:03:00 | Nope, in fact for the better part it's just "business as usual", until a security vulnerability comes out... Then you run the risk of having that vulnerability taken advantage of, just as though you'd booted a fresh Windows and hadn't turned on Windows Updates. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1369848 | 2014-03-09 22:36:00 | i cant afford to upgrade anything at the moment...........:( Linux is free... :devil |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1369849 | 2014-03-09 23:10:00 | OM freaking G honestly....:p just imagine the nightmare amount of posts from me then.............saying help and help and help and help......... i am just not geek enuf for that lol theres so much peeps on here talk about and i just go into a trance trying to understand the simple things.......lol :D id either be forever on here looking for help or poor R2 will get zillions of txts saying help help help .....:) |
beetle (243) | ||
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