• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

Computer question since I have no grandchildren...

One of my customers was running Windoze 98 and was attacked last year. Shut down their entire production line. The system ran their HVAC and it was plugged to their network. A contractor for the HVAC company put in a dial up modem to monitor it remotely. Someone found it and had fun on their network.

Again no one is telling you not to use it. Just telling you the risks in keeping a operating system that is end of life.
 
SNOOPY said:
One of our computers still has XP, I think the concern is no updates and possibility of more viruses? Not sure if that is even a valid concern since we still have anti-virus service?
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Exactly . . . as new viruses, worms, Trojans appear, Microsoft will be doing nothing to update XP to be able to defend itself against them. Drivers will also start to fall behind technical advancements and you may start experiencing "blue screen of death" incidents, more often. I migrated to Windows 7, a while back on my originally XP gaming box, but since I had to become familiar with Windows 8 on my new laptop, I'm going to migrate it to Windows 8 so I only have to mess with one OS.
 
Hayfield said:
Exactly . . . as new viruses, worms, Trojans appear, Microsoft will be doing nothing to update XP to be able to defend itself against them. Drivers will also start to fall behind technical advancements and you may start experiencing "blue screen of death" incidents, more often. I migrated to Windows 7, a while back on my originally XP gaming box, but since I had to become familiar with Windows 8 on my new laptop, I'm going to migrate it to Windows 8 so I only have to mess with one OS.
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I have a Win 3.1 machine that I use because of the specialty software I have on it. It is not on the network. When it fails, I'll replace it with a Linux box. I don't like Win 8.
 
Best Buy has a trade in program. Not sure of the details saw it in the store on one of their racks in the computer section.
 
XP was a good OS!nojoke But all of the above suggestions are good ones. Just make sure your pictures and important docs are backed up if you keep running it!:thumbup:
 
Xperia vs Win 7 or 8

What do you do?

Hate te to put you on the spot but it comes down to consolidating all the advice, your checking account and you.

Mickey Soft(MS) has been warning us for years now that they were going to stop support of ne of their best systems made. What do you do? I have done the following steps;
a. Made Mozilla Fire Fox my default internet browser. It is a free download.
b. Renewed my anti-virus fire wall and virus preventative software. GFI's Vipre has served me well for the past 10 years and prevented 307 attempts during that time period.

Since I have been an XP Pro user I have had ZERO interactions with MS. So why panic know?

I have a Win 7 box only because I got a refurbished mini tower for less then the price of a new of a new motherboard, RAM, CD an HD's and my labor to either clean up my work bench or getting up an down on the floor where I rebuilt the last one.

Good luck!!!
 
I'm running "Win-7 Pro" over here; it's been fast, stable, and trouble-free... I'll run this system until it drops! :2thumbs:
 
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