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re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

don — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:06:29 GMT

time to make the jump. Apple awaits you.

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Duh — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:02:54 GMT

Had problem with my anti virus program from Kaspersky that would not do complete security scan. I was told by Kaspersky to turn off Windows defender because it was not compatible with their software. Turned defender off uninstalled Kaspersky and then reinstalled that software no problems ever since.

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

Jordan — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:27:04 GMT

If only they could get Windows 8 and Office to do all that XP and Office 2003 would do, without all the error messages and incompatibilities before the closing date... not likely!

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

Sinaj — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:39:00 GMT

Being a silver surfer I am use to XP and find it so easy , please don't make us change, give us your continued support. I don't have much confidence in 7 or 8 and I don't have unlimited funds to update. Please have pity on us oldies.

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

William Marshall — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:53 GMT

Agree with all the above regretting your fiddling with an excellent system in order,apparently, to force us to use an inferior one. Remember the old adage : if it aint broke dont fix it. Read and learn Microsoft!!

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

BrianK — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:12:43 GMT

I work in corporate IT and have been investigating Windows 8 since they released an eval copy and I really think that Microsoft have lost the plot with Win8. Sure it has some nice features for exec's but the bread and butter PC users are going to struggle with it. I am an XP fan although I do run Win7 and have got to like it but if MS build robust software that wasn't full of exploits which they plug with patches on a monthly basis, there would be no need to force satisfied XP users to upgrade.

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

DADSGETNDOWN — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:06:17 GMT

Good lord, freaking scary.

Do ANY of you have an education ? Freaking spelling and grammar are ignorant and scary.

Can't understand what half of you are even "trying" to say.

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

Ed Tieman — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:31:59 GMT

If you want to get rid of XP then send an app where we can contunue our XP programs. I would rather use XP than Windows 7. It is clean and simple to use. When you set up 7 we lost a lot of XP programs and a lot of programs did not want to upgrade to 7 because of what ever.

Wake up Microsoft!!!!!!!!!!!!!

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

Mark — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:39:04 GMT

Gates, is out of the picture... but how dare they drop support for one of the best OS ever!.. They just need to "tweak it", not this nonsence like 7 and 8 (which is garbage).

Perhaps, we, need Uncle Bill, indeed...? They've lost their way, and billions of dollars, and millions of customers since he left!

The phrase, don't mess with it, if it works... comes to mind... I think that comes from the 1930's-40's.... But then, I'm old at 50!

re: Support for Windows XP ends in April 2014

Mike Wilson — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:32:58 GMT

XP does what I need. Wife has 7 and it might be all right I suppose but simple tasks in XP are a nightmare in 7 far as I'm concerned. I'll either check out this Linux that's been mentioned or maybe spring for Mac. I'm real tired of new systems doing something in another manner or renaming the same function and sticking where it takes a couple years to find. Might be fine for the geeks but I've got better things to do with my time.