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Post by tourerjim on May 22, 2016 7:05:04 GMT
I have a Dell 10 inch notebook that's a good few years old now running XP which I understand is not supported anymore. Will MS always allow XP to Run...? or is there any options to update windows.
I use it weekdays for my work & has never let me down which is why I've never moved onto a Tablet & as well don't have the need to connect to the internet which is why I've not checked to see if there's any Window updates available & also concerned as don't have a anti virus software loaded.
I don't have the notebook to hand at the moment to give model number but I believe it was the only one of it's kind made, think I may of purchased it around 2008
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Post by Major Major on May 22, 2016 15:19:13 GMT
Of course the OS will continue to run (barring some calamity), but there are no updates (that's part of what "no longer supported" means).
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Post by Peterj on May 22, 2016 16:37:59 GMT
or is there any options to update windows. There might be options depending on the hardware specs. Here are the specs listed on Microsoft's siteIf you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor* 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver |
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Post by Andy on May 23, 2016 1:20:54 GMT
Microsoft is providing no support for Windows XP. That means no security patches, even for critical issues. Depending what anti-virus you run, it may or may not continue to run. If you don't ever connect the laptop to the internet, get email on it, or copy files via a USB drive, you are probably ok. Given how long Windows 7 has been out, if the machine came with Windows XP is must be rather old in computer years. You can no longer by Windows 7 or Windows 8 at this time. Windows 10 is not a free upgrade for an XP system.
I'd say it is time to invest in a new computer, unless you want to try your hand at Linux.
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Post by tourerjim on May 31, 2016 18:20:59 GMT
Microsoft is providing no support for Windows XP. That means no security patches, even for critical issues. Depending what anti-virus you run, it may or may not continue to run. If you don't ever connect the laptop to the internet, get email on it, or copy files via a USB drive, you are probably ok. Given how long Windows 7 has been out, if the machine came with Windows XP is must be rather old in computer years. You can no longer by Windows 7 or Windows 8 at this time. Windows 10 is not a free upgrade for an XP system. I'd say it is time to invest in a new computer, unless you want to try your hand at Linux. I've been giving the Linux some thought, if I load Linux will I still be able to use MS Word...? |
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Post by Andy on May 31, 2016 22:29:20 GMT
Not without some work. I tried running Linux as my desktop and I found it was just too much work. You have to install a program called WINE, which will allow you to install and run some Windows applications. It tends to work better the older the Windows app you want to run (so it probably runs Word 2003 better than Word 2016, for example). It really didn't work well with the Adobe photo apps (LR, PSE, etc.).
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Post by Peterj on Jun 1, 2016 1:57:48 GMT
I've been giving the Linux some thought, if I load Linux will I still be able to use MS Word...? There's a free office suite available for Linux and Windows. When I switched to Linux it took me about 1 year of trying to find acceptable solutions to my work flow. Here's a list that I've found perfectly acceptable - try the apps on Windows prior to making the switch. 3 areas I maintain Windows 7 1) Photography 2) iTunes / iPhone 3 Taxes Windows ............................................Linux Internet Explorer ................................Fire Fox Microsoft Office ................................. Libre Office www.libreoffice.org/OutLook/Outlook Express ..................Thunderbird www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/These 3 major applications are available for free so you can try them out in Windows. The libre Office suite is full featured: emulates MS Word, MS Excell, MS Powerpoint, Drawing, Math Formula, and Database It can open and save in MS format plus has the capability to save documents as pdf. |
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Post by Andy on Jun 1, 2016 10:32:23 GMT
Pete - you have done a good job of summarizing my experience with Linux. I especially agree with 3 areas I maintain Windows 7 1) Photography 2) iTunes / iPhone 3 Taxes . It was just too much trouble switching between two environments, so I went back to Windows 7 and now Win10. |
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Post by michelb on Jun 1, 2016 19:28:21 GMT
I have reinstalled an old desktop computer with Linux (Mageia) to enable my grandkids to play (the pretext is to enable them to google searches for school documentation  ). I have Firefox, Open Office, VLC media player for my own use and it's my playground to test (rather: to get a taste of...) Open Source softwares like Gimp, digikam, Scribus, Inkscape... No Elements of course, and no network since it's easy to use external drives or Dropbox. The monitor is ... a shared tv set. |
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