|
Microsoft to use pop-ups to warn Windows XP users of pending end of support for the OS, makes migration software free
|
|
The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 3 March, 2014
Windows XP's end is nigh.
The aging operating system will soon lose support from Microsoft, and the company has announced two initiatives to help those still using XP. The software giant launched XP twelve years ago.
Starting April 8th, there will be no more security updates or technical support for the OS, effectively making the OS unsafe for future use.
In order to help customers ... [ read the full article ]
Please read the original article before posting your comments.
|
|
dEwMe
Senior Member
|
4. March 2014 @ 14:42 |
Link to this message
|
|
Grandma doesn't care as long as her PC brings up facebook.
Just my $0.02,
dEwMe
|
|
Advertisement
|
 |
|
|
|
soupy51
Newbie
|
7. March 2014 @ 09:43 |
Link to this message
|
|
Microsoft may be surprized by the number of people who don't care about their end of life for XP. I'm one of them. I have XP machines with specific uses and they will stay that way until they die.
|
|
GernBlan
Junior Member
|
7. March 2014 @ 09:50 |
Link to this message
|
|
If the subsequent releases of Windows were better, maybe so many people wouldn't still be running XP (and no, not just grandma). I'm a career network engineer and I just recently switched to Windows 7 myself. My wife is also very senior career IT and is still running XP on her laptop. Her huge IT shop just started migrating the desktops to Windows 7 under a year ago. The really bad news is that most (if not all) of the bank ATM devices are still running XP and do not have the immediate ability to upgrade since the systems are so customized to be standard across the country/world. This will not be pretty.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. March 2014 @ 23:43
|
|
Virgil_B
Junior Member
|
7. March 2014 @ 12:00 |
Link to this message
|
|
Just think....all of those XP licenses that you paid for are simply discarded and never used again. Seems like a waste.
|
|
peterdou
Member
|
7. March 2014 @ 13:03 |
Link to this message
|
|
al the job centres use xp
|
|
MagengarZ
Newbie
|
7. March 2014 @ 17:18 |
Link to this message
|
|
LMAO!!! I can see it now... go to the ATM to withdraw money,
get a popup from Microsoft instead!
"Your withdrawal has been temporarily suspended until
your bank upgrades their ATM systems OS to Windows 8.
We apologize for the inconvenience". LOL!!!
|
Senior Member
|
7. March 2014 @ 18:45 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by soupy51:
Microsoft may be surprized by the number of people who don't care about their end of life for XP. I'm one of them. I have XP machines with specific uses and they will stay that way until they die.
Isn't that the truth! Who cares about their ridiculous updates, almost all of them you can do without anyway. This is typical of them I must say they love doing popups and making decisions for you.
|
|
pmshah
Member
|
7. March 2014 @ 23:23 |
Link to this message
|
|
My former employee is happy with running his old Dos based accounting package on XP machines. His needs are fully met. Why should he even think in terms of upgrading. BTW the quality of those machines running XP is so much better than what you can buy today. Even after 15 years of use they are running flawlessly.
Personally I have tried to use win 8.0 and 8.1 a number of times but it is so frustrating ! Am happy with 7.
|
|
soupy51
Newbie
|
7. March 2014 @ 23:52 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by pmshah:
My former employee is happy with running his old Dos based accounting package on XP machines. His needs are fully met. Why should he even think in terms of upgrading. BTW the quality of those machines running XP is so much better than what you can buy today. Even after 15 years of use they are running flawlessly.
Personally I have tried to use win 8.0 and 8.1 a number of times but it is so frustrating ! Am happy with 7.
8.0 and 8.1 are horrendous since they really were developed for touch screens in my opinion. I won an HP laptop with 8.0 on it and I absolutely hate it. Glad my 2 older Toshiba Satellite Pro laptops run 7.
|
|
4iiiis
Newbie
|
7. March 2014 @ 23:56 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by pmshah:
My former employee is happy with running his old Dos based accounting package on XP machines. His needs are fully met. Why should he even think in terms of upgrading. BTW the quality of those machines running XP is so much better than what you can buy today. Even after 15 years of use they are running flawlessly.
Personally I have tried to use win 8.0 and 8.1 a number of times but it is so frustrating ! Am happy with 7.
Gateway+win7 10years and counting
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
8. March 2014 @ 00:07 |
Link to this message
|
My boss is still using XP as well. We have no need for other operating systems for what is run on the computer.
So I think popups will be annoying and they should give option then to hide popup or ignore.
Originally posted by MagengarZ:
LMAO!!! I can see it now... go to the ATM to withdraw money,
get a popup from Microsoft instead!
"Your withdrawal has been temporarily suspended until
your bank upgrades their ATM systems OS to Windows 8.
We apologize for the inconvenience". LOL!!!
Now that made me laugh :)
My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS |
Senior Member
|
8. March 2014 @ 06:27 |
Link to this message
|
|
The only way you are going to get the popup's are if you auto-update since it will be delivered that way. If you find out what KB# packet it is you maybe able to uninstall it. FYI
|
|
Virgil_B
Junior Member
|
8. March 2014 @ 07:34 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
The only way you are going to get the popup's are if you auto-update since it will be delivered that way. If you find out what KB# packet it is you maybe able to uninstall it. FYI
@Mr-Movies it looks like you will only receive the pop-up one time if you check the box to not show again so it really shouldn't be a big deal for most.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. March 2014 @ 07:36
|
Senior Member
|
8. March 2014 @ 20:47 |
Link to this message
|
|
No that's not a major headache at all, thanks for pointing that out as I still support XP users and use it on occasion myself however I don't worry about having all of the updates so it normally wouldn't be an issue for me anyhow...
Thanks Virgil,
Steve
|
Newbie
|
9. March 2014 @ 07:03 |
Link to this message
|
|
Since Windows7 and presumably Windows8 are very resource hungry my current PC will not be capable of running this OS. This means I have to buy a new PC, but I can't afford a new one because at the moment I'm unemployed; I have to use my funds carefully.
Another issue; if I replace a Hard Disc and reinstall Windows XP, what's going to happen when I attempt to activate it?
I wonder if the JobCentre will buy me a new computer. It's essential to have a PC because to register for Job Seeker's Allowance you can no longer visit your local JobCentre - You have to do it on-line and in order to look for jobs you have to do that on-line by registering with and searching their JobSearch website. I'll certainly be posing this question to my Claimant Adviser next time I'm in there.
-Pete
- TekPete -
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 9. March 2014 @ 07:06
|
|
tommyo54
Junior Member
|
10. March 2014 @ 09:44 |
Link to this message
|
|
Is there a way to either burn the Windows updates to disk, or a way to save them for future use? Hope it's not a silly question but I'm not too computer smart; I'm an elderly gent here and want to stay with XP for time being.
|
Senior Member
|
10. March 2014 @ 20:26 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by peterdou:
al the job centres use xp
not where i live they dont.
|
Senior Member
|
10. March 2014 @ 20:32 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by TekPete:
Since Windows7 and presumably Windows8 are very resource hungry my current PC will not be capable of running this OS. This means I have to buy a new PC, but I can't afford a new one because at the moment I'm unemployed; I have to use my funds carefully.
Another issue; if I replace a Hard Disc and reinstall Windows XP, what's going to happen when I attempt to activate it?
I wonder if the JobCentre will buy me a new computer. It's essential to have a PC because to register for Job Seeker's Allowance you can no longer visit your local JobCentre - You have to do it on-line and in order to look for jobs you have to do that on-line by registering with and searching their JobSearch website. I'll certainly be posing this question to my Claimant Adviser next time I'm in there.
-Pete
both win7 and win8 run quite well and are not as resource hungry as xp.iv run all of them.to say you need a personal pc to get your job seekers allowance is absolutely ridiculous.ever been to the library?xp is dead and no amount of pissing an moaning is going to change that.ive still got my old single core pentium d with 2gb of ram running win7 and its faster than it ever run on xp.bottom line,you can complain all you want but xp is done.
|
|
ddp
Moderator
|
10. March 2014 @ 21:18 |
Link to this message
|
|
TekPete, what is your current system specs?
aldan, i'm still using xp on this computer but also have another that has win7 on it. have a netbook with xp on it & it will stay that way as ram cannot be upgraded being it is part of motherboard but laptop is win 7.
|
Senior Member
|
10. March 2014 @ 23:18 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by tommyo54:
Is there a way to either burn the Windows updates to disk, or a way to save them for future use? Hope it's not a silly question but I'm not too computer smart; I'm an elderly gent here and want to stay with XP for time being.
Yes, you can download all of the updates and push them from your own server or batch them but if you are not tech savvy it might be too much for you since either way you do it it can be tricky if your not aware of the issues. You can also manually install each update but that will be a lot of screwing around and you can still run into issues with the order the updates are installed and if certain ones cause problems to the updates that follow them.
Win7 will run on most PC's that run XP if you can have at least 2GB's of RAM for (x86) 4GB's for (x64). Win8 works better with newer MB's that are compatible with it. As to program compatibility 7 won't run all of your XP programs but will run most of them. Win8 isn't as compatible with old programs as 7 and you'll loose those programs.
If MS won't active XP in the future there are ways to activate it manually if you dig around on the net but I would think you'll still be able to even though updates will no longer be generated..
|
|
ddp
Moderator
|
10. March 2014 @ 23:34 |
Link to this message
|
|
can run win7 with 1gig as long as dual core cpu.
|
Senior Member
|
11. March 2014 @ 01:06 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by ddp:
TekPete, what is your current system specs?
aldan, i'm still using xp on this computer but also have another that has win7 on it. have a netbook with xp on it & it will stay that way as ram cannot be upgraded being it is part of motherboard but laptop is win 7.
funny were talking about xp.bosses xp computer wouldnt connect with the internet.simple to diagnose right?having been off xp for a few years i really had to think about it.it really had me appreciating win7 tho.a lot easier to navigate.
|
Senior Member
|
11. March 2014 @ 06:27 |
Link to this message
|
|
I've run 7 on 512MB's of RAM but it runs very slow as it does on 1GB as well. It will work well on 2GB/4GB of RAM which was the point.
|
Newbie
|
11. March 2014 @ 06:56 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by ddp:
TekPete, what is your current system specs?
aldan, i'm still using xp on this computer but also have another that has win7 on it. have a netbook with xp on it & it will stay that way as ram cannot be upgraded being it is part of motherboard but laptop is win 7.
Hi ddp,
My system is:
AMD Athlon XP2600+ 2.09 GHz 1.5GB Ram
Matshiter DVD writer.
160GB HDD with 24GB spare.
Windows XP Home 2002 Service Pack 3.
So you think it'll run Windows8?
- TekPete -
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
Senior Member
|
11. March 2014 @ 07:03 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
I've run 7 on 512MB's of RAM but it runs very slow as it does on 1GB as well. It will work well on 2GB/4GB of RAM which was the point.
ive seen 7 running on a laptop think it was a pentium D with 2gbs ram laptop was selling for $50 it ran but slowly.
custom built gaming pc from early 2010,ps2 with 15 games all original,ps3 500gbs with 5 games all original,yamaha amp and 5.1channel surround sound speakers,46inch sony lcd smart tv.
|
