30 Jun
2015
30 Jun
'15
7:02 p.m.
On 06/30/2015 02:43 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Thanks! Worked hard on that one... ;)
Not finding much new/interesting/worthwhile in the new millenium
Can't really argue that...
Another good answer
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> Why
not??!?
On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
Fair question, easy answer. Security. Unless
it's air-gapped, I
wouldn't put anything sensitive on WinXP. Every month, we are finding
out just how much WinXP is like swiss cheese.
THAT is a good answer/reason! Why do the experts advocate not using something that
had been working?
Personally, I find Win7 runs about a fast as WinXP. Throw in
compatibility with newer stuff (comes in handy when taking a break
from the classics to deal with items from this decade, er, century.... Otherwise, WHY change?
It's subjective,
personal opinion, really when it comes down to it.