Re: How to make Windows XP last for the next seven years
- From: El Castor <No_One@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:09:14 -0800
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:36:07 -0800 (PST), mg <mgkelson@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Jan 23, 1:11 pm, El Castor <No_...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:I know two people with old (2000?) XP machines. I'm sure they were OK
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:40:17 -0800, "Lawrence Akutagawa"
<lakuNOS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"mg" <mgkel...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"How to make Windows XP last for the next seven years
Vista, schmista. Follow our tips for keeping your XP setup humming
happily for a long, long time
Preston Gralla and Dave Methvin
July 18, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Windows Vista may be shiny and brand
new, but as plenty of PC users will tell you, sometimes newer isn't
better. Many PCs simply don't have the horsepower to run the new
operating system, and even those that have the juice may get bogged
down by processor-and RAM-hungry Vista.
If you've got Windows XP, worry not -- you can keep it running on your
hardware for years to come. As with an old car, though, if you plan to
keep XP around for a while, you're going to have to spend some time
maintaining it. Think of us as your virtual mechanics. We'll give you
tips, tweaks and tricks so that you'll be able to keep XP running
smoothly, at top performance, for smooth operation and long life.
But what if you suffer from Vista envy, and you're interested in more
than just maintaining XP as it is? No problem -- we'll also show you
how to get many of Vista's goodies, such as greatly improved security,
transparent windows, Windows Flip 3D and the Network Map, all without
having to spend the money to upgrade or get new hardware.
So, if you've got better things to do with your time and money than
upgrade to Vista, read on. There's still plenty of life in your old
operating system."
Remainder of article at:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBas...
Many thanks for sharing this
I really don't understand all the anti-Vista paranoia. Vista is
working fine for me, and has been for more than a year. Granted, for
an old machine that is just limping along with XP, Vista would not be
a good choice, but for a new faster computer there is nothing about
Vista to fear -- and it's more secure than XP. My current computer
boots in under a minute, hibernates well, runs everything I throw at
it, and has a great looking interface.
The idea that someone who is connected to the Internet should keep XP
for 7 years seems nuts to me. XP is on it's last legs, and after
Microsoft quits supporting it, what happens when the crooks find a
flaw -- either in the OS itself, or a client running on top of it? In
any event, Windows 7 will be out shortly and the beta can be
downloaded right now.
I have several XP computers and no intention of getting new ones since
they all work great. I might wind up keeping them for 10 years or
more, I dunno. I'll certainly keep them until I'm forced to change for
some reason. If I eventually run into a problem with malware, I'll
deal with it then, but I'm not going to buy new ones now simply based
on the possibility that I might have a problem in the future. I think
computers have become a lot like refrigerators and washing machines.
There's no reason to run out and get the latest and greatest just
because the one you have is old.
new, but 250 Megs of RAM doesn't cut it anymore. It takes 6 - 10
minutes for those pieces of crap to boot up, and even then they don't
dare actually use them for anything. They haven't a clue, but it's
obviously too little RAM for today's security software, combined with
a clunky processor, and probably a hundred pieces of spyware competing
with each other to see which one is going to steal their credit card
number first. Sure they could be fixed, but I have had it with fixing
other people's computers. If they paid some Geek Squad guy to do it,
they might as well buy some dual core refurb or out of box deal for
$300 - $400. In any event, they have seven or eight year old drives.
Those things are death waiting to happen. The average person does not
know how to identify a bad drive, buy a new one that's compatible with
their computer, change it out, reinstall the OS, reinstall the
software, and restore the backups -- if they have any. You may not,
but they need new computers.
BTW -- I used to be in the networking business. My first computer was
a Commodore 64. The last pre-assembled computer that I bought (other
than this one) was a used IBM PC that I put a 10 Meg full height drive
in and turned it into the latest thing, an IBM XT. After that I always
bought the case and components and assembled it myself. It was cheaper
and I got what I wanted. It doesn't make sense to do that anymore. You
can buy an out of box or sale machine for much less than it would cost
to assemble. I saw a useable dual core Dell for sale a week or two ago
for $299! For most people, every 5 years or so, that's the way to go.
.
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