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06 Aug 2015
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#2
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Australia must not of got the memo.
Microsoft has informed the world when XP would no longer be supported.
In the U.S.A we got banks that still use XP.
That doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
08 Aug 2015
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#3
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Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear
Australia must not of got the memo.
Microsoft has informed the world when XP would no longer be supported.
In the U.S.A we got banks that still use XP.
That doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.
They paid Microsoft to keep giving them windows updates. A lot of governments are doing this now.
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 10 Pro
CPU AMD FX 8 core 8350 Black edition 4.21GHZ
Motherboard ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 Limited Edition
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Asus HD 7870 2GB GDDR5 GHZ edition (HD7870-DC2-2GD5-V2)
Sound Card Motherboard Built in
Monitor(s) Displays Dell LCD SP2008WFP 22'' Monitor
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Wired Dell keyboard
Mouse Wireless Logitech mouse
PSU Rosewill Stallion Series RD700 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Ready
Case Rosewill ARMOR-EVO Gaming E-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Cooling 220mm, two 120mm, and four 60mm fans, CORSAIR Hydro H55
Hard Drives 1TB Sandisk extreme 3 SSD (Main drive)
1TB Western Digital Black Edition 7200 RPM (File backup)
1TB Western Digital Black Edition 7200 RPM (Backup image)
Internet Speed 130mb down, 30mb up
Antivirus Panda Cloud Antivirus, MBAM pro
Browser IE11, Firefox, Chrome-ish x64
Other Info Your awesome for reading this.
08 Aug 2015
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#4
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There are so many more including the US Navy,
MS are making a fortune, it would be nice if they had to show it seperately in thier accounts,
The only XP product thier not supporting is the man in the street, ie you and me
Roy
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number medionl/Aspire 6930G/acer x55a
OS W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
CPU E5300 dual core
Motherboard medion MS7366
Memory 3gb
Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce 7100 Nforce 630i
Monitor(s) Displays avixc
Internet Speed n (isp resticted to 72)
Antivirus mse/pands
Browser palemoon
Other Info Belkin Fd7050 n USB using Railink RT2870 drivers, more upto date
08 Aug 2015
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#5
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It's not that a crazy idea if you take into account all that would cost migrating to modern Windows versions. I don't think those big enterprises/governments that stay on XP are just lazy, but instead the numbers favor this decision. Just in a quick review, consider that a migration would imply:
-Testing existing systems on new platforms.
-Modify or develop new ones for those that don't work (remember that Vista introduced many new incompatibilities).
-Stop work for install new OSs, meaning lost productivity.
-Users have to adapt to the new OS, specially non-techy people can have a hard time until they get to work again. Means more lost productivity.
-Monitor the new systems until they're known to be stable.
-Older hardware may need to be update too (Vista+ are much more resource demanding than XP). Ie more money spent.
-Purchasing licenses for a lot of computers, that alone could cost more that pay MS for extra maintenance.
-There may be simply no real reason to change what currently works fine. Specially for non-internet facing machines, the risks of using XP are minimal compared to newer systems. For servers there will probably be stronger reasons from an IT standpoint for anticipating a migration.
All in all, people that manages the big money will for sure sum those and it's not crazy to see them chose the easy way of paying to keep the existing system in good health.
Obviously, the phase "outdated WinXP" is also wrong and sensationalist. They're paying explicitly for new updates, so at least for them, it won't outdate for a long time.
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Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Sattelite A665-S6092
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Core i7-740QM
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 330GT
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Cooling Coolermaster Notepal U3 notebook cooling pad
Hard Drives Samsung 840 SSD 500GB
1TB USB3 external HD
Internet Speed 3mbps ASDL
Antivirus ClamWin 0.98.7
Browser Opera 12.17 x86 (main), Firefox 38 (sec), IE11 (last resort)
08 Aug 2015
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#6
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Quote: Originally Posted by Alejandro85
It's not that a crazy idea if you take into account all that would cost migrating to modern Windows versions. I don't think those big enterprises/governments that stay on XP are just lazy, but instead the numbers favor this decision. Just in a quick review, consider that a migration would imply:
-Testing existing systems on new platforms.
-Modify or develop new ones for those that don't work (remember that Vista introduced many new incompatibilities).
-Stop work for install new OSs, meaning lost productivity.
-Users have to adapt to the new OS, specially non-techy people can have a hard time until they get to work again. Means more lost productivity.
-Monitor the new systems until they're known to be stable.
-Older hardware may need to be update too (Vista+ are much more resource demanding than XP). Ie more money spent.
-Purchasing licenses for a lot of computers, that alone could cost more that pay MS for extra maintenance.
-There may be simply no real reason to change what currently works fine. Specially for non-internet facing machines, the risks of using XP are minimal compared to newer systems. For servers there will probably be stronger reasons from an IT standpoint for anticipating a migration.
All in all, people that manages the big money will for sure sum those and it's not crazy to see them chose the easy way of paying to keep the existing system in good health.
Obviously, the phase "outdated WinXP" is also wrong and sensationalist. They're paying explicitly for new updates, so at least for them, it won't outdate for a long time.
A lot of good points to consider for industry and governments.
That being said one has to trust Microsoft to furnish Updates in the long term future. That is a maybe at best.
Sooner or later one has to plan for a System and hardware upgrading.
Just moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic did not keep it afloat.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
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