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Still on XP ?!
I was asked to look at a computer yesterday. The computer owner bought a new printer and couldn't insert the disk because the CD drive was stuck. I went there and realized that they are still using XP.
The computer no longer recognizes the optical drive so that's dead. I had my portable DVD drive with me and used that to load the printer drivers. I couldn't get the printer to work. I tried using the software to go online and see what the issue is but the browser is so outdated (IE 6.0) I kept getting errors and pages that wouldn't load properly. I just downloaded the newest driver on my computer (put it on a thumb drive) and might go back there today to try again. The printer does say it's compatible with XP.
Would it be a good idea to install 7 or get a new computer? I told the person that knows the computer owner not to do any personal/financial stuff because of the potential security holes.