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His XP system will be as secure as Windows 7 "IF" he uses prudence when surfing, updates his security software and Windows updates. I don't know why you would want someone to abandon XP when as others have posted, "Windows 7 is nice, but not worth spending the money if the budget is tight".
To add to what others have said. My advice is stick with your needs----not your wants. Oh yeah---and pay off your credit card each month!
Your turn to---you can nudge him again if you like.
Uhhhh,,, no,, it is not!! You are absolutley 100% completely wrong.XP system will be as secure as Windows 7 "IF" he uses prudence when surfing, updates his security software and Windows updates.
Not to mention AppLocker if you get Ultimate. As well as Bitlocker in Ultimate, if you decide to use it.Returning from Windows Vista are Kernel Patch Protection, Service Hardening, Data Execution Prevention, Address Space Layout Randomization, and Mandatory Integrity Levels
Windows 7 Security is leaps and bounds beyond what XP could ever hope or dream to be.
There are so many improvements to security overall in Win 7 that it takes a book to actually explain them all.
Also, the Windows 7 Firewall is far superior out of the box, and is far more configurable than XP's. As well as some decent parental controls that are not available in XP, that do not need to be used just cause you have kids.
I think someone has some research to do, it ain't me.
Last edited by Tepid; 15 Jul 2010 at 16:19.
I blame a user's negligence on infections, not the OS. Guess you need to learn to read between the lines a little. lol
However Tedid, I can see you want to argue in a forum---not my cup-of-tee. You can point out all the safeguards of W7 you like and all the weaknesses of XP. How do people get infected? They go where they shouldn't go on the Internet, use P2P software yada yada....that was my inference.
Be sure to post the last word after my post...
"I blame a user's negligence on infections, not the OS." So does that mean win98 is also as safe as win 7? :)
Maybe this will help...
https://www.sevenforums.com/news/97567-windows-xp-kill-bin-upgrade.html#post842693
BTW, I am not arguing anything. I am simply pointing out where you are wrong in your statements. Win XP is no where near as Secure as win 7, which makes your statement 100% wrong. Otherwise, prove it. Just cause you try to stay safe in surfing, doesn't mean you will stay safe when reading Emails or clicking a link on a hijacked web site, or going to a well known site and getting hit by a drive-by ad that isn't supposed to be there.
And not all Anti-Virus programs will save you from everything. With Win 7, you stand a better chance now than with XP. Plain and Simple.
Last edited by Tepid; 15 Jul 2010 at 19:47.