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Re: security with XP

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felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote:
> On 16-July-2015 3:52 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > Max <max@val.morgan> wrote:
> >> "Damian" <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:mo59jc$tjc$1@dont-email.me...
> >>> "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote in message
> >>> news:mo203j$vdr$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> >>>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:d0ikv9Fqlh5U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>>>> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
> >>>>>> Even with a third party security product (eg. McAfee) XP should not be
> >>>>>> used because it doesn't get Windows updates anymore.
> >>>>>> Is the above correct?
> >>>>> Nope.
> >>>> Not according to this:
> >>>> http://blogs.microsoft.com/cybertrust/2013/08/15/the-risk-of-running-windows-xp-after-support-ends-april-2014/
> >>>>
> >>>>> It continues to work fine. But Win7 is much better.
> >>>> Shame that Win 7 is soon to be an obsolete OS.
> >>> Not that soon. XP is still being used.
> >> XP may still be used by some silly people but it poses an unacceptable
> >> security risk because it doesn't get updates anymore.
> >    As Rod hinted at, one can still get security updates for XP (till
> > 2019) if one really wants. A bit of Googling is all it takes.
> >
> >    But that said, if your hardware can handle it, I would go to Win7 (and
> > skip Vista). That way you have a good, clean, fast, supported OS now and
> > can get the free Windows 10 update, so you can use that if you ever
> > want/need it.
> 
> I don't suppose we can use the win7 key to install win7 on a different 
> PC after a win10 upgrade?

  I don't think so either, but who cares when - valid - Win7 licences
are so cheap these days?

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Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 06:21 +1000
  Re: security with XP "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-07-14 11:36 +0800
    Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-14 14:45 +1000
    Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-14 19:27 +0000
      Re: security with XP Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 09:59 +1000
        Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 10:58 +1000
    Re: security with XP "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-07-15 10:31 +0800
      Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 15:52 +1000
      Re: security with XP "jonz" <me@there.com> - 2015-07-27 14:50 +1000
        Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-27 14:53 +1000
          Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-27 15:12 +1000
            Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-27 20:22 +1000
              Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-28 07:23 +1000
                Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-28 08:28 +1000
                Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-28 09:22 +1000
                Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-28 09:28 +1000
                Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-28 11:42 +1000
                Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 17:35 +1000
                Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-30 19:36 +1000
                Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-31 07:17 +1000
    Re: security with XP "Damian" <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> - 2015-07-15 19:38 +1000
      Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-15 17:52 +0000
        Re: security with XP not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-07-15 23:34 +0000
          Re: security with XP Max <max@val.morgan> - 2015-07-16 18:08 +0800
            Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-16 19:48 +0000
            Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 06:11 +1000
        Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-16 19:45 +0000
        Re: security with XP bruce56@topmail.co.nz - 2015-07-30 17:11 -0700
      Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 04:41 +1000
        Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-15 18:52 +0000
          Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 10:30 +1000
          Re: security with XP F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-18 20:53 +1000
            Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-18 19:40 +0000
              Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-19 07:24 +1000

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