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It means operating system holes and vulnerabilities will no longer be addressed!
Will WinXP just stop working? No!
What will stop working?
There will be no new operating system Windows Updates to plug security holes in the operating system!
And that means security wise WinXP becomes fair game to all the hackers, and virus creators, aiming to attack those still running WinXP, and even major corporations will be fair game as well!
Even though not cheap to step up to a new operating system, it's much easier and cheaper for us, the individual user, than a major corporation running hundreds of computers
So if you online bank using WinXP, you need to move to Win7 or Win8, as you will become some of those facing the most danger!
If you look back at what happened when support was dropped for Win98, what followed suit was shortly after internet security programs dropped support, because they did not have the Microsoft security updates for the OP/SYS as a guide to develop their software defense needs.
Which was like trying to plug a leaking dam with 1,000 leaks with only ten fingers.
Following suit, hardware will be released with no WinXP driver support.
Graphics drivers will drop off as part of WinXP was DirectX9.
So IMO the only reason to keep a WinXP machine, is if it is completely independent and isolated from the internet.
I have 2 WinXP DJ machines and they'll be just fine and run my DJ programs until whenever?
I have 1 security camera machine running WinXP and it is not connected to the internet!, so it will run my cameras until it fails hardware wise. How long that is? IDK
I posted this just to make those aware that if you are online banking, you need to take this Microsoft security update support drop for WinXP very seriously, because April 8, 2014, is fast approaching!
So don't wait until the last minute as I am running into numerous issues helping others with the change over, that some just do not have the hardware to even run Win7, or Win8!
So for some, even machine hardware upgrades are necessary as well as the cost for the new operating system software and license itself!
Will WinXP just stop working? No!
What will stop working?
There will be no new operating system Windows Updates to plug security holes in the operating system!
And that means security wise WinXP becomes fair game to all the hackers, and virus creators, aiming to attack those still running WinXP, and even major corporations will be fair game as well!
Even though not cheap to step up to a new operating system, it's much easier and cheaper for us, the individual user, than a major corporation running hundreds of computers
So if you online bank using WinXP, you need to move to Win7 or Win8, as you will become some of those facing the most danger!
If you look back at what happened when support was dropped for Win98, what followed suit was shortly after internet security programs dropped support, because they did not have the Microsoft security updates for the OP/SYS as a guide to develop their software defense needs.
Which was like trying to plug a leaking dam with 1,000 leaks with only ten fingers.
Following suit, hardware will be released with no WinXP driver support.
Graphics drivers will drop off as part of WinXP was DirectX9.
So IMO the only reason to keep a WinXP machine, is if it is completely independent and isolated from the internet.
I have 2 WinXP DJ machines and they'll be just fine and run my DJ programs until whenever?
I have 1 security camera machine running WinXP and it is not connected to the internet!, so it will run my cameras until it fails hardware wise. How long that is? IDK
I posted this just to make those aware that if you are online banking, you need to take this Microsoft security update support drop for WinXP very seriously, because April 8, 2014, is fast approaching!
So don't wait until the last minute as I am running into numerous issues helping others with the change over, that some just do not have the hardware to even run Win7, or Win8!
So for some, even machine hardware upgrades are necessary as well as the cost for the new operating system software and license itself!
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