[mdlug] Win XP Replacement

[Richard Jackson]

Windows 7 also has XP mode. With this you are running XP in a virtual machine. It works great. Just remember to run AV software on it if it connects to the internet.

Richard


________________________________
 From: Brian Brodsky <brianbrodsky at ameritech.net>
To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [mdlug] Win XP Replacement
 

If this machine is accessible externally then keeping XP would be a 
security issue. If not I agree just run it on the existing end of life 
operating system. If it is externally accessible then as someone 
mentioned most XP applications should run on Windows 7. If not directly 
then try setting the application's compatibility mode to XP. Hopefully 
this application is not common enough that it's vulnerabilities will be 
exploited.

Brian

On 07/31/2013 05:15 PM, Drew wrote:
> Why is it important whether Microsoft continues to "support" Windows
> XP? Just continue running it.
>
>
> On 7/31/13, Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, 2013-07-31 at 19:55 +0000, gib at juno.com wrote:
>>> Microsoft has indicated they will discontinue support for Widows XP.
>> So?  You are already running an application that is no longer supported.
>> Protect the XP box and don't worry about it.
>>
>>> Does anyone know of a replacement for Windows XP? Our vendor's
>>> software runs only on Windows XP (not newer operating systems
>>> from Microsoft).
>> Even if you run it specifically as an XP-mode application?
>>
>> --
>> Adam Tauno Williams <mailto:awilliam at whitemice.org> GPG D95ED383
>> Systems Administrator, Python Developer, LPI / NCLA
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