Windows XP EOS plans

[goontron]

im planning to gathering all the XP machines i come across and put Linux on them and reuse them. is anybody else doing this or a variant?

[c_hegge]

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I would, but I don't have a use for all the machines I'd end up with, and most of the computer illiterate population can't get their head around the fact that IE is not the only web browser, and that M$ Word is not the only word processor.

[brethin]

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I am still installing XP on low end machines (none gaming systems) and will continue to do so. Just because Microshaft is stopping their support doesn't mean anything to the average user.

[c_hegge]

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^
Not immediately, but a large portion of the repairs that come my way for for malware problems. using an unpatched ans unsupported OS isn't going to help at all, so I generally encourage people to retire anything that can't at least run 7.

[brethin]

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The customers I sell these low end XP machines too do not care about Malware nor are they looking to make their system like Fort Knox.

They just want something to do email, surf the web and let their kids infect it with shit from all the links they click and not screw up their real computer.

I set these up with a restore partition so when it gets all nasty they can just revert it back to a fresh install and bang its like new again.

[SpectrHz]

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Bah, I keep meaning to ponder a new os, my only xp machine is an old hp I keep around as an archive, been so long since I powered it up the cmos battery died. It would run 7 okay but I already have windoors 7 activated on two motherboards... (don't tell Bill!)

Also it runs some pretty proprietary programs that I have no idea how I originally set up, and doubt they would run on Linux...

[ncovert]

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For myself, I'm going to keep on using it if needed. For the computers I sell, the older ones ('02 and older) will still get Windows XP and the newer ones (newer than '02) will get Vista.

[ratdude747]

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I am still installing XP on low end machines (none gaming systems) and will continue to do so. Just because Microshaft is stopping their support doesn't mean anything to the average user.

Same here... Most of my old laptops run it. Many have ATI gpu's (read: shitty linux spport) and I don't have $ for more 7 licenses. And Vista? Probably not (although it wasn't that bad).

[Topcat]

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I'll be saying goodbye to XP64 on my main rig probably this week....to be replaced with server 2008 R2. My office machine said goodbye to XP64 about 3 weeks ago, loaded with server2003, which is supported for another 1.5yrs. Server additions of windows are very tweakable for desktops without all the bloat/eye candy + a few extra bells & whistles if you like to tinker with web and database servers.

I'll still have several XP machines around the shop though...

[Compgeke]

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I only have one system running XP still and that's due to hardware that's quite a bit of money to replace, such as my USB to SCSI adapter which has no drivers for anything newer than Windows XP (won't even install on 7 32-bit or 64-bit).

Pretty soon I'll probably need a desktop as well as I don't believe Tektronix's Wavestar program will run on Windows 7 or 8, I'll find out whenever I get a HP-IB adapter.

[goontron]

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I only have one system running XP still and that's due to hardware that's quite a bit of money to replace, such as my USB to SCSI adapter which has no drivers for anything newer than Windows XP (won't even install on 7 32-bit or 64-bit).

Pretty soon I'll probably need a desktop as well as I don't believe Tektronix's Wavestar program will run on Windows 7 or 8, I'll find out whenever I get a HP-IB adapter.

i know how that is! ultra66 RAID card, no drivers past 2000 and therefor XP. but it has had linux drivers since kernel 2.3.x so im good (lucky) on that account.

[lti]

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According to Avast, the only thing I need to do is install Chrome. Only support for Internet Explorer running in XP is ending, not support for the OS itself.

[ivtec]

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im planning to gathering all the XP machines i come across and put Linux on them and reuse them. is anybody else doing this or a variant?

Wise choice bro. i would install Xubuntu,or Kubuntu and if you're not a gamer
user you'll be very happy, and you don't have to deal with malware virus and stuff, so you don't have to spend a red cent and still have an outstanding OPS,depending on you machines you can choose the best Distro for your machines.



http://www.renewablepcs.com/about-li...s-are-the-best

[Topcat]

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According to Avast, the only thing I need to do is install Chrome. Only support for Internet Explorer running in XP is ending, not support for the OS itself.

Who uses internet explorer?! I'll still put XP on older machines.

[goontron]

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Who uses internet explorer?! I'll still put XP on older machines.

and we call shovenose a M$ fanboy......

[RJARRRPCGP]

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^
Not immediately, but a large portion of the repairs that come my way for for malware problems. using an unpatched ans unsupported OS isn't going to help at all, so I generally encourage people to retire anything that can't at least run 7.

The only real big problem I see is that most folks will browse random web sites under an account with administrator permissions.

That's a major no-no with today's internet!

[RJARRRPCGP]

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(newer than '02) will get Vista.

You better have at least 2 GB of RAM for a stock Vista 32-bit!

PCs with <2 GB of RAM should get Linux...

[ivtec]

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Who uses internet explorer?! I'll still put XP on older machines.

Me: i use IE in vista cause i don't like Google chrome hate it,Firefox is better than google for me but still don't like it in Win vista, already tried it but for me is a no no.Though i love it in Linux.

[Topcat]

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and we call shovenose a M$ fanboy......

Not exactly. That's where your age/immaturity are showing through a little. When you do this professionally/commercially, you do what's in the best interest of the business, it has nothing to do with 'fanboy-ism' or making some innuendo political statement against the big bad microsoft. on older OEM/big brand stuff (like Dell, HP, IBM, etc) that has COA's, I install whatever COA is attached to the machine, whether its XP, Vista or 7. If its a custom with no COA or old enough to be a pre-XP system, I'll do Linux and offer the customer Windows if they want to pony up for a license for it..... Nice try though! The vast majority of the general public dont know what Linux is, and give you a blank stare when you tell them a machine is not loaded with Windows.....so stop and think for a minute, what will sell faster when dealing with the unenlightened public? A machine with XP or a machine with Linux?

[goontron]

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Not exactly. That's where your age/immaturity are showing through a little. When you do this professionally/commercially, you do what's in the best interest of the business, it has nothing to do with 'fanboy-ism' or making some innuendo political statement against the big bad microsoft. on older OEM/big brand stuff (like Dell, HP, IBM, etc) that has COA's, I install whatever COA is attached to the machine, whether its XP, Vista or 7. If its a custom with no COA or old enough to be a pre-XP system, I'll do Linux and offer the customer Windows if they want to pony up for a license for it..... Nice try though! The vast majority of the general public dont know what Linux is, and give you a blank stare when you tell them a machine is not loaded with Windows.....so stop and think for a minute, what will sell faster when dealing with the unenlightened public? A machine with XP or a machine with Linux?

well than answer me this: do you put 2k on 2k machines even though 2k is EOS?