Don't bother with Win 8. Try if possible to upgrade to Win 7. In my opinion this is the new XP. Bugs ironed out and is reliable and stable.

 

I have Win 7 Home Premium I don't use anymore, and you're welcome to make me an offer.

 

It's a genuine Windows product with w Microsoft licence key.  :yes:

Another 12months support for public sector though :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/10741243/Government-pays-Microsoft-5.5m-to-extend-Windows-XP-support.html

My 6 yr old works laptop is on XP. No sign of a replacement yet.

As I understand the last available updates to be left up will load a warning message that will load everytime an XP machine is booted and will need to be clicked. Confusion whether this will need a login password to override for pro versions

Another 12months support for public sector though :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/10741243/Government-pays-Microsoft-5.5m-to-extend-Windows-XP-support.html

 

That is seriously more complicated and less useful than is being made out.

The workshop PC's still on XP, but it hardly ever even gets connected to the internet. It's come home and had every update I can find put on, so I'm happy to roll the dice with it.

 

It shares its keyboard and monitor with the exhaust analyser via a switchbox. I don't think they make computers with PS2 keyboard sockets any more, so it's got more chance of being replaced with a transistor radio and a microfiche reader than another computer.

"You can buy a five year old ex-corporate Dell with a clean install of windows 7 that will cost you under £100"

 

Link please.

Xp here as well 2 netbooks and three desktops - so thinking about going to win 7

"You can buy a five year old ex-corporate Dell with a clean install of windows 7 that will cost you under £100"

 

Link please.

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=dell+windows+7&_dcat=179&_udlo=0&Operating%2520System=Windows%25207&Brand=Dell&_osacat=179&_udhi=100&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=&_sacat=179&_from=R40

 

185 of 'em!

Edited 3 April, 201412 yr by StevesTruck

My 6 yr old works laptop is on XP. No sign of a replacement yet.

As I understand the last available updates to be left up will load a warning message that will load everytime an XP machine is booted and will need to be clicked. Confusion whether this will need a login password to override for pro versions

Just did a fresh xp install last night.

The end of support box came up with a don't show this again option. Ain't seen it since funnily enough.

Just refuse to install the EOL update and everything will be fine; although you may have already done it, I had the install pop up a few weeks ago. Just click "ignore" and "remember".

My 'geek man'   has just left, confirming that Windows 7 is the best option, and he reckons support may well continue beyond the predicted current 2020 date too.

Just refuse to install the EOL update and everything will be fine; although you may have already done it, I had the install pop up a few weeks ago. Just click "ignore" and "remember".

Not getting that option on my constant and increasingly annoying reminder.

Just refuse to install the EOL update and everything will be fine; although you may have already done it, I had the install pop up a few weeks ago. Just click "ignore" and "remember".

 

 

Yeah I must have missed that one, then again at 2.00am I wasn't really watching what updates were going on, it's not my box either so not that bothered lol.

My 'geek man'   has just left, confirming that Windows 7 is the best option, and he reckons support may well continue beyond the predicted current 2020 date too.

 

By which time your PC will be nearly twenty years old.

Might have to have a look at some of the refurbs as a potential home media server/NAS.

 

Strip it to the bare bones internally, add a couple of high volume drives and install Freenas or something similar and it should be good to go.

By which time your PC will be nearly twenty years old.

....and your actual point is? :think:

It's a complete false economy trying to keep a crappy old pc running. You'll waste loads of time waiting for it to do stuff, and keep having to pay someone to keep it running.

We ditch old machines at four years at work as the savings in staff wages more than cover the costs.

It's a complete false economy trying to keep a crappy old pc running. You'll waste loads of time waiting for it to do stuff, and keep having to pay someone to keep it running.

We ditch old machines at four years at work as the savings in staff wages more than cover the costs.

I think...iirc...that I'd sort of hinted somewhere up there ^^^^ that even though I'm quite comfy with my pc, and it has been truly reliable, that I did think it was going to have to be reluctantly changed if I was going to go for a Windows upgrade, as this one obviously will not be able to cope, also yes, you are quite right IF I were to keep it reference its age,  which is becoming increasingly unlikely now unfortunately, especially with these links to the re-furbed ones for me to peruse over.

 

It's not crappy btw.

It's almost like a member of the family here even.

Edited 4 April, 201412 yr by Mr Ree

Anyway, anyone got any ideas how to rid this screen from this repeated warning message?

 

I've looked at the message several times but see no way to permanently opt out of it.

Edited 4 April, 201412 yr by Mr Ree

http://4sysops.com/archives/prevent-the-windows-xp-end-of-support-notification/#prevent-the-notification-registry

Has anyone looked to see if this "patch" can be uninstalled???

 

For future reference, dont let ANY update auto-install, I always go through the list and look to see what crap M$ (or any other company) are trying to install on my machine. Almost every single "Patch Tuesday" it tries to install some IE8 security patches, even though I don HAVE IE8 !! M$  have a history of installing the odd bit of spyware, and various other companies try to install browsers or browser add-ons; AVAST installing Chrome and Adobe installing McAffee are the current examples.

Whats a 'patch'? :think:

Had 3 'phone calls off ...(alledgedly) ...Windows this morning,.... (Indian call center by the sounds of it....) warning me of impending doom and disaster, and if i'd care to go onto the 'puter, she'll guide me through a 'proceedure' to help eradicate this impending problem.

 

Told her I'd got double glazing already and slammed the 'phone down...3 times.

Edited 5 April, 201412 yr by Mr Ree

 Now, NOW , MR REE. A far better way to hit back with no rise in BP. Make them work asking them which keys to press and messing it up. After a lot of time wasting, say that you can't find one key and ask where it's placed on a MAC. Don't get mad, get even ,and once you've played that card, they won't phone you again .

The above also works if you use the Linux word. Even better if you actually have Linux.

My partner, who follows these things, has a utube clip. The same scenario, except the recipient is an it guy from somewhere like malware bites or cccleaner. They actually destroy his (virtual) machine. Then get all abusive when he aasks them about it - really nasty people.