Support is ending for some versions of Windows

• Support for Windows Vista without any service packs will end on April 13, 2010

• Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010

If you're running one of these versions after support ends, you won't get any further security updates.

 I support not supporting Windows et al .  Let's let the Mac users (and a few others..) have all the fun........    (0;#

thank you for the useless post which gives no help at all.

And that has whatever to do with the subject of the thread??? Didn't your mother tell you if you can't say anything nice, don't say ANYTHING?

Quote - And that has whatever to do with the subject of the thread??? Didn't your mother tell you if you can't say anything nice, don't say ANYTHING?

But then there's the quote attributed to Alice Roosevelt:
"If you can't say anything nice about someone, come sit next to me" 

Support will still be given for XP Pro 64-bit, however, since a lot of companies are still using it.

I don't want the updates.  When I install updates on Windows Vista, it no longer sees my WIn XP machine on the network. 

Sometimes the security updates can be more trouble than good, flibbits if it's any consolation Windows 7 doesn't see XP or Vista on my network.

Quote - And that has whatever to do with the subject of the thread??? Didn't your mother tell you if you can't say anything nice, don't say ANYTHING?

Some people do not have their heads so far up their own (or perhaps someone else's) fundamental to recognise a    J...O...K...E...

it's not a joke noelcan when it's repeated a few thousand times by ppl who think it's 'funny'. we get it. you and other apple users think it's funny to bash windows.

we've heard it. it's not funny anymore. it stopped being funny after the 50th time. move on.

and DON"T REPLY. just go. leave. don't bother.

Quote - it's not a joke noelcan when it's repeated a few thousand times by ppl who think it's 'funny'. we get it. you and other apple users think it's funny to bash windows.

we've heard it. it's not funny anymore. it stopped being funny after the 50th time. move on.

and DON"T REPLY. just go. leave. don't bother.

Temper temper...  It's only funny for YOU when YOU do it to someone else..  Good night Petunia..

Quote -  I support not supporting Windows et al .  Let's let the Mac users (and a few others..) have all the fun........    (0;#

I remember when poser was strictly Mac only and I was lusting after it. Version 2 came out and it was windows and I bought it as soon as I saw it at a computer fair.

Poser 1 was available for Windows as well, I have a copy here that came free with a magazine years ago.

@Lucifer

That is how I started, with that free Poser 1 copy.

Must have been the most expensive magazine I ever bought !! LOL.

Quote - Sometimes the security updates can be more trouble than good, flibbits if it's any consolation Windows 7 doesn't see XP or Vista on my network.

Hmmm...mine does. Odd...

Windows 7 64 sees the other Vista 32 machines in the house and the other machines see it. Granted, it was no picnic getting the network to play nice, but obviously it can be done :o).

Laurie

I can run the country, or I can run Alice, but I can't do both - Theodore Roosevelt The other quote was the title of her biography.

Yeah, I see the expiration dates any time I go to Windows update. Granted, Macs are 'officially' cooler, but some people may not know this, that need to.

 And waaaay more expensive for the po' folk around about here my friend....way more expensive.. ...

The company my Wife works for still uses Windows 2000.  They are not a little place-their sales are about $100 billion a year.  Apparently is cheaper to pay MS for updates than to maintain XP or Vista, as even the new machines they purchase are wiped and have Win2k installed in-house.

I can't say I blame them, as I think 2k is by far the best version of Windows I've used.....

Quote - Hmmm...mine does. Odd...

Windows 7 64 sees the other Vista 32 machines in the house and the other machines see it. Granted, it was no picnic getting the network to play nice, but obviously it can be done :o).

Laurie

I must be doing something wrong then, not that it really matters, the last non Windows 7 machine in the house is being retired shortly, it's so old it struggles to run XP.

Quote - Poser 1 was available for Windows as well, I have a copy here that came free with a magazine years ago.

Yeppers. Got my 3 3.5" floppies and my 106 page manual right here....

Quote - > Quote - Hmmm...mine does. Odd...

Windows 7 64 sees the other Vista 32 machines in the house and the other machines see it. Granted, it was no picnic getting the network to play nice, but obviously it can be done :o).

Laurie

I must be doing something wrong then, not that it really matters, the last non Windows 7 machine in the house is being retired shortly, it's so old it struggles to run XP.

To be honest, I've never had more trouble with the network than I've had with Windows 7. Isn't Win7 supposed to be easier? lol Too bad I'm better with the network than the hub, or I'd have HIM wrestle with it ;o)

Laurie

Quote - To be honest, I've never had more trouble with the network than I've had with Windows 7. Isn't Win7 supposed to be easier? lol Too bad I'm better with the network than the hub, or I'd have HIM wrestle with it ;o)

Laurie

As oppose to wrestling with you? :woot: I'm off before I get myself in trouble. :tt2:

We're married. We no longer wrestle...lmao ;o)

Laurie

 Yeah...the 'gloves are off, or is that boxing'...LOL.. ...

Quote -  Yeah...the 'gloves are off, or is that boxing'...LOL.. ...

Boxing...definitely boxing...lol

Laurie

I haven't updated my windows XP in ages now, automatic updates are off. I haven't had any security problems for ages either. Whenever I did have my machine up to date and automatic updates on, I only had security troubles, even to the point where I had to reformat due to a nasty virus. That happened to me twice and I figured to not update instead. Haven't had any problems after that.

As far as I'm concerned, these security updates are far from being secure at all. Seems like the people who attack windows, focus on the newest version, leaving the older ones alone.

Having said that, I make sure my firewall, anti-virus and anti-mallware apps are up to date. That is far more helpful then a lot of these updates that MS produces, which often leaves me wondering what they actually did update and why my machine is now suddenly trying to connect to the internet like crazy and why my machine is getting slower and slower update after update.

MS can update as much as they like, they can stop support if the please, I'm not to bothered about all of that.

I don't do automatic updates, either, for the same reason.  I got one last week to update the WMP and it fragged my OS.  I had to reinstall from the backup (which was nice since I didn't have to reinstall any programs) but I turned the auto updates off.

hmm funny,
I've never had any issues with the updates.... there again, any issues I get with my PC's are either parts failure or me tinkering ;)

I like XP

I love XP - running XP Pro 64-bit now.  I avoided Vista like the plague and it'll be a cold day in Phoenix before I move up to Windows 7.  I'm happy with my nice, stable system.

It's nothing but a little script that shows what you're broadcasting.  No-one else can see it unless you post it like this.  It isn't meant to mine data and I'm really getting tired of people jumping all over me for something that means no harm and can't possibly do any harm.

No jumping here, just thought it was funny. Does it work?  Now it says I'm in China.   I dont mind posting those IP addresses, they're not mine.  :) (hope they are not someone elses online at the moment.)

I've changed my tagline because so many people don't understand how that one works.

It's a small script that reads back what your IP is broadcasting, even if it's being relayed, but nobody else can see what your information is.  The only one I could see was mine, which was correct.

I went through a huge flame war over this about two months ago and I'm just not up to a repeat so I decided to dump it in favor of a simple text tag.

well, some people might see it as sort of a 'hacker' thing; I can see you, etc. It doesn't really bother me...

Quote - I've changed my tagline because so many people don't understand how that one works.

It's a small script that reads back what your IP is broadcasting, even if it's being relayed, but nobody else can see what your information is.  The only one I could see was mine, which was correct.

I went through a huge flame war over this about two months ago and I'm just not up to a repeat so I decided to dump it in favor of a simple text tag.

Once I was reassured that it was safe I dropped the Issue...  I really hope it is not starting over..!

Attached Link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

Microsoft does eventually stop updating old operating systems and XP is currently supposed to end in Apr 2014.

I did'nt say that Gagnonrich. nothing 'dire' in what I posted.

I said support for the Non SR Vista and XP SR2 is ending. not that support of Vista or XP was.

I'm sure, by the end of the year, I'll have upgraded to Windows 7 but, for now, I'm happy with my
XP

I made the move from XP to Win7 Home 64bit earlier in the year.

I set things up so I was Dual Booting between XP and 7.... and once I went into 7, I stopped using XP altogether.... 7 just... worked.

I've had no major issues with 7 at all.. things are just working. it's rather a suprise....

Good to know ... but for the time being, since I just did a complete rebuild, I'll stay with my XP