Attached Link: http://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/securing-xp-pcs-after-microsoft-drops-support/#story2

My XP computer is the same as my Windows 7 computer, which is the same as my Ubuntu and Mint computers, so I'll be keeping it. (Less than four OSes on a machine is for WIMPs - a little computer geek joke there for you all. Very little...)

I've reconfigured my XP installation not to recognise the Internet any longer, by setting a dummy proxy (follow my link, then scroll down to More ways to secure Windows XP systems). I only kept XP around in case I needed it for something - so far, I haven't, although I have yet to reinstall all my applications after I replaced the HDD at Christmas.

For the record, I'm happy with Windows 7.