MicroSoft has stopped security updates for Windows XP.  It has always been a constant chess game of move vs countermove between hackers and security patches.  Now our WinXP machines are a stationary target.

     So, what to do?  I think that for my old Dozer chassis Firebird, I'll move her WinXP C: drive to an auxiliary HD bay, install a new hard drive with Win7Pro 64bit, and increase the RAM to 8GB - the max the motherboard & main chipset will read.

     But for my oldest machine Sarit, I fear I won't be able to re-activate my Vue 5 Esprit* license, plus I doubt that the 2004 vintage hardware will support Win7 very well.  So, I think I'll just disconnect Sarit from the internet, though I can still leave her connected to my personal network for cooperative rendering.

*  Saving my freebie models in Vue 5 produces a .vob which anybody with Vue 5 or later can use;  if I save the model out on Cameron (Vue 12/Vue 2014) then only those with Vue 12/Vue 2014 or later can open the .vob  I have never found a way to reset the required version number of a .vob    

     So, what will you do with your WinXP machine(s)?  Keep using it as you always have?  Only use it disconnected from the web?  Update to a newer OS?

Poser 12, in feet.  

OSes:  Win7Prox64, Win7Ultx64

Silo Pro 2.5.6 64bit, Vue Infinite 2014.7, Genetica 4.0 Studio, UV Mapper Pro, UV Layout Pro, PhotoImpact X3, GIF Animator 5