Posted: 4/3/2014 12:29:04 PM EDT
| What happens if I continue to use XP? Will info. such as passwords and money acct`s. be stolen? Thanks |
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Microsoft stops updating it.
Security holes will be found and exploited, but never patched. In time, it becomes a gamble really. Nothing may very well happen, but it sort of becomes a hackers paradise, as I understand it. Other's who have been in the field far longer than I will be along to better explain I'm sure |
My never have a desktop tower again!!
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Stand firm and refuse to upgrade. Stay with XP forever. Quoted:
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What happens if I continue to use XP? Will info. such as passwords and money acct`s. be stolen? Thanks Stand firm and refuse to upgrade. Stay with XP forever. This, this is the answer |
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It is going to be interesting since XP still has 25% of the market. Whole internet could end up affected by it with that large of a number of unpatched PCs. We could end up with widespread viruses, DDoS attacks, etc. If I were Microsoft I would just render the IP stack inoperable at End of Life. |
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What happens if I continue to use XP? Will info. such as passwords and money acct`s. be stolen? Thanks If you are just surfing the net and reading email you will be safe on XP if you run as a limited user, use Google Chrome instead of IE and keep your anti-virus software up to date. If you are doing any Online Banking you really should get a new computer. |
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Quoted: Microsoft stops updating it. Security holes will be found and exploited, but never patched. In time, it becomes a gamble really. Nothing may very well happen, but it sort of becomes a hackers paradise, as I understand it. Other's who have been in the field far longer than I will be along to better explain I'm sure  No, you pretty much got it.
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Quoted: If you are just surfing the net and reading email you will be safe on XP if you run as a limited user, use Google Chrome instead of IE and keep your anti-virus software up to date. If you are doing any Online Banking you really should get a new computer. Quoted: Quoted: What happens if I continue to use XP? Will info. such as passwords and money acct`s. be stolen? Thanks If you are just surfing the net and reading email you will be safe on XP if you run as a limited user, use Google Chrome instead of IE and keep your anti-virus software up to date. If you are doing any Online Banking you really should get a new computer. |
