Windows xp support ends today

April 8th If you are still running the Windows XP operating system, you will no longer be able to receive support from Microsoft — including critical security updates. For information and advice on replacing Windows XP, click here. Written by Tim Mitchell. Find this post useful? Share below to help raise awareness. Download as a.

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It works fine except for the fact that the windows update has been broken for months. I probably couldn't install this last update if I tried. Don't log into any important accounts with it. Make a linux boot drive and use that if you have to. Mint for example is an excellent distro. Come to think about it. This seems like a great opportunity for linux to expand in share for at least those cheap people who are security savvy. Won't antivirus software keep XP safe? Mark Bernardo, general manager of automation software at General Electric Co.

Barry Maher, a salesperson trainer and motivational speaker based in Corona, Calif. He got his current PC just before Microsoft released Vista in Louis and Silicon Valley, disagrees. He believes hackers have been watching potential targets for some time now.

Meanwhile, without updates from Microsoft, regular people who currently use XP at home need to be extra careful. Mike Eldridge, 39, of Spring Lake, Mich.