To our great surprise I noticed that there are still both individuals (home user) as well as institutions that still have computers with Windows XP operating systems or Windows Vista.
If Windows XP was a successful operating system for Microsoft, being considered very “futurist” In the years 2001 – 2010, not the same thing we can say about Windows Vista. Launched by Microsoft in 2006, this was a total failure, being replaced in 2009 by Windows 7.
After 12 years in which Microsoft maintained with support and updates Windows XP, on April 8, 2014 the technical assistance for this operating system has ceased. Both the development of the system itself and automatic updates venite prin Windows Update Center.
In terms of the meaning of all, this means that There is no more protection in front vulnerability and in front computer attacks cu Various types of viruses, spyware and applications malware.
Your computer will continue to work, but it will no longer cope with security problems and compatibility with various external devices or the web pages you access. Internet Explorer 8 is not a browser that offers online safety, and website manufacturers and web applications can be accessed through this browser, offers support only for new versions. Internet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge They are recommended for today.
Starting this year, not Firefox and Chrome They will no longer be installed on Windows XP and Windows Vista. The changes made by Mozilla and Google brought to the two browsers will make them incompatible with the old Microsoft operating systems.
Another security problem you encounter if you are still using Windows XP or Windows Vista is missing antivirus software.
The producers of software antivirus It has not launched updates for these two operating systems for a long time, and starting July 14, 2015Microsoft Security Essentials It is no longer compatible. In conclusion, from the views of the Security Windows XP and Windows Vista can no longer be safe systems and can become a danger to other computers, if they are in a common local network. Lan.
We don't even get better on the part of applications when it comes to the old Microsoft operating systems. Software producing companies (including Microsoft) having the attention to development and innovation, conceive of applications and programs for the latest versions of operating systems.
You can use the old versions of software compatible for Windows XP, but you cannot buck the experience and productivity of the new ones.
An example is Apple, which announced Recently that starting May 25, 2018 will stop support on Windows XP and Windows Vista for iTunes Store. Ultimators will be able to use older versions of the iTunes application but they will no longer be able to make new purchases and will no longer be able to download music, movies and other products bought through iTunes.
What to do if you have a computer with Windows Vista or Windows XP
The easiest thing is to check the hardware resources of the computer, including CPU, RAM, HDD and see if your configuration is sustained Windows 10 or Windows 7, Windows 8.1 versions. Any of these versions of Windows still has Microsoft support and receives constant updates.
If the hardware resources do not help you to upgrade the operating system, you can use Windows XP disconnected from the Internet and consider the purchase of a computer or a new laptop.
In the Conculzie, your old PC has reached the age “pensioners” And it takes a new one.
“… In the Conculzie, your old PC has reached the age of "pensioners" and a new one is needed.”
Wrong, you need a little ambition to pass Linux. But for this you have to really have some ambition because Linux is not that Windows although both are operating systems.
Unfortunately, for many users, most Linux distributions are an unknown and is not a system as intuitive as Windows and Macos.
If the PC is not used only for “home user”, Linux (either he and Ubuntu) do not benefit from many options. For a man who works in a company it will be very difficult to use Linux if those with whom they interact use Windows PC or Mac.