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Pagan · 2016-12-30, 12:25 PM

XP is no longer supported, which means that there are NO upgrades or security fixes at all. Most people out there do not have computers that old anymore. I do have my little netbook that still runs XP, but it is so slow I have finally put it to sleep. It's 7 years old and cannot be upgraded in any way. Older operating systems that are not being updated are huge security risks, especially if you use that computer for web development. There are reports out there that show less than 5% of ALL users are running XP. If your users are too poor to buy a machine that is more up to date, they are too poor to buy porn.

I am sure there is some crackpot out there still using Windows 98 or 95 even to get by, just because he still can. MML and Cleo preached long ago to keep your code simple. If you do that, the poor guy stuck with that antique OS will still be able to view your sites.

I'm with Cleo on this one. Are you even able to find any sort of virus protection and malware scanner to protect your computer? My mainstream network got hacked last month and one of the very first things the tech asked me was what virus protection and malware scanner I am using. My machine is clean, but I have a good friend that I host who had a trojan lurking. He brought my entire 15 domain mainstream network down because he was not up to date.

2016-12-30, 12:25 PM	#7
Pagan Perverted Empress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 4,649	XP is no longer supported, which means that there are NO upgrades or security fixes at all. Most people out there do not have computers that old anymore. I do have my little netbook that still runs XP, but it is so slow I have finally put it to sleep. It's 7 years old and cannot be upgraded in any way. Older operating systems that are not being updated are huge security risks, especially if you use that computer for web development. There are reports out there that show less than 5% of ALL users are running XP. If your users are too poor to buy a machine that is more up to date, they are too poor to buy porn. I am sure there is some crackpot out there still using Windows 98 or 95 even to get by, just because he still can. MML and Cleo preached long ago to keep your code simple. If you do that, the poor guy stuck with that antique OS will still be able to view your sites. I'm with Cleo on this one. Are you even able to find any sort of virus protection and malware scanner to protect your computer? My mainstream network got hacked last month and one of the very first things the tech asked me was what virus protection and malware scanner I am using. My machine is clean, but I have a good friend that I host who had a trojan lurking. He brought my entire 15 domain mainstream network down because he was not up to date. __________________ Submit Here!