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Replacing XP with an older OS?...
Pardon me for saying so but that is not a very wise thing to do. There are a lot of security issues that are addressed in the later OS's like XP that aren't dealt with in the earlier.

Let's transpose the situation to get away from the Microsoft bashing arena; How do you think others would view it if discarded the latest Linux distro and put an earlier one on with known vulnerabilities?

I wonder... When you machine is hacked and starts acting as a zombie for spammers, will you be blaming Microsoft and slagging them off in forums? And if you do, will you be honest about why it has happened?

As a software developer, I get regular bulletins, training, good advice and all sorts of help from Microsoft to ensure that I'm aware of the issues, all free! That's one hell of an investment on Microsoft's part to ensure that end users like you have computers that are reliable and secure, but what's more important is they tell us (software developers) how to take advantage of the increased security of later versions of operating systems such as XP.

By installing an earlier version of Windows, you are effectively throwing away all this effort that is done on your behalf, and opening yourself up to all the things you complain about.

Consider re-installing XP, or even upgrading to XP Pro. You can configure XP to look like older versions of Windows with a couple of mouse clicks, but you'd have the benefits of the new.

I hope you read this in the good spirit it was written with.
Posted by: DRLDEV   Posted on: 11/20/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Don't wait, get help today!  anthonycea | 11/17/04
I doubt half "The Windows World" uses XP....  LazLong | 11/17/04
The 200 million XP users excluding businesses.  Anton Philidor | 11/18/04
Kept track of it  AmusedAtItAll | 11/18/04
I bought xp with a new pc  JasonL31 | 11/19/04
Replacing XP with an older OS?...  DRLDEV | 11/20/04
Unfourtunately, The Older is far better...  LazLong | 11/21/04
No excuse  RR_man | 11/17/04
Too busy?? Billions in the bank, and they can't afford it??  DonnieBoy | 11/17/04
Your being Pretty stupid MS  jimk_z | 11/17/04
You can't stall the future, MS  chiwawa | 11/18/04
Like riding a plowhorse in the Kentucky Derby  jstead1 | 11/18/04
IE is the Windows "Paint" of the browser world...  Jomo_z | 11/18/04
Wasn't it MS who said just a few short days ago that  Laff | 11/18/04
Catch a clue dude...  boomslang_z | 11/18/04
Um...SARCASIM, .....:)  Laff | 11/18/04
Exactly ;^)  boomslang_z | 11/19/04
"super hight priority?"  CobraA1 | 11/18/04
Wielding Firefox as a club?  kloberle | 11/18/04
BWAHAHAHA!!! Feeling the Firefox footsteps???  Jeff Spicoli | 11/18/04
To little, to late...  gtdworak | 11/18/04
That is WHY even though I'm NOT a Linux user..I  Laff | 11/18/04
I agree  JasonL31 | 11/19/04
Microsoft says IE updates possible  Loverock Davidson | 11/18/04
All hands - longhorn???  Unicornrider | 11/18/04
So what does this mean?  voska | 11/18/04
Not much news... Microsoft recommends using add-ons.  Anton Philidor | 11/18/04
A lot of Firefox stuff is add-ons also  CobraA1 | 11/18/04
That's why FireFox excels Mozilla, yes.  Anton Philidor | 11/18/04
I think that's what they mean...  Spoon Jabber | 11/18/04
Contrary philosophies  tic swayback | 11/18/04
Maybe the IE add-ons site isn't advertised...  Michael Kelly | 11/18/04
ROTFLMAO!!!! You're Killing Me Microsuck!!!  itanalyst | 11/18/04
MSIE updates? Why?  jskline0@... | 11/18/04
MSIE updates? Why?  stewart@... | 11/18/04
New browser  newhopeed | 11/18/04
revamping  barrencross@... | 11/18/04
IE updates  larjan | 11/18/04
XP SERVICE PACK 2 and Earthlink conflicts  mickbiz | 11/18/04
Earthlink Problems?  trmmcc1@... | 11/18/04
XP Service Pack 2 and Earthlink Conflicts  MACDUP | 12/04/04
Free Up Windows XP System Resources  MACDUP | 12/04/04
Freeing up Windows XP system resources.  revcon | 01/14/05
Windows XP SP2 and Earthlink Conflicts  revcon | 01/14/05
Earthlink Answered by Email  revcon | 01/17/05
Conflict-SP2 & EarthLink Taskbar  MACDUP | 10/06/05
I wonder how this one snuck in there...  Michael Kelly | 11/18/04
IE has been Dead for Years  brenthawkinsmd | 11/18/04
mozilla has forced ms to improve  JasonL31 | 11/19/04

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