Let that sink in, they’ve been trying to finally kill off XP support for over 5 years. In fact, 2009 represents the first time that Microsoft attempted to fully end support for XP. Microsoft has extended support numerous times for XP since they announced it was going to be cancelled a few years ago. “I’m not worried, they’ll extend support for Windows XP since it’s so popular.”Īgain, dangerous thinking. The neat thing is when you install either program, it will automatically import all your passwords, login id info, favorites, etc from Explorer.

They are free and can do leaps and bounds more than Explorer can, and best of all, they are frequently updated for security. So what are your options? Install Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Explorer for XP hasn’t been updated in a very long time and you aren’t able to install the latest versions of Explorer from Microsoft since they quit supporting XP. True, but then so are a whole lot of hackers. “I’ve been using Explorer for years and I’m happy with it.” 9 times out of 10 our clients don’t know that their computer is being exploited. So effectively they have the keys to your digital kingdom. When a hacker finds a hole in Microsoft security, they know that it will not be patched or protected against. Every single bug from now until forever will not be patched, no matter what. Questions and Answers “Ok, it’s stable enough for me.”ĭangerous thinking. Here are some common questions our clients have asked us or thoughts they’ve expressed. So what does this mean in plain English? Basically, if there is a flaw that someone discovers in the operating system (and these still do pop up regularly) Microsoft will not fix them. What many people don’t realize is that Windows XP, Explorer, and Outlook Express will no longer be supported as of April 8th, 2014. In fact, Microsoft has created one of the single most awesomely valuable and exciting bug hunts ever, if you are a hacker that is. This is to serve as a fair warning about the fact that Outlook Express, and XP in general, is about to go away. People and businesses are still using a Microsoft product that went up for sale 13 years ago.

Around 30% of the Windows pc’s in the world are still running XP. ARE YOU IN A PANIC?!! but don’t freak out since it’s all going to be ok.

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