> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Fred Cisin > Sent: 30 June 2015 16:06 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Advice Requested on Life Expectancy of a PC Windows System > > On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, Dave Woyciesjes wrote: > > I don't think this qualifies as answers persay, but more just data > > points really... > > I have successfully installed & run Win7 x86 & x64 on Dell Latitude > > D620, D630, D820 & D830. Not sure on the age, but they gotta be > > getting on to around 7 years. The RAM they have varies between 2GB & > 4GB. > > I have also installed Win8 x64 on a Latitude D830, then proceeded to > > swap that drive into a D620. Yesterday, I just "upgraded" a D820 from > > WIn7x64 to Win10 x64 preview; 3GB RAM, we'll see how that goes... > > In other words, you should not be using WinXP anymore unless you > have > > an app that just won't work with Win7. > > Why not??!? > Why do the experts advocate not using something that had been working? >
Because the base OS and Applications no longer supports current internet standards ? > The fact that you CAN "upgrade", doesn't seem to imply that you SHOULD. > > > > In that case, ditch the program or run in a VM. > > Why? > > If the hardware is becoming too unreliable, . . . > If you need some sort of unavailable support, . . . > > Otherwise, WHY change? >