On 2013-09-21 17:44 (GMT-0400) Freelance Traveller composed:
I think that IE7 can largely be ignored...
I agree for this reason: I had to install XP SP3 (with IE6 retained) fresh
several days ago. The actual installations were uneventful, but getting
Windows Update to work was a serious pain. It wasn't until I installed it
fresh the 4th or 5th time, and left automatic updates enabled, that it would
work, but only after I gave it a few hours to get the initial updates batch
installed with a reboot. It looks like anyone still running XP who cares at
all about security will have IE8 installed.
The move off Windows XP has been amazingly slow,
I don't think it's amazing at all. Some reasons to avoid "upgrading" include:
1-Horror stories when Vista was young
2-Horror stories about W8 UI
3-Hardware requirements for Vista+ not met by systems running XP
4-Requires spending money for the OS alone, not to mention bringing hardware
up to requirements if even possible
5-No installation media provided or available with newer PCs, only "restore"
media, which commonly obliterates multiboot installations where applicable,
and user data
6-Retiring working systems in order to "upgrade" is ecologically unfriendly
7-It cost lot of money to upgrade custom applications to run on IE8 instead
of IE5 and/or IE6 that bean counters don't want to do again unless and until
forced.
8-Afraid of or don't know about alternatives to IE
9-Afraid of or don't know about Linux
Termination of XP support is less than 7 months away. Less than a year from
now the optimal answer to $SUBJECT may be markedly different.
--
"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
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