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Shane:
XP will keep getting updates till April. Just make sure everything is up to date including your software and you should be fine.

Shane

Willy2:
I have the default MS Firewall on my XP laptop and I am behind a router. So, I should be/am (relatively) fine. Or has the MS (Software) Firewall holes as well ?

Perhaps I'll add a AV program as well.

Samson:
Hi All,

An interesting thread.....I am sticking with XP until I have to replace any of my machines.

My plan, for what it's worth, is pretty much as Shane has outlined.

I use XP firewall and am behind my Netgear firewall too, I run my web browser in a sandbox, keep my AV and Flash Player updated. I have uninstalled Java, no need for it personally, and keep regular Disk image backups on separate internal and external drives.

I guess when my hardware eventually dies then I'll migrate to a new OS, it may well be Ubuntu.

jraju:
Hi, This is interesting. I am thinking that Msoft would not give any support to xpsp3. But i think you could use as long as you like. I know people who use xp without any updates and still there is no problem.  Ofcourse, some future programs will not work. But you could connect to internet and ask other forums for any help. No download will be available after that date.
                  XP though old supports all the programs then in vogue. Ofcourse, it has the problem of installing drivers for the software. But otherwise, it is the best operating system. You could format and again install xp and run smoothly. There are plenty of sites, which has archives of help for xp. May be it is old one for msoft, but it works like gem in search and other matters. It supports all formats. Then there is compatibility tab which may support advanced versions to work in old systems.

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