John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Tue Aug 20 14:51:48 CDT 2013
I find Windows 7 incredibly stable. A suitable successor to XP. It does require different drivers of course so legacy stuff will have to be run in the XP virtual machine thingie. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 8/19/2013 10:40 PM, Jim Dettman wrote: > Your correct on xp, but that doesn't mean it will stop working. Just no more support or updates. > > Win 7 is where everyone is heading to...I don't see win 8 except on tablets. Microsoft may change that with the update coming out, which brings back the start menu and the familiar desktop. > > And yes, both require more horsepower and certainly more memory. I usually spec out 4GB on stations. > > Jim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 19, 2013, at 3:07 PM, "Brad Marks" <BradM at blackforestltd.com> wrote: > >> All, >> >> I work part time for a small manufacturing firm (about 50 employees) >> with a very limited IT budget. >> >> Currently there are about 20 older PCs running Windows XP (SP3). There >> are two purchased application systems and a number of Access 2007 >> applications. >> >> It is my understanding that Microsoft is dropping all support (including >> security updates) for XP in April of 2014. >> >> My background is primarily in application development and database >> administration. In the past, I have relied on fellow employees for >> "Operating System issues". >> >> I have some dumb questions. >> >> How serious is the issue of Microsoft dropping all support for XP next >> April? >> >> What are most firms migrating to? Win-7? Win-8? >> >> I would guess that either Win-7 or Win-8 will need more horsepower than >> XP and neither will run very well on older PCs. True? >> >> Will Access 2007 applications run Okay with either Win-7 or Win-8? >> >> Thanks, >> Brad >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com