Brad Marks
BradM at blackforestltd.com
Tue Aug 20 16:06:37 CDT 2013
Jim and John, Thanks for your insights into Win-7 and Win-8. If we go with Windows-7 64-bit, will we be able to run our existing Access 2007 applications? Thanks, Brad -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 9:40 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Cc: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This message was scanned by ESVA and is believed to be clean. Click here to report this message as spam. http://h0stname/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=E72B628899.BC510