[AccessD] Future of Windows XP

Darryl,

I've been using Win 8 since March and I love it.  The speed is excellent
and my machine (with a registry tweak, IIRC) automatically loads the
desktop after the start menu.  I've found Win 8 to be stable too.  The
"fuss" is all UI and getting used to not having tidy menus any more.  I
also like Office 2013.

Charlotte


On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Darryl Collins <
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Brad,
>
> Nearly all the corporate I know of and work with are moving from XP to Win
> 7. I don't  know of any business that is running win 8 or Office 2013,
> although there must be some of them out there.
>
> Personally I find Win 8 an abomination to use.  Sure it is fast, but my
> god, it is a pain in the ar$e.  I haven't used it a lot, but those I know
> who have been using it for months still don't love it. "I am getting used
> to it" is the most common refrain, rather than "Wow, Now I love it!".
>  Urrrrrgh.  Wait for W9 I say....
>
> In corporate land they are nearly always 2 life cycles behind the cutting
> edge.  This not only maximises their return on the software costs, but also
> minimises the upgrade risk as the initial bugs and UI issues are generally
> ironed out by the time the upgrade.  The loose rule is 'Never before SP1
> and preferably post SP2' before even considering the upgrade.
>
> Whislt some businesses / Corporate I work with are on Office 2007, most of
> them have gone from XP / Office 2003 straight to Win 7 - Office 2010.
>  Honestly, you can largely consider Office 2007 as the beta release for
> 2010 and most of the IT folks who make the decisions are onto that.  2010
> is pretty good to work with, where as 2007 has plenty of annoyances, even
> today.
>
> As for XP security, there would be some risk if an exploit is found that
> it will not be patched.  Most folks in business will upgrade when the
> support runs out.  But I guess that is up the them and there needs and
> budgets.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Win 7 is a nice OS, stable, quiet and fuss free.  Worth considering.  If
> possible give your old XP machines max RAM, 4GB if they are on less.
>
>
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> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> on behalf of Brad Marks <
> BradM at blackforestltd.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 August 2013 5:07 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP
>
> 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
>
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