Microsoft XP alternative

KySongDog · April 24, 2014, 06:19:38 AM

With MS announcing they no longer will support XP, I am looking for an alternative (not Win 8 my machine won't run it). I can't afford a new desktop for what I use it for (internet) so I'm looking for another way to keep it alive. Anyone familiar with Linux? There is a version called Ubuntu that is supposed to be free and can be downloaded. Are there other options I need to consider?

Thanks.

Hawks Feather · April 24, 2014, 09:10:15 AM

Hey Jim, question needs answered.

I have Mac which means that I am no help whatsoever.

Jerry

bigben · April 24, 2014, 10:47:23 AM

Sounds like you need an ipad

FinsnFur · April 25, 2014, 07:48:34 PM

I put Ubuntu on an old laptop once and ran it for a while. It seemed more like a handicap than an advantage. But I learned a lot of different ways to do things. Linux is absolutely nothing like Windows. If you ever ran a DOS machine you're right on key. Pun intended hehe

So what about Windows 7?

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KySongDog · April 25, 2014, 08:20:51 PM

I installed Bodhi Linux on an old laptop that was running XP just to see if I could do it. A big learning curve!! I remember the joy of DOS 1.0 and this wasn't quite that bad but almost.

I might look in to Win 7 if I can find a cheap copy. My desktop is the one I really want to migrate to another system. I have two laptops running Win 8.1 also.

possumal · April 25, 2014, 09:18:12 PM

Semp, there are a lot of them advertised on eBay. Here is a good one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium-64bit-SP1-Full-Version-OEM-GFC-02050-/400658497819?pt=US_Operating_Systems_Software&hash=item5d491b811b

FinsnFur · April 25, 2014, 10:05:33 PM

Yah I hated to go to Windows 7, and waited to the last minute to do it. I really like it now.
Compared to all the other OS's Windows 7 is just XP on steroids.

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KySongDog · May 02, 2014, 12:57:01 PM

I ended up installing Ubuntu 14.04LTS on my old desktop machine. I like it better than Bodhi and I saved the 100 bucks I would have to pay to get Win 7.

It definitely is different than Windows but not bad at all. For no more than I do on a computer this will work fine. It has a built in firewall and viruses are not the problem they are on Windows machines. Plus there was a lot of free software that came with it such as Libre Office (a MS Office clone).

FinsnFur · May 03, 2014, 01:36:25 PM

Semp the Linux geek

possumal · May 03, 2014, 04:28:06 PM

That has a nice ring to it.

KySongDog · May 04, 2014, 07:35:05 AM

Quote from: FinsnFur on May 03, 2014, 01:36:25 PM
Semp the Linux geek

I know enough about this stuff to be dangerous to myself and anyone else who thinks I know what I am talking about.

possumal · May 04, 2014, 08:39:06 AM

I do think that your new title ought to read "Semp the Linux Geek", lots of capitals you know.