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RoccoR5955

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17. Reformat it if you have to and load XP.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:37 PM

Mar 2013

Don't do the Windows 8 thing, you'll regret it.

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XP Pro 32bit to Windows 8? [View all] SHRED Jan 2013 OP

Leave it alone. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #1

I like Windows 7 vs XP, but Windows 8 loses to both. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #2

Check this out Gore1FL Feb 2013 #11

I will have to try this liberal N proud Feb 2013 #14

You're good to at least April 8, 2014... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #3

XP will not magically stop working on that day. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #6

I agree CPX7700 Mar 2013 #16

On the older hardware, I would stay with XP. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #4

This ^^ Earth Bound Misfit Jan 2013 #8

That seems like the only useful place for it. It isn't enterprise friendly. n/t Gore1FL Feb 2013 #12

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #5

And that ^^ Earth Bound Misfit Jan 2013 #9

thanks for all the good advice! SHRED Jan 2013 #7

Message auto-removed KracevayaKoshka Feb 2013 #10

I learned something this week Mnpaul Feb 2013 #13

good to know SHRED Feb 2013 #15

Reformat it if you have to and load XP. RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #17

People on this forum know that I'm a fan of Windows 8 so having said that... BlueJazz Mar 2013 #18

I'd say move up to Windows 7 not 8. n/t backscatter712 Mar 2013 #19

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