It's time to update XP

 

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 If you're still running the famous Windows XP (Home or professional) you should seriously consider upgrading to windows 7 or 8.

"But why?" 

---Well, Microsoft has announced they are stopping support for the 12 year old operating system. 

What does this mean for you? Come April 8th there will be no updates to fix patches from hacks and any other problems.

"But I love XP, I don't want to move to a new version of Windows" 

--- Sorry, Microsoft has supported XP longer than any other software company supports a program that I know of and of course they want to make money off of the estimated 400+ million computers still running XP. 

"What should I do?"

--- If your computer has the requirements to run Windows 7 then pick up a copy from a university bookstore, it's pretty cheap (~$25) compared to picking it up at your local computer store (~$70-150).

If your computer CAN'T run a newer version of Windows, then do your best to lock it down. By that I mean, unhook it from the internet. If you must be online ditch Internet Explorer in favor of FireFox or Google Chrome. Install all updates that you can from Microsoft up until April 8th. Be safe.