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Over at MSFN Forums, user 'harkaz' has described a simple 3-step method of applying newer Microsoft updates to Windows XP operating systems.
He says: "The constraints are entirely artificial. Porting is easy as 1-2-3 ... So Windows XP can have semi-official support until 2019!"
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(Score: 2) by unitron on Sunday May 18 2014, @11:00PM
Looks like it's in the richest part of the poorest state.
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(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Monday May 19 2014, @01:16AM
Your point? The average pay is $35k so any way you slice it its a poor state and it still took me all of 5 minutes to find a nice sub $150 system with Win 7 preinstalled and ready. if I were to keep an eye out for a week i have zero doubt i could find a sub $100 system with Win 7 because as I said I've already done so twice before, and both little old ladies are quite happy with their new systems.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by unitron on Monday May 19 2014, @03:15AM
My point is that the offerings on that Craigslist are far better than on the Craigslist sites for many "not large, wealthy, or influential" communities.
Craigslist is far from monolithic and how good a deal you can find there is very dependent on location.
Which is why most of my Craigslist purchases involve having to convince someone who doesn't know me from Adam to take PayPal or a check and to ship to me at my expense.
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(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Monday May 19 2014, @05:58AM
Unless you are living in the Dakotas, which from what I understand are extremely sparsely populated? last i checked every state has a capital and in those capitals are people that sell PCs. And even in BF nowhere they have Amazon, yes? Here ya go, $106 and free shipping [amazon.com] for a dual core with 2GB of RAM and Win 7.
So I'm sorry but you've run out of nits to pick, getting a functional system with Win 7? REALLY not hard nor expensive. And if they can't afford a single upgrade a decade? then frankly they probably can't afford internet so it doesn't matter if they are on Win98, does it? And if the system is less than 8 years old all they need is Win 7 HP and MAYBE a RAM stick, and that is only if they bought a worst buy special. People forget that 8 years ago was 2006 which means Athlon64 X2, Pentium D and the first Core Duos and most of the systems then came with 2GB of RAM, more than enough to run Win 7 comfortably.
Hell just for shits and giggles I slapped Win 7 onto my 2003 Sempron i used at the shop for a netbox, it had a GB and a half of RAM (cost for the 1GB stick? $8) and all it needed was a graphics card and then only if I wanted Aero, the ancient IGP could go up to 1200x1024 just with the Windows drivers. In fct the only stickler I've seen as far as hardware and Win 7 is some of the ATI IGPs like the X300 that was in the 2006 C2D I recently had...know how much it cost to replace that IGP with an HD2400? $12 with shipping. I ended up selling it to my landlord for $150 off the rent, he does his stock trading on it 6 days a week,purrs like a kitten.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by unitron on Monday May 19 2014, @10:42PM
My point is that Craigslist, for local purchases, is only the answer in some communities with a Craigslist site, not all of them.
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(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Monday May 19 2014, @11:46PM
And that is why we have Amazon, and Tiger, and Newegg, and Starmicro, and a bazillion other places that sell used PCs and parts friend. The nice thing about Win 7 is if a PC is fast enough to surf the net comfortably? Its fast enough for Windows 7. If the PC was built in the last 8 years? A good 90% of the time all they need is a Win 7 disc and MAYBE $10-$20 worth of RAM. 1GB and 2GB RAM sticks are crazy cheap, a LOT of the mid 00s board would take more RAM than they are rated for, for example I've found most boards rated for 1GB sticks can actually take 2GB sticks, they just didn't have any for testing when the board was released, and even a Pentium D with 2GB of RAM can be a good Windows 7 netbox although naturally I'd recommend a C2D or Athlon64 X2.
So I stick by my original statement, there really is no reason for anybody to be sticking with XP, not when you can often get a better system for around the cost of Win 7 alone or just grab a copy of Win 7 and slap it on.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.