Completely off topic...but is Windows XP dead?

[Iggy]

Actually, XP is pretty dead.
If you have a CD that pre-date SP3, you've got to manually install SP3.
It doesn't always work correctly.
And in a little over a year, updates for SP3 stop.

A good run, but it about done.

[Iggy]

I always install SP3 manually, never had any issues at all.

Way to go Clint.
Why don't you come over to my house and help me figure out why update won't work on the laptop I'm currently typing on after SP3 installation?

[Iggy]

Why don't you just unplug your modem or router when you are not using it?  That's what I do.  It gets unplugged every evening before I go to bed and usually doesn't get plugged in again until I get home from work the next day and need to check the internet.

Hackers can't break into your computer if there is no connection to the outside world.

Shaves a few cents on your electricity bill as well (every little bit counts).

That is an excellent idea.

[Iggy]

Why don't you try another SP3, did you ever think you might have gotten a bad copy?  The one I have is an ISO that I downloaded from the internet. I have never had a problem installing SP3, and I like XP, even though I run Linux on all my PC's.  Like I said, I use it for WinUAE, simply because I like that emulator better than the ones offered in Linux format.

Like I mentioned in my PM, I'd prefer to use legal copies of Windows.
Funny, Linux (these days) almost installs as easily as Windows.

You're right about WinUAE, every version of UAE ought to be that powerful.

[Iggy]

Agree with you there acr.
Win8 is a serious suckfest.