Windows XP: Why it won't die for years to come

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2017/04/14 17:49:41 (permalink)

Windows XP: Why it won't die for years to come

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Interesting.  Some of it is hardware related.  Windows 7 will be the new XP.  Every vendor still sells W7 OEM.  I have a scanner that would only run on XP.   The XP mode was a great feature in W7.  I didn't want to spend any money on new hardware that I may use 3 times a year.  I keep one machine on W7 so I can use XP Mode.  I tried using XP vrtual machines on W10 and the USB scanner would not work. 

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    Re: Windows XP: Why it won't die for years to come 2017/04/14 19:21:43 (permalink)
    ... my scanner died before Win XP, which is still going. New scanner won't run on XP. So far Win 10's compatibility mode has worked when I need it to.
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