Specs: Pentium M 770 @ 2.13Ghz 1.5gb ram intel 915 chipset and graphics 20gb pata hard drive If i do use XP it will be with the unofficial sp4 from the community which gets updates until 2019 (updates from pos-ready 2009).
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The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks raised the prospect Wednesday of sharing sensitive details it uncovered about CIA hacking tools with leading technology companies whose flagship products and services were targeted by the U.S. government’s hacker-spies. If that sharing should take place, the unusual cooperation would give companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others an opportunity to identify and repair any flaws in their software and devices that were being exploited by U.S. spy agencies and some foreign allies, as described in nearly 9,000 pages of secret CIA files WikiLeaks published on Tuesday.
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WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.
WikiLeaks reveals CIA trove alleging wide-scale hacking
WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.
In the eternal battle of Windows versus Mac, the tide is…
For decades, Microsoft Windows users were locked in an seemingly eternal debate with fans of Apple’s Macs over who had the superior platform – a conflict spurred by the very public rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Around the mid-aughts, things eventually settled out into kind of a stable duopoly, as Apple found its niche as the makers of premium hardware for the culture-conscious, and Windows PCs earned a rep as the computer of the mainstream, especially for gamers and office workers.
Blizzard to End Support for Windows XP and Vista
And yet, despite Microsoft ending mainstream support for XP and Vista in 2009 and 2012 , Blizzard has continued to support World of Warcraft, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, and even Heroes of the Storm under the decrepit operating systems. Personally, we don’t see any wrong with relying on an old Windows system but this is unless you are a fan of games from Blizzard Entertainment.
Blizzard Is Ending Support For Some Older Operating Systems
As additional operating systems become standard, older legacy systems become obsolete. While Microsoft has already given up support on some systems, developers are starting to follow suit, giving gamers a heads-up that their old legacy systems will no longer be supported.
Is it too late to move from Windows XP to Windows 10?
Q: Do you know of a place I could get my 9-inch Dell Computer updated to Windows 10? It has never been used. It has a Windows XP operating system so you know how old it is.
Microsoft shelves all February security updates
Microsoft today took the unprecedented step of postponing an entire month’s slate of security updates for Windows and its other products just hours before the patches were to begin rolling out to customers. “We discovered a last-minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates today,” Microsoft said in a post to the MSRC blog.
Codec Tweak Tool: Troubleshoot media playback issues on Windows
Codec Tweak Tool is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices designed to troubleshoot and correct media playback issues on Windows. The Windows operating system ships with support for a limited number of media types.
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Dr. Scott Ottaway is Research Director, DevOps at IDC. His responsibilities focus on market analysis, tracking, forecasting and consulting on software development trends related to DevOps.
Where Are The Desktop SSD’s? – Geek News Central
I have a Compaq desktop PC that’s a few years old that is handy for tasks such as doing taxes or writing articles with. Unfortunately, it came with Windows Vista.
Windows XP and Vista users could lose the Gmail they love by the end of 2017
If you’re a big Gmail user, then you won’t be able to hold out on upgrading to Windows 10 forever. Windows 10 crossed the 25 percent market share threshold in January and at last count, more than 400 million users had migrated to Microsoft latest OS.
Best GPU for a Dual Booting Windows 7 (or 10) and XP co…1
So originally I created a gaming computer that could play any game from the Windows XP time period and below . I recent got a copy of a fresh install for Windows 7 and created a Dual Boot for this computer.
The story behind Comic Sans, the font people love to hate
Comic Sans is one of the most recognizable fonts around. Inspired by comic books, it was developed by Vincent Connare in the mid-90s for use in an obscure software product known as Microsoft Bob.
HostForLIFE.eu Proudly Launches IIS 10 Hosting
HostForLIFE.eu was established to cater to an underserved market in the hosting industry; web hosting for customers who want excellent service. HostForLIFE.eu – a cheap, constant uptime, excellent customer service, quality, and also reliable hosting provider in advanced Windows and ASP.NET technology.
Microsoft releases one of its smallest monthly security patch bundles
Microsoft has released its first batch of patches for this year, and it’s one of the smallest ever for the company, with only three vulnerabilities fixed across its entire product portfolio. The patches are covered in four security bulletins, but one is dedicated to Flash Player, for which Microsoft distributed patches through Windows update.
What is in store for Windows 10 in 2017
The company ended the free for all buffet in the first half of 2016, but not before pushing the free offer way to aggressively to the PCs of its customers. The second half saw the release of the Anniversary Update for the operating system which added much needed functionality to it.
Mozilla mulls end of Firefox support for Windows XP and Vista in 2017
While it has been known for a number of years that Mozilla planned to drop support for Windows XP from its Firefox browser, it made sense for that to occur sometime after Microsoft officially ended support for the aging operating system . Now, almost two years after Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, Mozilla has clarified its intentions for ongoing support.