
Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Windows XP has long been a thorn in Microsoft’s side. It’s as comfortable as an old show for many people who skipped over Windows Vista due to its awful reputation and the late delivery of that OS. Now it’s over ten years old, was written for the beginning of the Internet revolution and simply can’t cope with the security demands of the modern age. The company has been working very hard in recent years to encourage companies to move away to Windows 7, which is a very compatible and secure OS, but it’s not been entirely successful. Part of the problem is because many companies are using bespoke software designed for XP or Internet Explorer 6 that simply won’t run in Windows 7 and more modern browsers. These companies have resisted for years any call to re-engineer these software packages. Now though the end is coming fast.
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