I want you to help "family and friends" who continue to use Windows XP: Junya Suzuki's "Remember together! Windows 8.1"

On April 9, 2014 (Japan time), the support of Windows XP will end.

This is what I have written in the past several times, but after about 12 and a half years after its debut in August 2001, after the end of the mainstream support in April 2009, extended support.Ends soon and soon.Meanwhile, Microsoft (Windows Experience Blog) was published on February 7 (US time) on February 7 (US time).To put it simply, "I want you to help upgrade" friends "and" family "who keep using Windows XP."

Except for the corporate classes that are often necessary for business, what are the individual users who are still using Windows XP?Before the release of Windows Vista in January 2007, it is likely to be a machine about 7 to eight years.One of the friends in the United States still uses the HP notebook PC purchased at the end of 2006 just before Windows Vista was released.

Here, there are various reasons for not transferring, such as "cost" and "effort", but above all, it is said that "it is still usable / not in trouble".The part of "still usable" will be suspicious due to the end of this Windows XP support.In the case of this friend, it does not seem to use software or services with conditions such as "Windows XP", but it seems that the disadvantages will become more apparent, such as the use of software that we usually use will be completed.You will consider changing to.At this time, I will support the procedures.

Anyway, those who are familiar with PCs who will have already taken measures in their own environment are what they do, that is, what the PC environment of families and acquaintances who "do not know much" or "do not know what to do".I want you to support you whether it is dangerous and what to do.

There are some things that are honestly optimistic about switching with individual users.After knowing the aging, failure, danger of hardware, and inconvenience due to the end of support, it is likely that the transfer will proceed naturally, aside from how long it will take., Windows 95 and 98 era machines that have long ended support).Nevertheless, users who intend to continue using Windows XP are limited to those who operate after being familiar with the danger.

A more difficult example is the transfer of the OS / system at the business site.In many cases, custom / business systems in the company depend on specific operating environments.For example, the part of the version of "Internet Explorer" is a type of problem of the system administrator, and in some cases it may cause poor operation depending on the version of the runtime environment such as Java.

Also, even if the company has already shifted to Windows 7 environment, is there any example of first aid in a virtual environment with Windows XP Mode?This means can no longer be used with the end of this Windows XP support.It is necessary to renew the business system itself instead of far away.

There are more crisis cases.This will be introduced with examples next time.

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