Windows XP
 

Has anybody had recent problems with Windows XP

Running fine this morning but I closed it down at lunch.

On rebooting I got a message saying I had to validate within 3 days, which is curious as I have been using it for years.

Anyway it would not validate and microsoft want me to spend $149 on a copy of Windows 7

I already have Windows 7 but I do not like it and would prefer to stick with xp

all constructive recommendations welcome

Re: Windows XP
 

Microsoft is dropping XP in April 2014. No more updates or patches. Time to move on.

Re: Windows XP
 

I prefer Linux to Windows 7

Re: Windows XP
 

It sounds like an opportunistic third party application looking to milk you of money. A bit like the pop ups that say "you have a virus - click here for instant removal/fix".

Re: Windows XP
 

That was one of my thoughts, However I tried Windows update which had been working previously and it required that I activate my XP

Re: Windows XP
 

I seen this, as a last resort I suppose you could give it a go. I am not saying you should you understand:unsure:

http://www.wikihow.com/Activate-Wind...ne-Product-Key

Re: Windows XP
 

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answer...alf-years.html

Seems there are a lot of people in a similar position to you.

Re: Windows XP
 

My Sky Yahoo mail keeps asking me to log in, if I do it freezes the computer. I can access my email in box a few times a week with no log in, apparently Sky Yahoo know about this fault that affects hundreds of thousands of users, but do bugger all about it.

Re: Windows XP
 

Thanks jonboy that was the situation I was in hardware changes and all, even though there has been no changes.

Update

When I first tried to reactivate the popup took me to Firefox my preferred program and informed me to download an addon, I did this and proceeded to activate only to get a message saying activation had failed and a second message saying the addon had failed to install.
I therefore opened IE and tried to activate from there and was informed I could no longer buy XP and suggested I purchased 7 at $149

Rebooted and still reactivate message.

I then disabled Firefox, rebooted and clicked the reactivate message which then took me to IE were I carried out the procedure successfully.
The message to reactivate didn't disappear so I rebooted again.

On the final boot the message was there still but has now disappeared on the boot up being completed.

So fingers crossed all is OK for a while.

Tomorrow will do a full backup of every file onto a spare hard disk just incase.

Note the activation was done without me having to re-enter my product key

Re: Windows XP
 

Its quite normal.

Re: Windows XP
 

Depends what you use it for, its hardly been updated in any respect and updates are not really warranted.

Re: Windows XP
 

Sounds like a scam, ISTR that XP never needed to be activated, that came in with WIN7

Re: Windows XP
 

Quite agree, we keep one machine with XP because it's the only OS that some equipment can handle for diagnostics , repairs etc.

Suzi

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Plus, it's f r e e
(but not expensive)

Re: Windows XP
 

No, it was introduced with Windows XP.