poing wrote: 
> Go with the times, man.
> 
> XP is a horrible idea. Support has ended. Security holes are not being
> fixed. Virus scanners and browsers will stop supporting it relatively
> soon.
> 
> You are almost sure to get infections.
While I appreciate the concern, please don't lecture me about which OS I
should use.
I am very familiar with Win7 - I use it every day at work. They have
seriously screwed up the way Windows Explorer behaves. For example, have
you tried searching for specific content in a directory of files? Good
luck with that. It's inexcusable that you need to buy a third party
application to get the searching facilities that were built in to XP.

My LP/VHS transfer machine has a specific job to do and it isn't used
for web browsing or email, so infections are not a concern. I don't need
support from Microsoft for a legacy OS that does the job required of it.
And last of all, I don't know if some of the applications I use do
actually work on Win7. I really don't want to have to buy (and learn to
use) a whole new raft of apps as well, when the ones I already own work
just fine.

On reflection, JJZolx's suggestion if trying to find a replacement mobo
on the used market is sensible. Although I must admit getting a faster
CPU would be nice...



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