Win 7 with XP mode should be better than an XP box and at least it is "current" and workable for most compatablility issues.
Jon On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > Touche', of course, but Im not getting that from this conversation. But > sure, if something ain't compatible, it ain't compatible. > > It sounds to me like all the bad vibes and ju-ju about Vista are keeping > them backed off, and Windows 7 is probably "too new". With such a small > deployment footprint, any issues that crop up should be easy to deal with if > they arent accounted for during or pre-deployment. > > But, I'll say it again: I think [the OP] (or the powers that be) are making > a mistake in choosing XP for new systems. This is of course based on my own > experiences with it - but it /is/ a well-known easily exploited OS. I > would not recommend it, and would re-petition the thinking behind not > looking at Vista/7. > > -- > ME2 > > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Phil Brutsche <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Counterpoint: >> >> If Win7 won't work for him for compatibility reasons then Vista won't >> either. >> >> On 3/31/2010 1:43 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: >> > Even with the Vista faux pas' (which can clearly be mitigated with >> > well-published know-how), XP is not what I would consider a "secure >> > solution". I'm sure you prolly dont want to hear it, but Im just >> > sayin'... I would take Vista over XP any day, if you value your client >> > data security. >> > >> > I think you (or the powers that be) are making a mistake in choosing XP. >> >> -- >> >> Phil Brutsche >> [email protected] >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
