Note that if you run Win XP in a virtual environment, you'll still have the   
   same security issues that you might face running XP 'natively'.   
      
   On 12/31/2013, 10:40 PM, Daryl Stout -> Dale Shipp wrote:   
    DS> Dale...   
      
    DS@>> My question is why would you want to "upgrade" to Win 7?  I'm   
    DS> running   
    DS@>> Windows 7 on my desktop, but have to run my BBS on my wife's XP   
    DS> desktop   
    DS@>> -- and intend to continue doing that as long as I can.   
      
    DS>    The main reason is the security updates. But, if I don't have to do   
    DS> ANYTHING about upgrading, that suits me just fine. I'm going to be   
    DS> talking with a local area ham radio operator, who works in IT locally...   
    DS> and get his feedback.   
      
    DS@>> I will also add that I read echomail on my computer in a virtual XP   
    DS@>> window (accessing the files via local networking), and it is no   
    DS> where   
    DS@>> near as responsive as the native XP on her computer.   
      
    DS>    The more I hear about this, the less inclined I am to upgrade. As the   
    DS> old saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".   
      
    DS>    Thanks for the comments.   
      
    DS> Daryl   
      
    DS> .. Windows VistaAndUp Virus: Renders all legacy 16-bit programs useless.   
    DS> --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49   
      
    DS> --- Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for DOS   
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