2clutch Posted September 30, 2014 ID:885030 Share Posted September 30, 2014 As the Windows 7 is reaching its end of mainstream support im wondering if it will be vulnerable like xp and should i upgrade from 7 to 8.1 or the upcoming new one? i read the FAQ on microsoft site and it says that during extended support, security updates will still be available as usual but there wont be any non-security hotfix support (unless we pay), so is it important to have this non-sex hotfix support or should i keep using win 7 til extended support ends? (January 20th, 2020) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted September 30, 2014 ID:885035 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wait for Windows 9 ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2clutch Posted September 30, 2014 Author ID:885037 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wait for Windows 9 !they say 10 tho? can i just wait til 2020? thats the main question honestly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted September 30, 2014 ID:885039 Share Posted September 30, 2014 All I can say is skip Windows 8. I look at Windows 8 as the war between Coke and Pepsi and Coke changed the formula. They finally realized they screwed up and capitulated and created Classic Coke. Microsoft failed to learn from that experience. They wanted to compete with Apple and Android so they change the Microsoft "formula". As for security issues affecting Windows 7. Not to worry for a number of years{ Vista, however, is another matter... } Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2clutch Posted September 30, 2014 Author ID:885046 Share Posted September 30, 2014 All I can say is skip Windows 8. I look at Windows 8 as the war between Coke and Pepsi and Coke changed the formula. They finally realized they screwed up and capitulated and created Classic Coke. Microsoft failed to learn from that experience. They wanted to compete with Apple and Android so they change the Microsoft "formula". As for security issues affecting Windows 7. Not to worry for a number of years{ Vista, however, is another matter... } well i heard that since xp support has ended that it was vulnerable to zero day attacks so i was kinda worried about win7 since im using it but im now kinda convinced tho a little bit more info would help as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted September 30, 2014 ID:885050 Share Posted September 30, 2014 That's why we have Anti-Exploit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2clutch Posted September 30, 2014 Author ID:885056 Share Posted September 30, 2014 doesnt anti exploit also prevent password managers tho? and that its a known issue? is that fixed yet? as a mbam user i was thinking about using that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2clutch Posted September 30, 2014 Author ID:885057 Share Posted September 30, 2014 sorry that ive to double post since i cant edit my post? that ill answer in about 22 hours at worst and itd be good if a mod could merge this post with the upper one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted September 30, 2014 Root Admin ID:885064 Share Posted September 30, 2014 No one is going to be able to foresee the future and tell you what will or won't happen with Windows 7 until that time comes. You may wish to watch this video about MBAE Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted October 1, 2014 ID:885282 Share Posted October 1, 2014 sure ... "wait-n-see" ...there is no real way to tell which way the wind is going to be blowing down the line .there are some curious things that MS has gotten their fingers into and then dropped like a hot potato ... completely off the radar . one such *development* was "longhorn" it was supposedly a linux type OS .it was in the spotlight for some time and then _- BLIP-_ , no more information .interestingly enough a couple of days ago i had to download a "database manager" of some type and a couple of other things for a GPS program that interfaces with "google earth" .one of the packages that popped up with the installer was labeled as something to do with/a piece of "longhorn" !MS does have a habit of re-using something that works ... eventually . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2clutch Posted October 2, 2014 Author ID:885709 Share Posted October 2, 2014 sorry for posting a bit late i had some things to do and thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts, i think ill experiment with MBAE a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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