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Death of Windows7?
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 854944"><p>That's fair, but I would personally still upgrade. That's just my approach, but even for average users I would recommend the same.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personally I think it would be best practice for average users to keep up with the changes, which includes updating the OS to the latest version. They will continue to get security updates along with overall security improvements that will never be present in previous versions of the OS.</p><p></p><p>As to the forums I agree with [USER=82865]@Umbra[/USER]. The thing you have to remember is that a lot of people join and or just read the forum looking for advice. Many of these people may not have the skills and knowledge to deal with some of these things, so we have to be mindful of what we recommens. Those people can get into a whole lot of trouble if they believe they can do this or that, or even run a certain computer setup and be fine. One can still use W7 if they so choose, but there are other considerations that have to be taken when talking about securing these systems. Same can be said for those wanting to use XP.</p><p></p><p>With the W7 forum you are referring to, while I'm sure it's a great community, I honestly think that you as a community should also be mindful and constantly state the pros and cons of doing these things, as you cannot assume that average users aren't reading the forum. A simple google search can bring you there and I'm assuming like many forums, you can read the content without joining.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying you shouldn't run W7 or do those things, have at it, but realize it's far from best practice and really should be approached with caution.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 854944"] That's fair, but I would personally still upgrade. That's just my approach, but even for average users I would recommend the same. Personally I think it would be best practice for average users to keep up with the changes, which includes updating the OS to the latest version. They will continue to get security updates along with overall security improvements that will never be present in previous versions of the OS. As to the forums I agree with [USER=82865]@Umbra[/USER]. The thing you have to remember is that a lot of people join and or just read the forum looking for advice. Many of these people may not have the skills and knowledge to deal with some of these things, so we have to be mindful of what we recommens. Those people can get into a whole lot of trouble if they believe they can do this or that, or even run a certain computer setup and be fine. One can still use W7 if they so choose, but there are other considerations that have to be taken when talking about securing these systems. Same can be said for those wanting to use XP. With the W7 forum you are referring to, while I'm sure it's a great community, I honestly think that you as a community should also be mindful and constantly state the pros and cons of doing these things, as you cannot assume that average users aren't reading the forum. A simple google search can bring you there and I'm assuming like many forums, you can read the content without joining. I'm not saying you shouldn't run W7 or do those things, have at it, but realize it's far from best practice and really should be approached with caution.(y) [/QUOTE]
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