{"id":1427,"date":"2012-10-31T23:38:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T06:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2012-11-05T07:55:50","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T14:55:50","slug":"replace-your-windows-xp-computer-now-while-windows-7-is-still-an-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/replace-your-windows-xp-computer-now-while-windows-7-is-still-an-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Replace your Windows XP computer now while Windows 7 is still available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated November 1, 2012:<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’ve got a computer with Windows XP and have been delaying the purchase of a new PC until the\u00a0April 2014 end-of-support deadline<\/a>, I suggest purchasing a new computer while Windows 7 is still available. The newly designed Windows 8<\/a>\u00a0is in stores now, and the more familiar Windows 7 is getting hard to find preinstalled on a new computer, though they can be purchased directly from manufacturer’s websites such as HP and Dell. Windows 7 will be supported and continue to receive Microsoft Updates until 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Operating System..<\/td>\nGeneral Availability……..<\/td>\nEnd-of-support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows XP<\/td>\nOct 2001 – Jun 2008<\/td>\nApr 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Vista<\/td>\nJan 2007 – Oct 2010<\/td>\nApr 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7<\/td>\nOct 2009 – TBD<\/td>\nJan 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8<\/td>\nOct 2012 – TBD<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The average lifespan of computer hardware is about 5 years, and a computer with Windows XP is well past its lifespan.\u00a0Computers with Windows XP preinstalled were manufactured from 2001-2008 (over 5 years ago). If you’re still using a computer with Windows XP the\u00a0likelihood of hardware failure and data loss is very high considering the\u00a0average\u00a0life of a hard drive is 5 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Computer Techs can help you shop for a new PC and get the best deal<\/a>. We can also setup your new system and transfer the data from your old computer – as long as the hard drive hasn’t failed.<\/p>\n\"Print<\/a> Print This Article<\/a>\n

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Updated November 1, 2012: If you’ve got a computer with Windows XP and have been delaying the purchase of a new PC until the\u00a0April 2014 end-of-support deadline, I suggest purchasing a new computer while Windows 7 is still available. The newly designed Windows 8\u00a0is in stores now, and the more familiar Windows 7 is getting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1427"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1429,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions\/1429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}