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Old versions of Windows, such as XP, (mostly) no longer have security patches. That is a Big Problem™, not just for someone running it, but for anyone on the sa

Old versions of Windows, such as XP, (mostly) no longer have security patches. That is a Big Problem™, not just for someone running it, but for anyone on the same network as anyone running it. If you think there hasn't been an apocalypse, all that means is no-one's found a tasty-enough wormable exploit yet. But it's going to happen, and when it does, please forgive me if I point and laugh at you. Please let it die, already.

daigoba66 12y ago
I think it's only a problem if the system is plugged into a network. Granted there aren't many uses for a non-networked system these days.
- mathgeek 12y ago
  I don't imagine there are too many people who worry about what others think of the OS they are running on an offline machine.