The time comes when you need to replace the machine, or when the use of your particular OS limits the software you can run... Then at that time see what options there are.
(I say this as I type on XP - with no support. I say this as my other computer, Win7, has long had updates disabled, so you might say, no support. For the latter, its not like I wouldn't want *security* updates, its just that updates don't work & I'm done with trying to figure workarounds for MS purposely ... how to put it ... trying to force everyone into Win10.)
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She has no problem with the present computer. She uses it for surfing the web and for business. My concern is that it wont be secure and easily hacked. I personally use Ubuntu 98 percent of the time. I don't know whether she would be happy with it.
Lumbuntu has a windows style menu and is very light on resources. It also uses the Umbuntu repository. Try her out on a live CD. She can always use another more secure browser than IE and use Vista until It's time for a new Computer.
#4. "RE: Replacing Vista" In response to daniell (Reply # 2) Fri Mar-31-17 04:58 PM by Paul D
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QUOTE: She has no problem with the present computer. She uses it for surfing the web and for business. My concern is that it wont be secure and easily hacked. I personally use Ubuntu 98 percent of the time. I don't know whether she would be happy with it.
That is where I would start to worry.
Personally I would go with W10 with Classic Shell.
Yeah, I went kicking and screaming from my beloved Xp to 7, and after finally got used to it, I feel like I got Shanghaied into 10. Jury's still out. Wife's laptop is XP. Only email and light browsing with Chrome for her. I need to babysit it every time something strange shows up.
