I am told the reason that I can't get into my bank account on my banks website is because Windows XP is totally obsolete now. Is there another operating system that I can download which will work on my computer? Thank you in advance.
babyboomer1001
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Windows XP is just a few months short of 20 years old. A dinosaur. We don't know which computer you have so we can't tell what will run on your computer. Windows 10 is the current windows operating system. If that won't work, you will have to look for a Windows 7 or 8 but even those are old and I would not trust them with your banking. Perhaps, it is time for a new computer, with Windows 10.
sirjester099
You can download Ubuntu Linux free!
keerok
XP is only old and unsupported. It is the choice of certain websites to restrict XP computers access that makes it look like XP is obsolete. It is a pity that technology shuns anything that works perfectly for so long and replaces it with something new but broken.
This obsession for programmed obsolescence is getting out of hand. There used to be a time when you bought something and expected it to work That is until you get totally tired of using it and either throw it away or slam it to the wall.
Jack
Wow! It sounds a little like you found out that you needed to do online banking, so you said, "Is our old laptop in the hall closet, under the bed in the guest bedroom, or in the attic?" You fired it up and just now found out that XP is no longer supported. Don't get me wrong, I really, really liked XP so much better than anything they've put out since '98, but I watched the clock ticking down on XP, and ran out and bought a refurbished laptop, then later a tablet, I mean really, my whole computer budget is probably like sixty bucks per annum all-in. You could kind of squeak by with a refurbished laptop running win7 or 8, but it is already really shaky. Does your computer have a DVD burner? Most versions of Ubuntu are made to fit on a DVD. The last version of Ubuntu that (I think) could still fit on a CD-rom was Hardy Heron. You'll have to dredge around but look for Ubuntu distribution sites and go into their older versions. Hardy Heron should be just enough to connect you to a better version of Ubuntu, if you want to leap off into all that.
If you really like your old version of XP, take it (the laptop) offline and don't ever take it on the internet again, get a cheap laptop, (I mean like $99-$135) either blank and install a good Ubuntu, or with win 8 or above... and that about does it. Oh, and XP gave out on me and I had to update sometime in early 2014.
Anonymous
you should not access the internet using xp or 7 … this is true especially for banking and similar websites. tomorrow comes … your account will be at zero balance … and you will owe $75,000 for credit-card charges that you did not make. and … since your wife believed what you told her … her credit and car and savings are all gone as well. if you own a house … good chance you will lose that as well.
are you beginning to understand the gravity of this situation? get win-10 … and get yourself some a/v … do it now.