"Mayayana" on Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:52:52
-0500 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:

Personally, I'm going to keep using XP as long
as I can and use 7 for testing software or going
to risky websites that require script. 7 is my
sacrificial lamb system. XP is what I use to get
things done.

I'd love to return to XP. My tale of woe is that I had XP-32, but
needed 64 bit for Reasons. Windows 7 on a refurbished box, and by the
end of the week, it is on my desk and running. I transfer
"essentials." Rah. Then the XP box starts flaking out, I copy
"everything" to an external drive before it dies. Full time student
(that bit about for every hour in class, expect to spend two out? I
was. I had no time for a girlfriend, let alone troubleshooting a
buggy computer).
Now that I have the time (ha! She's not my girlfriend anymore,
she's my wife. Wives are more resource intensive than girlfriends! but
I digress.) I was thinking about repairing the dead XP box. If I can
get it out of storage and set up and ...blah, blah, blah.

Which brings me to the Eternal Issue: where can I find an
"affordable" XP box which is also not on its last legs? Good Will /
Value Village both have "good" prices but caveat emptor.

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