Micky wrote:

http://gizmodo.com/trumps-weirdo-doc...e-a-1785823507

How does he know it's XP?

suggested answer below.

Is it because of the blue task bar?

I think Vista has a grey task bar, and win10 is black, I think (not
sure.) I don't remember what 7's is and I've never seen 8.

You haven't noticed that the Start Menu's icon looks different in each
version of Windows?

(Didn't bother to search for Start menu icons for Windows 1.0, 2.0,
2.1/286, 2.1/386, or 3.1x.)

Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 (flat "Start" pushbutton with trailing wavy 4-pane window icon)
http://oyvind.servehttp.com/images/N...dows2000_9.gif

Windows XP (green "Start" button with wavy 4-pane multi-colored window icon)
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...k9agl9dqe5.jpg

Windows Vista (round button with twisted multi-color 4-pane window icon)
https://wiki.sonic.net/images/2/24/S...ctto_large.jpg

Windows 7 (glowing round button containing twisted multi-color 4-pane window icon)
http://toastytech.com/guis/win7allprograms.png

Windows 8 (similar to Win7 Start menu button - without the tile UI)
http://betanews.com/wp-content/uploa...8822965137.jpg

Windows 10 (buttonless dull slanted 4-pane window icon)
http://i.imgur.com/OsYU9gi.png

So what Start Menu style is shown in the pic of the doc's desktop? It
is possible the doc used a 3rd party theme. The article never mentions
how the author claims to know the doc is using Windows XP.

"Information stored on a computer running Windows XP is potentially at
risk and the security community pretty universally regards Windows XP as
unsafe at this point."

Again, a wild ass guess the article's author who know nothing about the
doc's configuration. XP users can lock down their setup and install 3rd
party security software that can make it as safe as the later versions
of Windows. In fact, what dumbass user waits around for Microsoft to
make security fixes? You install 3rd party security software to
eliminate the holes Microsoft has in the old AND NEWER versions of
Windows, you get rid of the bundled fluff, you disable unnecessary
services, you use a better web browser (and with extensions to make it
more secure EVEN on later versions of Windows).

Did the article's author ever say the doc's computer had a security
audit? His guess is more likely correct than wrong but he does NOT know
for sure what OS the doc is running or, if it is XP, how he may have
secured it. Novak is a blogger. Do you really think bloggers are
journalists? Bloggers never check their sources. This boob doesn't
even cite any sources. He looked at a pic and made assumptions.