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Old May 22nd 14, 09:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Good Guy[_2_]
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Default "Haswell" and Windows XP

On 22/05/2014 20:40, Good Guy wrote:
On 22/05/2014 17:57, darkrats wrote:
I appreciate your point of view, but there are many applications for XP that
will likely never need to be updated to remain functional. I use Office 2003
to type a letter or some other such document. Later versions add nothing to
that experience. Sometimes it seems that the only thing MS did in 2007 etc.
was to rearrange buttons and toolbars.


If you are using the basic functions of Microsoft Word then there are
better solutions than using Word 2003. For example, people buy basic
machine from dell that is "relatively" low spec but far better than what
you are currently using and use Microsoft word free of charge by
creating a Microsoft account (which you might already have if you are
using Hotmail, outlook or Live mail) and using its on-line version of
Microsoft office 2013. This on-line version is also a very basic
version but quite adequate for your needs "to type a letter or some
other such document". On-line version allows you to save document on
your machine if you so desire or even email it to your target audience.
It is not completely "cloud" as some people think. the only thing is
you get on-line storage of your document which some people like it and
some hate it because it is Microsoft!! not for any other reasons.


Anyway, you have to do what is best for you because I don't know
anything about you so my comments are very general.





This basic machine is good for you:

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3521/pd

$250 only.

You can add some ram if you so desire but better than re-building your
Windows XP machine. They have desktops as well and you can go to their
website and see what is available.

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