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Mountain_Mama's avatar
Apr 15, 2014

Win XP and Chrome

Ok, I'm confused! I understand that Microsoft is no longer supporting XP by not sending out security updates. I read this article and have a question.

Can I just access Yahoo, and all my other IE favorites thru Chrome that I've downloaded on my XP machine and I will be safe for another year since Google says they are supporting it until April 2015? We have had this computer for 6-7 yrs and it is doing ok, but I think by maybe next year we will need another one, so I would like to continue using it as long as it's working (and I'm keeping my personal stuff backed up).

Just not sure if this is all I need to do is use Chrome instead of IE...sounds all most too easy.
  • there may be the odd website that is configured for IE and which may not look or work right using Chrome but beyond that you shouldn't have any issues...browser wise. but the issue just isn't the browser...it's the OS. just be sure you have a robust A/V, anti-malware suite and keep the signature file up to date. of course, you should be doing that anyway.

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