GUEST,ChrisJBady wrote: BTY your XP computer can be refreshed by installing Linux Ubuntu for free. And replacing the hard drive(s) with SSD(s). That'll effectively turn it into a band new computer. I've done that with mine. It flies. Ubuntu can be a challenge to ex-Windows users. It just appears wierd. An alternative Linux distribution called Zorin can be configured to look like XP, a Mac, and one or two other conventional systems. I say 'look like' because it won't run all the old Windows software, drives are still named differently and you will have a learning curve to deal with. It's just that the learning curve won't be as steep as with Ubuntu (and the colours won't be as vile) and it won't do automatic updates. Do a search for 'Zorin', download the .iso file and burn it to a DVD. Boot up with it and try it out. If you really don't like it all you will have lost is a blank DVD.
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