Unwanted computer downloads

Will that stupid french twit take that quilt of when he goes to Valencia

Well done the Potters

The worldwide business use of XP was and is very limited. It was never really intended for business use. In fact the operating system used by most UK businesses is Windows 2000 with quite a few still using Windows NT...

The much maligned Windows Vista OS in all its various forms took the best of NT and XP and chucked in a little W2000. Initially a disaster, once SP2 was added it became just as practical as XP. My biggest grouch with Vista and its successors is the fact that in their more basic forms, those versions selected as the de facto OS by computer manfacturers,are country and language specific .

W7 is essentially a combination of Vista and XP.

W8 has proven to be a total PITA for non touch screen users.

Dragging this topic back on thread.... I have three computers in use, 2 on XP and one on Vista; I have no immediate plans to upgrade the OS of any of them. M/S are dropping support for XP end users as of April, but will continue to support and propogate antivirus solutions for the AV producers like AVG, Avast, Norton and MacAfee for a further one year.

The simple solution in the short term for XP end users is to download (and use regularly,) the free antimalware products such as Superantispyware and Malwarebytes in addition to your chosed Antivirus programs.

A 'quick scan' using these sytems takes approx 20 to 30 minutes, a 'full scan' can take several hours depending on how much 'stuff' you have on your hard drive. My computer is my link with the outside world so internet vigilance is important. I run a quick scan using both oof the above systems once a week and a full scan once a month. I also run a full scan once a month using Avast 2014.

So much information for which I am very grateful.  In an earlier post the touch screen subject was mentioned and so I just looked up the 8.1 site and it says that you can still use the mouse if you want to.  I'm going to have to think really hard about getting a new tower.  I shall have to go out and look at the prices.  Thank you all again.

Just don't forget that if you buy a computer in Spain from the usual suppliers it will come installed with the Spanish Language version of the Operating System unless you opt for the high end versions of that OS. As I found with the Home Premium version of Vista, five years ago, trying to use an unfamiiar OS in an unfamiliar language can be a total PITA!

If you can find a shop prepared to install an English version of the OS then fair enough; you might also like to take a look at Novatech.co.uk. The basic price quoted for their entire range is exclusive of an Operating System and they quote a range of OS options which include W7 in all its many variants. Novatech are Portsmouth based, have been around for a long time, have a darn good reputation and an support team in house. They will also dispatch to Spain for 30 Pounds sterling. I have no connection with the company but have used them in the past as has my son.

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Foxbat,   I agree with what you say,  but the last laptop we bought here in Spain, about a year ago,  came with Win 7 Home Basic, but it had not been installed.  When I did the installation I was given the choice of several  languages including Spanish and English (just one of course).  I chose English and hey presto I had the English version installed.

The shop, Worten, had wanted an extra 50€ to install the English version and it would have taken a few days !!