Originally Posted by
Starwood Lurker
Apparently, in my case, it was the processor. At no time during the trial run process that you can go through before actually purchasing was the processor identified as a problem. There were things that were listed as not being compatible, but I was prepared to forego those and use alternatives.
Hopefully, Microsoft continues to support XP for a while longer. I don't have any intention of buying a new computer anytime soon.
My understanding is that XP won't be supported beyond 2014. So, I went ahead and update all of my old PCs to Windows 7. I did this before 8 was released. I was surprised at the huge improvement in performance over XP. Two of the computers were 6 and 7 year old laptops. The third was a 6 year old desktop. If XP support isn't extended then that might be a good option for you to consider.