For XP User Any Compelling Reason to Upgrade From V10.5?

I know... I'm a dinasaur, and I still run XP Pro (sp3), so any good reason to upgrade from V10.5.x?

It seems to do all I need... but are there things I need but don't know about?

Just wondering,
Nat

Only you can decide what you need or what is compelling to you. Here are the lists:

[ul][li]What's New In Directory Opus 11 (missing some things added after the 11.1 release, of course)[/li]
[li]What's New In Directory Opus 12 (still preliminary while we are in a pre-release, public beta stage)[/li][/ul]

Buying 11 now would get you 12 for free when it comes out, as we are so close to release.

Honestly, you should upgrade your OS before you upgrade Opus. Windows XP is remotely exploitable by numerous security holes that were discovered after Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP. These holes will never be fixed. It's simply not safe to use XP on a computer connected to the internet.

Jon, I certainly agree that xp pro is a dinosaur, yet... for all these years..., I have never found an "upgrade path or program.." which will 'port over' all my programs and data, intact and working. I have, over the years, probably invested several thousands of dollars... and a lot of data... and some programs that require activation codes if 'Moved" to a new system... I know xp/pro/sp3 is not secure... probably why I run more than one security software program.

Nat..wishing I could upgrade... to a newer OS, and keep all my programs and data... and if anyone every writes/makes such a program... I'll be first in line.

Nat,
Best!!

Unfortunately that's just what happens with computers when you upgrade them; old programs do sometimes stop working, and data usually has to be manually moved across. If it was me and I was in that situation I would virtualise the old XP machine including all its data and run it as a virtual machine on a modern, secure and supported OS.

Uh.... know anyone in Oceanside, CA who could do that? Even though I started out with an Apple ][+ and "went from there..." I don't think I'm competent to do that. I understand the concept.. kinda like the old TSR programs, kinda, maybe in this case... but I'm just not competent to do that myself.

Nat, interested, but leery about getting myself "over my head."

I don't personally but there's some fairly straightforward info here, for example:

You could also try your local users' group (if such things still exist!)

The link Jon posted gives you several ways of creating a virtualised version of your XP system. If you decide to give it a go then you need to think about the platform where you will run the virtual machine. Ideally you would want a modern PC or laptop with enough memory (at least 8GB, more is always better) and hard drive space to accommodate your XP virtual machine. All modern PCs have configurable BIOS options to improve virtual machine performance. You might even find that your XP system runs faster as a VM! From personal experience VMWare Player works well and it's free for personal use.