These companies are sticking to their XP and they’re not letting go. Today, Perfect Fit Computers salutes them and their steadfast determination to hold on to the glorious past, despite Microsoft’s announced Windows XP End-of-Life on April 8, 2014. Below
Windows XP End-of-Support: the XPocalypse Approaches
We here at Perfect Fit Computers are taking the end of Windows XP seriously. On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop providing security updates to Windows XP. Computers running Windows XP will become vulnerable to new Internet-based threats. It seems,
[SOLVED] Problem Updating BIOS for Dell Inspiron 531
I was working on a Dell Inspiron 531 this morning, trying to update the Award BIOS from version 1.0.3 to the latest version, 1.0.13. The computer originally shipped with 32-bit Windows Vista. I decided to give 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate
Printer Problems in Adobe Reader X (version 10.1.8)
As I was working on optimizing a client’s computer in Scarborough on Wednesday, I ran across an interesting little issue while trying to print in Adobe Reader X (specifically version 10.1.8). The client had complained that printing wasn’t working from
Windows XP – 11 years later, still going strong!
Windows XP was released by Microsoft in late 2001 (check out this nostalgic ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmNFUWSYatM). And amazingly, more than ten years later, it’s still a very popular version of Windows, both at home, and in the office. Why is that?