I have been getting messages that chrome or firefox will not be supported on the vista platform. What do i need to do besides using IE? This pc is about 7-8 years old and still works fine.

 

You mean your aren't bombarded by "upgrade to Windows 10" messages?

 

surprisingly no. Do i just need to do an OS upgrade to 10? It's probably safe to say this thing may be too short on everything to run it.

 

Vista =

 

If i had to upgrade to windows 10, what does that cost? It probably would be wiser to buy a $400 laptop to replace this one.

 

To be completely honest, I don't know jack about today's PC's as I use a Mac. My comment about 10 was a joke about the bombardment of "UPGRADE NOW" pop ups that was annoying Windows 8 users. Sorry for not being any help on that front.

As for your problem, how big of an issue is it if Chrome doesn't update? (I personally recommend ditching Firefox even though I was a past user.) The reason I ask is because my job requires me to program on the XP operating system. When I use Chrome on the work PCs I get messages about not being able to update, but I have never had a problem using the software. It's not that you CAN'T use it, it's that some future features may not be backwards compatible. I don't see the need to spend money until you experience a shortcoming with the software.

 

You can upgrade to Windows 7 Home from Amazon for $75 and professional for $100, and your hardware *should* handle it fine. 10 may be too much depending on what your system has.

http://m.winsupersite.com/windows-vi...t-expires-2017

 

Thanks 007. I really didn't know what would happen if i didn't upgrade.

 

Microsoft is dropping support for Vista on April 11th, 2017. So you

Don't upgrade to 10. You'd have to pay for it, if you had a Windows 7 license lying around you could install 10 for free. You can't upgrade from Vista to 10 you'd have to delete everything and install 10 and add your data back.

 

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Since free Windows 10 upgrade was only offered to Windows 7, 8.0, and 8.1 users, those on Vista never would have gotten the nag pop-up.

I'd say getting security updates and bug fixes is a strong reason for why you'd want browser updates. There was a 0 day exploit on Firefox that was patched end of Nov. 2016. And on Dec. 1, 2016, Google release an update to Chrome to fix 36 security vulnerabilities, 12 of which were rated high in severity.

Windows Vista ends their extended support on April 11, 2017, so that means no more Windows updates and bug fixes after that date. That will leave you vulnerable to whatever security vulnerabilities are discovered and remain unpatched after that date.

I would at least upgrade to Windows 7 if you can. It has an extended support date until January 14, 2020.