12-06-2016, 11:28 PM
I have seen many clients at work using WinXP, usually they are running proprietary software that is not compatible with later versions of Windoze.
Typically if the computer is part of a medical or dental system, they are custom versions of WindozeXP that have security updates automatically installed due to liability issues.
(such as data theft and the sort) Some medical/dental softwareware requires specific print drivers that have to be installed in a custom fashion, for example TWAIN drivers, combine that with WinXP
and it is a totally different scenario than a typical home/office computer. I have several clients that run custom dental SW that requires XP and TWAIN drivers, and they are completely fire-walled or
not connected to the external network. That is common practice, but yeah you never know.... LOL
Typically if the computer is part of a medical or dental system, they are custom versions of WindozeXP that have security updates automatically installed due to liability issues.
(such as data theft and the sort) Some medical/dental softwareware requires specific print drivers that have to be installed in a custom fashion, for example TWAIN drivers, combine that with WinXP
and it is a totally different scenario than a typical home/office computer. I have several clients that run custom dental SW that requires XP and TWAIN drivers, and they are completely fire-walled or
not connected to the external network. That is common practice, but yeah you never know.... LOL
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*Hardware hacks are my speciality.
"forum posts should be like a skirt- long enough to cover the subject material, but short enough to keep things interesting"
--I am using/Running Linuxlite 2.8, Debian8 server, Ubuntu 14, Win7,Win10, MX15, LinuxMint kde.
--Xerox field service engineer, printer repairs,network analyst.