Microsoft has announced it will discontinue support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 . Therefore , users who still want to use the operating system is not recommended for use browserInternet Explorer ( IE ) to surf the Internet .
Recently, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ( CERT ) said that Windows XP and IE is a bad combination . CERT recommends XP users to switch from IE to a third party browser if Microsoft stopped support .
" Users who choose to keep using Windows XP after support ends to prevent future security risks by using a browser other than Internet Explorer , " suggests CERT as quoted from Digital Trends , ( 03/11/2014 ) .
Reason CERT advises users do not use IE XP is in addition to the application itself is not the most recent version also got the security holes that come later will not be " patched " again by Microsoft .
Meanwhile , the other alternative browsers such as Chrome version XP , Firefox , and Opera will still get updated , though not in the long term .
Google , for example , will continue to provide support Chrome for XP until April 2015 . As for Mozilla and Opera , although not announced when stopping support for XP , but both agreed to continue to provide updates .
In addition to Internet Explorer , CERT also issued a similar suggestion for Microsoft Office 2003 productivity applications in Windows XP . " All software have their life cycle , the end of support means no more updates , fixes , or online technical assistance from Microsoft , " said CERT .
Currently , an estimated 30 percent of Windows PC users running the Windows XP operating system . PC Advisor is also predicted at least 40 percent of users are still using Windows XP and IE combination as a browser application .
Recently, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ( CERT ) said that Windows XP and IE is a bad combination . CERT recommends XP users to switch from IE to a third party browser if Microsoft stopped support .
" Users who choose to keep using Windows XP after support ends to prevent future security risks by using a browser other than Internet Explorer , " suggests CERT as quoted from Digital Trends , ( 03/11/2014 ) .
Reason CERT advises users do not use IE XP is in addition to the application itself is not the most recent version also got the security holes that come later will not be " patched " again by Microsoft .
Meanwhile , the other alternative browsers such as Chrome version XP , Firefox , and Opera will still get updated , though not in the long term .
Google , for example , will continue to provide support Chrome for XP until April 2015 . As for Mozilla and Opera , although not announced when stopping support for XP , but both agreed to continue to provide updates .
In addition to Internet Explorer , CERT also issued a similar suggestion for Microsoft Office 2003 productivity applications in Windows XP . " All software have their life cycle , the end of support means no more updates , fixes , or online technical assistance from Microsoft , " said CERT .
Currently , an estimated 30 percent of Windows PC users running the Windows XP operating system . PC Advisor is also predicted at least 40 percent of users are still using Windows XP and IE combination as a browser application .
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