WGA importance

[SuperDave]

I've been researching this topic about Windows Genuine Advantage for some time and I haven't found anything conclusive. My question is: how important is WGA? Does getting all the updates really protect your computer even though one has all the necessary Anti-viral, spyware and malware installed. I'll bet there are thousands out there surfing the net with Windows 98 who haven't had an update on over 10 years. In another 2 months MS will no longer be doing anything with Windows XP. Does this mean that we will be less protected. A friend gave me her old computer which is running XP. I went on-line to check if it was validated and it wasn't yet she was on-line every day. I ran all kind of checks and there were only a few tracking cookies on it. This is why I started to question WGA. Please give my your input.

[evilfantasy]

WGA is Windows Genuine Advantage and is used to verify if your copy of Windows is genuine.

Unpatched old software is a security hazard to your computer. Windows or Mac or Linux or any other operating system. Security updates are released for the sole reason of patching holes that open your computer to vulnerabilities.

Full read Why Users Still Don’t Get The Importance Of Update Software

[SuperDave]

So what happens in June when XP is cut loose? Will we all have to update to Vista in order to remain secure?

[evilfantasy]

I see what you mean now. Sales will end for XP but support for the OS (updates) will reportedly continue through 2014.

[SuperDave]

I see what you mean now. Sales will end for XP but support for the OS (updates) will reportedly continue through 2014.

That's better news. Thanks