About Installing Vista in 2017

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RECONBunny

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I recently bought Vista Ultimate SP1 off Ebay and I want to install it again. But now that it's 2017 and sveral things have been discontinue from it. Is there anything I need to know first? I see threads about Windows Updates not co-operating.

According to PC Master Race Reddit and Discord my 1151 Z170 MOBO and i7 6700K Skylake CPU is good to go for this. Is this still SAFE to use in 2017? I know Chrome is no longer Supported but FF is. I don't want to be compromised.
 

My Computer

System One

FF currently is supported but not for much longer. Keep in mind that as of 4/11 you won't be receiving any more updates at all for Windows but provided that you are careful on the net you should be relatively safe until antivirus updates cease.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
townsbg said:
FF currently is supported but not for much longer. Keep in mind that as of 4/11 you won't be receiving any more updates at all for Windows but provided that you are careful on the net you should be relatively safe until antivirus updates cease.
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So installing it now is pointless? I still might for ****s and giggles on a separate HDD mind you. It shouldn't be a complete safety hazard right?
 

My Computer

System One

Not at this point.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
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