Three good OSes to replace Windows XP.

We are now 30 days until the end of life for Windows XP. Obviously you need to upgrade to Windows 7 or 8. But what if your computer is not powerful enough for Windows 7/8? Another good solution is Linux. Linux is a open source operating system, and there are many variants. Here are three of the many variants that Windows XP users can install.

Microsoft's official support for Windows XP will officially end on April 8, 2014. Microsoft will be no longer releasing security updates or any sort of patches for Windows XP and no more official, direct support will be provided to its users.

Windows XP always has a lot more amount users than Windows 8. Data from analytics firm Net Applications shows that almost one third of the users run XP on their PCs, roughly 3 times more than Windows 8 users. There are several reasons which justify those numbers. The Windows user interface is quite different from XP which forces the XP users for a change and people, obviously, do not like change. The hardware requirements to run Windows 8 are comaparatively much more than XP and most users would not spend dollars on the hardware just because they want to run windows 8. On the other hand, they need not buy a new computer or upgrade their existing hardware because their current configuration is fast enough for some of the distributions of Linux. 

So, if a user has a hardware that runs XP well and now there is need of a supported os that should work well on existing hardware, Linux would be a great choice. However, there are fears that hold the XP users back, like the unawareness about Linux and its available distributions,fear that their apps will stop working and change is the biggest of them all.

Keeping these fears in mind and after collecting the reviews from users all over the internet, i have prepared a list of some Linux distros that can be helpful for those who are planning to switch from XP to Linux.

Source: http://www.coolcoder.in/2014/03/3-immediate-linux-alternatives-for-xp.html

Now those three featured in this article are Lubuntu, Mint, and Zoris. There are many in common with Linux OSs.

First, Linux OSs are maintained and supported for a long time and new features are added without a needing a whole new OS system. Second, they do not need Antivirus Software, because viruses and malware are difficult to enter a Linux OS as they are built such as way that it's extremely secure. Third, favorite applications you use on Windows XP have equivalents on Linux Operating Systems that are just as good. Finally, they all free to download and free to install and use.