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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen
I've read something about partitioning but not gone into it so far. But forgive my ignorance, CW... do you need separate antivirus/malware for each separate O/S or just the computer? And the suggestion that Microsoft may still be able to interfere with your partitioned system doesn't surprise me either...
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That's not an ignorant question Eichhörnchen but rather a valid point. In most cases, I would say no. If say, you keep XP, which isn't supported anyhow, most won't put it on the internet. It's a hackers dream anyhow. As I mentioned, the other OS systems will operate side by side, just not at the same time. I'm not sure of your provider but some maintain an antivirus software suite within their own servers. If you go through them, you are protected.
It has been proffered that Microsoft intentionally created back doors on their OS systems with which access can be sold by Microsoft to interested parties and organizations. Hackers routinely hack Microsoft systems I'm sure in part because they loathe Microsoft. It's also been suggested that these back doors, if they exist are found and known by hackers and thus exploited.
If you have an older XP unit, my suggestion would be to keep it for games utilizing Windows XP, like SH3 and 4 and use the alternative OS systems, which are fully supported for everything else. SH3 and 4 can't take advantage of the multiple cores of modern PC's anyhow. A single core unit with a decent video and sound card will be just fine for these games.
The other OS's work well enough but may not be well suited for individuals that are into graphic arts and other specialties as Reece has suggested. This is why I suggested keeping a current windows OS and looking into the other OS systems and installed side by side. If the other OS systems fulfill your needs, Make a bootable recovery disc of your current Windows system and then delete it. With the bootable recovery disc, you can always reinstall windows should the need arise. The only other issue is navigating through the various Apps of the new OS. I'm sure most here in Subsim and elsewhere can do this easily with a bit of practice.
I hope this helps Eichhörnchen.