Poser, I am in the same boat as you. I have one computer that is 10 years old and one that is 9 years old. They both have XP. The way I understand it, the computers will still work and function the same. You just wont be able to upgrade the software. Yes, eventually they will be too out of date to be useable, but that is still a ways off. I personally like XP but I am looking forward to having a new computer some time this year if I'm able.