With the upcoming end of security support for XP, I've been converting some XP machines to dual-boot XP and Linux. For online access I use onlly Linux. I'll disable networking in XP so the machines won't go online when that operating system is up.
But, I still have a few software programs such as Dreamweaver that I need to run on XP. I'll completely reinstall XP on some of the machines because they are due for that. My question is, from a purely functional and speed standpoint in running Dreamweaver and several other 32-bit software on XP, should I update XP as far as it will go. With SP3? And with the updates after that? Since I'm not online in XP, I assume from a security standpoint that isn't necessary. I've also read in a few places that updates tend to slow XP down as the updates accumulate. I don't know if that is correct, but what are the experts recommendation on installing updates just to run software offline? Is it necessary or even desireable?
But, I still have a few software programs such as Dreamweaver that I need to run on XP. I'll completely reinstall XP on some of the machines because they are due for that. My question is, from a purely functional and speed standpoint in running Dreamweaver and several other 32-bit software on XP, should I update XP as far as it will go. With SP3? And with the updates after that? Since I'm not online in XP, I assume from a security standpoint that isn't necessary. I've also read in a few places that updates tend to slow XP down as the updates accumulate. I don't know if that is correct, but what are the experts recommendation on installing updates just to run software offline? Is it necessary or even desireable?