Canon PowerShot SD780IS Review: In Order to Restore Deleted Files, Would Windows XP Be Too Outdated?

2011/04/25

In Order to Restore Deleted Files, Would Windows XP Be Too Outdated?

There's a concern that many of us out there have when we have a need to restore deleted files... Windows XP - is this version of Windows too old and outdated to be able to work with the advanced file recovery software tools that are available today? It really is quite an interesting question, and one that I personally haven't had the need to think about until very recently when a particular situation had arisen which caused it to enter my mind. As Windows operating systems go, XP really isn't ancient or anything, but the more recent versions seem entirely more evolved and are capable of far more difficult tasks and at higher speeds - has Windows XP and it's abilities been left in the dust?

Yes, it's true that XP first came out in 10/2001, but even to this very day, it's the one Windows version which enjoys the most widespread use throughout the world. People the world over who use any version Windows as an operating system on their PCs use the XP version more than any other version of Windows even today. It had ceased to be offered to the public in the beginning of 2009, but it enjoys a huge popularity. It's certainly well capable enough that most applications will continue to work well with it for quite a long way off into the future. Because of this, with data retrieval software programs used to restore deleted files, Windows XP should pose no problems whatsoever.