Windows XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft on April 8, 2014. This means MS will not provide ANY updates for ANYTHING, most importantly security updates. A hackers dream!!!!
First off, your PCs will not necessarily be scrap. But it might be old enough you may want to either build a new PC yourself (pretty easy and fun) or buy one. I'm guessing you're a buyer from your question!
What I would do, assuming your PC isn't super ancient, is first back up all pictures, music, documents, and any files you want or might want to keep in the future. Back it up to an external USB hard drive. 1TB external drives are pretty cheap these days. Or burn to numerous CDs.
Then upgrade to Windows 7 (Home, Professional, or Ultimate) or Windows 8. For most personal non-gamer PCs, Windows 7 Home will be just fine and look on screen more similar to XP. If you now run or plan to run MORE THAN 16 GB of RAM you need Pro or Ultimate. 32 or 62 bit versions are available and which one will depend on your equipment and peripherals.
To upgrade, all you do is purchase an upgrade CD for the OS you want and update your current PC. It is almost as easy as putting the CD in your optical drive and following the on screen instructions.
All your files should be preserved during this process. But I recommend you back them up, as mentioned earlier, if some catastrophe occurs like a power outage mid-update.
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