Support for Windows XP. What is the best OS to install, Windows 8, 7, 8.1?

I have Windows XP Professional and see that Windows XP will support ending April 8, 2014. My question is quite simple: what is the best operating system to install instead of XP? Is - this Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows 8.1? I don't want a touchscreen application. I'm used to XP. I have a desktop computer with a lot of programs running at the same time, am constantly downloading big files and open the three browsers (MS IE, Google Chrome, Mozilla). I can't afford downtime if things stop grinding and safety is an important issue for me. I want to continue to receive updates. Any help from the community would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone had Windows XP Professional and already past to another OS? If Yes, what kind of problems you are having or, at the other end are things runnig smoothly?

Thank you!

I don't have personal experience with Win 8, so take the following with a grain of salt.  It is my understanding that Win 8 is really designed for touch screens, although it works without one.  There was a lot of vocal dissatisfaction with Win 8, but which can decrease as people get more used is a pretty important user interface change.

I had XP Pro Win 7 Pro change quite easily.  In addition, if you plan to use your hardware even (rather than buying a new computer with Windows pre-installed), your old hardware is support Win 7 to 8 win more.

My suggestion: go with Windows 7 Professional

If you plan to install one of these operating systems on your current hardware, run these first:

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
Upgrade Wizard of Windows 8 (for 8.1, see http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-vista-xp-tutorial)

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