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spdrun · #1 04-08-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

I haven't had an XP machine in probably almost a decade. Went to Vista when it came out now I have 7 or 8, not sure.

Peeps need to upgrade their old junk computers.

Why? If it works and does the job, then what's the problem? Malware is typically acquired through user stupidity, not through an external attack on the OS.

I'm typing this on an XP Pro laptop... it still works fine and is running mostly non-MS software anyway (OpenOffice for editing, GIMP for image processing, Chromium and Firefox for web access, Thunderbird for email). If the HDD takes a dump, I'll probably reinstall with Win 7 Pro, but other than that it's not worth the time or effort. Certainly not going to Win 8/8.1 with its ***** interface and M$'s push for me to put my personal data in the "Cloud."

Backups happen to a Linux home server that in turn gets backed up to encrypted cloud storage regularly, so data loss is a non-issue.

w123fanman · #2 04-08-2014, 07:09 PM

I personally have Windows 8.1 Pro, was an early adopter of Windows 8 and I have had no regrets. Never had a problem with it, much more stable than XP, Vista, or 7. I actually had Vista Business on the computer I have 8.1 Pro on and overall it was more stable than any of the computers I had XP Pro on, except for a software compatibility error with Kaspersky anti-virus that caused it to crash all of the time, but was fixed by a Kaspersky update 3 months later. I must be the odd one out, or maybe the higher end versions of the systems are not as bad as the lower end ones.

spdrun · #3 04-08-2014, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by w123fanman

I personally have Windows 8.1 Pro, was an early adopter of Windows 8 and I have had no regrets. Never had a problem with it, much more stable than XP, Vista, or 7. I actually had Vista Business on the computer I have 8.1 Pro on and overall it was more stable than any of the computers I had XP Pro on, except for a software compatibility error with Kaspersky anti-virus that caused it to crash all of the time, but was fixed by a Kaspersky update 3 months later. I must be the odd one out, or maybe the higher end versions of the systems are not as bad as the lower end ones.

Stability isn't the issue (similar on Win 7 and Win 8.x). MS's procrustean push to ram a tablet interface down business users' gullets per force is the issue.

Having the "Start Menu" take up all of the real estate on a 24" screen is asinine. Having Metro(sexual) craplets take over the screen by default with no intuitive way to switch or quit is asinine. Granted, 8.1 is better than 8, and there are some 3rd party fixes for the worst misfeatures, but Win 8 is still a disaster.

I really don't give a damn about having "Live Tiles" in a start screen that I only look at briefly -- they'd be far more useful as desktop widgets unless I'm using a tablet.

Jim B. · #4 04-08-2014, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by w123fanman

It's always hard to say goodbye. I was excited when I first heard the news you were coming, even more when you came into this world October 25, 2001. I knew you 12 years. Wow, seems like a long time but it wasn't and now can never be forever. We were friends since your birth, and though you were not always my best friend, you were always there for me when I needed you the most. We would spend hours together, listening to music, helping me with my work, even showing me cool things to do on the internet. After 3 major surgeries and many other "fixes", maybe I should have known but when I heard you were being called home and were not long for this world, I wept. It wasn't fair. It isn't fair. That's why I decided to write this. Hoping that I could somehow make it easier for me and countless others. Hoping that somehow I could make a difference, and your name be remembered throughout time. Over your life, you accomplished many things I never imagined possible, so at least this goodbye is bittersweet because though you life was cut short, you fulfilled your purpose. As you leave us now, I light for you a flame, eternal. For you and those have gone before, thank you. Thank you for everything. Goodbye Windows XP, goodbye.

Why would anybody name their dog "Windows XP" ???!!

w123fanman · #5 04-08-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

Stability isn't the issue (similar on Win 7 and Win 8.x). MS's procrustean push to ram a tablet interface down business users' gullets per force is the issue.

Having the "Start Menu" take up all of the real estate on a 24" screen is asinine. Having Metro(sexual) craplets take over the screen by default with no intuitive way to switch or quit is asinine. Granted, 8.1 is better than 8, and there are some 3rd party fixes for the worst misfeatures, but Win 8 is still a disaster.

I really don't give a damn about having "Live Tiles" in a start screen that I only look at briefly -- they'd be far more useful as desktop widgets unless I'm using a tablet.

I never use the tile interface except for transferring pictures from my iPad, which is straight forward. I can't really see any reason why anyone would have to use the tile interface for much considering most of the apps on there that a normal person could possibly use (such as Skype) also have a desktop version.

Since66 · #6 04-08-2014, 08:04 PM

I'm running XP Pro (backed up of course, and running Kaspersky) and I plan to follow the advice that Rudi, my mechanic, gave me regarding my 240D, many years ago:

"Fahren Sie ihn, bis er fällt"

Hatterasguy · #7 04-08-2014, 08:20 PM

Just looked up my computer it seems I'm running windows 7. So I guess my next one will either be a Mac or 8.1.

Don't care, like a Lexus I never pop the hood.

spdrun · #8 04-08-2014, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Just looked up my computer it seems I'm running windows 7. So I guess my next one will either be a Mac or 8.1.

Don't care, like a Lexus I never pop the hood.

OS X is good, because it's both reliable AND easy to "work under the hood." Make no mistake, it's not crippled, locked-down crapola like iOS.

Win 8 is like a Camry with the steering wheel behind the driver's head.

cmac2012 · #9 04-10-2014, 03:50 AM

I wasn't completely happy with Win7 after having used XP for several years. XP was quite effective.

MTI · #10 04-14-2014, 12:26 PM

Escape From XP: The Video Game

This is a glorious 8-bit self-satire that features an evil Clippy lording over a battlefield of ancient PCs, Internet Explorer 6 logos, and other digital relics from an age before the MS Office ribbon when Justin Timberlake was still just a member of 'N Sync and Friendster was king.