Ya got to admit, Windows 7 is just as stable and it covers issues that XP cant.
I’m using XP right now, and would be glad to use it indefinitely. However, when this laptop dies - and the letters are almost gone from the keyboard - I’ll be forced to ‘upgrade’.
My wife’s laptop has Windows 7, and it has ZERO advantage to me. I use word processing, play music and surf news sites. I don’t need anything I don’t already have. And frankly, I find Windows 7 a pain in the rear. It doesn’t offer anything I want, and it has a different feel that slows me down.
I’m still working on the W2k migration to XP (and happy - Apple is likely the future around here)).
I just bought a refurbed Dell workstation running Windows XP to control my large format scanner. I couldn't get any drivers that would allow my 64 bit laptop running 64 bit Windows 7 to operate it. Perhaps the drivers could work in 32 bit Windows 7 on the new machine but I can't figure out any benefit to spending a couple of hundred dollars to upgrade it from 32 bit Windows XP to 32 bit Windows 7. The computer won't be used for surfing the internet, and it won't be used for word processing and spreadsheets. I'm not going to throw out a scanner that cost over $20,000 new just because the manufacturer won't develop drivers for the latest versions of Windows.
I’ve been using Windows 7 for two years now and it’s the best OS I’ve ever used.
I liked XP, but 7 is superior.