Posted on 04/12/2016 11:57:47 AM PDT by upchuck
Emphatically disagree that XP is a "crippled" OS. It was working fine for me except for the driver issue.
Win 10... NEVER!!
Tech ping.
As it does THIS one. XP works just fine for me............................
It is not secure. Plus subsequent versions actually handle memory a little better.
I recently walked out of the mens room at an Ohio Turnpike rest stop. There was a flat screen TV pointed at me showing ads and local weather conditions.
Suddenly it went to the Blue Screen of Death. As I stood there a cursor appeared and started moving around the screen. It rebooted and we saw the signature Microsoft logo and the reboot chime.
Then the logo for Windows XP popped-up. Along with a half-dozen nasty looking warnings that “This Operating System is No Longer Supported” and “Your Computer is At Risk!”
The cursor blithely clicked out of all of them and the weather forecast returned.
Obviously the Ohio Turnpike Commission is still running XP.
I thought XP was a great system.
I am using Windows 7 now. I don’t like to fall too far behind. Support and programs designed for new features make it had to stick with the Windows XP forever.
Windows 8, what a mess!
Absolutely! Windows 10 (which I tried for a few minutes, on someone else’s computer) is a disaster, comparable to Windows 8 (i.e. an iPad/iPhone-wannabe-system, but without the smooth performance). Windows XP was the only OS which I could actually feel comfortable customizing...
If MS really wanted users to keep changing, they would make sure drivers were there for older hardware and not require wholesale equipment changes. Why the hell should I dump my laptop because IBM does not make a driver for 7 for the chipset it uses.
Interesting.
The idea is to be first to market with a less than perfect product and get as many people familiar and comfortable with your product to make changing and relearning and alternative not worth the hassle.
This backfires when you create a stable platform with “enough” functionality to satisfy every need the user has prevent any desire for “improvements” most will never need.
Meet XP with MS Office Suite (our house PC)
Granted I have a Pumped up MacPro for the Music Studio, but XP satisfies for basic home.
Actually, Windows 10 is a very good system. I like it better than all previous versions. XP and Windows 7 gave me fits with RAM allocation. Have an XP machine on the Internet is just begging to get pwn3d. Some hacker injects a bot in a banner ad and you are screwed.
I have a honeypot virtual machine at home and its copy of Windows 8.1 hasn’t gotten pwn3d yet.
They dont sell XP anymore? I was going to upgrade from windows 95 as soon as I found a set of XP floppy disks.
You’re not getting any updates for XP.
That means every time a new bug or security flaw is discovered you inherit an unpatch-able hole in your system.
‘Secure’ is a relative term. If the XP system is not connected to the internet, there is little risk. A decent virus detector is sufficient protection. I have two XP development systems hooked to a LAN, a LAN that does not have internet access. No problem.
“Youre not getting any updates for XP.
That means every time a new bug or security flaw is discovered you inherit an unpatch-able hole in your system.”
I think you are making the assumption that anyone is looking for new bugs and security flaws in XP...
You can pirate it in 4 minutes.
Poor people in China and eastern Europe can have it.
Been on Win 10 and could not imagine using XP even out of nostalgia.
“Absolutely! Windows 10 (which I tried for a few minutes, on someone elses computer) is a disaster”
After a whole “few minutes”? Ok...
Linux Mint
What the hell is so crippled about it? Any proof to backup that claim? Didn't think so.
I use it all the time. just not for any online activities. I use Linux for that. But XP in my house isn't anywhere near crippled. Works like a charm and will continue to do so.
Win 10... NEVER!!
What kind of OS does one need to write letters, do some home finances, facebook, an play the occasional video or CD?
XP!..........................
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