Anyone else think windows XP is the bomb?

Windows XP is by far my favorite operating system. I guess it might be the fact that it's what I've always used/owned, at least for the past 8 years or so. What is so good about windows 7 that xp couldn't do?

Dude it's 10 years old, Get Windows 7, a lot of games and shit aren't even compatible with XP..

I used to be a fan of XP, wasn't bad with the service packs.

Windows7 is much better and more secure

I like XP a lot better than vista, but after years of using windows 7, even XP feels like a mess. Especially in explorer. 7 has the integrated address bar and breadcrumbs as well as showing folders in the sidebar by default. XP has a regular address bar and has the weird options panel on the side by default. You can have folder view, but you can't make it default.

Oh yeah and search.

yea I used to love XP until I tried windows 7, and now I would never go back.

XP also used to take FOREVER to install updates with very little status on how far along it was. It would just sit at a certain percentage forever and then all of a sudden be finished.

I prefer XP. It's much more tweak friendly, whereas Win7 is a regular prison before you beat it into the ground. I'm only using Win7 on my home computer because it supports the lastest dx. But when I'm doing business (school/work) I'm all about Ubuntu.

I prefer XP. It's much more tweak friendly, whereas Win7 is a regular prison before you beat it into the ground.

Do explain, please

Not trying to start an argument but I'm wondering. I've had no problem with modding 7

nope.

You think an eleven year old operating system is "the bomb"?

i liked xp a lot when i had it but i have win7 now and its good to not have a decade old operating system:)

Windows XP is by far my favorite operating system. I guess it might be the fact that it's what I've always used/owned, at least for the past 8 years or so. What is so good about windows 7 that xp couldn't do?

I for one, agree with jim. Windows 7 is a fantastic operating system, but XP has been perfected, it's the ol' faithful of operating systems. On windows 7, my IE will crash all the time, and I can see my windows xp, dusty in the corner, laughing at me..

I really should have said I like windows XP for what I do and used to do...which is just using the web and learning programming...when I get a new computer I'm going to get windows 7 but I used to play a simple 2d rpg and bot the shit out of it and xp worked great for it. I guess I just like it because I know it and am used to it. My brother has win7 and it's ok I guess, vista sucked dick tho.

What is this windows thing you speak of?.......

Not particularly. If I couldn't have windows 7 I'd want linux.

I for one, agree with jim. Windows 7 is a fantastic operating system, but XP has been perfected, it's the ol' faithful of operating systems. On windows 7, my IE will crash all the time, and I can see my windows xp, dusty in the corner, laughing at me..

IE was always bad, still is. You have so many other options man. Why the hell would you put yourself through that.

Edited by KiefCoveredLips, 15 June 2012 - 05:22 AM.

I love XP. But having said that, I HAVE to have XP. My computer is like 6-7 years old and I don't have any money to upgrade. I have a P4 with 1.5GB of RAM... Vista or 7 would rape my computer.

I like the basic layout of XP. I don't play games, I can watch 1080p videos with my graphics card. I can play music, burn cds, watch youtube videos, download at 1MB/s AND watch 1080p videos at the same time... There's honestly no reason for me to upgrade. I can have like 20 tabs open, download a movie, and also watching a movie and it puts my CPU load around 70-80%.

I like how there aren't that many processes running. I have like a max of 35 running. My computer boots in less than a minute so no problem there. No problem with driver support or any of the sort. This is my desktop, simple yet effective. I don't need fancy looking graphics, I prefer the old school look.

EDIT: My moms laptop has 7 and so do my school computers so I am more than competent with it. I've also used vista a lot. Once I get my new comp I will probably have 7 but honestly I might just erase 7 and use xp again.

Edited by Xblunt-manX, 17 June 2012 - 01:43 AM.

I liked XP.
I skipped Vista and my new lappy came with Windows 7.

Personally I think Windows 7 is much better than XP.

As said before, if you game, you get more compatibility just because that's business.
It's more secure. I don't they're making anymore SP's for XP.

So you should upgrade if you haven't.

Please continue using XP. All of those awesome vulnerabilities!

Do explain, please

Not trying to start an argument but I'm wondering. I've had no problem with modding 7

I'm not talking about modding, but tweaking (Like disabling the UAC). The steps you have to go through on win7 to "unlock it" are much more sophisticated compared to winxp and there are a lot of cases where winxp was faster. I won't use it anymore though since it is out of date.

Please continue using XP. All of those awesome vulnerabilities!

Bet you're feeling really safe behind your silly AV and FW. If the professionals can't even keep the hackers out, then what makes you think you stand even a tiny chance if you have something they want?

I'm not talking about modding, but tweaking (Like disabling the UAC). The steps you have to go through on win7 to "unlock it" are much more sophisticated compared to winxp and there are a lot of cases where winxp was faster. I won't use it anymore though since it is out of date.



Bet you're feeling really safe behind your silly AV and FW. If the professionals can't even keep the hackers out, then what makes you think you stand even a tiny chance if you have something they want?

Lol? Its pretty easy to secure your system. internet ---> OpenBSD invisible firewall --->router with its own firewall ----> ----> computers (that are fully upgraded and have THEIR own firewalls)
Dont use WEP, dont put any device on there thats infected. Secure keys. You're good to go.

This isn't a Hacker movie. They can't just do whatever the fuck they want

It was amazing for the time, was the best Windows up to that point. And was even better than Vista....





Then Windows 7 came along and crushed XP