Windows XP no longer allowed on PCs, Windows 7 turns one

Man, I feel old. I remember when XP came out, and was blown away how awesome it was compared to Windows 98. And now, I'm 9 years older...

23 is so old...
 
I'm not ready to change my hardware to make win7 happy.
Seems to me after years of development, Vista was a bomb that didn't work out of the gate. Now Win7 seems to be updated version of Vista that works better.
WinXP is now (9) years old and how many fixes/updates have there been and still coming? How many years before Win7 works?

The question is "How long will MS allow me to run WinXP?"
 
captaincranky said:
Spider Solitaire is so far superior in its graphics under Win 7 than under XP, I don't know why everybody doesn't run right out and buy a copy of Windows 7, just on the strength of that alone!
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I love you.
 
I dual boot into Windows XP and into Windows Vista. I run Vista most of the time now, but when I installed Vista/XP as dual boot, there were some applications that I had that would not run under Vista. My motherboard died a few days ago, so had to get a new motherboard which I successfully installed over the weekend. I booted into XP fine, it gave me some messages about drivers, I installed some of the new motherboard drivers, re-registered Windows XP online and all was good. Vista on the other hand blue screens on boot, I tried a repair but still no good. There does not appear to be any way of fixing this other than a reinstall. So XP can adapt much better to hardware changes, it seems that Vista does not, this does not seem like much progress to me.
 
If MS is not allowing it to be bundled, then maybe they can start offering it as a free download, so some of us can upgrade.
 
Windows XP was at the time in regards to End User Enviroments,the best Operating systems to come out of Microsoft. Windows 7 is considered the rising child of Windows XP, for its extreme capabilites with new & advanced Hardware Acceleration Technologies, increased security features, & its ability to run smoothly on entry level h/w.

I use Windows 7, & have had years of happiness with Windows XP, so to knock it mate is just not on.

Enjoy Windows ;)
 
Nima304 said:
A few people and I have just had a moment of silence for Windows XP. May it's legacy carry on.
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from the web
BRAND NEW Windows XP Pro 64 Bit FULL VERSION
Price: US $109.99 (Approximately AU $112.22) and that conversion rate was the clincher for me
thank you Mr/s M$
 
Guest said:
I have both Windows XP and 7 on my PC. I can just tell you that the capabilities and power of Windows 7 show themselves through time. It is now 1.5 years since installation of Windows 7 on my PC, and I see no bug, no crashes, no freezings during its start-up/shutdown. Windows XP is truly an outdated OS by now. On the same PC it takes 5 minutes to load and lots of non-sense bugs avoid proper productivity with it.
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I'm exactly the same...My win 7 hasn't had an itch since i installed it a year ago, it's obviously well made...What i'm thinking is that, microsoft might have another problem here. In two or three years time when win 8 comes along, i cant really see myself being eager to fork out £150 or however much for another OS...I mean, if 7 keeps going like this, ill run mine into the ground..just like i did with my xp, which now sits over on another HD, only to be called for MS Flight Sim 2004 and sims.
 
Was running the win7 beta and loved it but have never got around to buying the full version, so I still have xp.
 
captaincranky said:
Speaking of raw capability......

Spider Solitaire is so far superior in its graphics under Win 7 than under XP, I don't know why everybody doesn't run right out and buy a copy of Windows 7, just on the strength of that alone!

Was that inane enough for all parties involved in this thread?
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But Freecell is so much better on XP. So much faster. It's worth it to me. *serious face*
 
Well, on my home I use a Pc with a Athlon x4 and a radeon 5870 with win7 and on the job I use a pc with a athlon le-1640 and winxp. All I can say is win7 is good looking and I dont miss anything on winxp from win 7.

So, win7 is so...........good looking :S
 
captaincranky said:
M$ is claiming that FS 2004, is Windows 7 compatible. Is this not so?

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/co...c=PC Gaming&sc=Simulation & Driving&os=64-bit
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Yeah i know, i read it in another article.

I've had it on xp for ages and seen no need to bring it over really. I suppose partly because of how hungry MSFS 2004 is on ram, and how more simple xp is as an OS.

Now and again you get the BSOD on MSFS, and it's not as scary on xp as it would be on win 7...Something like that anyway lol.
 
I still run XP on my systems. It's just nice and light compared to Vista and Windows 7. Someday I'll switch over to Windows 7 but it won't be until maybe SP2 has been released for it.
 
Hope Springs Eternal.....

JMMD said:
I still run XP on my systems. It's just nice and light compared to Vista and Windows 7. Someday I'll switch over to Windows 7 but it won't be until maybe SP2 has been released for it.
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Well, if they follow their 3 year timeline, there probably won't be a "Windows 7, SP-2", because it'll be known as, "Windows 8".
 
Windows XP will still be going strong 5 years from now. Its old and insecure but its just so familiar to people. I predict it will be another 10 years before its completely phased out. I can't believe its already 10 years old
 
I still run XP And to tell you the truth I probably will for several years to come. A few reasons. My hardware works just fine with XP and its fast. So if I want windows 7 I must get a new system. Its not that I'm familiar with XP. Ive been on Vista and W7 computers as well. I know where everything I need is at. (My wife's Labtop is vista) I just like the look and feel of XP. It works Just fine and I do not want to buy a whole new computer just for a new OS.
 
I think it's a wise decision to move on with cutting off Windows XP, why waste resources on an earlier version of windows when they could be focusing more on present/future releases.
 
Micael said:
I think it's a wise decision to move on with cutting off Windows XP, why waste resources on an earlier version of windows when they could be focusing more on present/future releases.
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When the activation process was introduced at the release, I think it was stated that at some point, activation would no longer be required. So then, if in fact it's no longer supported and has reached "EOL", then maybe M$ should let it go altogether, and drop the activation.

That way, all the people that are spouting slogans such as "R.I.P.X.P." can secretly prostitute themselves buy using it because 1; it's a damned good OS, and 2; because it's fun being a hypocrite, as long as you don't get caught.
 
I am using Windows 7 from last one year and never had any problem using older hardware. In fact Window 7 recognize hardware in much faster time. if in the cloud any hardware doesn't work then you can go in compatibility mode and run it.
 
Guest said:
Maybe you have no value in your older games but some games just work better with XP and some don't work at all on 7 (Vista is a mere memory now). You may enjoy your FPS but they only ever make most RPG's once so if you want to play it, you have to play on something thats atleast works. Case and point, Supreme Commander. Plays perfectly on XP 32-bit but has so many graphic glitches under 7 64-bit you can't see half of the time (same hardware). If Microsoft understood anything about backwards compatibilty this wouldn't be so much of a problem.
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Have you ever heard tried installing using compatability mode?

As far as I've found Windows 7 works just fine with older applications. Have you tried installing using compatability mode? If it doesn't work, which for me it usually does, you can always upgrade to Win7 Pro or Enterprise. With these editions of Windows 7 you have Microsoft Virtual PC which allows you to use Windows XP Mode, a Virtual Machine in which you can install all your applications and even access them through Windows 7.

If you are attending college or university and you qualify go to the first link for the Ultimate Steal. If you don't qualify want to get a great deal on all sorts of Microsoft products buy a technet subscription (the basic subscription gives you 10 Win7 Pro keys). Their disclaimer is that the software is licensed for evaluation purposes only—not for use in production environments.

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