It just won’t die: Windows XP gets another six months

[ken_cinder]

Yeah but it's not the average Joe's responsibility, OEMs like Dell should have class action suits filed against them for selling hardware that doesn't meet the standards of an OS they provide on said hardware.

 

If I paid a premium for a computer that is just supposed to work, it better damn well work and not be gimped.

 

It's like buying a new car, with a used engine under the hood. Would that fly? Nope!

[endoplasmic reticulum]

vista doesn't hava a whole lot more interesting features than windows xp.

i mean, who cares if you have see through windows or a sidebar with a clock and a notepad on it. I have windows xp and vista. although windows xp is highly compromized, it is the best choice. vista is more of a "look i am cool. see what i can do" computer. xp is not as decorated, doesn't have the fancy settings and the fancy search thing but it works better than vita by far as an office computer. vista and xp both tend crash like drunk drivers if you load them with a whole bunch of rubbish applications and 60 gb of "media".

vista is like xp but with gold paint on it.

 

i do not recomend linux it sucks. it took forever to load and it took forever to take that s*** off. the only thing it is good for os the bottom of the compost bin. who has a compost bin anyway (only hippies use them [no offence])

and macs are just entertainment. except for games. and emulators.

 

anyway, windows is only crap if you mess around with all the settings.

[endoplasmic reticulum]

and what the hell are you people talking about???

 

oem?? what the hell is an oem. this post makes me feel like a rusty old honda car in a parking lot filled with non-rusty new honda cars.

[Weirdy]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=oem+definition

[loay]

well i still use my old laptop (centrino dothen) till this post and i just upgrade to fast hard disk and two giga ram (to let my laptop be alife for anoter year or two without buying new laptop

and now Iam wating for w7 for my first laptop all in all upgrade

by the way long time no see gamecop, emsley, ME! and any other i forget it was nice to meet you a again guys

Edited December 23, 2008 by loay

[Tynvar]

The only thing I like about Vista is that I don't have to log in as admin to fix things on those pcs. I can just use my password when it asks for a install or mod. According to Microsoft if you have a Windows Vista you can downgrade to XP you just have to ask them for a key, you have to provide the media though. So tell your laptop friend to call MS and get XP for free.

 

XP is your best bet right now. Linux rocks but there are so many applications I can't replace with at work, I have no choice

[arnesr]

Long live XP!. As long as it does what I need I don't plan to switch.

[Weirdy]

I don't believe anyone really needs vista unless they're playing DX10 games or they want to use IIS 7 (in which case they should just get Windows Server 2008).

[garyoak99]

Long live XP!. As long as it does what I need I don't plan to switch.

 

Windows 7 appears to be far superior to XP as even those who were most critical of Vista are lauding the stability and speed of Windows 7 Beta.

[Bobdrakke]

I would like to see comparisons of tweaked servers to run like workstations 2k3/8 to 7. As xp its not that great at 64bit even when using vista drivers