Windows XP

[Laugher]

is no longer going to be updated/supported by Microsoft.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help

I liked XP, I still use it lol. I liked how the website linked above suggests upgrading or buying a new comp.. it just seemed like some blunt instructions lol, I guess its overdue at this point though.

[Rellapse40]

I would update asap probably hundreds of 0 day exploits rdy to be released. Tons of companies gonna be fucked lulz

Anyways any computer made in the last 10 years will run win7 just fine

[Ahldagor]

I would update asap probably hundreds of 0 day exploits rdy to be released. Tons of companies gonna be fucked lulz

Anyways any computer made in the last 10 years will run win7 just fine

they have a special buy in support service for companies that need it while an upgrade is taking place. a majority of atms run their software on xp, and banks were freaking out until microsoft set up that support team for them.

[Rellapse40]

ah that is good then

to the home users tho

upgrade soon

[Ahldagor]

ah that is good then

to the home users tho

upgrade soon

yep. put in 7 on the comp i built in january, and have to say that i like it more than xp.

[Rellapse40]

I tried 8.1 couple months ago it was pure garbage. Switched back to 7.

8.1 would of been alright if i had a touchscreen but meh 7 better for now

[Grubbz]

XP - good
Vista - bad
7 - Good
8 - bad

See the picture here?

[Ahldagor]

XP - good
Vista - bad
7 - Good
8 - bad

See the picture here?

new coke method of marketing.

[r00t]

using 8.1 and its pretty good. using a start button app and its basically windows 7 with better performance. Linux is still the superior operating system though.

also seconding prediction of hundreds of 0 day XP exploits, lots already discovered and dormant, once support goes

[Rellapse40]

using 8.1 and its pretty good. using a start button app and its basically windows 7 with better performance. Linux is still the superior operating system though.

also seconding prediction of hundreds of 0 day XP exploits, lots already discovered and dormant, once support goes

Yes Linux will always be my #1

I also had the start menu app with win 8 but ran into 2 many driver problems and said fuk it

[quido]

XP wasn't good until it had been out for about a year and a half and they had eliminated the bulk of the problems (mainly shitty driver support).

[Grubbz]

XP wasn't good until it had been out for about a year and a half and they had eliminated the bulk of the problems (mainly shitty driver support).

Win 8 will never be good, Very few people like that operating system. Personally i like to have an actual desktop and before you say "win 8 has a desktop" yeah it does but for the most part win 8 forces the app system down your throat.

[Ahldagor]

hp stopped putting win 8 on their comps

[r00t]

use to hate on win8 til I actually used it for 30 minutes

instantly installed startisback obv and have never even seen a app system thing. dum but worth

[Smedy]

windows 8.1 is light years ahead of windows 7, especially in gui accelleration & optimization

with the 8.1 update 1 that came 2 days ago windows 8 went down from 2gb ram requirement to 1gb ram, and from 30gb storage requirement to 16gb, that makes windows 8 more light weight than vista/windows 7 for older computers.

the ONLY reason people dislike 8 is the start menu, which is getting fixed in Windows 8.1 update 2 (coming summer, see picture)

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screen-Shot-2014-04-02-at-1.44.27-PM.png

I've left windows 7 behind me and i'm never looking back, windows 8 is better in all aspects and also incredible secure to novice users and hard to "fuck up" if you don't know what you're doing.

Get 8 if you're getting anything

[Quineloe]

Microsoft is now charging companies that insist on staying on xp through the nose for individual support.

and stupid people in charge actually think they're getting a good deal out of this because they didn't have to upgrade -.-

[phacemeltar]

(coming summer, see picture)

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screen-Shot-2014-04-02-at-1.44.27-PM.png


thats weird looking

[-Globox-]

XP is a great OS. Long live XP.

[r00t]

64 bit xp (aka only one worth using on modern hardware) has a lot of random driver issues and gotchas as it was never fully supported in the first place. I used it for a little bit but eventually went back to 7 at the time

also with xp or 7 youre stuck using an obsolete version of directx that dosnt have all the tite optimizations that 8 does

[Weekapaug]

XP is a great OS. Long live XP.

Absolutely.

Obviously it's time to move on to newer OS for new hardware, but having to kick it off the boat like this is testament to how excellent XP was. Been a windows user since 95 and XP was the shiz. It's almost like they had to draw a line in the sand just to get people to buy anything new.

About a year ago heard a thing on the news that 40% of the world's computers were still running XP. Yesterday, they said 30% of businesses are still running XP. 12 years later? Amazing.

Like the AK-47 or B-52 of operating systems. 100 years later still in use.

[Lojik]

windows 8.1 is light years ahead of windows 7, especially in gui accelleration & optimization

with the 8.1 update 1 that came 2 days ago windows 8 went down from 2gb ram requirement to 1gb ram, and from 30gb storage requirement to 16gb, that makes windows 8 more light weight than vista/windows 7 for older computers.

the ONLY reason people dislike 8 is the start menu, which is getting fixed in Windows 8.1 update 2 (coming summer, see picture)

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screen-Shot-2014-04-02-at-1.44.27-PM.png

I've left windows 7 behind me and i'm never looking back, windows 8 is better in all aspects and also incredible secure to novice users and hard to "fuck up" if you don't know what you're doing.

Get 8 if you're getting anything

I have Windows 8 and would have agreed with you about 2 months ago, but I had a wireless issue come up and there are administrative/network functionalities that were removed in Windows 8. For instance, I had to run a command line prompt simply to forget a wireless network that was out of range. For the average Windows user 8 is probably fine, but for companies running enterprise level security networks it's got to suck.

[Raavak]

You mean I gotta pay money to get a new OS? Gtfo.

[r00t]

if only both the russians and the chinese had alrdy reverse engineered every version of windows to the point of releasing working cracked versions

[-Globox-]

You mean I gotta pay money to get a new OS? Gtfo.

Lol. Good one.

[moklianne]

I have Windows 8 and would have agreed with you about 2 months ago, but I had a wireless issue come up and there are administrative/network functionalities that were removed in Windows 8. For instance, I had to run a command line prompt simply to forget a wireless network that was out of range. For the average Windows user 8 is probably fine, but for companies running enterprise level security networks it's got to suck.

I personally hate supporting it and am glad its not deployed to the masses at our company, just random sales laptops and tablets. We chose to skip W8, which is typically what business does. W7 Prof/Ent is supported until 2020 with all security updates and such, so we have plenty of time.

[phacemeltar]

I have Windows 8 and would have agreed with you about 2 months ago, but I had a wireless issue come up and there are administrative/network functionalities that were removed in Windows 8. For instance, I had to run a command line prompt simply to forget a wireless network that was out of range. For the average Windows user 8 is probably fine, but for companies running enterprise level security networks it's got to suck.

oh no, were you ok? no one should have to deal with something so arcane..

[radditsu]

64 bit xp (aka only one worth using on modern hardware) has a lot of random driver issues and gotchas as it was never fully supported in the first place. I used it for a little bit but eventually went back to 7 at the time

also with xp or 7 youre stuck using an obsolete version of directx that dosnt have all the tite optimizations that 8 does


He is right.

[ymw]

8 is fine once you're used to it. We aren't going to be pushing it as a standard, but I'm doing the work to make it viable and available on devices that will only run it.

On the support side, it's been a bit love/hate, I'll admit. Changing Audit Mode was a total dick move.