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| Thread ID: 127748 | 2012-11-11 05:38:00 | Anyone still using WinXP? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1311877 | 2012-11-11 05:38:00 | We got our PC downstairs with XP. A few weeks ago, on my own PC, I also loaded XP on another HDD to test a scanner. Had Win7 for about 2yrs, WinXP was quite okay. I had the LCD at the native 1200 reso, drivers were loaded and all go. With Windows 8, it got me thinking what's the big deal. What are you thoughts on newer OS? What do you like about the newer OS mostly? To me the newer OS is just the new cosmetic surgery and GUI. For me mostly the disappearance of some menu bars and the semi transparent window bars .. Don't play games and haven't come across any software that significantly works better with a new OS. I got Win7 free from a IT programme, not sure if I would have bought it myself. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1311878 | 2012-11-11 05:52:00 | Since someone gave me an old system I am. Probably use it to do another slipstream of XP, once I get some blank cd's. Since, Win8 doesnt support XP mode. Which is what I was using with Win7 Win8 is pretty similar to Win7, except (from what Ive read) it uses Directx 11.1, Win7 uses 11. And everything else looks the same now that I've killed metro and the 2 screens before you boot into Win8 Not really bothered with games, I didn't install any on Win7. All the programs I had in Win7 work in Win8. No probs at all. Only thing that isnt compatible with Win8 is the webcam (according to the MS Win8 compatibility site). I'll just buy another cheap webcam |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1311879 | 2012-11-11 06:10:00 | I am. :D I see no reason to change something that isn't broken, and I have no need for bleeding edge technology or programs. I'll probably change to Windows 7 whern MS stops supporting XP. Windows 8 will probably never make it to any computer I have, unless they give it a Win 7 mode. I read an article last week about Win 8 and how it manages multiple disks in a manner reminiscent of RAID 1, but according to that article if you are not careful, everything on your second disk or partition is overwritten by the W8 install and set up. I'm still looking for where I read that, but I'm pretty sure it was on 'Windows Secrets' because I don't go actively searching for that sort of info. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1311880 | 2012-11-11 06:12:00 | i use win 7on my desktop and netbook and wife uses XP still. I also use XP on my workshop computer. I would still be using XP if win7 had not been free. Apart from the gui I have found no significant advantages over XP and i'm not likely to be upgrading to win8 more likely go to linux if i ever do another build | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1311881 | 2012-11-11 07:18:00 | Anyone still using WinXP? Hell no. :p |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1311882 | 2012-11-11 07:34:00 | I still use XP, but also sometimes Windows 7 (for DirectX 10+) and Linux. I'm trying to get away from Microsoft as much as possible though, because it looks like they're heading in a stupid direction. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1311883 | 2012-11-11 07:56:00 | Yep. Best OS ever so far. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1311884 | 2012-11-11 08:19:00 | Thing is msoft got a bit too comfy with windows XP, so until they literally force developers to move really quick and keep up with the new architectures as they have with windows 7 and vista (lest 7 become the new xp) it'll result in things just being stifled as they once were. Yes there was alot that xp was made to do but the newer 7 just managed it so much better. Plus there was the whole 'longhorn' debacle which dragged things out even more. Kinda like has happened with PCIe, USB3, thunderbolt, etc etc. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1311885 | 2012-11-11 08:20:00 | Got a couple of XP's left, but most are either W7 or 8. XP will go the same way as 98 did. Sooner than hardware & Software manufactures wont support it anymore, actually had that last year, there was one component that didn't have XP drivers anymore. After 2014, MS wont be doing anymore updates either for XP, so any security flaws will be open to people who can exploit them. What a Lot of people see is only the GUI- W8 for example has a few features under the bonnet that many people don't even know about. In fact I'd go as far as saying 95 % + of people never come close to using all the features any OS has ( no matter what it is), they simply use what ever they need to do what ever they do. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1311886 | 2012-11-11 08:35:00 | Still use both Win7 & XP and sometimes I can't tell the difference. Only reason for moving to Win7 is future-proofing, same way I had to dump perfectly satisfactory WinME and Win2000 because support was due to end. Win8 has some interesting new features - but I neither need nor want them at present. | coldot (6847) | ||
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