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Thread ID: 121615	2011-11-03 00:26:00	Windows XP drops below 50%	pcuser42 (130)	PC World Chat

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1241540	2011-11-03 03:58:00	7 and vista had these silly little features that are designed to stop you from accidentally using your computer. Ie UAC. Yeah you can turn it off but in XP you didnt even have to. Also why does the network icon show no connection or error when you are on a network with a proxy (or other settings which require extra data) or a lan network. I have no internet connection on a lan network windows... really? I guess these are silly things which will only ever annoy people who know somewhat what they are doing (a bit similar to how people prefer andriod to ios because it is less locked down). Also after 10yrs of patches you would think that it would be basically bug free. Anyway I for one will continue to use XP after 2014. I expect the value of the install disks and licences to drop severely :p If Windows XP lost 4.4% and Windows 7 gained 2.2%. Where is the other 2.2%? Android maybe? Mac & linux.	icow (15313)
1241541	2011-11-03 04:15:00	Surely some people with older machines with less grunt will still use Windows XP.	Bobh (5192)
1241542	2011-11-03 04:32:00	Surely some people with older machines with less grunt will still use Windows XP. If it has less than 1GB RAM and can't be easily upgraded, then Windows XP is fine. 7 and vista had these silly little features that are designed to stop you from accidentally using your computer. Ie UAC. Yeah you can turn it off but in XP you didnt even have to. Windows 7's UAC is barely noticeable for day-to-day tasks. Also why does the network icon show no connection or error when you are on a network with a proxy (or other settings which require extra data) or a lan network. Because you have no internet access until you enter this extra data...? :stare: Windows 7 comes up with a message saying extra logon data may be required when this happens.	pcuser42 (130)
1241543	2011-11-03 05:14:00	Windows XP is not a bloated piece of rubbish, it does not assume you are stupid, and it doesn't bury half the system settings 12-pages deep in some control panel extension where you wouldn't even expect them to be. Windows 7 is great (for fools) but Windows XP is much better for power users, who actually prefer that things are easily accessible rather than hidden. Why does the "Show processes for all users" checkbox in Windows 7 always revert to un-ticked every time you close Task-manager? Certainly doesn't do that on XP. You tell it what you want and it stays that way. Little things like that are what makes the difference between useful and downright annoying.	Agent_24 (57)
1241544	2011-11-03 05:46:00	Windows XP is much better for power users, who actually prefer that things are easily accessible rather than hidden. Start Search. ;) Why does the "Show processes for all users" checkbox in Windows 7 always revert to un-ticked every time you close Task-manager? Because it requires administrator rights to do so. Imagine having to answer a UAC prompt to open Task Manager... Little things like that are what makes the difference between useful and downright annoying. Agreed. Little things like Aero Snap. ;) I certainly couldn't go without Start Search these days, it's now a habit which even carries over to XP. :p	pcuser42 (130)
1241545	2011-11-03 07:29:00	If Windows XP lost 4.4% and Windows 7 gained 2.2%. Where is the other 2.2%? Android maybe? XP lost 4.4% over two months and W7 gained 2.2% over one month, doesn't say how much W7 gained the previous month	Whenu (9358)
1241546	2011-11-03 07:39:00	I certainly couldn't go without Start Search these days, it's now a habit which even carries over to XP. :p I mainly use Aero snap and start search, as I have a lot of apps. Plus it's easier to run common apps like cmd instead of going to run, etc. I also appreciate the conservative design of the taskbar, eg you can hide labels, pinned apps's windows are on the pinned app, etc. I also like the taskbar window preview function. One thing I dislike is that all control panel items is under control panel. This means when I naturally click 'control panel' in the address bar, it takes me back to the category view. I'm also a sucker for aero :p I like the stability of Windows XP; it has only crashed on me once, and that was due to a motherboard fault. Windows XP has been a big part of my life. I'm not sad to see it go, as it was a great OS.	bot (15449)
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