Overall, it is interesting to observe that Windows XP’s lifespan was actually over two years longer than Windows 10 , which was (in)famously launched as “the last version of Windows.”
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rooted I had a MSDN subscription back then, it was awesome getting Windows Whistler disks for testing. Computing was so much more interesting from the 70's to the early 2000's. Reply
tommyhardware rooted said: I had a MSDN subscription back then, it was awesome getting Windows Whistler disks for testing. Computing was so much more interesting from the 70's to the early 2000's. It's still pretty interesting Reply
Bullwinkle J Moose I still use XP -SP2 Online, in a Full Admin Account, with ZERO MS Security Updates It has remained Problem Free and Malware Free for more than 12 years straight (since May 24th 2014) It has never had a single Bluescreen of Death since 2007 I have challenged all hackers from all Countries to wreck my XP Installation All have failed for more than 12 years straight If A.I. can wreck my box and force me to re-install or restore a clean Backup, I'd like to see it! Still running XP-SP2 Online with no security updates in a FULL ADMIN Account with ZERO Problems! Beat THAT Spyware Platform 11 Bullwinkle J Moose Reply
USAFRet Bullwinkle J Moose said: I still use XP -SP2 Online, in a Full Admin Account, with ZERO MS Security Updates What do you use it for? Reply
ravewulf but that might be partly due to the failure of the unloved Vista I know Vista wasn't popular with the mainstream, but I loved it Reply
Devoteicon I love those old launch slides. No mention of AI. What a great time it was back then… Reply
atomicWAR Another artical to politely remind me I am old, awesome! No really I had a love hate relationship with XP. My backed up PC games no longer worked so I spent days or weeks finding a fix. I learned to trick my XP into thinking my burned discs were originals before going full iso and cracking those issues. But drivers were easier, installs more stable, lasted longer before bugging out needing a reinstall, etc etc. XP was MS's peak OS if you ask me. Everything since has been chasing its coat tails even if they are more advanced… Reply
teknixstuff Thanks to the community, XP need not be dead, even today. Here it is with all updates up to 2019-08, NVMe drivers, UEFI support, GPT disks, and Chromium 153! https://files.catbox.moe/585le0.png Reply
Bullwinkle J Moose USAFRet said: What do you use it for? I used it for many years simply testing malware of all types I was the first who found that Wannacry had no effect on XP-SP2 but the Techsites all claimed I was wrong (until they actually tested my results several months later) For the past 5 years the Internet has changed so much that running XP online is basically a waste of time yet it is still used for software that only works in XP or when I need a reliable system without updates It is a READ ONLY OS by using Driveshield and all the malware magnets like IE / silverlight / flash / Javascripts / Adobe Reader and all the rest are removed I can use it to test and play with malware, then reboot to a clean system instantly All software that cause conflicts / DLL errors / reg errors were removed so it never crashes or bluescreens I use it for old games / audio editing and whatever works without problems I have an exact copy running as a virtual machine for new computers and keep the original for Native Booting on Sandy Bridge and Core2Duo machines Reply
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-xp-debuted-25-years-ago-today-microsofts-biggest-launch-since-95-was-its-first-consumer-os-to-remove-the-dos-underpinnings#main
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