Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet

[A Guy]

On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrated its 11th birthday.

On Oct. 25, 2001, Microsoft launched Windows XP, unknowingly unleashing its most successful operating system ever.

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A Guy

 

[hArLtRoN]

XP was a good OS

 

[Parman]

Awe. Me and XP have the same birthday. It is a good OS I still use it everyday with my job.

 

[A Guy]

Happy Belated Birthday parman

A Guy

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Sadly, XP has one foot in the grave. All support for it ends 04/14/2014. Fortunately, Win 7 is even better.

 

[hArLtRoN]

Sadly, XP has one foot in the grave. All support for it ends 04/14/2014. Fortunately, Win 7 is even better.

I'll miss XP but 7 is better

 

[Layback Bear]

XP reminds me of the old Buick. There/their was a time when you said Microsoft others would say XP. Many years ago when one said Buick others would say Duce and a Quarter. They both were great for their/there time and us with some years on us can fondly remember both of them. They were the cats meow. May they both rest in peace in collectors show rooms.

 

[LittleJay]

After trying to run that fiasco of an OS called Millenium, XP was like a breath of fresh air and I will always have a copy of it installed somewhere, if only in a VM.

 

[AC]

XP was definitely a good OS. Matter of fact, I still run XP MCE on an old desktop and XP Pro on an old Dell laptop. Don't you miss those 512 MB of RAM days?

 

[lehnerus2000]

XP the OS that keeps on performing

I just posted this in another thread:

I have XP, W7 and Ubuntu 10 on my PC.
I just found a new use for my XP install, so it will be getting some more "Love".

WLE Photogallery goes berserk in W7 (because of the b@&%$# Libraries ).

WLE Photogallery is controllable in XP, as XP doesn't have Libraries.

Lost technology of the ancients.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

XP was definitely a good OS. Matter of fact, I still run XP MCE on an old desktop and XP Pro on an old Dell laptop. Don't you miss those 512 MB of RAM days?

What about 64k?

 

[Katanyavich]

XP was definitely a good OS. Matter of fact, I still run XP MCE on an old desktop and XP Pro on an old Dell laptop. Don't you miss those 512 MB of RAM days?

What about 64k?

Heheheh!

Been there, done that....

 

[PhreePhly]

Wow, the comments in that article are just sad.

 

[Slartybart]

I have every release except Windows 3 and ME, each on adifferent machine. They all still work (I take a nice nap booting pre Win7). I had the "opportunity" to visit all of them this month - October, the month of Tech hell. I broke everything I touched. My modern HP with Win7 died, but i resurrected the previous machine. Networking wouldn't work, so I attempted to connect each of the older machines one at a time......fail, fail, no hardware, no hardware, fail.

Soooooo now I have 6 machines to fix - or not. They all repaired easily except the new HP with Win7 - that was sent to HP under warranty.

XP is 11 years old, wow!
Anyone running OS2? Yes, we all are.

 

[x BlueRobot]

Windows XP was a good solid operating system, however, Windows 7 is a even better operating system and is the new Windows XP we grew to know and love so much.

In the next 11 years, the name of this thread will be replaced with Windows 7, and Windows 8 will be regarded as another Vista designed for tablets and phones.

 

[Colonel Travis]

What about 64k?[/QUOTE]

Atari 400 8K? Hello? I remember upgrading to 32 and thinking it was overkill.

 

[Jacee]

I still have my XP Home (2005)... now my Husband's computer, so he (who has no knowledge) can use it, and only it

My XPpro (laptop- 2006) has been doing all my testing and come through with no scars ... it's been upgraded to Vista Business and is still the "Champ"!

MY Win7 Ultimate started out as Vista Ultimate (custom made for me - 2008). It, too has done plenty of testing...This one is mine, and nobody but me touches it :devil: !!

In all, my experiences with XP and Vista have been pretty fantastic over the years.

 

[Slartybart]

Jacee: You know someone is going to badmouth vista. You and I might be the only ones who like it. I think it was a solid OS, UAC nagging drove people mad, mad I tell ya, absolutely insane!

Anyway, I feel just a little more sane knowing that I'm not the only person on the planet who likes Vista.

 

[LuzTeTT]

Windows XP x64 Edition is the greatest OS ever.

 

[Jacee]

Jacee: You know someone is going to badmouth vista. You and I might be the only ones who like it. I think it was a solid OS, UAC nagging drove people mad, mad I tell ya, absolutely insane!

Anyway, I feel just a little more sane knowing that I'm not the only person on the planet who likes Vista.

It's always worked for me ... too bad for those who just decided it didn't work, period!