Hi all
Today is a milestone in Computing for me. The OS I've used the longest has finally been wiped from ALL my machines (note this isn't 100% strictly speaking true as I'm still running an XP Virtual machine since I need this to run some legacy hardware and a SAP ERP system.
XP morphed from something fairly unstable in the beginning (remember the OS is around 8 years old) into a solid efficient dependeable daily workhorse that could run everything I threw at it.
Funny how it changed from being labelled as Windows eXPensive at release to being one of the most favorite (if not THE favorite) OS'es of all time.
So apart from time to time use on a Virtual Machine -- Goodbye XP -- it's been a great ride --but W7's time has come.
Cheers
jimbo
My Computer
At a glance
Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and se...Intel i7 Intel i58GB, 16GBOn Motherboard
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built, several laptops HP/ASUS
OS
Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
Congrats....started with 7000 in January and haven't looked back. Well again like you I have XP on VM Ware Workstation just for fun, and it allows me to test some software prior to ingratiating in into se7er (same with vista). With the stability of se7en there appears to be no reason to step back.
My Computer
At a glance
Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, K...AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GBATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion a4302f
OS
Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11
Likewise, said goodbye to an old and reliable friend back in January. Oddly enough, I had to revisit her this evening while I fired up my old P4 workhorse. I never use it anymore but I may pop 7 onto it, or leave XP running, for posterity.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium x64Intel QX9650 Extreme 4.0 GHz8GB (4x2) Corsair Dominator DDR32x Radeon R390X [8GB]
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build/Mod
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel QX9650 Extreme 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Extreme Rev2
Memory
8GB (4x2) Corsair Dominator DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2x Radeon R390X [8GB]
Sound Card
SupremeFX X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP 26" Panel
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
4x WD 2TB (8TB+ Total)
2x Crucial SSD 128GB (RAID-0)
1x LG Blu-ray read/write
1x Phillips LightScribe DVD read/write
Not used XP since Vista came out in 2006 and not used Vista since the beta 7000 was released. You do have a certain amount of nostalgia for the old OS and you can still play with it thanks to XPM.
Its fun using XPM to install other OSs on as well such as Windows 95.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional 64-bitIntel E8400 3GHzKingston PC3-10700H 4GbXFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
I use 7 only on my desktop, i only use xp on my netbook now, and that will go once touchscreen drivers are stable and i can use it for everything i use xp for. Once that happens asta la vista.
But im sure there will be a time when i will use xp again.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 RTM x64Core 2 Quad, @3.8 on aircooling8 Gig Geil Black DragonNvidia 8800GTX 512 x 2 in SLI
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Made by Mastercard
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core 2 Quad, @3.8 on aircooling
Motherboard
XFX 750i Nforce
Memory
8 Gig Geil Black Dragon
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8800GTX 512 x 2 in SLI
Sound Card
Razor Barracuda
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X 24 Inch Hannsg
Screen Resolution
1600x1050
Hard Drives
1X64 Gig Kingston SSD Drive
2X 320 sata
2X250 ide
1X 320 External. and lets not forget the 8 gig thumbdrive :)
and a partridge in a pear tree
PSU
600 Watt Coolermaster Elite Silent Pro
Case
Coolermaster Storm
Cooling
Coolermaster V8
Keyboard
Razor Lycosa
Mouse
Razor Mamba, sweet as candy
Internet Speed
Virgin 50MB.
Other Info
Zalman Guardian System Fan Controls
Aerocool Modern V system monitor.
And a nice bunch of stickers on the front!! All that money for something that glows blue. But thats why we do it kids. all for the bling!!
Still running XP on my primary partition, mainly for my old TV card that dosn't get new drivers nowadays (V-Stream DVB-T100), but I have found some obsecure "Samsong" drivers (that's not spelt wrong on my behalf, Never knew cheap fakes existed as drivers!) that do just about work with Win7 after disabling driver signing and refuse to work on my Vista setup oddly enough.
I'd still run Win98 if it wasn't suffering from dementia and would recognize my memory!
I will buy a new TV card soon and then I'll move XP to a VHD just so I still know where things are on it for tech support to friends.
