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Tue Oct-25-11 12:59 PM
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| 1. If I have to use Windows, I prefer XP X64. |
| -Ten years of Windows XP: how longevity became a curse |
DainBramaged |
Oct-25-11 12:56 PM |
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If I have to use Windows, I prefer XP X64. |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 12:59 PM |
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Meh blech, bad driver support bleh yecchhh |
DainBramaged |
Oct-25-11 01:00 PM |
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Never had a driver problem. |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 01:03 PM |
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On modern systems, 64-bit Windows 7 isn't bad. |
backscatter712 |
Oct-25-11 03:30 PM |
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Floppy? I've been able to install XP without a problem from the CD |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 03:44 PM |
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X64 doesn't show my Yahoo mail; only 32 does. |
WinkyDink |
Oct-26-11 07:53 AM |
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i have no problem getting my mail on my yahoo box |
hobbit709 |
Oct-26-11 07:55 AM |
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Still using XP at our work...stable, no issues.. |
snooper2 |
Oct-25-11 12:59 PM |
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Smaller office, but same here. |
Arkansas Granny |
Oct-25-11 01:20 PM |
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OUr medical office still uses a few older laptops for ... |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-25-11 02:39 PM |
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A curse for WHO? |
annabanana |
Oct-25-11 01:00 PM |
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Exactly, Microsoft will have to pry XP from their cold dead mouse |
DainBramaged |
Oct-25-11 01:01 PM |
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haave you heard the news? horses and buggies are making a comeback lol nt |
msongs |
Oct-25-11 01:03 PM |
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Excuse me? There's a lot of software out there that doesn't work with Vista or MS7 |
Warpy |
Oct-25-11 01:38 PM |
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Of all the OSs I've used |
canetoad |
Oct-26-11 12:35 AM |
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A curse for software developers like me, and indirectly a curse for users too |
Silent3 |
Oct-25-11 01:41 PM |
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Not EVERYTHING is a Snidely Whiplash for-profit conspiracy.maybe not |
leftyohiolib |
Oct-25-11 02:03 PM |
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Gee, here I am writing code, including open source code... |
Silent3 |
Oct-25-11 02:24 PM |
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Better a pawn than a prawn. n/t |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-25-11 02:37 PM |
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Fookin' prawns! |
Silent3 |
Oct-25-11 02:45 PM |
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District 9? n/t |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-25-11 09:25 PM |
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Indeed n/t |
Silent3 |
Oct-25-11 09:27 PM |
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Would you like a sweety? Here's a sweety for you. n/t |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-25-11 09:56 PM |
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Please don't tell me |
canetoad |
Oct-26-11 01:02 AM |
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For whatever you feel about Microsoft and Gates, |
Dawson Leery |
Oct-25-11 01:02 PM |
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And because successor systems are such crap. |
dtexdem |
Oct-25-11 01:17 PM |
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what support? |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 01:23 PM |
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Glad I didn't change to Vista |
RockaFowler |
Oct-25-11 01:02 PM |
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I just downgraded my new laptop to XP from 7 |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 01:05 PM |
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Really? |
ikri |
Oct-25-11 01:27 PM |
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While 7 is infinitely better than Vista |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 01:35 PM |
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I tried to do the same |
canetoad |
Oct-26-11 12:44 AM |
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I was lucky. |
hobbit709 |
Oct-26-11 06:17 AM |
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IMO, Win7 may become the next XP, even if not for as long |
IDemo |
Oct-25-11 01:03 PM |
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Windows XP runs on most of my PCs, I've got 7 on two Macs running bootcamp. |
NYC_SKP |
Oct-25-11 01:03 PM |
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I'm using Win 7 (desktop) and Vista (laptop) |
csziggy |
Oct-25-11 01:03 PM |
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Actually new boxed licensed versions of XP are readily available on the Internet. |
totodeinhere |
Oct-25-11 01:04 PM |
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Before the company I used to buy software from went under |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 01:10 PM |
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We just converted to 7 at work, but were happy with XP lo these last 10 years. |
myrna minx |
Oct-25-11 01:23 PM |
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Slim majority my ass! Most people still have WinXP if not pro |
Rex |
Oct-25-11 01:25 PM |
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According to this it's Win7 42% and XP 36%. But the amazing thing is that Vista is only at |
totodeinhere |
Oct-25-11 02:07 PM |
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UBUNTU ROCKS ...when XP support drops I will not be upgrading. |
L0oniX |
Oct-25-11 01:27 PM |
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Just wait till Windows 8 |
edhopper |
Oct-25-11 01:29 PM |
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Just wait till Windows 10. n/t |
L0oniX |
Oct-25-11 01:58 PM |
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Windows 8 is the Crayola operating system |
DainBramaged |
Oct-26-11 10:02 AM |
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I have windows XP |
AsahinaKimi |
Oct-25-11 01:30 PM |
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Me too. |
applegrove |
Oct-25-11 10:22 PM |
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Okay... so after posting this |
AsahinaKimi |
Oct-26-11 12:14 AM |
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I think that Win 7 will eventually do the same. |
Xithras |
Oct-25-11 01:31 PM |
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Out of all the current patches for XP I use 6 of them. |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 01:41 PM |
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I've never updated Windows in my life |
lbrtbell |
Oct-25-11 01:46 PM |
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I'm still using Windows 98 |
lbrtbell |
Oct-25-11 01:39 PM |
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I would like to do that but some software that I use no longer runs on Win98. |
totodeinhere |
Oct-25-11 02:12 PM |
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I still have XP |
Blue_In_AK |
Oct-25-11 01:49 PM |
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I still miss Windows 2000 |
blogslut |
Oct-25-11 01:51 PM |
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I have XP/32... |
orwell |
Oct-25-11 01:55 PM |
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all my computers boot from power on to desktop in about 30 seconds |
hobbit709 |
Oct-25-11 02:01 PM |
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Most of mine boot to the desktop in around 30 seconds... |
orwell |
Oct-27-11 10:22 AM |
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Very satisfied user of Win 7. |
Old and In the Way |
Oct-25-11 02:03 PM |
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The reason I'm not fond of Win7 |
canetoad |
Oct-26-11 01:01 AM |
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+10000! I wish there was "quit trying to help me" button. n/t |
MindPilot |
Oct-26-11 08:20 AM |
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I don't pay much attention to the library structure. |
Old and In the Way |
Oct-27-11 02:11 PM |
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I've had XP almost since the beginning and it's been almost perfect... |
TreasonousBastard |
Oct-25-11 02:18 PM |
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I do tech support for an ISP and XP can be quite frustrating |
sweetloukillbot |
Oct-25-11 02:31 PM |
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Still use XP at home, and I'm fine with continuing to use it for now. |
rox63 |
Oct-25-11 02:33 PM |
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Still happily using XP at home, don't like Vista in the laptop. n/t |
TheCowsCameHome |
Oct-25-11 02:59 PM |
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XP was awesome, the only reason I moved to Vista was |
quinnox |
Oct-25-11 03:04 PM |
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Vista is fine with its latest service pack (it wasn't fine upon release), but |
Thegonagle |
Oct-25-11 03:44 PM |
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Windows 7 streamlined a few things, compared with Vista. |
backscatter712 |
Oct-25-11 04:28 PM |
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We're still running XP Pro at work, and we're part of a BIG corporation! |
bullwinkle428 |
Oct-25-11 03:07 PM |
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Last stat I found was that about 62% of corporations STILL use XP Pro |
DainBramaged |
Oct-25-11 03:19 PM |
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My new Toshiba came loaded with XP and with a CD for 7 |
SoCalDem |
Oct-25-11 04:31 PM |
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I tried to reinstall Windows XP home version ... |
eppur_se_muova |
Oct-25-11 04:48 PM |
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Register or authenticate? |
hobbit709 |
Oct-26-11 08:00 AM |
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Whatever it was, I couldn't login until I did it. |
eppur_se_muova |
Oct-26-11 04:18 PM |
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License doesn't expire |
hobbit709 |
Oct-26-11 04:53 PM |
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Running XP right now. nt |
Skip Intro |
Oct-25-11 10:23 PM |
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I'm using XP. |
Lugnut |
Oct-26-11 12:57 AM |
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Dell is still selling PC's with Windows XP |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Oct-26-11 08:03 AM |
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It's the first one I remember that was stable |
JoeyT |
Oct-26-11 08:11 AM |
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Several thousand users at my work happily cruising on XP |
MindPilot |
Oct-26-11 08:16 AM |
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Still using it on my scientific instruments |
n2doc |
Oct-26-11 08:32 AM |
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my home computer is still running XP... |
Scout |
Oct-26-11 11:21 AM |
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Still heavily in use |
rjj621 |
Oct-26-11 11:26 AM |
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