KaptCrunch Posted March 5, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 295 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4468 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3627 Achievement Points: 36500 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 31 minutes ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted March 5, 2014 MS is pulling the plug out of XP on April 8 but still support Anti-malware on XP SP3 till July 2014 (windows essentials) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted March 5, 2014 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted March 5, 2014 Still, everyone should upgrade NOW. Anti-malware is fine - every third-party antivirus/anti-malware app will still work, but the critical thing is that security patches will no longer be developed and released. The vulnerability holes will get bigger and bigger over time. If anyone thinks XP is a hackers target now, just wait until the patches and fixes stop coming. The OS is 13 years old. Time to dig a deep hole, thank it for its service, and give it a dignified burial. KaptCrunch, Twinkie 13, baldie and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Devildog4355 Posted March 5, 2014 Member ID: 15237 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 93 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 958 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 580 Achievement Points: 6679 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/30/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2021 Birthday: 05/04/1992 Share Posted March 5, 2014 XP was an exceptional OS but windows 7 will take its place and will be the new superpower to business & personal Operating systems. my work just did a major rollout of windows 7 for this very reason of lost support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted March 5, 2014 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted March 5, 2014 XP worked too well and allowed many software programs too much flexibility, like Nero for downloading and burning existing CD's and DVD's... If anyone here uses the windows 7 version of Nero, you have noticed how you can't copy much of anything. Even old CD's won't copy on the Win 7 version, much less downloaded data to burn your own collectors items like old music boots.... It's all about the $. Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted March 5, 2014 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8434 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7292 Achievement Points: 74918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Android Share Posted March 5, 2014 I still have 2 pcs running XP which will have to retire soon. Has been a great OS until 7 came out. But, as tech goes, must move on. Astronomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 1238 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted March 6, 2014 The popularity of the OS and the sheer numbers of people who have opted not to upgrade to Vista or 7 says a great deal about how people regard the direction Microsoft has dragged us all in. Outlook Express was the most user-friendly mail client compared with what was foisted on us afterwards. I have no hesitation in pointing people towards Thunderbird these days. Whilst I recognise the dangers of retaining an unsupported operating system, I do not welcome its retirement. Windows 8 has flopped and I see this as a cynical way to strong-arm people into spending yet more cash on an OS upgrade. Personally, I have no intention whatsoever of paying a further £75 for an upgrade to 7 for my netbook. Instead, I shall stick two fingers up at Microsoft with a royal "screw you!" and buy a non-Microsoft tablet. Discontinuing an associated mobile broadband contract will save me around £120 pa that will offset the new hardware cost. If I feel adventurous, I can always stick Linux on the netbook... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted March 6, 2014 XP worked too well and allowed many software programs too much flexibility, like Nero for downloading and burning existing CD's and DVD's... If anyone here uses the windows 7 version of Nero, you have noticed how you can't copy much of anything. Even old CD's won't copy on the Win 7 version, much less downloaded data to burn your own collectors items like old music boots.... It's all about the $. What are you talking about? Why are you using Nero? Merlin007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.THJ Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 452 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 48 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 59 Achievement Points: 452 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/19/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2019 Birthday: 04/07/1965 Share Posted March 6, 2014 After using XP for 9 years I am looking at Mac. Any input on how it is for gaming?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted March 6, 2014 After using XP for 9 years I am looking at Mac. Any input on how it is for gaming?? DONT DO IT!!! DONT BECOME AN Isheep! They rip you off and their products are not as good as they tell they are. They sell you hardware from 4 years ago for top dollar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devildog4355 Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 15237 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 93 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 958 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 580 Achievement Points: 6679 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/30/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2021 Birthday: 05/04/1992 Share Posted March 6, 2014 After using XP for 9 years I am looking at Mac. Any input on how it is for gaming?? Mac is a solid computer if you’re going to use it for development (Video creation, Photoshop, captivate) but when it comes to gaming I believe it lacks the output. Stick with a PC and if you want the Macintosh experience I would duel boot on another partition of your drive "hackentosh". macs are sturdy development machines but so far away from being gaming machines. eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GhostfaceJim Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 2314 Group: ++ Conan Exiles Admin Followers: 32 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 20717 Content Per Day: 4.33 Reputation: 5314 Achievement Points: 113891 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 50 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 04/22/1975 Device: Windows Share Posted March 6, 2014 I'm gonna miss it! DEEJAYKEG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 417 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 345 Achievement Points: 3581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted March 6, 2014 What is really sad is that XP is this old and has been patched thousands of times and people still find security holes in it. Not to mention the back doors added in so that our government can spy on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Mac is a solid computer if you’re going to use it for development (Video creation, Photoshop, captivate) but when it comes to gaming I believe it lacks the output. Stick with a PC and if you want the Macintosh experience I would duel boot on another partition of your drive "hackentosh". macs are sturdy development machines but so far away from being gaming machines. People only think mac is better for photo+video because macs got a great start in the 'hipster-art-student' market. Lots of art schools have macs in etc... But all those products ( the adobe master suite mostly) are equally available on PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Toes Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted March 6, 2014 LONG LIVE WINDOWS 7 rookido and JohnnyDos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Devildog4355 Posted March 6, 2014 Member ID: 15237 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 93 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 958 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 580 Achievement Points: 6679 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/30/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2021 Birthday: 05/04/1992 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) People only think mac is better for photo+video because macs got a great start in the 'hipster-art-student' market. Lots of art schools have macs in etc... But all those products ( the adobe master suite mostly) are equally available on PC. Everything you said is true. but that says something for the mac community because its the only thing it can do right Edited March 6, 2014 by Devildog4355 eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted March 7, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Everything you said is true. but that says something for the mac community because its the only thing it can do right Oh yea... I'll hand it to Apple on marketing... brainwashing is genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollenator Posted March 10, 2014 Member ID: 13209 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 21 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 100 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 58 Achievement Points: 902 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/23/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 16 Birthday: 12/02/1981 Device: Windows Share Posted March 10, 2014 wait there's a windows xp no one told me im still running windows 95 lol NickTheGrip, TBC_Shaggy and Flapjack Joe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBC_Shaggy Posted March 14, 2014 Member ID: 3440 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 29 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 83 Achievement Points: 812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26, 2018 Birthday: 02/12/1967 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Is that the windows 95 with the plus pack Pollenator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted March 17, 2014 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted March 17, 2014 What are you talking about? Why are you using Nero? Welp, I must admit to burning around 100 DVD's worth of music Data and 1000 CD's.... And when windows7 replaced my windows xp, they were no longer compatable. And once upgraded, Nero would not copy much of my Collectors Boots anymore..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
rookido Posted March 18, 2014 Member ID: 5785 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 172 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 74 Achievement Points: 1098 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/27/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 19 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted March 18, 2014 I used xp for a long time and never had a crash. But when wind7 came out and I tried to use it and encountered several crashes but with no major issues. However, I still like wind7 better. Unfortunately, rest in peace xp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Senapsbread Posted March 26, 2014 Member ID: 20680 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 205 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 100 Achievement Points: 1481 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/11/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 8, 2023 Birthday: 01/05/1993 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2014 Only switched from XP because of directX 10 and jumped straight to w7 and I am not disappointed. W7 is great, but I will not get a windows when this one is finished gaming devs want to move on to focus on Linux because its more open for them so I will follow them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Toes Posted March 26, 2014 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) the only reason they are killing the support for xp they want people to move on since windows 8 was such a flop lol they need the money and buy a newer windows Edited March 26, 2014 by 7toes_ky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted March 26, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted March 26, 2014 RIP XP. It was by far the best OS they made. Simple to use and without all of the bullshit bells and whistles that their OS's have had since then that few use and nobody wanted. Microsoft is doing the same thing to people as Apple by forcing upgrades every few years, just on a much much larger scale. Personally I'd rater be taken advantage of by MS than Apple. Senapsbread and Power! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted March 26, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 295 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4468 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3627 Achievement Points: 36500 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 31 minutes ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 it will be cheaper to buy a whole new laptop then buy a OS from M$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted March 26, 2014 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2014 OSX upgrades are significantly cheaper. Albeit there are more of them. Now their OS is "sorta" free. I'm still using 10.6x on my Mac so Im not forced into anything and I wont upgrade in this case. But I dont buy a lot of new software either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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