My computer crashed last night, and I reinstall XP Again on the main partition.
Just wondering : Am I the last one who still use and love XP?
What OS do you use the most oftenly?
Quote from: LUniqueDan on Wed 30/11/2011 11:52:05
My computer crashed last night, and I reinstall XP Again on the main partition.
Just wondering : Am I the last one who still use and love XP?
What OS do you use the most oftenly?
7. Unfortunately. At work.
I'm planning to install Debian on my new lappy, though.
I still use XP mostly, yeah.
The time has come to slowly say goodbye though as more and more game won't run on it.
Assassin's Creed Revelations does, so does Skyrim, but it won't be long until most developers will have dropped XP compatibility.
I really like 7 though so it won't be that bad when I can finally bring myself to organize the 200 partitions on my 100 HDs and restart with a clean system.
I'm still using XP, mainly because I don't want to spend stupid $$$ on upgrading, and there is nothing I want to use that won't work without upgrading, yet.
I use 7 at work though.
I use XP mainly because it's faster and less intrusive than the later versions.
I still use XP as well. I'm fairly annoyed that I bought Just Cause 2 without paying too close attention to the requirements, only to later realise that it doesn't support XP. That just seemed stupid.
The one feature of 7 that I've never been able to replicate in XP is libraries (aka virtual directories). That feature alone is my justification for not installing XP on my laptop. Although the point has been raised quite fairly that developers are going to stop supporting it before too much longer.
I still use XP at home. And if Borderlands 2 supports XP, then I'll keep using it. If not, then it will finally be time to upgrade. I'm thinking I'll make the leap to Windows Vista. That's a good OS, right? :=
I use Gold Coin. No wait, it's XP. Fo sho.
I'm sure when I get a new PC though it will have Windows 7 and by trying to put XP on it I will destroy it.
I'm still using XP on the PC.
No monies, time or interest to switch to Win7. Also, besides Just Cause 2 every piece of software I ever wanted supports it.
I think it's safe to assume that 99% of companies won't drop XP support until at least the financial crisis is over.
I no longer use XP (windows 7 on my laptop, desktop and htpc).
Interesting side-note (maybe):
I was at Disney World (Orlando FL USA) a few months ago and was waiting to ride one of their newest rides (the Toy Story 3D shooter thing) and some kid puked in one of the cars so they were swapping it out for a 'backup' car ... as they were moving the backup into place a technician hit the power button (I guess) and when the screen loaded up it was Windows XP. So the software in the newest Disney ride uses Windows XP.
I thought it was interesting :)
Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Wed 30/11/2011 18:12:10
I thought it was interesting :)
Fun fact: My newest game (newer than the Disney rides) is being made on Windows XP.
Fun fact 2: And it's still going to be revolutionary!
I used Windows 98 from 1999 to 2006, and Windows XP since 2006. I'm always playing or replaying old games and the fear I won't be able to run these old games is mostly the reason why I'm not switching to another OS.
XP on my laptop, my kid's desktop has 7 installed.
I run all I want with XP (old games, ags) but sometimes I feel like buying a new game and then I know that it's time to buy a new computer.
No money to do it now...
Maybe Santa will remember me...
I'm on Vista.
...
What?
Windows 7 at home and work. I really like it and I can do pretty much everything I want to on it, though I have DOSBox and a virtual PC with Windows XP installed on it just in case. Oh, and a Windows 95 virtual too :D
I was sticking to XP for a long time. Then I learned, I could get Windows 7 for free via University and decided to give it a try. Never looked back since. My 90s self would hit me for what I'm going to say: Microsoft did a really good job there.
The only problems I get is running some obscure hardware I got via parallel port.
My computer at home is Windows 7, and the 2 computers I use at work are Windows XP.
I had XP until i got a new computer back in September.
Final Doom will not work on my new computer.
I didn't like win7 at first, but after a few months i am getting used to it.
Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 30/11/2011 20:34:05
I'm on Vista.
...
What?
Me too. We are a rare breed aparently...
So many people still use XP? I don't think I could ever go back to that from 7. The changes in the UI make a remarkable difference for usability.
Whenever I have to use XP I still try to drag a maximized window with the cursor and get so pissed off when it just stays still. And a windowed one doesn't maximize when I drag it to the top of the screen. How did Windows users ever live without these features? Makes working with multiple windows so much more intuitive without all that additional clicking.
Also the task bar is so much more comfortable. And and and everything.
Things actually depend on personal preference.
Quote from: Pablo on Thu 01/12/2011 05:16:19
And a windowed one doesn't maximize when I drag it to the top of the screen. How did Windows users ever live without these features?
IMO this docking feature is complete crap. This is exceptionally apparent when you work with a "not so" high resolution such as 1024x768, in which when you want to move windows to screen edges so to view the contents of several windows at the same time, to make more space you'll usually move them such that parts of them are off-screen, but under default settings the windows automatically maximise themselves when you move them to edges, in an incredibly annoying way. I ended up googling for how to disable it and this feature is now gone for good.
Win 7 on my pro computers (would NOT work otherwise and Win Xp-64 was crappy in my opinion anyhow).
Laptop is on Vista, cause this is what it came with and I don't mind since I beta stuff on this one as well... And I format it once a year so I don't give a *ahem* to what's happening to it... ;)
Personally I prefer Win Xp for gaming.
I've got everything from 7 to a confused hybrid of 95/98 running on various machines. That way, I know I've got something that'll be compatible.
Quote from: Pablo on Thu 01/12/2011 05:16:19Whenever I have to use XP I still try to drag a maximized window with the cursor and get so pissed off when it just stays still. And a windowed one doesn't maximize when I drag it to the top of the screen. How did Windows users ever live without these features?
Didn't know about this but I use Alt-Tab religiously so I don't need it anyway. (I loathe having to work on my boss's Mac because he keeps moving windows to the side to see the others behind them. It almost makes me itch watching that.)
Btw, apparently there's something called XP mode for 7, you have to install VirtualPC and get it for free and you can pretty much run anything that doesn't work on 7 natively any longer.
Quote from: Khris on Thu 01/12/2011 15:32:42
Btw, apparently there's something called XP mode for 7, you have to install VirtualPC and get it for free and you can pretty much run anything that doesn't work on 7 natively any longer.
I had a Seven partition on my machine for a while (oh, wait... it's still there) but the XP-mode need 1) a compatible cpu (1 over 2 in intel's) and 2) Won't emulate any graphic card...
Sadly, because the idea was good.
I seem to be in the growing minority of Ubuntu users here. :)
But, before that, I always used XP. Win7 was pretty nice, but XP was a good balance between "Nice and Simple" and "OMG, EVERYTHING HAS TO LOOK SHINY AND BE COMPLEX".
It was the system I grew up with before I switched to Linux, so I have pretty fond memories of it.
Quote from: LUniqueDan on Wed 30/11/2011 11:52:05
My computer crashed last night, and I reinstall XP Again on the main partition.
Just wondering : Am I the last one who still use and love XP?
What OS do you use the most oftenly?
Win7 but with VMware Workstation with XP for the classic games. Great combi :)
XP professional is what's on my my PC. Of course I had to pay extra to have it installed instead of windows vista.
Quote from: DeadSuperHero on Thu 01/12/2011 23:28:01
I seem to be in the growing minority of Ubuntu users here. :)
But, before that, I always used XP. Win7 was pretty nice, but XP was a good balance between "Nice and Simple" and "OMG, EVERYTHING HAS TO LOOK SHINY AND BE COMPLEX".
It was the system I grew up with before I switched to Linux, so I have pretty fond memories of it.
I have ubuntu on my laptop, but obviously, since the linux port of the editor doesn't exactly work fully yet, I don't usually use it for AGS.
And I've set the "OMG, EVERYTHING HAS TO LOOK SHINY AND BE COMPLEX" slider in ubuntu to full, which makes it much more so than even Windows 7 (I think) ;D.
But yeah, home computer is XP.
Also, when I originally saw the title of this thread, I thought Dan was looking for some weird "XP Liberation Font".
QuoteAlso, when I originally saw the title of this thread, I thought Dan was looking for some weird "XP Liberation Font".
He could always try Liberation Fonts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_fonts) :=