Is windows xp now outdated ?

[rastus2571]

Re: Is windows xp now outdated ?

XP. So easy and functional. 7 and 8 are a PITA. Vista clones.

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[kj69]

Easiest solution is go to dell and buy a complete budget desktop.
Without knowing how much you can afford and what you use it for that's the best suggestion I can offer.
I use w8.1 for all 5 of my computers, I don't recommend it if you are coming from xp. W7 is a better choice.

Thanks for that yes i will suffer changing over xp is the only thing ive ever used , i am on a budget last one cost $1100 5 years ago so ill try to keep it under that figure if i can , still want something that i can still use in 5 years time .

[anthonygubbin]

Think I paid under 500 bux and for my laptop. I3 processor 8g ram windows 7
works great. In a few years I will bin it and get another. Price of lappys is so cheap now IMO kinda hard justifying a desk top unless your gaming or programing.

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[anthonygubbin]

XP. So easy and functional. 7 and 8 are a PITA. Vista clones.

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I went from XP to 7 and picked it up within 30mins. IMO I don't see what there is hard about it. and I am no comp guru.

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[Tom&Phet]

Think I paid under 500 bux and for my laptop. I3 processor 8g ram windows 7
works great. In a few years I will bin it and get another. Price of lappys is so cheap now IMO kinda hard justifying a desk top unless your gaming or programing.

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I second that. Why pay more if you can pick up new laptop every 2 years from Aldi for under $500. If it fails bring it back and exchange it for a new one no questions ask.
As to Win XP operating system...it is getting a bit old and a lot of new components in a PC are not supported anymore. I'm running windows 7 for a while now and don't seem to have any problems. It is a lot faster than vista and it is easy to pick up.
Btw the money you save you can spend on your Jeep

[Ando_13]

It was purchased in Jan 2009 so solid 5 years old ,e8500 intelcore2duo 8 gig ddr2 ram, basically using for , videos ,surfing the net , wireless use tried some gaming with it but it kept freezing so gave up on that (only 2 gig ram then) has a 512mg video card .

Just upgrade OS if hardware still working. Win8 runs on old hardware well, particularly if you have more than 4gb ram.
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[NTRubicon]

Windows XP for its longevity is the king of the consumer operating systems because of stability over time and the sheer volume it sold. It was based on the commercial NT4 product that is still used today in some (low tech) places, even though NT pre-dates WinXP by nearly 8 years ..

Microsoft surely had no idea that windows XP was going to be the flagship for its biggest sales period in history - with computers having such a large uptake in the early 2000's into households and the excitement of accessing this new Inter-web-net-surfing thing that we'd all heard about, the PC flourished and spread like the iPhone did (and still kind of does).

Windows Vista came in a time where the world had options. Good options. The iPhone was just getting started. Windows XP was still strong and stable. People had gotten used to it and didn't want to change. Kind of like that period of time when the Liberal Party seemed like the best people to have around for 12 years, just so we could stay away from those Labor blokes who just wanted to give us a GST. Then we got smart and picked Kevin07- monkey:

Vista was fraught with trouble due to poor sales, 'too different' desktop functions, though I agree with JimmyB, I had Vista and no problems for nearly 5 years.

With the coming of Windows 7 I saw more of the same of Vista with a few perks, but none of the reliable WinXP, so I virtually jumped ship around this stage. I got rid of 5 computers (yeah I had the whole house wired) and went 'low tech' for a few years while my children were infants so that I was present when my wife needed me most.

Now I'm typing on an iMac, with an iPad sitting next to me. I don't have an iPhone (Nokia 6150 - with a keypad! - represent low tech folks!) I have a PC laptop that I've only recently blown the dust off for the first time in two years since owning an iPad (I upgraded it to windows 7 from Vista only because it was cheap), and the media centre PC (Vista) just had a major heart attack and I think its dead.

Windows 8 is surely something to behold, but I've not ventured into PC based touch screen stuff yet. 8.1 will surely fix a lot of the issues people have found with 8 - like finding their way around the desktop with that stupid touch interface Metro that was strapped to the back of Windows 7.

I'll stick with the iStuff for now, as it fits my limited needs for the moment.

Incidentally, I found out recently that the kids that are pressing the 'Save' icon on Microsoft Word have NO IDEA what they are clicking on.. They have never seen a 3.5" floppy disk, let alone use one!

Also, the save icon floppy disc has the little silver sliding flap thingy on backwards.


NB: My entire workplace is still operating on WinXP so I hope it doesn't shut down too quickly, or I'm stuffed.

[snowing]

Well being in the IT industry for long time.. I would suggest if currently using XP. It would be better to skip Windows Vista (one of the worst "OS" from MS), Windows 7 and Windows 8. Go straight to Windows 8.1. There will be learning curve to upgrade to Windows 7 anyway and the curve will be similar to Windows 8.1. From MS history, they will dump Windows 7 soon.
Both Windows 7 and 8.1 are stable and easy to use. It will take a bit of time to adjust from XP. Windows 8 just not worth the hassle.