Windows XP.... anyone going to keep on using it?

[Sunny Portrush]

I thought I read something like 47% of all machines still use Windows XP, that`s why I was rather surprised when Windows said they were stopping support!

 

[cyberknight]

I thought I read something like 47% of all machines still use Windows XP, that`s why I was rather surprised when Windows said they were stopping support!

To make you buy the latest version, got a nice splash message on start up that the last update installed trying to remind me to upgrade.Soon went into the startup and got rid of that .
EDIT
Mind you how long can the devote resources to an "old " product that will not support newer architecture and software?

 

[pplpilot]

Bring back BOB!

 

[goo_mason]

Yep. The main PC, which is now 9 years old and creaking a little at the joints (already had to replace the motherboard with a 2nd hand one from eBay) will continue on XP until it gets replaced with a new PC. The laptop runs Vista, and due to some the proprietary hybrid graphics, it won't ever be upgraded to Win 7 either as Fujitsu have never (and will apparently never) issue an updated driver for Win 7. My work laptop has just been upgraded from XP to Win 7 though, so I'm constantly having to adjust to how each interface is just ever so slightly different!

 

[MikeG]

Yep, I'll carry on with XP until it crashes and burns. "Support" has always been something of a negative in my view anyway, with so many of the upgrades and Service Packs being a step backwards rather than forwards, so I am actually rather looking forward to MS leaving my computer alone..

 

[MontyVeda]

Doesn`t it conflict with the installed Windoes fire-wall - a bit like the way u should only run one anti-virus program at a time

I have the windows firewall turned off and let the 'proper' firewall do all the work.

 

[jamin100]

We have about 600 machines and 120 or so will still be on XP for the foreseeable future. There too low spec to run 7 so may be turned into VDI machines at some point.

At home however I use a mac and windows 8.1 on my work laptop

 

[TheDoctor]

I thought I read something like 47% of all machines still use Windows XP, that`s why I was rather surprised when Windows said they were stopping support!

Because they'd rather sell everyone another few OSs and office packages?
XP only carried on as Microsoft didn't want to hand over the then-large netbook market to Linux - netbooks wouldn't run Vista, which was the then-current version of Windows, but could run XP quite happily.
But XP really is ancient. It came out in 2001, and since then Vista and Win7 have come and gone, and we're now on Win 8.1...

 

[vernon]

barstards - im still getting used to 3.11

I stuck with CP/M and a monochrome monitor.

 

[vernon]

I thought I read something like 47% of all machines still use Windows XP, that`s why I was rather surprised when Windows said they were stopping support!

There will be a point when hardware will not be supported by drivers for XP.

I still have DRDOS and GEM lurking around. They are blisteringly fast but sadly do not have drivers to take advantage of modern printers.

For day to day use at home I am untroubled by Microsoft products on my Mac Mini. No crashes, no compatibility problems.

 

[young Ed]

ms dos all the way bro! no mouse thingy either!
Cheers Ed
sent from windows 7!

 

[fossyant]

Our main PC is XP, as is a second one we got given. Also got two Vista laptops, but all 4 take a while to boot. We use Win 7 at work, and we've just got a Win 8.1 laptop at home. 12 second boot on that beast on a normal HD, not an SSD although have room for one.

Still trying to get used to the Win 8.1 as lots of stuff gets hidden, and I like to go round clearing cap out. The XP main machine will stay in use for photo storage and as a 'desktop'

 

[young Ed]

Our main PC is XP, as is a second one we got given. Also got two Vista laptops, but all 4 take a while to boot. We use Win 7 at work, and we've just got a Win 8.1 laptop at home. 12 second boot on that beast on a normal HD, not an SSD although have room for one.

Still trying to get used to the Win 8.1 as lots of stuff gets hidden, and I like to go round clearing cap out. The XP main machine will stay in use for photo storage and as a 'desktop'

store photos on all of them as i have seen all too many people lose everything and i very almost did due to that same mistake
Cheers Ed

 

[mr messy]

I still like my xp. Always found it straightforward and obvious in use. Now Windows 8 .....couldn't even find the off button!

 

[TheDoctor]

I still have DRDOS and GEM lurking around. They are blisteringly fast but sadly do not have drivers to take advantage of modern printers.

GEM!! Now there was a GUI - used that in '98 or so - an OU course I was doing came with an electronic circuit simulator that ran under GEM. It looked a bit clunky next to Win98...