Why People Love Windows XP
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This video covers the cultural phenomenon for why people seem to love Windows XP so much. The OS was released in 2001, and it was the product which followed the releases of Windows ME and 2000, but the main direction XP intended to take was simplicity, and this makes a lot of sense. Microsoft struck gold with Windows 95 six years prior, and were now very much on the mindset of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Windows didn’t need some game-changing layout overhauls. It just needed to be more secure, fresher, and easier to use. Although it was primarily meant to be a more nuts-and-bolts update of Windows, it introduced a new UI and a ton of new under-the-hood changes. Because of this, Windows XP had a warm welcoming energy, actually a little too welcoming for some people. A lot people initially criticized XP for its, at the time, unconventional “toy-like” appearance, calling it a “Fisher Price” OS.
But regardless, this didn’t stop people from upgrading their machines to it, and reviews were not only overwhelmingly positive, but Windows XP, in many respects, would prove to be, in the long-term, one of Microsoft’s most successful and beloved products in history. As it turns out, what the client at the coffee shop was doing wasn’t actually all that unusual. In 2014, it was estimated that over 1 billion copies of Windows XP had been sold since its launch. Despite support having already ended, in 2015, Windows XP was still the OS of choice for over 150 million users. The United States Military even still runs Windows XP and so do, statistically, about 1 every 100 computers. What exactly is going on? Microsoft has already come out with at least four more mainstream operating systems since then, yet millions of people, business, and even the strongest military in the world continue to use it. Not only that, Windows XP has seemed to develop a cult following of people who consider it to be the greatest operating system of all time, even some bold enough to claim that it’s still better than Windows 7 and 10. But why Windows XP in particular? Why does it seem to stand out so much among all other operating systems? Does this old, clunky, outdated software really have this charm to it that just ties people in and makes them too stubborn for change? Today, we are going to talk about what exactly made Windows XP not only so great for its time, but why it continues to be very active among PC circles.
Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
5:52 - Structuring and Development
7:50 - Windows XP's New Features
9:05 - Merging the Old and the New
11:09 - Compatibility Mode
12:24 - Windows XP's Release
13:41 - XP's Competition, and How it Crushed it.
15:01 - Comparing Other Operating Systems
16:20 - Longevity
17:28 - Versatile Use of Software
18:44 - Why People Still Use it Now
21:18 - Nostalgia (Conclusion)
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Hearing that the US military still uses windows XP is both a testament to how solid the os was and an alarming concern at the same time
Nah. You don't modernize stuff for the sake of modernizing. If it works and there's nothing to improve by modernizing, it's a superfluous endeavor with needless risks.
I'd imagine that if they upgraded, they would have to make everything computer controlled windows 10.
The only risk of using xp is having active Internet connection, if it's offline there's nothing to be concerned about, I believe
@@netrezv sure if it is ALWAYS offline then it shouldn't be an issue but if it goes online at all there could be major problems
@@netrezv They just pay microsoft to keep supporting a version of XP just for them.
I miss this OS so much. No bullshit, no bloat, it didn't slow the computer down. It just did what it needed to and did it well. The peak of Microsoft.
ohhh hohoho, it did slow computers down when it just came out, I used to really dislike it, but I agree now, compared to the bullshit we have to deal with nowadays... I do miss how it didn't have nonsense I don't want
@@LovelyAlanna I don't recall it slowing anything, but we also jumped on it pretty late in '05 or '06.
@@LovelyAlanna actually XP became so good after SP2. before that, home user are still prefer using Win 98 SE as their main OS
I am looking forward to what Microsoft does next with Windows 11! Maybe it will be another thing like XP! We shall see! :)
Don't forget windows 10's forced updates that slow down your computer even more
Windows xp was warm and inviting. It had a unique charm with the colorful icons and bright, playful sounds. The UI was simple, and the default background was calm with its lush green field.
it had max care :)
I use a 4 monitor variant of the same image because it's so cozy
I love how u mention that wallpaper cuz bliss was legend✨️, and i can tell u how lovely my desktop was cuz it had a bunch of emo stuff😂
I just love the no bloat and how clean it is... you can't format and install windows now without it asking to sign up to office 365, or to either get personalized ads or general ads ( how about no ads? Lmfao) I am 26 and I absolutely love windows XP but grew up on win 98..
i agree
I'm honestly feeling a bit misty eyed reminiscing about XP. It felt like the world was going to become something so much better. I hope we rekindle that feeling as a people
You're absolutely right. Watching this video, at the time you felt like we were going forward. You were excited for the future. You could never imagine that we would actually go backwards from that point. But here we are, going backwards.
Today transgender ideology and medicine is our only hope as a society. We won't be happy as a society until LGBTQIA+ revolution is accepted by our country.
1 word - reliability to the core.
@@michaeldiaczok5636 Umberto Eco published a book about that exact feel. He pinpoints the critical (and negative) moment at the beginning of the millennium, 2001 more precisely. Although he mostly refers to the Italian reality he also takes time to talk about the _air du temps_ in the rest of the world. If anyone is interested the book is published in English under the title Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism
@@cameroncarter6789 XD
Windows XP is actually getting more usable, it's so old that malware creators don't bother making viruses for it anymore and with more and more software transitioning to web apps you can use lots of popular software using one of the browsers that are still being supported on the OS.
That is quite a fair point actually! It's so old it's no longer even a desired target anymore. Still be careful with it though! :)
I dont think many platforms are going to web apps, but rather desktop apps, but there are still plenty of examples....
My wish are probably too good to be true, i hope some day there would be a modded XP that has DX12 (or atleast DX11) support.
@@AhmadWahelsa if someone did that, I will be actually switch back to windows xp
The thing is there are many computers running xp still out there and there is just SOOOOOO MUCH MALWARE out there that you can literally watch a brand new XP install get infected with dozens of things within mere minutes of connecting to the internet. That and a shit ton of popup messages due to netsend being active by default.
Windows xp had that "home" feeling. The extreme number of wallpapers that just felt familiar to us. The simple yet real life looking icons, the friendly workplace. That's what made windows xp fun to look at. Now, it has showed it's age. Having a search bar in the start menu is a must now. The file manager looks outdated nowadays. For me, I can let windows xp rest in peace. But I still have a bone to pick with Microsoft. They really had nailed down the "personalised" feel with windows vista and 7 whilst also moving forward to the future. But, when windows 8,10 and 11 now, everything just feels corporate, blocky simplified icons, no rounded edges (excluding windows 11). And the low number of new wallpapers is just a pain. The only thing they care about now is if you will still use edge,cortana and bing. They have been out of touch for quite a while
lol search bar may be a must for you. it's not for me. never used a search bar. that is so lazy!
@@PauloConstantino167 OK smartass, not everyone organises their files as good as you
@@PauloConstantino167 if you work in IT a search bar especially when setting up a system is a necessity to get to critical back door aspects of a PC like disk partitioning, setting up servers, RAID setups for disks, changing security settings to allow the system to be connected to a network, etc. even on my home PC I regularly reach for the search bar to get to something I need because it's faster than paging through four different tabs in the settings.
@@PauloConstantino167 as someone who mods literally every game I can, you need the searchbar a LOT. To reach appdata easily after finding out gamebreaking mods to, well, get rid of the data, for Backup, for installing older programs and manual patches for software that lost support in 2004. You really do need it for convenience purposes, even if you are a casual user like me.
Lol I never really liked the look of xp, except for a brief time in 2004 and 2005 because I had 9x, but as soon as finally I upgraded to it in 2005(with a computer that could run it) I wanted better look and modifying the os visually, really took off. Since then I never used the default icons and the theme, but I liked the OS itself and I used it till the end of 2014(i was never concerned about security and never had any problems, in fact I didn't even have all the security patches till april 2014, as my update was always off), then I upgraded to 7 and now I am on 10 since 2018.. it was actually less than a year before support for 7 ended... and of course my installation looks nothing like 10, more like 7 mixxed with modded xp. I am not using the defualt start menu, no metro apps at all, in fact the image is so debloated that install takes only 6gb). I still have the disk image of windows xp as I left it before upgrading.. same for windows 7 (I am still using the same custom built pc from 2010.. waiting for scalpers to stop, so I can finally upgrade) btw I tried win 11 on this pc too (bypassed the requirements) and obviously I was too early in october right on release day because there were so many compatibility issues.. not gonna really ding it for that, even tho it was a huge issue (common practice for me is to wait at least a year after the release before really trying out any new os from MS). but I despise the fact they took away most taskbar customization option.. pretty much all you can do is just align the start back to left where it should be.. I do love the redesigned context menus tho.. they even put the option you often use from the old context menu.. that's super great for users who don't take care of their context menus because that isn't easy.
What I miss most is just how it looks, honestly. I've always liked this style of design way more than the modern minimalist flat designs that are so prevalent now.
I'm using a Linux called Q4OS that uses a very old fork of the K Desktop Environment from the early 2000s to recapture that in a more modern way (modern software, etc) and it reminds me a lot of XP. Its Trinity DE is from the same era as XP and it shows. I also hate flat design. It hurts my eyes to look at. I was there when flat UI started in the 80s, with CP/M (literally text with boxes around it), DeskMate, Windows 1.x, and MS-DOS. I didn't miss it then and I sure don't want to relive it now. Flat UI in the 80s was due to hardware limitations. Why are we revisiting it today in an era of 8K monitors capable of so much more? Calling flat design 'modern' is an insult. It's a throwback to the 1980s era of computing, and hardly modern. Modern would equate to new, fresh, and Flat UI is neither.
Windows xp was minimalist and had so much going on at the same time
@@realslimsh8y XP IS better and not minimalist compared to windows 10 and 11
You and me both. I don't know when humanity collectively decided that buttons without borders, group boxes without borders, or just the absolute lack of clear division between UI elements in general was the way to go. I want a god damn button to look like a button, not just an ill-defined area that I have to mouse-over to even have the hope of getting some sort of highlight that tells me it's maybe clickable. I loathe the modern minimalist flat design where everything melts together.
Fr I miss the grass
I still remember installing Windows XP on my pc which went into midnight and the awe I got seeing the ui. It was surreal at that time. Can't forget the feeling.
Did your sound drivers work? If they were working, you get to hear the welcome music (title.wma) as you finished the setup.
@@johnettipioonly build in speaker can heard those. Mine using normal PC speaker never heard anything Even using usb
Windows XP is 20 years old this September, Let's all commemorate September as "XP month"
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i thought it was released in october, or was that the gamecube? i don’t remember
I agree! That is crazy to think it is that old! Thank you for watching! :)
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Another thing that could contribute to people liking xp as much as they do is the standard "bliss" background witch studies have shown actually positivity effect veiwer's moods
Interesting! Thanks for sharing that! :)
Biology with technology
woah, real witch studies?
It's mostly the green.
That's so cool. It felt very cheerful being around the Windows XP UI. Windows XP was a masterpiece. I almost wanna cry thinking about the fall from grace. Microsoft can do so much better. Windows XP was proof of this ability.
XP defined an era. I first used an XP Computer at school.
XP and 7 were my two favorite operating systems. No bloatware, no spyware, beautiful UI design (though Vista's UI was even more beautiful in my opinion than either of them) and it was fast and responsive. It just worked, and it worked beautifully.
Windows XP ,it just works . Like 7 , every option or tweak I wanna make is easy to find without hassle . 10 is so convoluted with useless options and menus , I have to google everything I wanna change .
Windows XP and 7 did have that advantage of being easy to understand for sure. :)
Am I the only person on the planet who LIKES Windows 10? Yeah the menu system in 10 kindof sucks, but stability and speed is almost on par with the Linux systems I use
@@whaduzitmatr I've never had any issues navigating windows 10 but that's probably just the turbonerd in me lmao
@@danielthemaniel8601 Whenever I have a fresh Windows 10 install the first thing I do is enable the desktop icons (this PC, my documents, recycle bin etc) in old versions of windows that menu was easy to find on WIn10 I have to search "icon settings" I find myself having to type alot more than I ever did to find things on Win10 than I ever did with older Windows
@@whaduzitmatr Idk for me Fedora Workstation is much faster than windows 10 even with a ryzen 5 1600 and an SSD... Windows today is a spaghetticode disaster, everything has a half second delay to it.
Windows XP just felt so comfortable and 'homely' with its design language. Using Win 8 and onwards, it just feels like im in a digital office building. It's not terrible, but it just doesnt give the comfort that a 'homely' OS would. Wallpaper engine helps an insane amount, i cant stress how instrumental that is in making windows 10 usable.
Windows 8 is gay and African American
Windows 11 is as yellow as my Chinese ass.
win 8 is the worst
@@nicolausteslaus TRoLL
As a Windows 8.1 user (i can't upgrade to Windows 10 because my notebook is painfully old) i installed a Windows 7 theme and it's miles better than Win 8 and Win 10. Although right now i changed to UwUntu mainly as a joke but i really liked it's UI and customization and that it was generally faster, at heart, i am a Windows user.
Windows XP was my and several million others childhood. I think the early 2000 era and youth growing up using it really made it into a solid nostalgic positive compared to literally everyone nowadays using windows and iPhones, it's not a big deal now but it was a big deal back then due to the change of time.
Windows XP feels like a friend every time I hear that startup sound a flood of memories comes back rushing through my brain
XP had -- by far -- the simplest, most elegant, most consistent, and least ambiguous GUI of any operating system ever! You could always tell where buttons were and where to click. And you could always grab windows to drag them around and re-size them. There was always a big, red "close" button, that actually closed applications. You could always tell which window had focus, where the title bar was, and where to type. Drop down options were consistent and actually dropped down. Scroll bars didn't randomly disappear -- they were always there to tell you how far down you were in a document. Oh, how I miss those days!
Great analysis. I miss all those little things
Nonsense. Windows 2000 was concise. XP was a mess.
This is a brilliant observation regarding GUIs. Nowadays, (2023 as of writing) OS companies are too focused on aesthetic visuals as a whole but missing the priority on navigations and buttons.
Man... Never thought about it that way but you're right! That's why I can do most things on this system faster than on Win11.
Not only that, but you could specify window title bar and text colors for active vs background windows (I had grey title bars with darker grey text for background apps and blue with orange title text and a thin red border around the the foreground app's or document"'s window, document or app bkgrd colour (I made a very light parchment to type on and backed off blavk text to a very dark grey, wider persistent scroll bars etc etc. And legacy 98 styling which had thinner straight edged title bars that used up much less screen space. Even button rollover colors etc. Ok, and that was just the appearance! Shall I continue?
Windows XP can legitimately log me out and right back in way faster than the default photos app in Windows 10 can load up a picture
Oh my god yes! What is up with windows 10 photo viewer? How hard is it to display a jpeg!
That's... true
This is why I use the legacy Windows Photo Viewer (the Windows 7 one) as a Windows 10 user.
@@alexander_strachan samee
On my laptop with an *Intel Celeron (3rd gen)* the *Windows 10 Photos App* needs around 5 minutes just to switch from a big black box on the screen to a window with the *Photos App* logo in it. Not to mention it takes 2 minutes for that fat black box to even appear. Then it still takes about 15 minutes to load the 1080 x 720 pixels big .jpg onto screen. On the same laptop *IrfanView* (on Windows10) takes one minute from clicking the same .jpg to the point where the image is displayed. With *Linux Mint 20.2 Image Viewer* it takes me four to five seconds to load that same picture. When using *IrfanView* on wine on the same installation of *Linux Mint* it takes 10 seconds to load wine and from there *IrfanView* needs around 8 more seconds to display the same image.
XP and 7 are still my favourite operating systems. They're user friendly and no-nonsense. I still use these OS on some systems of mine as it covers all my needs for software and game compatibility. Nostalgia doesn't hurt it either. Whilst I started on 98, XP was definitely my gatweay to the world of computers, I don't think i'd be the savvy tech saviour I am without it. As also mentioned, when assisting older people or people with lower budgets, I have found these OS to be way simpler for them, only needing to do the simple tasks they need to do, without bloatware, annoying random updates forced upon them. Also in some cases there can be some security in obscurity.
My windows 7 systems crush my windows 10 systems In office Performance because windows 10 uses so much resources and the UI is slow. Even when equally spec’d out or even if windows 10 is more spec’d out I would continue to use windows 7 for my office if new tech and software still supported windows 7 For example. Some new wifi routers or internet cable modem providers don’t recognize windows 7 wifi Some new printers can’t be recognized by windows 7 devices. Adobe creative suite doesn’t even work on windows 7 anymore. Etc Other than that it is Windows 7 all day.
Yeah, but there's really something lacking about them now tho.
@@earldominic3467 what are they lacking in?
@@TerryKashat bloatware
Windows 7 is basically my base platform in my head. I remember everything on it. It was like windows xp refreshed. Vista was absolute garbage.
I studied computer at high school back 1998 and we used 95 and other 9x versions. I have worked with all Windows versions since then and I can tell that the only one that is unforgettable is XP and hardware made me move from it. Great video.
XP was one of my favorite OS’s growing up in the mid 2000s, it ran on a desktop my grandma used to own, and seeing that Bliss Wallpaper and Luna theme always gives me nostalgia of those simpler times…
XP is definitely very nostalgic. That "bliss" wallpaper and that startup sound immediately transport me back to the 2000s. Everything was so much better back then!
*Windows XP shutdown theme plays.* Nostalgia comes back so hard that it feels like a slap in the face and a kick in the balls.
Looks like I did my job then! Thank you for watching! :)
@@nationsquid Lol, thanks for making great content.
This was the first Microsoft and computer OS I ever experienced and used. I was a kid in Nigeria in 2005 when my dad bought the first ever computer for our house. He used to work for the Central Bank of my country back then and he needed the computer for work. It was an old COMPAQ desktop and XP was the OS on it. He allowed me play around with it and even at a young age, i found it so easy to use and fun with the design😌😌
The last point is how I feel about it. I see XP as relating directly to a time when there was true optimism for the future, and a batter more tolerant world through communication.
Back when XP was released in 2001: Michael Jordan was still playing in the NBA David Beckham was the football icon America was in the middle of an anthrax attack Dial-up Internet was still common Floppy Disks were still used regularly Friends was still running Facebook, Twitter and KZhead didn't exist When XP lost support from Microsoft in 2014: Social Media was common place Rick and Morty season 1 had aired Messi and CR7 were the football icons LeBron James was now the basketball icon Computers and Internet access grew in both the developed and the developing world drastically Streaming services like Netflix had now grown popular Smartphones were everywhere All this happened during the timeline of one operating system. You cannot say the same thing about Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, Vista, 7 or even 10 XP was simply popular during the peak of the tech revolution during the 2000's and early 2010's, which is why many still love it
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Well the only disappointing disadvantage is that I, an idiot was born
In 2001
I can say that Windows 7 also had a start when tech was booming, but can't say the same for when it ended, the ending was sad.... Very very sad....
Interesting but things happen during all OS lifetimes. Which is true is that XP died during the peak of tech revolution. By 2010/2011 most people had moved to 7.
The real reason is that unlike the more modern Windows, Windows XP doesn't act like malware and spy on everything you do. Before Windows 10 you had to get a virus or malware to have a key-logger on your PC to log and send off everything you type. Now it is built into Windows. People don't like that.
i mean, windows 10 - 11 might come with a lot of bloat but not a keylogger or stuff malicious like that
@@mparagames Actually it does. We learned about it while I was in technical college for IT. It logs everything you type, and if you read the EULA you agree to them having the ability to look at what you have on your hard drive any time they want, and add or remove whatever they want without your permission. We were even shown the more than page long list of severs Windows 10 is sending your data to. A former Windows employee put it out on his KZhead channel as well.
@@michaelcox9855 hm... what's the video?
I use linux cause windows gives lower performance and is malicious
@@pasamnagalaxmi9299 With Windows 10 using 1.5 to 2.5 gigs of ram at idle vs my Linux Mint Mate 650 to 700 megs of ram, you aren't wrong. Plus no spying. So nice.
I spent my entire childhood on windows XP Surely will get it on my computer once again
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I'm nostalgic for XP because it reminds me of the old pre social media tech world. The good old days before everyone was online and everthing went crazy. When the internet, tech, gaming etc was niche and your presence online was probably a message board profile. Mostly, I like it because it reminds me of youth, when building pcs and gaming performance was a huge deal in my life.
XP was the last OS friendly to colorblind users such as myself, and that’s why I used it for as long as possible. Windows Vista and 7 had the most impossible to see highlight colors! What’s wrong with the dark shade of blue in XP? The transparency was a problem too because it made the title text hard to read. Also, why doesn’t any OS after XP support animated GIF images in the photo gallery app?! You have open them individually in Internet Explorer, which is horrible! Windows 8 and 10 aren’t much better. They finally made the highlight color darker, but now the scrollbar is an impossible to see shade of gray!! I tried a registry hack to darken the color of the scrollbar, but nothing works. I am stuck with an ugly design and unable to change it in modern Windows. In XP you can change the colors of absolutely everything! I usually used the default dark blue scheme, but I sometimes use a custom “night mode” which makes everything in the chrome dark, but at specific shades I am able to see. I don’t understand why Microsoft is making their platform so restrictive, it’s even less customizable than iOS.
In 7 you could just use classic theme or the high contrast themes (the high contrast themes are in 8 and 10 too)
Apart from using high-contrast themes, you could switch to Linux for daily use - pretty much everything there is highly customizable. I am using dual-boot to get the best from both Windows and Linux.
Windows still has High contrast mode
You can add start menu and shell replacements to the newer windows which have various degrees of customization, you can even make Windows 10 look like XP.
Windows 10 has a colorblind mode, dude. I'm colorblind.
I think you missed one critical point in favour of XP: It did not bury important stuff like network management or even desktop icons under a pile of useless menus, designed for "simplicity", but that ultimately only manage to frustrate savvy users.
My biggest pet peeve with all post-7 versions of Windows.
@@bchristian85 I know how to make all the important stuff easily accessible. I got quite adept at using computers over the years.
they are all going that way, creating sub menus within sub menus for the illusion of simplicity. which I am glad I am not the only one that sees this as the exact opposite of simple. That said XP started the trend and now it has just gotten way out of control.
@@jamesvinson3998 point I think he is making is you shouldn't have to... I have done the same thing, and every time I am left feeling I should have to spend 1/2 an hour making shortcuts to my most used settings. I use the search bar now more then I ever have cause I plainly refuse to spend half an hour trying to figure out were they think it makes sense to put the setting.
I don't get why Windows 10 insists on throwing all layers of menus at you. Just let me get to my games.
And it created Arby and Chief. Text to speech microsoft sam. I'm 22 and miss those good ol days of the early 2000s. Nostalgia. Playing proskater 3, underground 2, harry potter games, lego star wars games, flash games, watching youtube back in the day in it's early stages of release, skateboarding. Just brings me back to a better time before the world turned into garbage like now.
I loved XP. I loved it so much when I got a Vista-loaded laptop, I "downgraded" to XP. It really was my favorite. If they re-released it with modern hardware support and updated the security, it would be great. I'd be willing to pay for it. I have to use it as a VM because two programs I use will not work on anything past XP even if I use compatability mode. I hate the bloat that develops push into their software just because they can. Microsoft (and conversely Windows) is no exception. Even turning off so many of the "features" still barely scratches the huge resource consumption.
This video is honestly making me want to roll back to XP. Every Windows version since feels not only bloated, but less customizable. They feel so impersonal.
Yeah. Love my Windows 10 but I prefer 2000’s aesthetic to today’s flat, boring looks.
You could install a modern Linux distro and then install a theme designed to look like (or even replicate) Windows XP.
@@IsmailofeRegime thanks for the suggestion! I actually just started using Linux for the first time this week, so I'll look into that.
The Windows XP source code was leaked last year, we can hope for a fixed version...maybe :p
Why I'm honestly not getting Windows 11. No thanks, I'm fine. I don't wanna have to spend 4 hours on hardrive shenanigans for a shittier windows I don't need at all.
We still use XP at work. Granted, the computers are in a closed network and they run specific software, but everything still works fine as long as the hardware works.
That is something you will still see in a lot of businesses! Many grocery stores often still run Windows 98 on their registers!
@@nationsquid Hey, long as it's not on the public internet, have at. Why fix what isn't broken?
Some of the sand machines at my dad's foundry still use either 95 or 98 as well
@@cashkromsupernerd1193 Apparently Nintendo's online servers for multiplayer use Windows 98 as well... -_-
Same here. Not connected to any network but runs the building security. Controlled by VMware esxi
I didn't upgrade because I had my system exactly how I wanted it, with data and software I couldn't afford to lose. I just disconnected it from the internet and bought a laptop for the upgrades. I love my XP to this day 😊
Windows XP and Windows 7 were, and still are the Operating System kings. The fact that the two OSes didn't come preinstalled with bloatware like Candy Crush, didn't constantly pester you with notifications, the fact the two looked revolutionary at their time, didn't limit customization, and the fact that all their preinstalled programs were actually useful, it was like Microsoft put user experiences first before marketability (Looking at YOU Windows 10).
Nicely said. Thank you!
Windows XP defined the golden age of personal computing for the masses. It was like Elvis or the Beatles. Or maybe like the Volkswagen Beetle. Few things hit all the marks so well. I used XP on my main machines for literally 20 years (2001-2021) until finally giving in to Windows 10 just a few months ago! Never had any viruses or security issues in all that time. XP was like the bridge between the floppy disk and smartphone eras.
Don't forget. You can run Windows XP with hardware as old as a Pentium overdrive with a motherboard designed for i486, to as new as Haswell. That's like 19 years worth of support! No other operating systems is gonna get that close in terms of longevity. I started using Windows XP in 2004, after replacing my Windows 98 PC. It's definitely a breath of fresh air, coming from Win 9x. When Windows 7 came out, I was dual booting with XP, while slowly getting myself accustomed to the new OS. Eventually, in 2011, I ditched XP and went full time with 7. I currently have a dedicated Windows XP desktop and laptop that I boot up every now and then, just to relive the nostalgia.
That's incredible! It is no wonder Windows XP did so well when you really think about that. :)
because it's actually ancient OS that developed based on NTKernel from 90's. but microsoft decided to throw all of their engineer to regularly patch update XP because they had to face reality that people weren't ready to upgrade their PC for more modern OS like Vista. those patches makes XP more secure and more stable to use, so user can stay longer using windows xp and makes xp as the biggest os on market share until 2010's. that also means all 3rd party hardware and software companies had to build their product for the most popular OS at that time, XP
R.I.P Windows 7. July 22, 2009 - January 14, 2020.
Glad you mentioned Haswell. Been thinking about building an XP machine for many of my old games
I mean... that's not really true. You can run linux on very old hardware.
My late wife loved XP on her mini tower which I still have. Every time I's upgrade her system... up to 7 Pro ...she balked at how she had to relearn where things were on her computer. For the most part, she'd use her laptop, but sometimes revert to her mini tower every so often. Personally, I enjoyed XP for it reliability and practicality and have several laptops with different versions amongst them. Will not get v.11 until I can be persuaded it is something I need as XP proved itself to be. As you inferred, new technology creates it's own problems with previous versions, just as the varying bit systems that have come along, but not necessarily unused. Keep up the good work, my friend.
"Ringo Starr" "Plans for World Domination" Love the Easter Eggs this guy puts in his videos
Windows XP was the very last Windows operating system that I actually loved. To date, XP was probably the most stable Windows OS that has ever existed. It was extremely rare that I ever had a problem with it and when I did, it was always something very minor. Every OS that Microsoft has released since XP has been a total shit show and is the reason why I am now primarily a Mac user, LOL. I would still be using XP today if I could. That rolling hills wallpaper, that startup sound.....so much 2000s nostalgia!
Windows 7?
@@richard35791 Trash,don't even ask about it. Windows XP > Windows 7 easy, just on the sole reason of control. You want to delete System32 in Windows XP ? Go ahead. Administrator privileges and "not using administrator account" ? No problem in XP. Whatever you wanted to do in XP you could, no questions asked, no restrictions. EVERYTHING after XP has been produced with sole purpose of tracking users, XP was made with innovation and usability in mind. There's a difference when you want to make a good OS for user, and when you want to make OS to track users and earn money off them.
@thetimekillerx I bet you are not assuming what I think, I just bet.
@thetimekillerx 100% true, XP most stable, easy, when compared to 7, let alone 10. I used XP since year of 2004, all the way to 2016, had like handful of crashes. To be honest, I just had to google to even remember how BSOD looked like on XP, thats how rarely I've seen it. Any problem was solvable on XP. You have footage of Windows 10 updating in middle of broadcasts, that's embarrassing and bad OS, as well as 7 crashing randomly. Windows XP gave us all the freedom in the world, I dont need an OS to be my parent and pretend like it cares for me. OS should do my bidding at all cost, even if I mess something up, my fault, my accountability, dont act like you care for real if my OS crashes, you're just using that to argue. Fact that military still uses XP says it all. If you like being restricted and submissive, by all means, go for it. Some of us are not betas.
It was simple, colorful, friendly. It didn't take up so much space. It didn't require much hardware. It gave you more freedom than the systems that followed. It was like for home users unlike the office style of Vista and Windows 7. It was your friend. Windows 10/11 are not your friend. They are spying on you. I still use Windows 7 as the last real Windows.
MICROSOFT... I HOPE YOU ARE READING THIS AND YOU BETTER YOU FUCKS! I STILL USE Windows XP, Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 64-bit OS! YOUR CURRENT "METRO" OS's ARE FUCKING TRASH COMPARED TO THE FORMER & MORE POPULAR!
@Windows XP hello, old friend.
It ran well on anything from a 300 MHz Pentium II with 128 MB of RAM to a Sandy Bridge i7 with 4GB of RAM.
@@honkhonkler7732 oh yes it fid on the ibm aptiva
yes Win7 was the only good last try, but this is gone 8-11 are crap
I initially hated the Fisher-Price look when I had to troubleshoot my sister's PC... But when forced to start using it at work, I had to admit that it was more stable than any 9x system I'd been using at home. I eventually adopted it, once I'd found the less toy-like olive green color scheme. ;-]
i can’t stop rewatching your videos, your way of explaining keeps me intrigued for some reason. :)
Windows XP, like Vista, gets a lot of points from me on virtue of not using flat design. Minimalism never grew on me, if anything I find it uglier everytime I look back at the softwares from the skeuomorphism era. XP and Vista's GUIs both look beautiful, as do many programs from that era (*ahem* msn messenger).
I agree! I want skeumorphism to come back! And I hope it does!
I wish more software would let us have an option to revert back to their old non-flat designs
Yeah. I hope the trend of everything having a sterile, minimalist design dies out soon. It's so uninspiring. Hurts the soul to look at.
@@plottwist1733 Or at least an option, that's all we want. That way, both camps are happy. Those who like the detailed and/or translucent look of XP, Vista and 7, and those who like the flat look of 8 and 10.
I loved Vista. I started from Windows 95B on my first home pc right on the eve of 98 releasing. Tried ME, was useable, then XP came out. Got it 3 days after it released. It was buggy as hell, crashed the whole system alot. When Service Pack 1 came out, it fixed all those issues completely. I built a pc to handle Vista so I had all the bells and whistles. I found it great, rock solid and I also loved the skeuomorphism.
XP feels like home, it's what I had at home (though 95 was my first OS) and at school. It's where I really learned how to use a computer, where I played my online pet games and posted on forums. It reminds me of a simpler time when the computer/internet was a fun playground completely seperate from the real world- as compared to today where it's always on hand, everything is constantly connected, and the mystique is gone. I use 10 at work, I have a macbook for college work/art but they're just tools. They have no emotional or sentimental attachment.
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I completely agree. On forums, people would be more 'anonymous' and not use a picture of themselves. The internet felt like a different place. I was younger then so I might be biased from nostalgia, but I miss how the internet used to be.
Totaly agreed. WinXP was adjustable, easily navigated into and intuitively understandable. In modern OS all tuning and preferencies are hidden from user. This enrages me every time when i face new installed win 10 (I haven't even seen win11 yet, but believe me, i am really trembling in fear of what i am going to see and work with...). Currently working on customized win 10 with deleted bullshit like preinstalled antiviruses (or antimalware module or how it called...), firewall, forced updates etc.
3:45 he's got bonzi buddy
Windows XP and Windows 7 were hands down the best operating systems of all time.
Pinball was my passion on Windows XP
ok boomer
I grew up on XP, so windows 7 was the future for me. By the time I got a new computer, it was running windows 10, so I didn't get to experience windows 7 except in school. It still feels futuristic even though it's older than the current OS, so I run an aero theme now.
@@SCIFIguy64 For me, windows xp was my childhood, while windows 7 was from about 11-17. I have a lot of nostalgia for both and, while Windows 10 is good, I don't have the same nostalgia for it even though I have Windows 11 now.
@@MegaCygnusX1 ok kid
I didn’t expect to get emotional & feel nostalgia over seeing videos of an old operating system. Such a simpler time 🥺
I agree!! I used window XP 😢 when I was 6 till 15 yrs 😭.. so nostalgia
agreed, imo. 👍👍
Windows XP was the first Home Computer that introduced me to the internet. Up until that point the only way I was able to get onto the internet was at school as my parents were still running a Windows 95 Computer until 2004. For the next decade Windows XP was like an old friend to me, so easy to use and I gained a lot of computer knowledge over that time. When support was dropped for XP my family and I all switched to Mac but I miss the days of XP
So nostalgic. My sister and me were 9 years old when we got our first computer. It had windows XP. I can still remember the smell of the new PC and how after school the first thing we did was turn it on and just discover different things about it. There was this little animated paper clip in word that offered help or we would just change the wallpaper or user picture. Then there was also some folder with jpg files of some textures or something. They were very small and when you zoomed in they looked like arranged from squares.
Even today I'm still love this OS with ALL my heart. It was the OS that made me choose the IT career. Sometimes, when I'm feeling nostalgic I use custom skins and icon packs to make my windows 10 like windows xp so I can relive those precious moments of my life.
Speaking about custom skins - Windows XP had a huge catalogue of custom UI that was available (Stardock Windowblinds anyone?), that could make XP look like from Vista to OSX to other custom themes. It's like some sort of modding scene which died out with XP…
Where do you get the skins for Windows 10? Or maybe 11..
Windows XP just feels homely. Also nostalgia plays a big part for me. Just the memories of growing up as a kid, getting a home pc that had windows 98 and then upgrading to XP. The memories of playing Monkey Island many years ago, the school years of coming home playing Runescape and chatting to friends on MSN. Just so much nostalgia with XP. Hits ya in the feels.
and it runs faster than newer windows versions to boot kiddo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
RuneScape in 2006 was my unbeatable
yep, runescape and MSN and then games like sims etc... good times man..
@@henrik1743 imagine if you got it to work on a modern computer man would it be so much faster then shiity windows 10 or windows 11
@@raven4k998 What frustrates me is the amount of bloat on a "clean" win 10 / win 11 install.. "do you want personalized ads or generic ads" How about no FKN ads??? I paid for the OS..
I miss XP. Good days of messing around in Paint, playing Roller Coaster Tycoon, and messaging people on AIM. No stealing your data, no bloatware, or constantly pushing you to use Edge, make a Microsoft account, or any of that. We had technology but it didn’t run our lives. Nowadays we’re connected constantly; it’s something that back then may have sounded cool in theory, but in reality it’s not so great sometimes. The disconnect was nice, like not being able to check it while I was at school. Now with the dawn of AI I don’t see any of that improving. Just take me back to a simpler time. 💔
I am still using windows xp to this day, and it is quite easy to use even today. The only thing is to not do online banking or any sensitive stuff on it but for other things it work well.
Right when they decided to quit updating XP I happened to be chatting with a sales person from Microsoft. Her explanation was that computers had grown so much that updating would not bring in new consumers so that XP would just bleed the company dry. In other words, they wanted to soak you for more money, and they did. Secondly, I know of a company that still runs XP. Well over 250 computers, all linked for this business. All outside information is passed into a division before it's uploaded for safety.
XP is such a warm bath. The first time an MS OS was stable as could be, did everything you needed and looked super nice as well. And the UI was just perfect, 3-4 clicks and you were in the nitty gritty of most settings.
First of all, awesome video, very nostalgic for me and interesting to know that Microsoft still provides updates for Windows XP for the US Govt. I did like Windows XP and still do, though I've not used it for a while. But my favourites from Microsoft are (in order of preference) Vista, 2000, NT, 10 and 11. I would run Vista now if it supported modern hardware (though I might need to look into that cos I might be assuming it won't work when it would). I use 10 as I prefer it to 7 and 8/8.1 and find it faster than those. 11 I've not used much and scared to try it on my main machine till I can do a test install. 2000 and NT had beautiful startup sounds and as I grew up using 95 at home and NT in the library 2000 was kind of the best I could work with when I got old enough to install different OSes on my home PC. But my favourite OS of all time is and always will be MacOS in particular X and the ones that followed, though 8 and 9 where what I used in primary (elementary) school, and I even used System 7 once. As I got older I came to appreciate the UNIX base of the system - it has all the power of Linux but with the compatiblity of Windows with main stream software including Microsoft Office, though for gaming unfortunately many titles only run in Windows and are optimized for Direct X so even when they can run on OpenGL/CL on Linux or MacOS they run slower on the same hardware (I've tested on Hackintosh systems before you ask). Any sorry for rambling, and thanks for reading.
I had a Windows ME computer and EVERYTIME I turn it on it crashes, at the second or third time it worked so I could open Word. If I tried to open a game the computer crashes, when I switch user the computer crashes, when I opened Emule the computer crashes, when I tried to play some music the computer crashed.... and that was my first computer-experience. When my dad bought me a Windows XP computer to study (back in 2003) I was REALLY sad.. A computer... all those crashes... I wish I could throw it throught the car windows when going back home from the shop. But.. well.. now I'm a computer technician. That's how much I love, and loved, Windows XP.
It has such an iconic presentation. Everyone knows the startup and shutdown music, the little animation of the files flying from the globe, and the desktop backgrounds it comes with.
Man, so MUCH nostalgia. I was born in 1995 and I grew up with XP. So many hours spent playing 3D Pinball and Spider Solitaire. Does anybody else miss Clippy? Just so much time spent with this OS, it carried me all the way through high school. RIP XP 💖💖💖
my favorite assistant was links the cat personnally. I still use it on my XP VM which I use sometimes
His name's actually Clippit. And _hell yeah!_ Messing around with the DOS prompt in fullscreen on XP was amazing. It's partly what motivated me to enter my career as an embedded software engineer. Does anyone remember the secret OOBE music file hidden deep in the bowels of the XP system files? It was such a magical thing to discover through rumors in KZhead comment chains, only for my young self to dig around through the cryptic OS binaries and files and triumphantly stumble upon this supposed easter egg of music.
Real legends remember helping Microsoft Sam fly his Roflcopter
If XP were still supported I would use it, it’s my nostalgic childhood OS. Used it from the beginning to the end of its life. I occasionally make the “Bliss” (green field) photo the background on my iPhone for the nostalgic feel
I get so happy when I have to go deep into my Windows 11 settings and see the reminants of the old XP UI designs that haven't been updated like the OG Control Panel...i hope they never go away
you're correct about the Fisher Price appearance. 1st thing I did when I finished installing XP is changing to classic Windows 98 style theme
Both are far superior to the flat crap that's the trend these days.
you should've used the Royale Noir theme from MCE.
XP is the last usable OS for a lot of older sound hardware thanks to changes in Vista. It has support for hardware that is post-Vista for graphics cards and some chipsets as well, making it a beautiful choice for pre-2009-or-so gaming.
This should be a huge point in this video that, a lot of peripherals just won't work with Vista and so on. This may also be why a lot of companies still choose to use XP.
Vista fucked up windows
Windows Vista also came out around the time people switched from 32 bit to 64 bit. 32 bit Vista would generally work with most drivers but the 64-bit version required new ones.
not only this manny games from the 90s arnt running without other tool on modern systems xp was is the last one everythink runns fine i myself have a xp pc especely for older games
Windows xp is a few months older than I am but I remember using it in the late 2000s on our home pc before Windows 7 :D super nostalgic, especially the icons AND CLIPPY AND ROVER
I agree with the point you made at the end-- that XP is just nostalgic and homey. It reminds me of the days of playing Kid Pix and Reader Rabbit and Neopets and VMK. It reminds me of NetSmart and Nicktoons and virtual worlds that just no longer exist. Windows Movie Maker YTPs and MS Paint, Fred being the number one KZheadr, the internet being much more kid-friendly, a surplus of forums... All these things have gone the way of the dinosaur, but still, Windows XP is there, an old friend you can reminisce with about simpler times, when the world seemed like a kinder, less divisive place. I'm currently running Windows 11 (shouldn't have upgraded from 10 until the bugs were worked out, but whatever), but XP will always be a favorite of mine, even if I don't use it anymore. XP is like your childhood best friend. You may not talk to them anymore, but you can always look back on the memories you shared together with fondness. :)
Ironically, NeoPets still exists, and remains compatible with Internet explorer 8
I grew up with XP! I remember even getting to run Garry's Mod on it, with pretty decent framerates. Was awesome.
Love to hear that! I was never into Garry's Mod myself but I remember it being huge then. :)
Had Windows XP on my old laptop from 2012 until 2018. Pretty much one of the best operating systems out there. It was practically easy for everyone to use, lightweight and just got the job done.
You can get the iconic start-up sound and "that beautiful field of green" to run on the newer OSes, though.
Is stil my favorite, no aero, no gimmicks, no overbloating, no app look alike, perfect for pc and laptops, clean look, practical use, still the best.
Seeing that UI made me sad, I had made myself forget how much better XP is than anything today. That start menu, the chess account Icon, the round 3d windows, the shutdown icons, we've gone backwards in UI design. I wish spider solitaire pinball and minesweeper were still included in windows.
Oh yeah yeah :) I was born in 1993 and I have the same amount of nostalgia for Windows 98. Never really liked XP, tbh, I don't know why...
I swear, I have a virtual machine running XP just to play Pinball and stare at the system's design
@@LechuKawaii and do you use it for watching your favorite р0гп?
I miss clicking on that "All programs" tab after opening the Start menu, and have my eyes assaulted with a million folders of all my installed programs... honestly, way better than scrolling down because I forgot the name of an old program.
@@MrFreakHeavy yeah, terrible design decision. I never went back to "all programs" since the introduction of search in Vista. In all fairness, "all programs" in Win 10 isn't that much better, it's still a dyslexic mess.
I really like all the design layouts throughout Windows XP. I’d love to see a future Windows with a stock layout selector.
It is my favorite, I remember on days when school was out or voting or the weekends, I used to spend hours as a kid playing with floppy discs and dos applications on it. The few games my father bought me from the late 90's for Windows 95 would run. I had all of my music ripped in Windows Media Player, and as I got older, it ran KZhead with flash player and other databases. In 2010 When I fired up Windows 7 32-bit and slid a disc in that my father bought me, it didn't work. Then I bought a Mac. I've been thinking about the psychological problem of not being able to use those games and the people that died during the two wars during it's time.
I still remember installing this on my machine at the time. Such a crazy time for computer advancement.
Even currently as a Mac user, I still love Windows XP. It's my most familiar operating system ever and also the first OS I used in my life.
Same! I've been primarily a Mac user since 2010, but I LOVED Windows XP. Every operating system that Microsoft has released since XP has been utter garbage that is filled with bloatware, which is why I am now a Mac user, LOL.
I remember always watching the Windows XP tour presentation, the first time I've seen it.. it felt magical.
That is awesome! Especially for its time, it really was magical!
0:49 That face should have been replaced with an outline of a gigachad face.
My parents were “late” adopters of technology and didn’t get a computer until after pretty much everyone else we knew got their first computers. My dad had a friend who was pretty tech savvy and built my family our first computer, with glorious, shiny and new Windows XP. I don’t remember how long we had that same computer for, but I’m pretty sure at least a decade. We never had a computer with Vista on it. We skipped up to Windows 7 after it had had many updates. But even now, I still have a lot of fond memories of Windows XP. It was just rock-solid for everything my family needed.
Yes, I remember having Windows XP on my computer in my room when I was in elementary school. Back then, it seemed so new and shiny. I played games on it and started using the internet. More than 10 years later, I had the same Windows XP on my computer at work. I miss that system, the way it looked and sounded. Nostalgia is doing its thing here.
"Whatever we do, where ever we go , he will allways be with us" -Unknown Windows XP user
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Oh that startup sound is so satisfying, it has all the right bells and whistles. It's bloatware-free software, and toy-like appearance (as he mentioned) that made it fun to use, and that background, that showed how green the grass can get on the other side. And of course, the ability to back up your expensive cd's in case they got stolen. It just worked! Windows XP 2.0 with upgraded angelical sounds. 😁👍🏽
As someone who has always been a Mac user, I appreciate what XP did. I too miss that era of computing. 😢
I miss the old look of Windows and Mac from the mid-2000s. It actually looked appealing and gave you that personal touch. Both OSes nowadays have that “flat” look. It’s just so boring in comparison.
Nice Ringo Starr reference my guy. Had to come and edit: The Yoko Ono Monologue had me rolling, lmfao
The US military is currently in the process of upgrading from XP to 7. They expect to finish the transition only a couple years after support for Windows 7 ends.
that's awesome cuz Windows 7 was the new XP
I really like Windows 7 because it was the first OS I used heavily, so I think the "nostalgia" some people have with XP, I have with 7
I liked Windows 7 a lot too. That was the one that "got the job done" for me. :)
Same and wow those sample Win7 images are common as pfps
Me too I have been using windows 7 for almost 12 years
Win XP was great for a home use, but for everything else, it was just... bad. Unsecure, spagetti-coded monolith.
@@nationsquid dude did you take down your Columbine documentary?!?! :(
i watched your Windows 2000 video but one thing that you didn't talk about was that Windows 2000 was the first version that you didn't see the blue screen of death all the time. Because it was built on the NT technology I mean everybody used to joke about the blue screen of death. I remember one time I left my computer on for holiday weekend and came back and it was still running. I was so amazed at that
Oh how I miss thee Windows XP. The best Windows operating system ever. That lush green background, simplistic icons yet beautiful and so straightforward and efficient. Streamlined and had few issues with it. I will always have fond memories of it.
I wish I was present in the early 2000s to be able to experience this while it was used. This is why time travel needs to be invented!
I actually didn't enjoy XP all that much when it was popular, but now that it has been some time, I do feel fondly of it now. :) I would love to use a time machine and go back to the 60s to see my favorite bands perform!
Yea the problem with the 2000s and later is that the internet changes a lot and it can't really be replicated very well if you want a 90s or 80s computing experience just get a emulator or try to find a old used pc and it will be similar to how it was back then i remember the early 2000s but i was not as open minded as i am now so i missed out on a lot of stuff that i thought would exist forever.
I was actually born the year XP came out, but i have a lot of nostalgia for it. Not only did my first hand-me-down laptop run Windows XP, but my school's computers ran Windows XP up until like 2014 until they upgraded to Windows 7.
the yoko ono monologue XD 19:42 I laught way too loud thanks
XP OS is the first Windows I met in whole life. One of my first memories is me going to a computer schoool after kindergarden. My mom used to take me there because that's where my dad used to work. And I remember when he used to borrow the PC where he worked for a while to play Pinball. And sometimes he used to play it, too. And also had another PC with XP at home. On this PC i used to play many educative CD ROMS, like "In search of lost words" (to learn English) and "Quantum Castle" (to learn Math)
Windows XP was what started my love towards operating systems. I remember my mom upgrading from Win7 (which I always respected) to Win10 and it just took forever... When I started highschool I bought a Win10 notebook and it was cool, but felt empty, hollow even... I think my love for OSes died, but then I got into Linux, and now, 5 years later, switch between using it skinned as XP and 95. Even though I never used 95, I love the aesthetic. Even though I am a hard core linux user, WinXP just feels like home.
Same
I am a MacOS user, and I tried Linux based OS in between, but I can safely say that XP was the last OS where we all met and then walked to our different paths.
The reason to it's still my favorite Windows to this day, despite running Linux for all my daily uses now, is three-fold: 1. The complete experience. Everything seemed complete and worked together in one eco system. The UI of XP's most used applications shared the same simple, but user-friendly styling, colors and fonts, while still not requiring huge amounts of RAM and CPU. This stands in huge contrast to Windows of today, where things as crucial as the control panel have been in a broken/half finished state since Windows 8, for no reason! Heck, the new Settings page makes it even more difficult to find settings and many are hidden in sub-sub-sub-menus. This point is to some degree fulfilled with Windows 7 as well. 2. Privacy. No sneaky telemetry services and forced updates. You are in control of your PC. 3. Resources. Windows XP doesn't demand huge amounts of hardware resources to run and doesn't need over 50 background services to keep your PC running. Try to install even Windows 7 and see how many services and svchost.exe's are running and using your CPU without your control.
Completely agree on number 1. XP (and 7) feels like complete product compared to what we have now. Windows 10 still gets funky sometimes after multiple updates, even explorer bugged out, it's pathetic really. Newer windows harasses you with "suggestions" and I feel like I keep getting products and services shoved down my throat on every corner. How anti-consumer of you, MS. Every time I have a fresh windows installation now the first thing I'd do would be purging bloatwares and telemetry. Also why haven't they tackled the setting/control panel UI/UX nightmare?? Sometimes a setting you're searching for is on Settings, other ones in Control Panel, sometimes you get ping-pong'd between the two. Wtf?
When I was working as an engineer just a few years ago the company I worked for was running our CAD software on Windows XP professional. This was 2020.
My very first laptop (a used one from my parents) ran on XP. I got the thing for my very first essays and powerpoint presentations using office 2003. Mind you this was about 2 years before I went to highschool around 2011 or so. Never had any problems with it.
How is it that this got a tear in my eye? I am not emotional but this was something that got me so nostalgic and kind of sad... I am a 2000 kid (87 to be precise) my memories of this time are so magical... where did we go wrong? Did the social media and the times really destroy the magic? If I had a time machine I would jump back no question and pray that it never ends. Oh btw I got the Messenger working on win 10 in closed system. We use it in my company 😍
Glad to know I was not alone. I got emotional watching the video. So many memories with the OS. My MSI Netbook that ran WinXp just died last December 2021. Haaaay...
OK boomer. Lol no I'm not being mean, we all do this when we get older. We think everything was better in "them days". It wasn't really. Childhood is a magical time for most people (if you're lucky enough to be in a stable environment), before we got crushed by the horrible weight of the adult world.
OK so I just got stupid nostalgic over SP2 for some reason that I cannot explain. Imagine getting nostalgic over that lol. It was such a big deal at the time tho. I don't remember why, I just remember being excited and carefully making myself an integrated disc.
Windows XP was a lot like Flex Tape, it just worked. What I really enjoyed about Windows XP was the stability and reliability. I knew I could install just about anything on it and not worry too much. I also really liked how customizable it was. It was the last generation that really felt like it wanted you to customize it and had a ton of support. There were hundreds of sites where you could go and get new desktop themes with custom cursors and sound effects. These days Microsoft themselves provide very little support for their desktop themes outside of a small pack of backgrounds. XP was just the last system that really embraced giving a fun user experience, which I think was somewhat reflected in that "toy like" environment.
This lamb concurs.
I miss Windows XP so much it wasn’t my first OS as Windows 98 was my first. Also Space Cadet Pinball and Minesweeper and MS Paint and Solitaire