I've made the switch to Windows XP in...

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Poll closely related to the 10th anniversary thread.

I've switched to XP in 2001, coming from Windows 2000, and have since switched to Mac OS X (iMac) and Windows 7 (laptop).

Note: You can make multiple selections in the third question.

[anthdci]

I switched from XP to vista, and then to 7. I also have a mac mini so I ticked all three. In my youth I stupidly purchased windows ME :blush:

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

I switched from Windows 98 in 2002, and have since moved to Mac OS X and Windows 7.

[jwil1]

My family's new computer in 2002 ran XP SP1 (before that we had a Windows 95 machine from 1997). I got my own desktop in 2003-ish (a second hand P3), running 98, then XP.

My first laptop in 2004 (a crappy Dell Inspiron 1150) came with XP SP1a. Several second hand desktops (with 98 or XP) later I built my own machine in 2008. It originally dual-booted XP and Vista (and in early 2009 Windows 7 beta/RC builds), then I upgraded to Windows 7 in October 2009 when 7 RTMed. Still got the same 2008 PC (and I tihnk even the same Win7 build) - solid as a rock! :D

[MarkusDarkus]

I got ME in 2001 on a Tosh Satellite when I went to uni. Loved that lappy apart from the WEAK graphics. In 03 I built my own machine (Which was badass back then and still runs strong now). When I started this job in 08 I purchased a new laptop which had Vista but only for a month or 2 as I managed to get a early discounted retail copy on Win7 and haven't looked back since.

[+John. Subscriber¹]

Switched in 2K1 from 2000, since moved to Windows 7 and OSX 10.7

[+Heartripper Subscriber¹]

I bought a new computer with xp on it in dec 2004. Before that i used Win ME. Then i bought a laptop with vista on it in oct 2009, as soon as 7 came out i switched to Win7.

[ozgeek]

Had my first computer in 2000 running win98. Upgraded that to ME in 2001, then upgraded to XP in 2002, upgraded to Win7 in 2009. All my PCs are now on Win7.

[StealMySoda]

Got a median laptop from Aldi (of all places) the first week XP came out!

[Ezaura]

I chose Other (for Before Windows XP I used) because my first PC was Windows XP! Looking back, it was a pretty good OS for a starter.

[Solid Knight]

Upgraded from Windows 3.1 to XP in 2002.

[muratoner]

Upgraded from Windows 3.1 to XP in 2002.

yeah and i have switched from Windows 1 to Windows 8 Beta today :D

[ZakO]

Upgraded from Win 98 to XP in 2002, in 2008-2009 switched to OSX, then I switched everything to Windows 7 in Oct 2009.

[Solid Knight]

yeah and i have switched from Windows 1 to Windows 8 Beta today

It started to get unbearable when web-pages got more fancy. Back then I used to only use my computer for building terrible Angelfire websites, running games from the mid-90's, and posting on forums.

[muratoner]

It started to get unbearable when web-pages got more fancy. Back then I used to only use my computer for building terrible Angelfire websites, running games from the mid-90's, and posting on forums.

wow i thought you were kidding....you should've at least tried win95

[stereopixels]

I switched to XP immediately from Windows ME, which was a complete nightmare compared to '98 SE; I seem to recall ME liked to BSoD a lot, was far less reliable than '98 and lacked the level of support that 98 had; I was glad to switch to XP as soon as I possibly could and I never regretted it; XP was a great OS from day one.

[SfIsHeR1701]

Back in the day, my old 486 with 8mb RAM, ran Windows 3.1, upgraded that to Windows 95 shortly after it was released, my next comp was a pentium 120, 32mb ram, ran windows 98, upgraded to a Celeron 333, 64mb ram, that ran 98 until XP was released, by the time Vista was relased, I had an Athlon XP 1800+, now I have a Pentium E5200 running 7 (Y)

[Solid Knight]

wow i thought you were kidding....you should've at least tried win95

I would have needed a processor upgrade. I didn't have the interest in upgrading nor did I want to commit money to upgrading so I just made do with what I had. For the most part, the computer was fine until multi-media and advanced scripting exploded on the web. I did have access to Windows 98 and Windows ME computers but I hardly used them because they were slower and more crash-prone than mine.

[cork1958]

Had Windows Me installed on one computer for a while, until W2K came out, then all computers had that. Installed XP on everything shortly afterwards. Never used that POS Vista for more than 10 minutes on a couple of computers.

Now, all but one computer is Windows 7. Easily the best MS has done yet.

[Jen Smith]

For my Windows boxes, switched over once SP1 came out in 2002. The RTM build was a little wonky at first, that and I had some driver issues if I recall, stayed with 2KPro till then. I remember the same old rants on various forums about XP when it first came out too.. XP's slow, bloated, buggy, 95 boots faster, doesn't have all my drivers, doesn't play all my old games, I'm scared of change, etc etc. Some things never change.

Now, all but one computer is Windows 7. Easily the best MS has done yet.

+1, definitely their best desktop OS yet, and rather fond of 2008R2 as well on the server end.

[John S. Veteran]

Who remembers Whistler and the checkered theme that never made it into XP?

[chrispinto]

1999 - Windows 2000 > 2001 - XP > 2006 - Vista > Present day: Windows 7/OS X 10.7.2

[firey]

Had a Windows 95 machine, then got a new computer that came with Windows ME. It ran fine for the first year or so, then it would crash weekly and we had to keep taking it into the computer store. The computer store got sick of us and gave us a free copy of XP.

[DrakeN2k]

my history, Win Me , Win Xp , Vista , 7.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

My pre-XP OS was Windows Me. I know a lot of people considered it to be the devils work but, for some reason, it always worked great for me - and obviously being newer than Windows 98SE meant whenever I did a reinstall, there was less stuff to install / patch.

Happy Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit user now! Proabably because I got a free copy of it in the goodie bag when I went to TechEd in 2009 ;) Thanks Microsoft! ;)