In memoriam of Windows XP


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Just thought I'd start a topic about the "in memoriam" of Windows XP, lol. :D

 

Memories? Thoughts? Post away! I'll start.

 

I remember finding this site when I first Heard about Windows XP back in early 2001. I was a junior in HS at the time.

 

Then, in fall 2001 when I was a senior in HS, Windows XP RTMed and then released to the public. There was this hype about Windows XP and how Microsoft has made such excitement about it back then. I remember asking a student who attended a college (he was in my class but he took calculus at that university) if he can get me Windows XP and he did, lol. Needless to say, when I attempted an upgrade, I was disappointed to see that the old computer didn't meet the requirements.

 

I remember the news about the Sasser and Blaster worms that had MS suspending the development of Longhorn and focusing on XP SP2 (which should have been like "XP Second Edition" because of the major changes).

 

I decided to wait a while until I finally got my brand-new computer (Dell Dim 8400) in July 2004 that has Windows XP Home (I did an edition upgrade to XP Pro in April 2005).

 

Sure, XP was more stable than Windows 9x, but it had its own problems. I remember noticing at how slow XP was at bootup and how, when I used XP over time, it suffered from "installation decay."

 

Then, I left Windows XP when I got Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 in July 2006, then RC1 in September 2006, then got Vista RTM in January 2007. I never went back to XP again (only when doing updates, that's it).

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Damn it! Should I copy my original post and paste it over to that thread?

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