Is Windows XP Obselete? Page 8

Started by Dawn May 13th, 2010 5:55 AM
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Anyway... The conclusion is that Windows 7 is much better than Windows Vista in all respects including performance...
Which is peculiar since all versions of Windows had slower performance in comparison to their predecessors.

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Oh yeah, and locoroco is a troll.

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here is my gaming comp


thx for not believing me i log on fast because of asrock's fast boot well have a good 1 with 7 hehehe
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here is my gaming comp
thx for not believing me i log on fast because of asrock's fast boot well have a good 1 with 7 hehehe


http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/processors/amd_phenom_9850/

Looks like you've got a little big fat inconsistency in processor speed and processor being used. That processor runs at 2.5 and overclocks to 3.0. Getting it above 3.0 can be difficult. Furthermore your computer says 6 GB but it's well known that 32 bit XP supports 3 point something gigs at max, possibly 4 with a hack I once saw. Not six.

I find your lying and deception disgusting.


I dunno, I mean, FF seems to be working pretty nicely for me. I've never really had any problems aside from it crashing every now and then but that can be easily ignored...somewhat.
Firefox has updated straight from 3.6.3 to 3.6.6 since I posted that, releasing major security upgrades to fix some of the problems I bashed Firefox for having. Basically I don't necessarily support what I said back then as being still true seeing as it only applied to past versions where Firefox's security was in serious need of upgrade.





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I'm always in the recent versions of Firefox for this reason. I cannot provide an opinion or say anything about security issues for that matter because I've never really stuck with an old version of Firefox for prolonged periods of time for it to be exposed to any kind of...harmful programs or what have you.
It was at 3.6.3 for a while. 3.6.4 introduced a nice huge security update. Now my only comment is that it's still a slug that can be out-sped by the slowest Microsoft Office startups.
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now its my turn to say it your looking for initernet knowledge not personal experience i know for a fact i made xp take the 6 gigs and i know for a fact that i overcloked it there it really doesnt matter if you believe me or not i know i have my gaming comp i had to turn it on for this dang thread so whatever have fun with your 7
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You're a terrible liar Loco. You did not overclock your processor to two times it's normal speed, nor do you have XP 32 bit utilizing 6 gigs of RAM. Everyone can see it and prove it with just a bit of research, and no amount of pretending otherwise is going to change that.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=overclock+phenom+9850+to+5+ghz&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=CyIf7YSEtTL3fB5X6gAS684TmBwAAAKoEBU_QEzB4&fp=e0fa4b5da4f245a4

Here, what does this google search for "Phenom 9850 overclock 5 ghz" reveal? Certainly not that it's possible. It reveals what I stated before. Getting it over 3.0 is pretty difficult. 5.0? NOT happening.

Quite frankly you're beginning to irk me.
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i didnt say my xp used the 6 gigs but unlike the other xp mine recognizes that it has 6 gigs i never said it used it them it uses 4 gigs of ram barely it uses 3.96 gigs of ram
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i didnt say my xp used the 6 gigs but unlike the other xp mine recognizes that it has 6 gigs i never said it used it them it uses 4 gigs of ram barely it uses 3.96 gigs of ram
Then XP knowing there's 6GB was seemingly a pretty pointless thing to say. You just need to find the right info display that will say how much memory it has in total and how much can actually be addressed. It's not remarkable that it can tell its own hardware.

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Then XP knowing there's 6GB was seemingly a pretty pointless thing to say. You just need to find the right info display that will say how much memory it has in total and how much can actually be addressed. It's not remarkable that it can tell its own hardware.
well for xp it is since when you ussually go to an xp with 6 gigs of ram it will only tell you that it has 3.25 gb of ram
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well for xp it is since when you ussually go to an xp with 6 gigs of ram it will only tell you that it has 3.25 gb of ram
It's not... You can make your XP say anything to you. If it's a lie, it doesn't matter.

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I gave XP up when I moved to Mac. I still use it with the PC in the study, but I use so many programs that make Vista/7 cry when I use them, XP seems like the only way I can get peace out of them.
You must be using software versions that don't support Windows Vista/Windows 7. Updated versions should work just fine on those.
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You must be using software versions that don't support Windows Vista/Windows 7. Updated versions should work just fine on those.
I have Adobe CS3 however only a few of the programs seem to work on Windows 7, so I use Xp to escape the hassle, which is strange, because it does support the platform. Maybe it's just my computer.

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I have Adobe CS3 however only a few of the programs seem to work on Windows 7, so I use Xp to escape the hassle, which is strange, because it does support the platform. Maybe it's just my computer.
Or your permissions level. Windows 7 and Windows Vista are amazingly compatible with older software, as long as you have the right permissions level.

What other software besides CS3 whines?
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Jasc Pain Shop Pro, but I know that Corel acquired the program so it's just the case of getting some coins to purchase the latest version.
Well if you're going to use inferior versions of a program what can you expect? That'd be your fault, not the OSes fault ._.

We need a aniverrsiry editon for windows xp in 2011. That's my bet.
I'm sorry but no. Come 2011 - 2013 the only thing needed is for XP to be dead so less obsolete operating systems can take it's place.
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Well if you're going to use inferior versions of a program what can you expect? That'd be your fault, not the OSes fault ._.
You do have to keep in mind that software suites like CS 4 and such are ridiculously expensive if you wish to legitimately acquire them.
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Windows XP SP3 is a pretty complete OS. It is however being MADE obsolete by microsoft who are cutting all support for it. This way older hardware cannot be used anymore as the new windows versions are such resource hogs, and people will buy a brand new computer with -you guessed it- windows 7.

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You do have to keep in mind that software suites like CS 4 and such are ridiculously expensive if you wish to legitimately acquire them.
If they don't offer free updates for their program once you legitimately buy, like I'm pretty sure Adobe even does, you should not expect it to last more than a year or two. That means no blaming anything but the program itself.


Windows XP SP3 is a pretty complete OS. It is however being MADE obsolete by microsoft who are cutting all support for it. This way older hardware cannot be used anymore as the new windows versions are such resource hogs, and people will buy a brand new computer with -you guessed it- windows 7.
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To cut implies that end of support was forced. Reality check, XP is not future proof and has a boatload of compatibility issues at the programming level. For instance, IE9 is not going to support XP for very specific reasons. XP cannot use newer APIs that will offer major performance increases is one of these reasons. Some of these same API issues make XP browsers insecure compared to the same browser on a newer OS.
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The only reason I use XP is because I'm not going to drop however much money for Windows 7 just to use it in bootcamp. If I get a student discount anytime soon, I'll probably upgrade to Win 7 64-bit just so it recognizes all my ram on my iMac and Macbook.
You get Windows 2008 for FREE as a student... Which is the latest version of the server editions of Windows.
It has most of the features of Windows 7 as well.

@the compatibility issues. Use XP mode.

Also CS2 used to work fine in Vista, CS3 should probably also work. I'm using Win7 with CS4 and it works well. I'm thinking about getting CS5 now :)

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i still cannot think that xp is outdated. well im gonna keep to what the thread title says no its not obsolete yet true theres better technologies but xp is not obsolete
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You get Windows 2008 for FREE as a student... Which is the latest version of the server editions of Windows.
It has most of the features of Windows 7 as well.

@the compatibility issues. Use XP mode.
I don't recommend that normal users get a Sever version of Windows. There's too much they could mess up on their machine by using it.

And XP mode isn't really all it's cracked up to be, honestly. It's far easier just to get it running in Windows 7. Plus, you need Windows 7 Pro or better to even get to use XP Mode.
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Hmm... At least the XP mode assures that the software that ran in WinXP still works in Win7... And on almost all new computers it works fine...

How can you mess up your computers by using Windows Server? It is the OS used by almost all huge networks which require ThinClients and the like.