Poll

What OS Do you use?

Pre-XP Windows
13 (10.2%)
XP - any version
32 (25.2%)
Vista - any version
9 (7.1%)
Windows 7 - any version
66 (52%)
Other (Linux, MacOS, etc)
7 (5.5%)

Total Members Voted: 126

Author Topic: Windows XP - Who still uses it?  (Read 3066 times)

I don't have Windows 7 because my processor sucks.

Cant windows 7 utilise higher end systems better (Utilises more RAM or CPUs?) Like im sure win 7 ultimate can utilise something crazy around 200 GBs of RAM.

I don't have Windows 7 because my processor sucks.

what kind? i remember a pentium 3 running vista was a big thing back then.

Cant windows 7 utilise higher end systems better (Utilises more RAM or CPUs?) Like im sure win 7 ultimate can utilise something crazy around 200 GBs of RAM.

Windows Server 2008 R2 can utilize about 2TB of RAM. Windows 7 can only use about 192 GBs if you're running Ultimate and you are using the 64-bit version.

I don't have Windows 7 because my processor sucks.
My 2GHz Pentium 4 is running Windows 7 fine, it's just slow when doing certain things.

My laptop has xp on it.

what kind? i remember a pentium 3 running vista was a big thing back then.

Windows Server 2008 R2 can utilize about 2TB of RAM. Windows 7 can only use about 192 GBs if you're running Ultimate and you are using the 64-bit version.
Athlon (Not 2 or 64 bit) 1.8 ghz and single core.  But now I'm on a laptop with 1.6 Ghz, 64 bit and dual core

Windows Server 2008 R2 can utilize about 2TB of RAM. Windows 7 can only use about 192 GBs if you're running Ultimate and you are using the 64-bit version.
I thought it was 196GB. Could be wrong.
But hasn't every OS since XP been able to do this?

Er, I have a backup computer that uses MS-DOS. :p

I'm stuck with Ubuntu because of a recent Windows Vista forgetup.
gj microstuff

I use it with an upgraded processer and extra RAM to run some dedicated servers, but other than that, I just use seven

i was using XP for my whole life, but a few weeks ago I bought a W7 laptop.

according to my mom "everyone still uses windows xp it's popular not everyone has that other crap windows 7"

she also thinks closing the tab I browse the forums on will magically make my computer run faster

lol'd

I'm using XP until Friday.  Then when I get my new computer it will be Windows 7.  I'll go on this computer now and then to see what XP is like (Can't forget the past)

I use XP because it's the operating system of the gods

I'm stuck with Ubuntu because of a recent Windows Vista forgetup.
gj microstuff

gj not figuring out that vista is outdated and old as forget