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gsa32@lemmy.worldBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Want to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023

www.theregister.com

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Want to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023

www.theregister.com

gsa32@lemmy.worldBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The pain and joy of using an old OS on hardware newer than it is
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    DATA BREACH LEVEL: MAXIMUM

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    I still regularly visit customers that use Windows XP

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      Like, as a daily driver, for specific uses, or both?

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        I run a CNC machine which requires XP for the control program. The only other option was DOS. We installed it via floppy

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    Are there any modern web browsers that still work on XP?

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      Does this count?

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        So a fork of an older version of Firefox? I will allow it. Beats IE6!

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    I miss XP, the last OS from Microsoft that felt like it had a clear human touch IMO.

    That installation music…oh, baby…

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    I run XP on my Dell E510 (with good capacitors! ). I love revisiting some of my old games that just don’t hit the same on modern Win. Battlezone II, Battlefield 1942, Rollercoaster Tycoon.

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