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03-08-2013, 11:43 PM | #1 |
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Stick with XP, the WINSXS directory alone will grow larger than that hard drive within 6-12 months.
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03-09-2013, 12:39 AM | #2 |
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Yeah, after checking things out, I decided to not install Windows 7. I just cleaned all the bloat up and bumped it up to SP3. Couldn't believe it hadn't been updated since 2009.
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03-09-2013, 01:29 AM | #3 |
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I know it's not as pretty, but XP really is a stable OS.
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"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" Peter 5:8 "Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay" Isaiah 29:16 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20 |
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03-09-2013, 01:59 AM | #4 |
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I forgot how annoying it was to have to restart 50 times for windows updates on xp.
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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs. |
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03-09-2013, 01:44 PM | #5 |
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True, installing XP takes a looooong time.
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03-08-2013, 11:54 PM | #6 |
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hell for that matter, put an older version of Ubuntu on there. Probably more games preinstalled than Windows 7.
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03-09-2013, 08:59 AM | #7 |
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As opposed to waking up to see that Windows installed updates, closed your open processes and restarted on its own?
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03-09-2013, 10:13 AM | #8 |
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XP was and is a fine OS. Like was said, it ain't flashy but it's solid. The POS computer I'm on right now is running it just fine.
I'm curious about the Ubuntu. Loaded it on a really old laptop just to play and it was very light and didn't use much for resources at all. I think it's a good option, especially since it's free. Just a little different on the interface, but for a regular user, it should be just fine.
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