RIP Windows XP

FlashTheHedgehog123 · April 11, 2014, 03:33:07 PM

~RIP Windows XP (2001-2014) Nevar froget

Elija2 · April 11, 2014, 03:36:50 PM

I can't believe that there are people still using XP over a decade after its release.

jkid101094 · April 11, 2014, 06:18:40 PM

Windows XP is for nerds.

Elija2 · April 11, 2014, 08:36:29 PM

Quote from: jkid101094 on April 11, 2014, 06:18:40 PM
Windows XP is for nerds.

Linux is for nerds.

jkid101094 · April 11, 2014, 09:29:32 PM

Quote from: Elija2 on April 11, 2014, 08:36:29 PM
Linux is for nerds.

And Mac is for hipsters.

Hakudamashi · April 12, 2014, 02:18:49 AM

Quote from: Elija2 on April 11, 2014, 03:36:50 PM
I can't believe that there are people still using XP over a decade after its release.

Well there are people still using their PS2s soo.

jkid101094 · April 12, 2014, 02:56:36 AM

That really isn't the same...at all.

Ioshyriku · April 12, 2014, 04:10:10 AM

Not sure what to do about my old PC, since it can't run 7 like my laptop can. Would Linux be a good option?

Hakudamashi · April 12, 2014, 09:32:17 AM

Quote from: Ioshyriku on April 12, 2014, 04:10:10 AM
Not sure what to do about my old PC, since it can't run 7 like my laptop can. Would Linux be a good option?

Depends
How good are you with computers?

Ioshyriku · April 12, 2014, 10:07:20 AM

Quote from: Hakudamashi on April 12, 2014, 09:32:17 AM
Depends
How good are you with computers?

Decent, I guess.

Elija2 · April 12, 2014, 12:42:06 PM

Quote from: Ioshyriku on April 12, 2014, 04:10:10 AM
Not sure what to do about my old PC, since it can't run 7 like my laptop can. Would Linux be a good option?

Linux is probably your only option if your PC is that old. I hear Windows 8 actually performs better than Windows 7 on older machines, but Linux will still perform better than that depending on what distro you use. Also it's free.

Ioshyriku · April 13, 2014, 12:30:25 AM

Good, thanks!

Elija2 · April 13, 2014, 04:28:27 PM

If I may recommend some Linux distros:

Linux Mint - This is one of the most popular Linux distros out there. I recommend getting the Xfce version since it's the most lightweight version.
Elementary OS - A distro that tries to to mimic OS X. It's really pretty and still lightweight.
Peppermint - A web-centric distro that's focused on being lightweight.
Xubuntu - A super-lightweight distro mostly used as a portable OS, but it's still fully-featured enough to be used as a permanent desktop OS.

These are all distros that I have personally tried and they all come with the ability to try the OS before you install it. I recommend doing this so that you can find and hopefully solve any problems like incompatible drivers before installing.

If you have a portable USB drive you can use this tool to install any distro with it.