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Who still uses Windows XP?
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Stan'din
Pandemic Alpha
#61 - 2013-03-09 09:55:44 UTC
Jensaro Koraka wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Windows 7/XP user here. Could update to 7 on all comps, but no reason to do it, so I don't.

The fact that you're preventing everyone from having tessellation is a pretty big reason, as is not having access to updates for your OS and various other pieces of software like browsers, etc.

LoanWolf Tivianne wrote:
xp baby all the way

Why doesn't that surprise me? Just go remove yourself from the gene pool already. Half the first page of GD is locked threads by you. You contribute nothing to the forum, except maybe annoyance.




All CCP need to do is force everyone to upgrade and like some one said earlier all the xp kiddies will run and upgrade, and if they don't then EVE has lost some negative influences. win win

Your about as much use as a condom dispenser in the Vatican.
Sturmwolke
#62 - 2013-03-09 11:09:15 UTC
XP kid here, do I get lots of cookies? I'm hungry.
Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#63 - 2013-03-09 11:27:01 UTC
Or you could disable the UAC and not do stupid things.

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Jacob Holland
Weyland-Vulcan Industries
#64 - 2013-03-09 11:47:57 UTC
XP SP3 on my main machine.

Unfortunately my laptop is incapable of running XP and therefore is an unstable pile of crap on 7.
Lapine Davion
Outer Ring Applied Logistics
#65 - 2013-03-09 13:57:28 UTC
Muad 'dib wrote:
Or you could disable the UAC and not do stupid things.



Disabling the UAC counts as stupid things.

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das licht
Leremblompes Minerals
#66 - 2013-03-09 14:56:55 UTC
XP is the best OS Microsoft has ever made. I am still using it.
Beside that, XP-users are l33t!
Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#67 - 2013-03-09 15:44:58 UTC
Lapine Davion wrote:
Muad 'dib wrote:
Or you could disable the UAC and not do stupid things.



Disabling the UAC counts as stupid things.


does it?

been years and years on multiple machines here with no issues here, without the savior that is UAC *gasp*

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Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#68 - 2013-03-09 15:58:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Sergeant Acht Scultz
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Windows 7/XP user here. Could update to 7 on all comps, but no reason to do it, so I don't.



The question is, is there a reason to not do it and why shouldn't you?

About XP: ME?????? -NOES, NEVA, WHY DON'T YOU GET BACK TO AMIGA500 OR DX25 SINCE YOU'RE THERE??

Pick your cell phone and throw it away, ask for telegraphs or why not start calling your friends with smoke signs too?

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Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#69 - 2013-03-09 16:00:05 UTC
Sturmwolke wrote:
XP kid here, do I get lots of cookies? I'm hungry.



Found that on your mom's basement where you live right? -get out take some fresh air and see new stuff Lol

(joke inside of course, no disrespect)

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Aerethir El-Kharisti
#70 - 2013-03-09 16:11:47 UTC
XP. And also, where is the non-skinned polygon graphics version?

With great power comes great electricity bill.
Shamus O'Reilly
Candy Cabal
#71 - 2013-03-09 17:55:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Shamus O'Reilly
Velarra wrote:
Shamus O'Reilly wrote:
Got a question. Does windows 7 have the ability to be a tech geek like xp does? I love the control and complexity of XP. Saw vista and hated it. worried 7 and 8 are even more simplistic


If you enjoyed XP, you'll appreciate Win7.

Damn phones....



Edit: Well then get me the cash for windows 7 and preferably a computer that can run it well and ill upgrade! Lol

"I swear there are more people complaining over "nullsecers complaining" then actual nullsec people complaining."
Dasola
New Edens Freeports
#72 - 2013-03-09 18:00:19 UTC
I do, but not to play eve. I have old laser printer that only works on XP, so that and computer sits on my electronics construction corner. handy thing to print out software source code, datasheets, etc...

We are Minmatar, Our ship are made of scraps, but look what our scraps can do...
Kery Nysell
#73 - 2013-03-09 19:07:30 UTC
XP (l)user here ... but I only have a 6-years old computer with a GeForce 210 graphics card and 2 Gigs of RAM (best I can do on my old beast), and I can still run 4 eVe accounts on the same computer ...

No enough cash to buy a brand-new PC, but if/when I do, I'll miss my XP ... such horror stories about Vista/7/8 ... eeeek !

...
Shamus O'Reilly
Candy Cabal
#74 - 2013-03-09 19:15:21 UTC
Kery Nysell wrote:
XP (l)user here ... but I only have a 6-years old computer with a GeForce 210 graphics card and 2 Gigs of RAM (best I can do on my old beast), and I can still run 4 eVe accounts on the same computer ...

No enough cash to buy a brand-new PC, but if/when I do, I'll miss my XP ... such horror stories about Vista/7/8 ... eeeek !

i've heard good about 7. i was just worried about simplicity. others in the thread have said good about it also.

But same here. cash is the only reason i dont have a better computer. Hell im still using an old Dell XPS 400 with the original CPU (came upgraded initially) but other than that all i've done is add a better graphics card and more ram. Other than rebuilding it entirely i'm stuck

"I swear there are more people complaining over "nullsecers complaining" then actual nullsec people complaining."
Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#75 - 2013-03-09 19:32:19 UTC
Sergeant Acht Scultz wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Windows 7/XP user here. Could update to 7 on all comps, but no reason to do it, so I don't.



The question is, is there a reason to not do it and why shouldn't you?

About XP: ME?????? -NOES, NEVA, WHY DON'T YOU GET BACK TO AMIGA500 OR DX25 SINCE YOU'RE THERE??

Pick your cell phone and throw it away, ask for telegraphs or why not start calling your friends with smoke signs too?

It's extra work for no benefit. It's not much extra work, but since I'm not getting anything for it why would I bother.
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The fact that you're preventing everyone from having tessellation is a pretty big reason, as is not having access to updates for your OS and various other pieces of software like browsers, etc.


I'm not preventing anything. CCP is preventing themselves. You can think of me as an AFK cloaker in the CCP collected OS stats(local). As for OS updates, they're not necessary in any way and every software that I'm using on that comp still supports XP. As I said until things start to actually require something other than XP there is no need for an OS upgrade.
Darek Castigatus
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#76 - 2013-03-09 19:49:17 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
I'm not preventing anything. CCP is preventing themselves. You can think of me as an AFK cloaker in the CCP collected OS stats(local). As for OS updates, they're not necessary in any way and every software that I'm using on that comp still supports XP. As I said until things start to actually require something other than XP there is no need for an OS upgrade.


This is pretty much the case for me too, until im forced to upgrade because the program i want to use requires it ill carry on using the OS which works for everything i want to do with it. Im not spending my time or money just to satisfy some internet jockeys need to nerdgasm over microsofts latest offering.

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Kery Nysell
#77 - 2013-03-09 20:12:08 UTC
Just realized I forgot something : I'm an Administrative Employee, finished my studies last year, and here in Belgium the "standard business OS" is indeed WinXP, and the most used office programs are the Office2003 suite ...

Almost all the public administrations and private enterprises use those two, and the few that don't use custom-made applications ...

When I heard that Micro$oft was dropping support for XP, I relayed that to my friends in IT, and their enthusiasm soared : more work for us maintaining the nation's computers !

Heck, I even did a temp job where I had to break out my old DOS 6.2 manuals and Multiplan sheets to be able to work on their network ...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is a by-word in the businesses here Shocked

...
Setaceous
Nexus Prima
#78 - 2013-03-09 20:12:12 UTC
Darek Castigatus wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
I'm not preventing anything. CCP is preventing themselves. You can think of me as an AFK cloaker in the CCP collected OS stats(local). As for OS updates, they're not necessary in any way and every software that I'm using on that comp still supports XP. As I said until things start to actually require something other than XP there is no need for an OS upgrade.


This is pretty much the case for me too, until im forced to upgrade because the program i want to use requires it ill carry on using the OS which works for everything i want to do with it. Im not spending my time or money just to satisfy some internet jockeys need to nerdgasm over microsofts latest offering.


What are you guys going to do when your OS is no longer supported, even if it still runs your software? Though there's no hurry to think about it yet, XP extended support runs to April 8, 2014.
Shamus O'Reilly
Candy Cabal
#79 - 2013-03-09 20:16:25 UTC
Setaceous wrote:
Darek Castigatus wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
I'm not preventing anything. CCP is preventing themselves. You can think of me as an AFK cloaker in the CCP collected OS stats(local). As for OS updates, they're not necessary in any way and every software that I'm using on that comp still supports XP. As I said until things start to actually require something other than XP there is no need for an OS upgrade.


This is pretty much the case for me too, until im forced to upgrade because the program i want to use requires it ill carry on using the OS which works for everything i want to do with it. Im not spending my time or money just to satisfy some internet jockeys need to nerdgasm over microsofts latest offering.


What are you guys going to do when your OS is no longer supported, even if it still runs your software? Though there's no hurry to think about it yet, XP extended support runs to April 8, 2014.

then hopefully by then ill have extra cash to get a better computer that runs windows 7 efficiently

"I swear there are more people complaining over "nullsecers complaining" then actual nullsec people complaining."
Setaceous
Nexus Prima
#80 - 2013-03-09 21:02:05 UTC
Shamus O'Reilly wrote:
Setaceous wrote:
Darek Castigatus wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
I'm not preventing anything. CCP is preventing themselves. You can think of me as an AFK cloaker in the CCP collected OS stats(local). As for OS updates, they're not necessary in any way and every software that I'm using on that comp still supports XP. As I said until things start to actually require something other than XP there is no need for an OS upgrade.


This is pretty much the case for me too, until im forced to upgrade because the program i want to use requires it ill carry on using the OS which works for everything i want to do with it. Im not spending my time or money just to satisfy some internet jockeys need to nerdgasm over microsofts latest offering.


What are you guys going to do when your OS is no longer supported, even if it still runs your software? Though there's no hurry to think about it yet, XP extended support runs to April 8, 2014.

then hopefully by then ill have extra cash to get a better computer that runs windows 7 efficiently

When Windows 7 was in pre-release, it ran perfectly well on one of our work Dell Optiplex 755s:

Athlon 64 3800 (2.4GHz, dual core)
1Gb RAM
80Gb 7200 SATA HDD
Integrated Graphics

I was able to play CS: Source on it with no framerate issues (though the graphics were set to medium).

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