ashy1 Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Can anyone tell me where i can download the fully activated copy of windows xp professional 64 bit edition???i cannot find a reliable source!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFlower Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Why do you need XP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, JohnFlower said: Why do you need XP? This. XP is EOL (End of Life) and no longer supported at all. It's already filled with discovered security exploits which will never be fixed and it's extremely dated. If you don't like Windows 10 for whatever reason, I'd suggest you at least opt for Windows 7. Anything older than that at this point would just be useless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashy1 Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 my laptop just meets the requirements of windows 10 and 7 and 3rd party apps run really slow on both of them. i currently have windows 10 installed and its real slow.Windows 7 wasnt a party either!!!!!So is windows xp really that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, ashy1 said: my laptop just meets the requirements of windows 10 and 7 and 3rd party apps run really slow on both of them. i currently have windows 10 installed and its real slow.Windows 7 wasnt a party either!!!!!So is windows xp really that bad? Then it's probably a better option to either install Linux or buy a new laptop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 I do recommend Lubuntu or Xubuntu for newbies. It's very nice and easy to use, assuming you get hardware acceleration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Can you tell us your laptop specs? CPU, RAM, GFX, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashy1 Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 3 hours ago, Koby said: Can you tell us your laptop specs? CPU, RAM, GFX, etc. the laptop was given by our Government so it was custom made. CPU:Intel Celeron 1.5Ghz Ram:2gb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stsw3 Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I have a few keys of windows xp home edition lying around, However I think you would benefit more from a ram upgrade than running that really old OS. That or switching to linux, I would recommend linux mint or elementary OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Ouch to be running a Celeron, feelsbadmang... Btw your PM, no Linux can't run .exe natively, though you can run it through programs like Wine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElementalCards Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 How long will Windows support W7 until it goes EOL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 11 minutes ago, ElementalCards said: How long will Windows support W7 until it goes EOL? Vista goes EOL next year on April 11, 2017 while Windows 7 goes EOL on January 14, 2020 and Windows 8 is January 10, 2023. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle It's also worth noting that by October of this year, Microsoft has marked it End of Sales for Win7 and Win8 / Win8.1. This means you won't find a brand new pre-built PC on a store shelf with Windows besides Windows 10 after this October. They're really pushing hard for people to make the switch. Between offering free upgrades, slipping secret updates that keep insisting you update, and even slipping in updates that forcibly updates, to now ending sales, etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchallMann1978 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) I've an ISO of WinXP SP2 X86 that's an unattended install, that a totally blind friend of mine gave me. -if you still want WinXP, I can upload it for you. Additional Comment: The Disc image does not require a key and is ready to use after installing Windows XP. -I also have one for Service Pack 3 that has integrated drivers, within the disc image. I've not tried this one before, but it was given by the same friend who gave me the unattended install of Windows XP SP2. In addition to what I've said, the install works if you boot it from the CD for the installation to initiate. Edited July 13, 2016 by SchallMann1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphicsgriffin Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 XP was really solid. Used it for more than 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElementalCards Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 It froze frequently, but Windows 2000 was worse as it crashed from time to time. Now, it's barely noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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