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Anyone still on Win XP SP2...?

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  • R Rage

    I am still on XP SP3, and see no reason why as to change that.

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    Kevin McFarlane
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    Rage wrote:

    I am still on XP SP3

    SP3 is fine, it's SP2 that isn't. Or did you mean to say you were still on SP2?

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    • K Kevin McFarlane

      ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

      Kevin

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      Chris Losinger
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      i have one x64 box on XP Sp2. i only use it for compatibility testing, tho. i also have a brand new netbook running XP SP2.

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      • V Vincent Blais

        All our floor at work is still on SP2 and IE6. No clue when we will upgrade. V

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        Kevin McFarlane
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        Then you can look forward to receiving no security updates from next month onwards. :)

        Kevin

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        • K Kevin McFarlane

          ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

          Kevin

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          Amar Chaudhary
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          My system is a dual boot with xp and server 2008 xp is there to support some old games I like. - e.g. metal fatigue. And I don't care about the support or patches for it as I stopped updating it long ago. Yes the company I was in is using xp across and they have no plans to upgrade at all. X|

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            Dario Solera wrote:

            I wouldn't use an almost-10-years old system.

            True.

            Dario Solera wrote:

            That would be totally crazy.

            False.

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            Dario Solera
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            You mean that connecting to today's Internet with a 10 year old system is not crazy?

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            • A Amar Chaudhary

              My system is a dual boot with xp and server 2008 xp is there to support some old games I like. - e.g. metal fatigue. And I don't care about the support or patches for it as I stopped updating it long ago. Yes the company I was in is using xp across and they have no plans to upgrade at all. X|

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              Kevin McFarlane
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              Amar Chaudhary wrote:

              they have no plans to upgrade at all

              Wonder how many companies will be surprised when they stop receiving updates if they're still on SP2 after next month?

              Kevin

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              • K Kevin McFarlane

                Rage wrote:

                I am still on XP SP3

                SP3 is fine, it's SP2 that isn't. Or did you mean to say you were still on SP2?

                Kevin

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                Rage
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                no no SP3. Ok, then I am fine :)

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                • K Kevin McFarlane

                  ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                  Kevin

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                  David Crow
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                  I'm using SP3 at work.

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                  • K Kevin McFarlane

                    ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                    Kevin

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                    Marc Clifton
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                    Kevin McFarlane wrote:

                    ...either at home or work?

                    Absolutely. I have no need for Hasta-la-Vista or Weven-Wobble. ;) That said, my main dev machine is XP, I run 64 bit Vista on an HP laptop, and on a much older laptop I have W7 installed, as well as on a VirtualBox. And my client has thousands of XP installations, all working fine. Marc

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                    • K Kevin McFarlane

                      ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                      Kevin

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                      Jim Crafton
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                      Yes and no. I was on SP2 until a few months ago, now it's XP SP3. And we still have no plans (from what I can tell) to move to Vista or Weven.

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                      • K Kevin McFarlane

                        Then you can look forward to receiving no security updates from next month onwards. :)

                        Kevin

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                        Vincent Blais
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                        No more impromptu reboot during the day because a patch silently install*!!! Cool :-D *****Does not append frequently but enough to remember V

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                        • K Kevin McFarlane

                          Amar Chaudhary wrote:

                          they have no plans to upgrade at all

                          Wonder how many companies will be surprised when they stop receiving updates if they're still on SP2 after next month?

                          Kevin

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                          Amar Chaudhary
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                          I don't think they will even care - there were a few reasons I left that company ;P

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                          • D Daniel Grunwald

                            My brother still is on Windows XP SP2.5. That is, a Windows XP SP2 installation where the SP3 setup crashed half-way. Surprisingly, the systems still works OK and he refuses to reinstall the OS. I upgraded both of my machines from Vista to Windows 7 in March. Last time I used XP was in 2006 (I was one of the few Vista users who thought it was OK). Usage Statistics of SharpDevelop 4.0, April+May 2010 (we released Beta 1 only yesterday, so all this data is from early adopters of our Alpha versions):

                            XP SP2: 3%
                            XP SP3: 20%
                            Server 2003/XP x64: 1%
                            Vista SP1: 5%
                            Vista SP2: 10%
                            Windows 7: 60%

                            The remaining 1% is shared between Vista (no SP) and Windows 7 Release Candidate (WTF, didn't that expire before April 2010?).

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                            Dan Neely
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                            Not if you're masochistic enough of a cheapskate to set your computer clock back a few months. :rolleyes:

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                            • D Dario Solera

                              You mean that connecting to today's Internet with a 10 year old system is not crazy?

                              If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] ScrewTurn Wiki, Continuous Localization and My Startup

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                              peterchen
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                              No? And "Running XP SP2" doesn't mean necessarily "connecting to the internet" - at least not as primary function of the system.

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                              • D Dario Solera

                                You mean that connecting to today's Internet with a 10 year old system is not crazy?

                                If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] ScrewTurn Wiki, Continuous Localization and My Startup

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                                Rage
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                                It's the 12,432 packages from windows update that are a bit annoying to install. "Don't turn your computer off..."

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                                • K Kevin McFarlane

                                  ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                                  Kevin

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                                  Flynn Arrowstarr Regular Schmoe
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                                  Only long enough install XP SP3 since I haven't been bothered to slipstream a new install CD yet... :-\ Flynn

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                                  • K Kevin McFarlane

                                    ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                                    Kevin

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                                    El Corazon
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                                    Kevin McFarlane wrote:

                                    ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                                    I don't use it except for support of work. The project lead refuses to move from XP and absolutely refuses to allow anything other than XP as the official environment.... But I am long since Win7x64 at home and work, I use VM systems to support the Pl. :)

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                                    • K Kevin McFarlane

                                      ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                                      Kevin

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                                      simion314
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                                      I still have it on a partition but my main OS is Linux(Arch Linux), i write cross platform code using Qt and c++ or mono and use Win XP for windows only stuff(maybe 1 week in this year)

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                                      • L leppie

                                        SP3 at work. 3.11 at home* ;P (*j/k)

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                                        JasonPSage
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                                        SWEET! I bet 3.11 FLIES on a Pentium anything! lol

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                                        • K Kevin McFarlane

                                          ...either at home or work? It's being end-of-lifed[^] in a month, i.e., no more security updates for it or any version of IE on it.

                                          Kevin

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                                          aaronlego2
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                                          I'm using Windows XP SP2 x64 right now. :-D I used to have Vista x64 on this machine, but in the week that I had it, it BSOD'd at least 25 times... :doh: I think I may upgrade to Weven, but I may not...

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