XP celebrates its 13th anniversary.

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Lighter256
Junior Member

09-22-2023, 11:37 PM

The deadline is near. Windows XP is reaching its 13th anniversary. There are numerous ways to mark this milestone, and I plan to install Windows XP Home for a short time. The main goal here is to encourage others to switch their desktop backgrounds to the classic Windows Bliss wallpaper, celebrating this moment no matter which OS they use. Please share a screenshot of your current Bliss desktop, along with a photo of your preferred XP memory or something you love about it. Let’s demonstrate to Microsoft that even after support ends, we still honor this legacy. I’ll always recall having my Dell Optiplex GX280 running Windows XP, a Pentium 4 2.8GHz, 3GB DDR2 RAM, and an 80GB HDD. One day I was playing Call of Duty 2 when my computer blue-screened and wouldn’t start due to overheating warnings. After opening the case, I discovered two of the four CPU heat pipes had melted. My favorite XP features were Outlook Express and the Start menu, which perfectly fit the interface with its two-column layout.

Lighter256

09-22-2023, 11:37 PM #1

FruitOpter
Member

09-27-2023, 04:04 PM

Some of you are newer than me.

FruitOpter

09-27-2023, 04:04 PM #2

Some of you are newer than me.

dwarf9668
Member

110

09-27-2023, 05:23 PM

brings back thoughts of my 512mb RAM setup with a second-generation P4 chip and 32mb AGP GPU memory.

dwarf9668

09-27-2023, 05:23 PM #3

brings back thoughts of my 512mb RAM setup with a second-generation P4 chip and 32mb AGP GPU memory.

Funkii
Junior Member

09-27-2023, 09:48 PM

Brings back memories of my old pizzabox Compaq machine.

Funkii

09-27-2023, 09:48 PM #4

Brings back memories of my old pizzabox Compaq machine.

MarcMcvey
Member

10-05-2023, 06:36 PM

It was great that I shared the same P4 with 512MB RAM, but I only had 8MB of iGPU memory.

MarcMcvey

10-05-2023, 06:36 PM #5

It was great that I shared the same P4 with 512MB RAM, but I only had 8MB of iGPU memory.

dmko
Member

125

10-06-2023, 09:04 PM

XP predates the majority of internet users.

dmko

10-06-2023, 09:04 PM #6

XP predates the majority of internet users.

LimeRazer
Junior Member

10-07-2023, 04:45 AM

I'm just a bit younger than an old os that's still around today... That gives me a great confidence boost, all right. /s

LimeRazer

10-07-2023, 04:45 AM #7

I'm just a bit younger than an old os that's still around today... That gives me a great confidence boost, all right. /s

CrazyBessyCat
Posting Freak

912

10-08-2023, 02:09 PM

Brings to mind the 1.8ghz single-core Intel Pentium laptop I owned, equipped with 2GB RAM and an ATI mobility card. It feels odd for Jodomcfrodo to be using XP on his setup.

CrazyBessyCat

10-08-2023, 02:09 PM #8

Brings to mind the 1.8ghz single-core Intel Pentium laptop I owned, equipped with 2GB RAM and an ATI mobility card. It feels odd for Jodomcfrodo to be using XP on his setup.

graveice
Junior Member

10-25-2023, 05:47 AM

XP stands for the actual main player.

graveice

10-25-2023, 05:47 AM #9

XP stands for the actual main player.

levo14
Member

247

10-26-2023, 05:05 PM

#10

I recall messing up my brother's computer when I was four, thinking it ran Windows 98 (or maybe ME). Later, he got a Dell tower with Windows XP, which was when I first started using PCs.

levo14

10-26-2023, 05:05 PM #10

I recall messing up my brother's computer when I was four, thinking it ran Windows 98 (or maybe ME). Later, he got a Dell tower with Windows XP, which was when I first started using PCs.

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