The Windows eXPerience - Unboxing a BRAND NEW Copy of XP!

[@CEO100able]

This is a fantastic way of celebrating Windows XP's 20th anniversary: having fun with unboxing and experiencing Windows XP all over again! Congratulations!

[@tannerbarkley5358]

Is it safe to use it in 2021. Cause honestly. I’m thinking of doin this for a old school style computer

[@turrihurri]

@@tannerbarkley5358 i dont recommend doing that, instead u can try using open shell in windows to make it look like win xp

[@Nikolai508]

@@tannerbarkley5358 Just theme your PC to look like Windows XP, pretty sure there's software to do it in Windows and I know that a few of the Linux DEs have Windows XP themes including Cinnamon.

[@justinianthegreatandnerd6377]

@@turrihurri it won’t stop me from buying laptops for every windows version.

[@wesbelbelanger1217]

@@justinianthegreatandnerd6377 lol good luck with that

[@azzypics]

This packaging reminds me of how much efforts companies used to put into these things. I remember getting a copy of Windows 8 back in the day and was disappointed at how it was just a white box with some text and minimal paperwork inside along with the disc. I know producing paper manuals and other things like that is probably considered wasteful, but they didn't have to get rid of creative packaging design as well!

[@SIPEROTH]

This is the difference of trying to attract a customer and becoming too big to care anymore.

[@SlyHikari03]

@@SIPEROTH I miss those days.

[@TH3C001]

My copy of Windows 10 came in an envelope, an _envelope_ 😭

[@PinguimFU]

@@TH3C001 consider yourself lucky... i get new win 10 licences regularly for enterprise enviroments and all we get now is a email with a website link where i log in and get a activation key and a iso download link... and told to burn it to a usb

[@PinguimFU]

i remember on one of my first jobs ever for a big company... i think in 08 we where upgrading from 2000/9x to xp sp3 and keeping our copies of office 03 with still worked fine on xp... i remember a microsoft guy dropping two big boxes with i belive 50+ xp pro sp3 full retail boxes.. some upgrade some full instalations (for the 9x machines) with a manual and stuff and i acctually got some support on making the 9x software run on xp and i belive only 1 machine had to stay on 9x at the end cause of compatibility.... good times when ms actually cared a little

[@DaxtonAnderson]

"Experience the best of the digital age" Little did they know how right they were :') So much nostalgia for XP

[@ptzzz]

Windows XP being 20 years old makes me feel old haha. It was a part of my childhood. A bunch of firsts for me was on XP, first time playing computer games, first time on the web with Firefox, downloading Windows Updates, downloading and playing flash games online, and more. It's my first time seeing what the other content of the box are (since legit copies of XP are very rare where I live and cracked copies of XP Pro sell for about $2 per disc were common) and damn did they double down on the words with "xp" on the box and marketing with "experience" and "explore".

[@parlinmains]

I remember my first time using Firefox. It was such an upgrade from IE.

[@ptzzz]

@@parlinmains I agree comparing IE6 to Firefox 2, which I used initially but later 3, was so different and Firefox crashed a hell of a lot less haha

[@stitchfinger7678]

That was the most amazing first ball in Space Cadet Ive ever seen

[@winelectronic101]

Did you know? Office XP actually installs extra text-to-speech voices under a complete install from Lernout and Hauspie, dubbed LH Michael and LH Michelle. They can be found under the Control Panel speech settings alongside Microsoft Sam.

[@coreyyoung9723]

Seeing the MSN icon on the taskbar was a true nostalgic moment for me. Thanks for sharing!

[@WindRipples-]

Same here, heart skipped a beat. I still know what to press and do....

[@mastermasashi]

I'll never forget my first time learning how to install a OS and it was Windows XP Pro. It really made me more confident in learning how computers work and ended up being a stepping stone for me to learn Linux. Windows XP really was a good OS all things considered.

[@MrPetter1000]

@Fearful Harmony why are you still using XP? It doesn’t get any more updates. It’s vulnerable

[@polypolyman]

Man, I remember my first phone activation of XP... I remember it being a long PITA process, but I also remembered being amazed at the time how good the voice recognition was!

[@dreammfyre]

This is the perfect OS aesthetics to me. That blue and green looks so organic and clean. 10/11 just looks sterile and boring in comparison, like the OS itself is dead. Why can’t they add a 9X or XP theme to 10/11?! Seriously, they would get so much good will if they did that.

[@daemonspudguy]

Because Microsoft says screw you.

[@daemonspudguy]

Also, yes I did like your comment, and agree with you.

[@marymurphy1429]

Seriously, I know I'm biased because XP was the first OS I ever used and I have a lot of nostalgic feelings towards it, but I really think it just looks better.

[@yosfis]

aero looked sleek as hell too, i loved it so much.

[@Michael-zf1ko]

Personally, I think Windows 7 had the best look and usability hands down. Then it all went down the shitter after it. XP still wins major nostalgia points though and had the best default wallpaper.

[@hornetthehivewing6265]

Did you know that Windows XP is still one of the most used OSs in a ton of different areas? Many computers used in military positions continue to use XP because not only is it an incredibly reliable OS (even though the copies used are heavily modified to suit the military's needs and to fix security issues), but it is also almost always cheaper to continue to use it rather than upgrading to a newer version!

[@RIGID.]

You know it's a good day when Michael uploads

[@saturncentral8287]

Agreed.

[@freefireMVP]

Oh boy yeah it is

[@mica7191]

And sad when we almost never see his face... hopefully one day face reveal comes up

[@JTRAIN]

@@mica7191unleash the real identity of Michael MJD

[@nogoat]

0:29 So, now we know that MJD has a body.

[@VistaSlayerOfficial]

Yeah Now we know he isnt a flying machine with hands

[@liamsheldon637]

chest reveal next obvious thing is a face reveal

[@liamsheldon637]

so we know he isint a machine with a body without a face

[@liamsheldon637]

might be a good campfire story

[@stitchfinger7678]

@@liamsheldon637 I dont want one lol When someone has been a disembodied voice for long enough I like it that way Finding out what the How Its Made narrator looks like fucked me up

[@k6kaysix675]

A fun fact about Windows XP SP2 is Microsoft offered the service pack as a free CD in the post here in the UK (as obviously a lot of Internet connections were still far too slow to download it), I somehow ended up ordering over 300 CDs and they all turned up at once in the post, don't think the postman was best pleased! I then sold them for a couple of pounds on eBay and ended up making a couple of hundred pounds in the end which was huge for me as a 13-14 year old at the time!

[@raywt3237]

Why did people pay you for them when Microsoft offered them for free?

[@Mikechain97]

@@raywt3237 Yea it’s makes no sense to pay for something that’s free where you could order it instead of downloading it .

[@jbcentral1545]

There is something very special about that hard drive tower, it just looks so perfect and how a desktop computer is meant to look, with disk drive 'an all. It brings back some good memories of my childhood when all of these big clunky hard drive towers were in widespread use. What a nostalgia trip this is giving me :)

[@Sonictrainkid]

I almost cried when you said the answer on the powerpoint. Windows XP will always be like a friend for me.

[@BackroomsSlayer]

I remember seeing xp professional and home in almost every store in early 2002 like office depot, Costco, Sams Club even Walmart was big on sales with this especially with the earlier post holiday season discounts. It was the changing point of Windows as a whole. I didn't like the change at first and preferred OSX and OS9 over XP but gradually changed over the course of a few years. I used XP and Windows 7 as a whole the majority of my life truthfully and honestly its ease of use was what I liked the most.

[@mikkelbreiler8916]

I waitd untilæ late 2005 to make the change from Windows 98 SE and OS/2 4.0 Warp.

[@blunderingfool]

Odd to think, XP is infinitely nicer looking than 10.

[@kadett322]

Yeah, 10 UI is very simplified, I prefer XP or Aero on Vista or 7

[@kadett322]

@Regis I know dude, it was the best

[@marymurphy1429]

@Yvng remixer I am a child (at least in my head I am anyway)

[@elijahtorres2688]

@Regis I LOVED THE AERO THEME!! I hate that they didn’t bring back the transparency in Windows 11. It doesn’t even have to be glassy to be transparent like in Vista and 7.

[@BlueSusAmigosYT]

@@kadett322 Aero forever

[@kyky121911]

The way that was packaged I'm amazed it survived shipping and didn't get crushed

[@zilchfox]

Oh wow, this is the first time I've seen a new copy of Windows XP where the whole box wasn't completely enclosed in a blister pack, but instead sealed with a simple sticker. My copy of XP Professional came in a blister pack, but the box inside it is the same as yours. Windows XP has the best designed packaging out of any copy of Windows, in my honest opinion.

[@daemonspudguy]

The Vista and 7 boxes were also pretty nice, although not as elaborate.

[@Alexander_l322]

@@daemonspudguy yea vista was quite cool

[@spencer2220]

I remember my Windows XP Home Edition was in a plastic flip out case. Where the disk rotated 90 degrees on a hinge out of the plastic case. I always thought it was super cool.

[@television4550]

It is nice to be in bed while watching this (currently night). Just a good thing to watch before sleeping.

[@khairuzzafran7213]

Same

[@Sky.Dog747]

as a kid I remember Space Cadet 3D Pinball this brings back so many nostalgic childhood memories. 21:45

[@Dimondminer11]

Dude space cadet pinball was like 1/2 my childhood as we had a socket 478 P4 machine (in 2007 mind you) and ho boy it was fun!

[@macecail]

Space cadet pinball was my whole life when i was like 6, good times!

[@ZygardeCruiser]

i play this everyday when i was 6,it was so fun, because my old pc doesnt have internet receiver,so i play the offline game from windows xp

[@Sky.Dog747]

@@ZygardeCruiser same bro same even when I tagged along with my dad when he was working at ITS a machine industry one of his co-workers knew I loved to play Space Cadet Pinball and every time I came he always let me play it I was about 7-8 fun times fun times

[@RingoBuns]

Looking back at it, it's weird that I grew up with only the "weird" versions of Windows. I had Windows ME on my first computer and then when we upgraded, our computer had Windows XP: Media Edition with the cool silver toolbar. I think 7 was the normal version, but I'm SO glad I never had to suffer through Vista.

[@MrMinecraftCharlie]

I used to have Windows Vista back then and it wasnt too bad:(

[@penny0507]

I remember wanting Vista so bad after having years of Windows XP lol

[@jasonrippedoff]

Vista is just too underrated

[@NandelsWoking]

i had distorted memory with windows vista. Whenever i trying remembering, it gave me goosebumps. Like control panel in windows vista and other gui its just weird feeling for me.

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

@@jasonrippedoff When Vista came out most hardware wouldn't support it and it had a lot of bugs. Even though it received patches most people didn't feel like giving it another chance. Windows Vista was the first bloaty OS made by Microsoft, that's for sure :b

[@techyyboi3082]

I remember growing up using windows XP and this video just makes me feel so old right now.

[@RemyJustice97]

Well, playing Space Cadet 3D Pinball was certainly how I whiled away the hours on my parents' Professional Edition of Windows XP when it first came out, so yeah, I'd say that's a pretty faithful experience

[@pafawag5b6b5b]

"why windows xp is awesome? it just is. it's as simple as that" i haven't heard a truer thing in my life

[@thegamer1072]

Why windows xp is awesome? Because it's the first OS I used.

[@CyanLightning]

Oh my, I grew up with Windows XP, this video give me a huge nostalgia

[@darunealbane]

I miss XP running classic look Went from win2000 sp2 server to XP Win2000 i kept running for almost a yr strait

[@notrealecho]

I felt so nostalgic when you did the tour windows xp thing that I almost fell in tears, especially for the music which was great. I remember messing around all the stuff that was in there when I was a kid in mid 2000s. It's really great to see it after all these years. Sadly we don't have these things nowadays. P.S. Sorry for my English.

[@Phantastic_Otaku]

I still remember playing 3D Space Cadet Pinball back in school when I was young when I should’ve been doing a computer assignment. Still fun as an adult tbh 😅

[@johnathantheitguy]

I was able to activate my copy of Windows XP over the phone last week! It still works in February 2022!

[@DavidWonn]

While you’re on XP without service packs (or with SP1), you can still make use of Program Manager before they disabled it in SP2.

[@MircoBatt91]

In 2001 I was 10. I had a Pentium 4 2.00 GHz with 256 MB RAM and 40 (or 60?) GB Maxtor HDD with Windows 2000 Professional. Somewhere in 2003 my uncle gave me a "free" copy of Windows XP Professional and I remember that it was very similar to 2000. With SP2 the pc became slower but I noticed many new features such as Windows Firewall, Wi-FI network, Windows Security Center. I spent €140 of my first summer job to buy a geniune XP Pro OEM for my pc because with WGA I could no longer update it. I feel old. Thank you for the video, I love your Windows boxes collection. Greeting from Italy.

[@Aeroguy_09]

1:18 Wow. I really love how the box looks. They put so much detail and work as possible and they did. It looks pretty and good, I'd remember when companies like Microsoft would just put a lot of effort.

[@user-wy4mj3hz8c]

Nothing will ever replace the feeling of booting up our first Windows XP machine, a Dell Dimension 3000. We had a Gateway 2000 running 95 for the longest time and our uncle bought us a whole Dell setup with WIRELESS mouse and keyboard and a flat screen monitor. Couldn't game much because there was no dedicated gpu, but I remember just being so sucked into XP and just wanting to experience more, thinking the computer was endless, even for how limited XP was at the time. This took me back. Thanks for posting!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

3:55 I recognise that copy of Windows 2000!

[@ankitkasi5595]

13:53 That is just beautiful, and the reason I started watching the video.

[@MetaliX86]

Man I remember I would always take a tour of windows xp and just mess around with it. Brings me back

[@ZombieRofl]

The Windows XP era was a fascinating period regarding to hard and software. Very grateful that I had that experience.

[@for-real-tho]

Haha, nice video! I was 15 when XP came out. We were using it in high school, but we still had Win 98 at home. Once I copied the XP sound files onto floppies and took it home to upgrade our Win 98! 😁

[@Armi1P]

I love how you got immersed in Space Cadet. You honestly had fun with XP, just how it deserves it.

[@Cavi587]

Back when it was still fun to use Windows. I loved xp. Now I prefer to use Linux, but I still look back at my time with Win xp and then 7 fondly.

[@WheeledHamster]

This feels like it was a lifetime ago, when things were different, simpler time, better times.

[@AlexanderBogdanow]

Oh man... That was wayback in the day, driver conflicts were still a thing. I remember installing this OS for 100s of times. I also kept a 3.5" drive in my machine to install the SATA drivers for my RAID system, which my humble self owned @ the time. Workarounds existed, ofc, but it only worked properly when you installed it from a DOS floppy right @way when you booted from BIOS. +Bonus... all those wonderful 2000s colours... Time flies, me got auld, bla blub. The design of this particular decade has smt. Loved all the customizations you were able to undertake. Glorious stuff! Sincerely. I want it back!

[@MattyMan16]

This really is a beauty

[@slasheffecttech]

yeah true new pqck od windows is epic

[@memeAlexcheramie]

When I heard that startup sound my day immediately got better

[@coolbunny]

I always find it weird that I have been using XP a lot when I was young, yet there were so many features, secrets, and easter eggs I have yet to discover. Guess I'm not an XP veteran after all... 😔

[@user-lt2rw5nr9s]

When the screen was blank, that reminded me of when I updated from Windows 8.1 to 10. I also had a blank screen and had to figure out how to fix it.

[@Sky.Dog747]

aww man good to be back after going through Basic Combat Training now I can finally binge on MJD Content!

[@offspringfan89]

Awesome man. I'm not American, but I'd still like to say "thanks for your service" anyway.

[@MarkMcCluney]

Those sweaters look incredibly sharp. I bet Bill wore one of those when he went clubbing. Cheers mate, that was fun. Incidentally, I still have a Toshiba Satellite running XP which I use almost daily and prefer it hugely to my Win10 machine...

[@NathanChisholm041]

Bill was a hard core clubber! Often could be seen with glow sticks in hand...

[@MarkMcCluney]

@@NathanChisholm041 Fixed for Ees and whizz! I can just picture it!

[@juanpablocorreiaecheverria2857]

Wow! My nostalgia from childhood just went through the roof!

[@DuranMedine]

The Media Center Edition versions of Windows XP prior to SP2 and MCE 2005 also had the blue progress bar like the Professional versions of Windows XP. Once Microsoft introduced the SP2 update for Windows XP it replaces the boot screen and it also replaces Windows Media Player 8 with Windows Media Player 9.

[@TangoTheDamnMango]

12:48 You just set the date to my birthday:)

[@JeordieEH]

I installed windows xp and I do remember finding it nice when a service pack might update basic drivers so I could hear the oobe music. I had varying difficulty from audigy cards and drivers working out of the box. Sometimes even a video card would be caught up for a little while too. I remember slipstreaming raid drivers into my windows xp cd's when I would take the time to get updates in there as well. I didn't have much success with the audio drivers. However with windows 10, I have wondered about will I eventually run into a situation with cortana not being able to detect my microphone during the setup. I am not sure if windows 11 has the audio setup feature, but that is the best and only time I use cortana, to setup windows and I like it. I even enjoyed the windows xp tour. I remember running it to see how smooth it ran on newer systems compared to when I first ran it on slower systems where it may not have felt as smooth in all the animations. Sure it never really got much better, but I ran large monitors with large resolutions and I remember it not being the smoothest experience at first.

[@ИльяСуминов-ы7р]

The celebration is spectacular! I would celebrate windows 7 anniversary the same way if i could, but instead i would just spend some time playing windows 7 game and watching windows 7 media center

[@RedeNathanEmmanuel]

R.I.P Windows NT "It lived a long and happy life." 1993 - 2021 You will be missed :(

[@woldemunster9244]

Windows XP was so good that i switched to Linux before Vista was released and i was happy for eight years . W10 has been "tolerable" for couple of years but i won't be upgrading to W11. :D

[@GumSkyloard]

XP was a rare victory. Microsoft REALLY scored a great one.

[@silverhowl9331]

3D Pinball Space Cadet is glorious ngl, glad you spent a few minutes with it :)

[@penny0507]

This is like a walkthrough to childhood nostalgia. Awesome video!

[@JacobP81]

2:22 OMG I can't believe Microsoft actually released Windows XP 20 years latter as a 20th anniversary addition!

[@nickyrey9721]

3:10 "Windows ME, as everyone knows and LoVeS"

[@Manacho]

19:57 classic sci-fi computing/science lab sound effect

[@Sentientglass]

gotta love michael playing good old 3Dpinball

[@MemeMaster9000]

Currently commenting on an old video... with an old operating system. That being Windows XP. A Windows XP video... on a Windows XP VM. Nuts! Good video!

[@kyanoang3l0_old]

Watched this while installing childhood and teen-hood software on my retro Windows XP VM. Heh. Maximum nostalgia.

[@konman2809]

This is your best video yet! I was very excited to see this. This is the best way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Windows XP. I remember using XP a lot when I was young and is one of the best versions of Windows ever along with Windows 7 and Windows 10. Keep up the uploads Michael MJD!

[@konman2809]

Why was the OOBE not shown?

[@parlinmains]

@@konman2809 He's shown it more than a few times IIRC.

[@Mike90317]

I love the Windows XP Tour.

[@adinchandra1797]

I remembered when using this Operating System on My PC. Like seeing my Photos when I was Kids, Create something and try anything that I never do before And now, I run Windows 7 because my Windows XP was infected by virus from USB Drive, that I brought to Internet Cafe with my Mate

[@lamartine5672]

I love your channel! I like watching it after my vet studies to chill out💚 Also i love to see improvement in yours vids!

[@MichaelMJD]

Thank you!!

[@hibbiea8841]

You are welcome!

[@WindRipples-]

The MSN icon - my heart!!!!

[@hectormiguelperezgomez6612]

I wonder how many physical copies of Windows do you have, and by the way, talking about the blue or green progress bar, do you know that Windows Server 2003's bar (the closest version that's similar to XP) is gray?

[@maxinecambridge2696]

i love windows xp feel nostalgia in this video i played pinball with my friends when i was a kid.

[@stitchfinger7678]

"It was dead but now it's alive" I mean, this is the generation where most people got online so that's not entirely untrue.

[@ichaboycanoza]

I love how that CD looks... nostalgic!

[@NoahClevinger]

Seeing a brand new copy of Windows XP is so surreal.

[@halfcrow6311]

Now I wanna fix my old computer and get the full xperience all over again

[@Sky.Dog747]

Ah man this whole video just hit me with a massive wave of nostalgia! I always remember my old E-Machines T1840 Windows XP family computer as a child and every day after school when I was done with homework I always asked my parents if I could play Space Cadet Pinball I was so addicted to that game love that game love the experience with Windows XP! Even when my dad took me to me to his work he always let me play on his work PC a HP Compaq DC5000 with Windows XP installed space cadet pinball. Man I miss the days of Windows XP. Thank you Michael for making this well detailed video on Windows XP Experience.

[@brunohache268]

Somewhere LGR is giddy at you having CANYON.MID as your phone's alarm lol

[@WalterKnox]

in my 11 years of working on computers, and after installing XP more times than I can even imagine, I think I have heard the welcome music maybe twice the whole time. It is that rare to have the audio driver working out of the box. You are more likely to have it working on an older system, but even then it is very rare from what I have found.

[@xWaLeEdOoOx]

usual MJD quality content that never goes as planned yet we love it

[@lauratimmel3402]

Correction: "and that's why we love it"

[@xWaLeEdOoOx]

@@lauratimmel3402 Aye Aye

[@linekodak]

Have you forgot how to play '3D Pinball - Space Cadet' you are not only controlling the Flippers when you push a button. You also change the position of 'for an example' the light in the top (the Re-entry lanes). So you cam get higher point by switching wich is lighting up so you can make the ball activating the one that is not lighten. That is one way to get higher point. 😛 Gool Luck

[@juanthepan]

Windows XP was realesed 20 years ago. Damn I feel old

[@NALTOdeluxe]

This is why I resubscribed, the love you put into these things.

[@thienbaonguyen4597]

"Welcome to Windows XP from Microsoft, the new Windows that bring your PC to life" I remeber this sentence every time I heard Windows XP, because it was the first os I have ever used. Then it was 7.

[@djpalmer93]

0:26 omg that’s the first time I’ve seen more than your hands and arms in a video Michael!

[@sirlukas2]

Awesome as per usual Michael, great job!

[@MichaelMJD]

Thanks!

[@chriskennedy7821]

​@@MichaelMJD ❤❤❤❤

[@wbushnaq]

The tour of the wonderful XP tour!

[@m3technologies236]

Michael, at 15:59 I saw 2xGPUs recognized in Safe Mode. That means there are at least 2 x video outputs available on your computer. Windows was probably using the Intel GPU output and that's why you didn't get any image from the nVidia card.

[@iPhone7Owner]

13:53 the computer’s gonna explode dude

[@rcmero]

I remember back in the day hearing about this really neat cheat code that let you control the ball of Space Cadet Pinball with the mouse. I never played the game legitimately after that. Now if only I can remember how to do that.

[@SonicYM2612]

It's the 'hidden test' cheat

[@MINI_91]

Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP... I love all four.

[@mentalplayground]

Never seem Xp Tour in my life. Nostalgia overload :)

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Now this is an excellent way to celebrate 20 years!

[@RoadRunner1980]

Double nostalgia. The female narrator in de XP Tour reminds me of the train ride instructor in the beginning og Half-Life.

[@anthonynorton666]

How ironic. You said the last time you installed Windows XP it was a Russian version, and there's a video of a Russian man activating a US copy of XP in Russia.🤷

[@macecail]

What a coincidence 😂

[@playonce4186]

Something about Windows XP's Design just gives me nostalgia and happiness!

[@JeSuisUnePatate]

Graphic driver issue: I remember I had to go into the BIOS to disable the integrated graphic card when there was another one installed. I bet that if you just had a second monitor plugged on that integrated graphic card VGA port, it would had worked, then you could had activate the 2nd monitor. Tada. Two screens! ..if no conflicts.. but it's MJD channel, so you'd get an issue for sure eh! :)

[@AbdullaSulaimani]

Back then I owned the FX 5200 graphics card. It was a decent graphics card; worked very well.

[@andresbravo2003]

it's about time for a Windows eXPerience. Congrats Michael.

[@duzbyoutube7101]

19:39 Call Bot: Which product do you want to activate? .............. Windo.. Michael: WINDOWS

[@kamildouglas]

ahhh yes the old gateway boot screen damn that really takes me back