Upgrading to Windows XP in 2022

Windows XP is arguably the best operating system Microsoft ever made, what's it going to be like installing it in 2022 on an M.2 Gen 4 SSD instead of Windows 11. Try NordVPN : nordvpn.com/tpsc (sponsor)
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[@brentsummers7377]

It's a pity that MS did not just update the security features & keep the look and feel. I was very happy with XP.

[@tyronegreenwood835]

Much less isseus than windows 10 and 11...

[@tinytownsoftware3837]

@@tyronegreenwood835 I haven't had issues with Windows 11, but had countless issues with Windows XP. Please stop with the nostalgia crap. Windows XP is inferior in every way.

[@Tokiko]

@@tinytownsoftware3837 Telemetry:

[@tinytownsoftware3837]

@@t16205 I'm a software engineer, so I know bad software from good. I just messaged my IT lead (been in the business for ~20 years) and he laughed when I told him that people think XP was better. Not saying XP was terrible, but I had so many hardware and driver issues with it, whereas I have had absolutely 0 problems with Windows 10 and 11. Heck, even Win 7 was miles better than XP. In my first job when I joined all the laptops still had XP. When we all switched to Win 7 finally, the IT team let out a collective sigh (as did all the engineers) because of how awful XP was to support. So I don't know about your admin experience, but it most certainly does not match up with what I have seen. Care to elaborate?

[@minerx1177]

@@tinytownsoftware3837 NOPE

[@PaladinPierce]

Remember that a lot of people were intimidated by using a computer back in the day so Microsoft to their credit tried to make it "friendly" with animations. The more experienced users could turn them off.

[@cheebadigga4092]

IMO XP and 7 are both the best. Imagine XP with DirectX 11!

[@MrKra888]

@Tommy CH Gan Agreed

[@RooiGevaar19]

XP was good since SP3, prior to this was worse than 2000. However WIn7 was a facelift of Vista, which was a good system, but they released it too early. If Vista had been released in 2008 or 2009, no one would've complained and Microsoft wouldn't have had to make a facelift.

[@cheebadigga4092]

@@RooiGevaar19 Vista definitely had style!

[@PeanutBreathing]

Windows 7 was so good, Windows 8 was the first and only upgrade I ever avoided.

[@IanDarley]

@@cheebadigga4092 Too much disc thrashing, I reinstalled XP

[@Got2Learn]

Windows 98/XP were SOOOOOO much simpler and easier to use, please Microsoft, bring these back!

[@JustMartha07]

Even if I love 98 I'd be pissed off installing all drivers from seperated CDs

[@Hasanovicc18]

@@6Saturn9 lol

[@Got2Learn]

@@JustMartha07 It's part of the experience ;)

[@MyName-tb9oz]

Try Linux. Seriously... Run SteamOS or keep a copy of Windo$e for your games, if that's the problem. (You can put Linux and Windo$e on the same machine. Tinyflaccid works pretty hard to make that annoying but it can be done. Not that I've tried it since XP was still being updated. Screw Tinyflaccid and their bloatware.)

[@kmmmsyr9883]

One of the reasons I use Linux is that I can still use Windows XP theming without sacrificing modern software compatibility lol. XP was truly amazing in almost every aspect. It had soul in it, unlike newer versions of Windows.

[@YoshiAsk]

Neat, what do you use to make it look like XP?

[@johnblur5395]

I am happy with my computer, got everything working

[@mr.rahulb]

lol. windows 10 is way better. windows 11 is becoming better and better.

[@eeriemyxi]

@@mr.rahulb says the guy who uses Google Colab; what a fucking moron.

[@pratyushtondak]

@@mr.rahulb You mean bad, I have used Windows 11 for a whole year and I hate it ! I'd say Windows 10 is certainly better than trash Windows 11. Windows 11 feels so restrictive than Windows 10. That's why I hate 11.

[@TheRagheb95]

I relate to being scared of messing up the installation, I was a kid, and my dad would task me of taking care of it, since he wanted me to learn it at the age of 8. Now looking back at it, XP was so stable, unlike what the current operating systems offer. You could always rely on XP

[@Noisebuddy]

that's true, i also was quite anxious when installing XP with all this procedures ... the funny fact was that i reduced memory-usage by XP to 96MB!! 96MB!! And now Win11 is taking almost 3-4 gigs of ram.

[@blastmanutz7798]

Well... I think we only remember the good parts. XP was quite riddled with random BSOD issues and we have to admit that later kernels, especially from Windows 7 onwards, improved in that aspect a lot. Also, XP knew no automatic defrag, so the system would become progressively more sluggish as time went by and you loading the drives with more and more stuff. Unless you performed a complete defrag every now and then and that process could literally take days to finish. There's a lot of major QoL improvements over XP in modern Windows OS versions, although one major drawback to it all is the completely unnecessarily aggressive update and general Microsoft policies regarding forcing the updates on you all the time, completely cluttering the system with unnecessary bloatware, constant notifications, rolling out updates which only complicate stuff further by fixing something and make something else incompatible... Back in the days an update had to be pushed on a physical media, the first service packs for Windows XP were too big for average internet speeds of that era to just download so a lot of thought went into polishing the actual update packs and rigorously testing them for stability and actual improvement gains way before they decided to invest into printing millions of service pack CDs for users to buy. Every software correction after that would prove to be a costly one for the company. Nowadays they just mask behind the internet update, roll something with insufficient testing and just hope to patch up things on the fly, leaving a lot of users frustrated over it. I'm not particularly liking this modern feature of updates and semi-finished products releasing for commercial use at all - think Windows 11, khm khm.

[@oldpain7625]

It definitely wasn't stable for me lol

[@dhxl]

Can't agree about XP stability. Back then I were reinstalling XP, maybe, every year. 7 was better, but felt heavier. Still I was able to destroy everything by simply reconnecting HDD in some other way. BSOD on start. But windows 10 is different. I use it since 2017. I can freely change disks, cpus etc and it will run. I can copy it from disc to disc and it will run. No need to install OS and spend hours setting everything up. But I guess even 10 will fail one day. I can't update it. MS aggressively forces me install an update, but I can't. The PC tries, but then fails and restores. However, I agree that new systems are redundantly heavier.

[@nearlyinfinitetortoise8308]

Well I turned 28 on Saturday, so this video gave me a lot of nostalgia, the windows log on sound took me back a decade or two.

[@JohnDoe-xp4iy]

Happy birthday

[@lagpi]

Happy Birthday!!

[@mohamedbe4942]

The amount of nostalgia this video gave me is more than anything I've ever felt.

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

I started using XP from 2002 to all the way up to 2012. I still think this is the greatest operating system of all time. Going from the dreary 98 and ME to this was incredible. Everything was just smooth and beautiful to look at, and it still looks amazing till this day. 7 and 10 just don’t look anywhere near as good.

[@silverjay4455]

Same here bro i used it back in 2010/2012

[@StofStuiver]

I used XP till about 2018. Use 7 64 bit now (bc i had to, otherwise id still use xp)

[@kjetilhansen5363]

Though I think Windows 7 looks the best, the upgrade in looks was pretty incredible back then. Overall, I'd say XP is Microsoft's best OS. Its longevity was impressive, and unlike most OSes, it was even great upon launch. The only drawback I faced early on was the inability to play DOS games, which would later be fixed by emulators.

[@BlackieNuff]

I had a similar history! My fist PC had ME on it and I do not need to explain what a disastrous nightmare that was. When I had the machine exchanged, XP had just been released, and I got the upgrade, and stayed on that ever since, even surpassing the 2014 "discontinued support" death knell. I refuse to use anything modern, cos aside from the dumbed-dwon designs that would frustrate me to throwing it against the wall, I also do not trust them. They are all Trojan Horses. That includes all these Smart/i-Phones and other mobile devices... especially those. I'd sooner have a tracking chip embedded in my neck, cos it's essentially the same thing, IMO.

[@kjetilhansen5363]

@@armamentarmedarm1699 Yup, but I never had it installed back then, so I jumped from 98 to XP. Tried it a couple of years later, though.

[@feizai245]

I used this OS for 15 years and only upgraded to Win 10 back in 2015. Had Microsoft kept providing support, I would be still using it.

[@MyName-tb9oz]

You can bet that Tinyflaccid was well aware that people would have been a lot happier continuing to use XP. Why did you think they stopped supporting it? Because there was some fundamental flaw in XP? You ought to try Linux. The machine I'm writing this comment on has been running for 20 days. As in: It hasn't been restarted for 20 days. Generally, the only time I restart it is for a kernel update.

[@MyName-tb9oz]

@@tafdiz, don't buy a new computer. Just put Linux on the one you have. I have P-4s in my house that run fine with Linux on them. TinyFlaccid makes garbage, bloat, and spyware. Stop giving your money to them.

[@UYC.]

Me to

[@jakobfel2]

I do somewhat miss XP because of the nostalgia (same reason I somewhat miss 98 and 3.1 as well) but for me, 7 was where Windows hit its best point. It was all downhill from there.

[@-clickhere]

Windows 7 was great because it was built with the foundation of XP. Current Windows threw all that away.

[@jakobfel2]

@@-clickhere Indeed. It was back in the day when it still actually felt like a PC operating system. When it actually felt like a PRODUCT, rather than a service.

[@jakobfel2]

@idk what to put here Nailed it. On top of that, I'd say 11's UI looks like a toddler made it.

[@HeDoMo3r]

@@jakobfel2, it's freaking ugly. Good thing that there's (obviously) unofficial software that can bring back the good ol' ui. But not beyond that.

[@rklewis2]

@@-clickhere That is historically not true. I had a class in school wherein I had to write a paper, creating a compelling argument. My subject was "The effects of Linux and free software on proprietary software vendors." Consequently, I had to do some research on vendors, and Microsoft was one of them. You may or may not recall, Windows Vista was originally going to be released as "Longhorn." Longhorn was being developed the same way previous releases were: on the foundation of what came before. Except...well, there was a problem. There were thousands upon thousands of bugs in the previous releases. A bug is a nice term that really means coding error. See, back then, proprietary vendors, in order to keep their product "out there" in the minds of the public, would have release cycles, introducing new "features" with new releases included. However, due to how little time they were giving between releases, they would also introduce more bugs into their already buggy software. You can probably find this book online: The Software Conspiracy. It details how vendors (at that time, anyway) basically thought that users weren't smart. A user being everyone. We weren't smart, so they didn't care that they were pushing a faulty product out. Getting back to the OS'...Bill Gates was informed that the code base was untenable, because it had too many errors to work with. He STILL wanted to use it. Until it was demonstrated that it was cost effective to write an all new OS, with better coding. There came Vista. I'm sure everything else since probably has a lot of the code that went into Vista in it. They just modify it, or add features via adding code. XP marked the end of that particular era for MS. Since then, it's been built off of Vista.

[@josef596]

This video brings nostalgia and also makes me want to use XP again.

[@alanashworth9414]

I so so so hated moving to windoze 7 and instantly went on a mission to change it to XP. I didn't move from XP till the end and didn't move from 7 till the end. I like windows 10 but XP was so so less complicated for more savvy people. I wonder how secure or insecure it is today. Would love an in-depth analysis.

[@zandermcnabb7779]

Well did you ever use windows 2000? There's a big group actually making updates for it, I think the most recent "update" is dated June 2021!

[@alanashworth9414]

@@zandermcnabb7779 no not really. I was always an amiga nerd and only moved to PCs in 1999 so was 98/ME and XP. Never dabbled with 2000.

[@alanashworth9414]

@@TheChurlishBoor hehe. I had them all. First was the zx-80 in 1980. Loved the c64 and atari ST which i had at the same time as my amiga 500 but only really cause i could play dungeon master straight out the box on the ST. Spend a lot on my A1200 with 1GB HDD and CD drive and zip drives and so fouth. Loved those days.

[@TheSimoc]

@@alanashworth9414 Yep, the days when software industry still was professional enough not to waste a single gigabyte for mere OS, were really lovely. I hate today's barely useful bloatware.

[@markb4434]

windoze

[@prathamshenoy9840]

Remember how XP and 7 were BETTER THAN 10: 1. in XP, you could customize the whole theme- window styles, button styles, colors, start menu etc 2. the mouse cursor was customizable (it still may be but xp had built in styles) - I remember one of the cursors having a drum roll animation for loading... 3. 7 came with AUDIO THEMES! All system sounds were changed according to the style ['garden', ''afternoon", 'delta'] 4. the wallpapers were amazing - not just Bliss, but the wallpapers on win 7 -- I remember the "Animated" wallpapers - -some of the best works of art/wallpaper I have seen 5. Also, the included profile photos....., screensavers 6. XP was a vibe by itself - the installation music, the tour music.. 7. So was win 7 -- the "windows media center" had a nice Aero design 8. Widgets! win 7 had those... nope in 10 And............ MS didn't even make a startup sound for windows 10. I say I like control panel's design compared to the settings app in 10. I believe it looks better in 11 though.

[@google471]

Join to XP fans.

[@i_love_games110]

10 has the 7 startup sound, and 11 comes with a new one on by-default

[@walter8834]

Win 8 and 8.1 also has the 7 startup sound

[@thekillersclan420]

Literally my favourite version of Windows (also the best imo). 7 was also amazing… before it got telemetry.

[@supermyl]

everything collects your data nowadays, deal with it

[@AlguienMas]

@idk what to put here 🏳️‍🌈⃠ It didn't until Microsoft added it in an update. Same thing with Windows 8.1. You can remove it (I think it's easier to remove than on Windows 10) but still sucks

[@AlguienMas]

@idk what to put here 🏳️‍🌈⃠ And that's why I never installed a single update in Win7. I'm gonna still be "out of date" anyway

[@kanalisationerstellen]

what is telemetry?

[@BuetifullPersun]

@@kanalisationerstellen it seems it microsoft data collection. You can disable it in your services

[@Sythemn]

Man, so much nostalgia. I felt that Win 7 was an actual upgrade from XP. Not a massive one, but a worthwhile one. Either would be a welcome massive improvement over 10 / 11.

[@crazzyt9]

Man I miss XP so much ... I had so many good times with it back then!

[@p0llenp0ny]

I still use XP to this day. It does everything I need.

[@raybod1775]

I use Office 2003 with XP for word processing, fortunately my old Oki color laser printer still works and with a new image drum, so should be good until I turn 80 in 15 years.

[@sjzara]

Fascinating. I’d love to see how quickly viruses and malware take hold.

[@jimikissa8353]

I use xp myself, haven't had any viruses or malware.

[@gabnerd6746]

@Lenny what a nice circlejerk we have here

[@Szklana147]

@@jimikissa8353 or, you can't notice xD

[@css2165]

and that is why i use linux

[@unknown_gaming4209]

@@jimikissa8353 i use windows 7 but in a vm cause i don't completely trust it Lol

[@waldevv]

I used XP for a very long time, I only had Vista briefly and then jumped straight into Windows 8 (which I actually liked somewhat) I remember installing an aero theme on XP because I loved the transparency effects, I think the aero theme on Vista is still really beautiful and I'm really not a fan of the modern flat simplistic design of everything And on that note I really wish modern Windows wasn't so damn difficult to install custom themes on, I love Linux because you can change the UI into absolutely anything you want. After 7 it really got difficult to change the UI and it would always break after version updates. Of course older Windows versions also required third party apps to do a lot of the theme changes but at least it was possible

[@traffictraffic]

Have you ever thought of doing anti virus tests for android phones? I always wondered if those really worked or if they're a sham

[@mumukshud.c.1866]

They work. Hell, i have come across a trojan in play store.

[@fanfan54old]

I think Google Play Protect is the equivalent of Windows Security (previously Windows Defender) in Windows... it's built-in (if your phone has the Google Play services), enabled by default, I think... can't remember... It's better than nothing, but I guess adding a (good, legit, true) mobile anti-virus is even better, for better protection 💪🏻 For iOS I believe there is nothing... iOS is more closed... like on macOS and Linux, people wouldn't install an anti-virus on iOS, I think 🤔 🤔 🤔

[@fanfan54old]

Personally on my Windows 10 computer (which I barely even use anymore), I only have Windows Security (Defender), untouched, so it's enabled by default, with its default settings... And on my Android phone, I have nothing, I also disabled Play Protect, hoping I'll get better performance on my phone... Doing this is stupid, I think. I don't recommend having no anti-virus... ... but hey, as far as I know, never had any problem... for now 😅 I plan to try third party anti-virus, on my Windows pc at least, paid or free... one day... 🤔 🤔 🤔

[@Gaminguide1000]

@@fanfan54old dont

[@raphael1442]

Hi, the Google play protect is in 99% of the case fine, in android you mostly install apps from play store (witch are verified beforehand), and the one you install can be checked manually with virustotal I think that using an antivirus for a phone wouldn't be that usefull and would use battery

[@rodrix17gaming76]

you can't show your product key because the stealers Will copy and paste your license key in another Windows installation

[@fash2314]

when installing from cd took 30 minutes, and after some time there was technology to install xp through usb was taking only 10 minutes, i was amazed and was crazy happy about that.... time really flies and I wish i could go back to 90's or even earlier years.

[@thelightbrigadef4172]

Back then. I was 7 years old using windows xp. Everything was simple back in the past. What makes me more interesting is folder background. My sister display my Fav wallpaper digimon in the folder. I was wondering if possible for Windows 10 and above because that feature is missing.

[@adid.5585]

The coolest thing I would like to see is someone turning Windows XP into an actually usable system in 2022.

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

yeah direct x 12,webgl,vp9,10 support,touch support & modern themes with linux bash,some android emulator & modern webstandard support under 2gb

[@leorelic]

my love for Windows XP and the like has driven me to Linux lately , where i still keep the simple atmosphere where my OS is mainly designed for me and my use while being updated with the world. XP is still among one of the best OSes i've ever used in my entire life , i was so sad when i heard it got discontinued

[@modbox9560]

I like how big corps can make remasters of video games and resell them but for some reason MS can't make a remastered version of windows xp like it's way too hard and has zero profit in it🤣🤣🤣💯

[@tacticalmattress]

XP was so good it was used by majority of America still until like 2010 ish. I had Vista and 7 when they came around, but ironically I never had as many issues on XP, like ever, as I did on Vista and onward. Windows 10 is honestly the most annoying experience I've had with Windows, besides 8. But we don't talk about that one. Our schools didn't upgrade from XP until like 2010 I'm pretty sure. Went straight to Windows 7 then I graduated. I still have a old Pentium 4 Optiplex with a 20gb HDD that still works today. All original except upgraded ram. The original display is shot though so I just keep it put up. I remember my Vista laptop being basically unusable until they came out with an update and I actually had to use that computer for some time. It was 100% better in terms of usability. Even played flash games well and older games like Doom and Diablo 2. *Edit* Also for my job, some of the software we need to program older big commercial sized A/C units is literally on these older laptops running XP because that's the only place the software works or exists. So they've been meticulously repaired and maintained over the years before I started working with them. and Yes, they often work better than the Windows 10 computers we use. More simplistic. So even in 2022, XP is still useful and being used.

[@Thumper68]

I wish I could still use Windows 2000 Professional. The best OS by far imo. Open task manager 7 processes I miss those days

[@jondonnelly3]

2000 is lovely. You can get close by theming a Linux distro. WINE will run most Windows 2000 programs.

[@oldgamer1330]

2000 was crap that's why they rushed out SE and it was the best.

[@daemonspudguy]

@@oldgamer1330 what? Are you thinking of 98?

[@coolpot]

if i remember right 2k was very stable mainly because of a basic gfx driver/direct x that basically couldnt be changed? i cant remember exactly. but im pretty sure some of its stability was that it didnt change

[@daemonspudguy]

@@coolpot 2000 really was the Debian of Windows versions. It was stable beyond all reason.

[@thiruvetti]

People upgraded from Windows 98 to XP and downgraded to the rest. I cant even begin to say how legendary Windows XP was. Rarely had issues but you could do so much stuff with installations and that beautiful themes.

[@GlenBixley]

I loved XP, sounds like an excellent upgrade today. :) Loved Pinball Pretty sure the keys are Shift for paddles (or control) and space for bump.

[@DeepakJAT0007]

I was smiling in the start then the dog came & I broke down in tears. How can I forgot him 😭 Nostalgia got real hard, I'm downloading the iso straight away !

[@TheawesomeMCB]

That was awesome Leo! I mean yeah installing a OS isn’t always exciting but seeing windows xp on a ssd and seeing a lot of websites not working is hilarious! Congrats on 250K subscribers by the way!

[@GlennDavey]

0:10 Lost one of my first big data drives this way, installing XP and I realised it started formatting the D: drive TOO, so I yanked the wires out of the back of the HDD from the open tower but it was too late. The index was screwed, all the files started and stopped in the wrong places. I lost so much of my earliest career work that way. I think I just went straight to my bed and fell asleep. Like my brain couldn't even take what just happened and I had no will to live. And that wasn't even the last time something like this happened. I have a tub full of old HDDs and I don't know if I'll ever recover them. SSD is what we needed long ago. So much of our digital lives has been lost due to platter hard drives, I'm sure of it.

[@kraizyace2612]

Of all the Operating Systems Microsoft released, XP is the one I used the most, even after the EOS in 2014. I would always install what was known as Black Edition on outdated hardware and boy was it responsive and reliable. Now I use an install of 7 for anything requiring Windows, but use Linux for everyday use. Eventually Windows will become a subscription-based service and won't stop screwing over its customers all in the name of profits. Would be nice if XP or 7 could still be used without the risk of security vulnerabilities and updated to take advantage of today's hardware.

[@crgintx]

Dual boot with a Linux system. As long as you use an email service like Proton and don't surf on clickbait, you should be fine with XP or 7.

[@hugosantos1476]

Still use it on my old laptop. It's fast, lightweight, and it has one of the most nicest GUI.

[@animonarch3858]

The nostalgia I started using a PC in 2011.I used Win XP and then moved to Win 7 after a year Thanks for the memorys Windows XP

[@StofStuiver]

I did in 1980. My own pc that is. ;]

[@gamerone6141]

a tear came from my eye with joy. Well done my friend. Priceless!

[@mind-of-neo]

I miss Windows XP and 7 so much. They both managed to be beautiful and simple without being minimalist hellscapes.

[@StofStuiver]

They still work fine, although i guess it may get to be a pain to find a computer that has drivers for it.

[@mind-of-neo]

@@StofStuiver i still use windows 7 on a laptop actually, but the usb drivers dont work on it

[@rockl79]

@@StofStuiver not really, even the rtx 3090 ti has drivers for windows 7. the hardest part in my experience is the installation. the windows 7 installation disc doesn't have usb 3 drivers, meaning you either have to use a ps/2 keyboard or slipstream the drivers into the windows installation

[@GlennDavey]

Everything is so fast. I remember clicking on start menu options and waiting for the secondary menus to open. Now it's instant.

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Back when the GUI in Windows made sense all around. Aww.

[@Ediliosantos]

For me XP and 7 are the best versions of windows, it only uses the necessary ram and doesn't need so much freshness to deliver you a functional and fast running system, Thanks for this vídeo...

[@miketothesupra]

my 10 year old laptop still has 7 and I kept it away from updates which was always great performance. But i recently switched to macbook i dont like windows after 7 its trash operating system. Xp and 7 is king

[@raginald7mars408]

In Germany - in our public Library - a new System was installed for the catalogue and library infrastructure. A technician working on that - had an OLD laptop with Win XP installed. I Applauded him. Any Genius knows the RIGHT tool to use. - The Dabblers - get lost in the newest fancy stuff... blaming any malfunctions on incompetent users...

[@robertferraro236]

Ah, the good ol' days when we used to get some work done. I still have XP on a virtual machine to run some software essential to my productivity. I love how instantly everything happens on modern hardware.

[@johnskerlec9663]

Hey this is cool. I've reinstalled XP onto a ssd in 2021 through a 2008 EP45 MB and it works. I also did a full HDD clone onto SSD off a GA 8I848P775-G and ran my programs off it to test a few years ago, and it also worked. I'm keeping it handy for when my original HDD dies. I did all this to keep access to my DAW Recordings from back then so I can archive them in formats I can better use with other DAW Software now since the DAWs I used then have not been supported for a long time. I did not know you could clean install XP onto a current system. Thanks for the post.

[@bhringer]

My suggestion for AV is Giant AntiSpyware. Tried it while ago on an XP machine and it still retrieved definition updates.

[@sarkarinaukar9658]

such a sweet trip down memory lane.. and man that boot up music, always hits the right spots..

[@Szklana147]

There is no TRIM SSD feature on XP. I hope you remember about it.

[@jondonnelly3]

He dosn't even know what it is. Over time his XP install will break. If he reads this, he should get. a cheap Western Digital Black hard drive as they are really really fast for XP. The cache alone is large enough to run the OS!

[@mrin2bplays852]

We need some developers to work on XP to bring it back and make it a tru working OS for today's hardware system, so it can stand on its true glory.

[@rockl79]

if someone did that for xp and 7 I would absolutely ditch my windows 10 Installation. modern windows is nothing compared to what it once was

[@jamesvinson312]

I have a Windows XP system it's the 32 bit version, but since the system only has 4 GB DDR3 RAM, I'm not really missing out on anything spec wise. It's pretty fast. It's installed on a 128 GB SSD and the display is 1080p. I got a modified version that supports SATA hardware.

[@Toutvids]

I miss Windows XP. If I could run it and my games on my current system, I would.

[@ryomario90]

I'd upgrade to windows xp as well if it supported DX11,12 and Vulkan and my hardware.

[@jyotishkasaha4951]

I used XP in 2007-2010 when I was around 8-11 years old. At that time in pinball ,solitier,chess,media player we use most of the time

[@ThePeca1988]

I remember how awesome xp was after all the other windows, you could really do anything, and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff making it the ultimate custom build. Yes, there was the switch from a DOS backing system, but it was an easy workaround even back then. Then came windows 7, the next big thing, and i would go back to any of the two if it were still usable, sadly they were totally outphased, not even basic drivers work on them anymore, unless ran on aaaancient hardware or in a vm. They were truly brilliant and clean, all in all very usable for whatever you desired

[@Heryfrost]

I still remember my Windows XP serial number after 25 years

[@retrox64games]

dont care what anyone says, windows xp was the best!!

[@TheCuteLittleDoggy]

1 thing to add, XP doesn't have proper support for SSD's so if you plan on running this long term... make sure to install an application called Trim. It will keep your SSD in tip top shape while running XP. DO NOT run XP long term without this or your SSD will not last long.

[@MassReflux]

Lovely to see the x64 Edition get some love, I’d love to see more tests with that OS :)

[@ppmguire]

I run XP on a 2008 era rig, but I use Integral. It comes with MyPal and a slew of behind the scenes fixes and the POS updates. You can even get NVMe drives working natively if you want. Even with a SATA SSD it seems so much more fluid and snappier compared to W11 on my 12700k machine. Once I move my audio and other work related stuff to a Mac Mini I think I'll toss XP on the ol main rig for funsies. It's just a joy to use after all these years. For those wondering why I have a dedicated XP box in the first place, it's for older games and native hardware audio acceleration using an X-Fi Xtreme Audio. I also have a 98se box for the same reason, just even older games.

[@MrBobbybrady]

"Imagine having an OS that doesn't sell your data.", I can, I run Linux.

[@sankyppp]

Some websites wont work in Chrome on XP or even Win 7. No such issue with Linux. Unless you need any application that wont run on Linux, you donot need Windows.

[@manuell3505]

@@sankyppp Make that everything that relies on Nvidia/ATI drivers and DirectX.

[@sankyppp]

@@manuell3505 True

[@pjubo]

When you started clicking stuff and the sound for it came, i got chills, omg i had forgotten that, man i miss xp

[@Astra3yt]

Digesting old malware, disassembling it with modern reverse engineering techniques, looking at how it works and discussing the history around it sounds like an amazing idea! For example with Bonsi Buddy, one could discuss the history of the website, how many users were infected, the memes surrounding it and looking at how the actual telemetry worked.

[@Luciana-cc9tj]

I still use XP as my main OS system. Xeon quad core, 8GB Ram, 256GB+1TB SSD, everything works great, no need to update for now

[@ManuEreve]

Fast, Snappy, Simple & Does what you want how you want.

[@scottmccarthy1274]

You should try and run some modern malware to see if we have now aged out of some of those working. I would be curious if it would also trigger the anti-sandboxing features of some malware as well.

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

You know, I've always been curious about that. Most malware and viruses are aimed at the OS with the highest market share - since they operate on a mass level in order to increase their chances of being successful. They're not going to waste their time even trying to infect XP systems since so few people are still using it. Not to mention the switches and/or updates in coding languages, how the OS itself actually works under the hood (like the change from 32-bit to 64-bit). Just as an OS depreciates, surely so do viruses and malware since they're not going to be maintained by those creating/using them forever. And even hosting and repositories of them are likely depreciated too. I often wonder if XP is now actually _more_ secure than more modern OS's like Windows 7 and 10 because of this??

[@i_love_games110]

@@DavidStruveDesigns millions use xp, even with its low market share

[@richardmartin6533]

I did my XP Pro SP3 - with Plus! build a year ago, and everyone thought I was completely nuts! I use "MyPal" as my internet browser. I might try Opera 36 next. I am using an Asus Z97-A motherboard with an Intel i7-4790K CPU. 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Ram, Corsair 750-watt PSU. A Samsung Evo 500 GB SSD... Nvidia GTX 760. and a TP-Link T4U USB wifi adapter. (So, basically, my hardware is newer than the software). The majority of this build was due to spare parts laying around. It's all stuffed into a gun metal-colored Fractal Focus G case. I've been too busy lately to finish the RGB fan lighting wiring. also... It helps to use a good driver updater. Although, I'm missing 4 drivers simply because they were never written in the first place - doesn't matter - zero effect. The biggest reason for the build: I really missed Microsoft's "Creative Writer" program.

[@pessie83]

Of all the Windows operating systems in my 39-year-old life, Windows XP was the longest I've used. My father participated in the so-called PC-Privé-Project through his work. In that case, the employer was allowed to give the employees a PC for private use. So when my father got a new PC, I got his old PC. My 'first' PC was a Compaq with Windows 98. But my very first PC was a Medion.

[@lazm3518]

I ran a Server 2003 machine until June of 2022 as a primary machine at work. Upgrading to a newer machine with Server 2019 has been such a PITA.

[@SalaryEnjoyer23]

If you were previously on Windows 10 or 11 then “upgrading” in the title is absolutely correct (If you don’t get it, WinXP > Win10/Win11

[@Jimmeh_B]

ahhhh good old XP. The last Winblows that was worth running. Since Microshaft decided to force the upgrade to win 10 (regardless of how many times I told it not to) I've been linux all the way. These days, winblows is entirely foreign to me. I'd like to see how long you can run it online before it gets infected. Let's see just how "insecure" is really is.

[@supermyl]

Deciding between linux or windows kinda depends on what suits your needs best Linux runs very well on old hardware, good for people who care about security, is extremely customizable, and more. Windows supports about any app/game, has more driver support (or at least I'd assume) and might be good enough for most users, since most just simply don't care about it. It really comes down to personal preference. I mean if you like updating on your own time, full control over the system, all that stuff, go with Linux. There's really nothing stopping you. If you don't care too much about that stuff, then that's alright. You can go with Windows. Absolutely nobody care- oh wait I'm wrong about the fact that nobody cares... oops. Well atleast I don't care.

[@Jimmeh_B]

@@supermyl That's EXACTLY what sold me on linux. Having told Tinyshaft to GTFO with that windows 10 shit at least a dozen times, I spent considerable time and effort (weeks) setting up an experiment, along with all the process control and data acquisition it required to run automatically over a 1 week period. I then set it to run and took of with my girl for a long weekend away. What did Microshaft do that very friday? Ignore MY INSTRUCTION about what was to happen with MY HARDWARE that I OWN outright, and irrespective of what was happening on MY SYSTEM, forced the "upgrade" and restarted my system. Destroying 1000's of dollars worth of supplies and equipment in the process. You're right. If you're a complete pedestrian user who's only uses for your computer are gaming, reading emails and looking at porn hub, you have absolutely no concern about your every conversation and movement being recorded for retroactive scrutiny without context, and no desire to take control of your own decision making process or the information you are allowed to have access to, along with the total loss of privacy in your own home... Windows and google. Accept no substitutes.

[@bitemykrank1970]

The BIGGEST issue with XP on modern hardware is driver's. I use XP all the time, for programming my old CB and HAM radio's, and for playing games like Black and White and Freddie Pharkus, mine's currently running on a Quad Core @ 3.2Ghz with 4GB RAM but it's only 32bit, so only 3.25GB of RAM shows up, this is MORE than enough for any XP system though. I had some trouble getting both sound and network driver's for a mainboard that was built 15 years AFTER XP was abandoned, but with some searching and creative workarounds, everything works. I spend a lot of time online with it too, using Goanna browser, with NO Anti Virus software installed. I have yet to have any issue's or download a virus, my guess would be the keyboard warriors that try to hack people these days have NO IDEA what to do with an OS that hasn't been in use since BEFORE they were born.....it's harder to hack something you've never seen before. And if your REALLY desperate, Windows XP will STILL update via the built in update system, but mainly only POS fixes and driver's and some basic files, most of which either crash the system or aren't required by MOST machines. A full update hasn't been possible since Jesus played halfback for the Jews. It still works fine as an OOB system, just don't expect miracles.

[@crgintx]

I'd install a similar sized modern Linux 64 bit distro like Mint or Puppy with this and you'd have a near perfect system. Same with Window 7. Both were superior to W10/11 especially if you have on older laptop for working with programmable engine management systems.

[@andreas_tech]

XP has this warm, comfortable design. Not like nowadays, minimalistic without any soul; everything looks the same & comes with a huge amount of bloatware, spy apps & senseless telemetry.

[@vt1940]

I still have Windows XP on a stand alone and it works just fine with Windows 10 & 11 files. Some old Programs are so much more Simple than current ones also.

[@edison3571]

I put the XP theme on Windows. It is unbelievable how nice it is to find your programs again.

[@dudesome69]

With Win XP, you knew *exactly* what your computer was doing. With Windows 11, you know it is on.

[@marccarter1350]

XP was an amazing OS. One of the best Microsoft made. I used XP way longer than i should have on a 64 bit OS!

[@varuntyagi6116]

awww man, I was waiting for you to open the Windows Media Player. Anyways, thanks for doing this. Brings back so many good memories. :')

[@jeffb6786]

The start menu programs always opened to the right, even on a CRT at 1280@1024. XP is still quite usable today. I have 4 PC's that are running it, one a retro gaming machine. Use MyPal for internet, though there are sites it won't visit. Install unofficial SP4 to get a rollup of all updates released post SP3 plus a few fixes. (XP 32-bit only). .Net up to 4.0. MS Office 2010 is the newest without hacks. As for drivers for newer PC's, AMD is your friend here. Intel typically stopped support after IvyBridge, and even then drivers are spotty, especially for USB 3 and integrated video. I have XP running beautifully on an MSI 890FXA board with an FX-6300 6-core CPU and HD6850 video card. For my Xerox 6510 printer I just use the HP color LaserJet 3700DTN drivers and connect it via ip address. Color and duplexing work OOB. For antivirus, AVG still provides a version for XP and it works well. I wouldn't run it on a Pentium II with 256 meg RAM, but with newer hardware it doesn't slow it at all. Enjoy your eXPerience with tried and true.

[@DK-tv6rk]

I love how the title is „upgrading” not „downgrading”

[@memesfryt303]

Im french and we haven't got alot of channels based on cybersecurity and informatic in general, so we he have to watch english or indian channels. Thank you for your videos they are really good looking and they are symple to understand.

[@ObliviousCat7]

we've come so far..... and time flies so fast... seems like yesterday I was playing nfs II

[@DK5ONV]

Took less than 10min. to install on my Dell Opriplex 580 AMD Phenom X4. Runs great with 16GB DDR3 RAM. Broadcom Gigabit LAN Drivers work fine and even compatible SSD Support. I never really got away from the XP Professional x64. It's on there since more than 10 years

[@mecca6801]

2 things... 1, the wild thing is, I still have my serial number memorized! and 2, Windows had so many OP programs that you could easily customize the shell and make windows look like anything from old OSX to the computers on star trek! Good times!!!

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

me too I,was putting my serial there lol

[@Blackify_live]

I miss win 95, 2000, ME and XP somuch..... Its not only my childhood memories but I had emotions with these windows.

[@jublywubly]

Windows XP was the best version. It still played DOS games, it took up bugger all space on a hard drive, it was easier to fix problems, it was easier to back up than anything since it came out, it was easier to re-install... When I built my current computer, back in 2013, I installed Windows 7. The first thing I did was change it to Classic mode, so everything was square again and the Start menu made more sense. A few years ago, we were all forced to "upgrade" (ie. downgrade) to Windows 10. Now I have stuff all space left on my C drive because there's a known glitch in "upgrades" from Windows 7 that causes it to keep hoarding needless clutter. The clutter can't be found, to be removed. I suspect it's done parallel updates for Windows 7 and 10, because the Windows 10 Control Panel still says "Windows 7" on it.

[@MightyMushroo0m]

The small thing of typing in a game key just feels great

[@michaelkeudel8770]

You can turn it into a file server, file sharing was so easy on XP and Win 7.

[@The_DreadStorm]

Being the stickler that I am, I find it hilarious that these "Security Experts" refer to installing XP as an UPGRADE. Speaks volumes about the state of things nowadays. LOL I have XP installed and running in a dual-boot with Win7x64 on an i7-4960X with 32GB DDR3-2400 and a GTX970 (I modified drivers). I couldn't be happier. I use it offline of course, but mainly for general office use, development, hardware prototyping, circuit design, that sort of thing. So long as I continue to live a lifestyle that doesn't "REQUIRE" internet, I'll never be without entertainment and/or work. Yes, I have a few games on it, but not many.

[@anuragphadnis7806]

used xp from 2008 till 2018. A lot of memories.

[@rexmauldin9047]

I can add something here that only a ham radio operator can relate to, at least the technical types. When it comes to programming an older commercial radio such as the Motorola HT1000 handheld radios, This DOS based program is just what you need but on a computer that has a true serial port. I think there is something called Keyspan that emulates the serial port. I don't have this and therefore cannot talk about it from experience. There are other older radios such as the GP300 and so on that need the DOS version of Windows to program. I use a Windows 95 on an old laptop to program my radios including the Kenwood TK-290-390 radios. Finding the software such as the KPG-39 for the Kenwood isn't that hard to find. The difference I am told between WIN 95 and XP is that additional windows or selections show up that I am unable to see with my old laptop and WIN 95. Don't need to get on the internet which is actually a good thing so as to not end up with garbage added to your system. Knowing this information, finding an older computer, radio(s) and programming cables will allow you to repurpose older commercial radios for the ham bands. Pretty good as they would otherwise be dumped in a landfill somewhere.

[@kane480]

For a non 64 bit system, my go to is Windows 2000 Pro. That OS was absolutely bulletproof, no matter what I did on that system it never bluescreened.

[@arikalari]

most memory came back with this video thank you .

[@NaderGator]

it was actually one of their best! .. the look, the feel and the usability .. too bad it couldn't do 64bit properly :)

[@ericiidx]

I'd love to see videos on retro malware; it was a ton of fun as long as you weren't on the receiving end! "Hey you, guy in the basketball jersey. Yea, you... this is your computer talking..."

[@davidmorrison4711]

i did tech support for 10 years , starting in 1999, trust me , in the 98 to xp days, format was a daily thing , as system files were allowed to be changed by applications, that is not the case since 2006,

[@jasons5916]

I feel like everyone who loves Windows XP were kids when it came out and it was their first OS (or ME was their first, which makes XP look even better since ME was the worst ever). It was ok, but not the best. WIndows 2000 was the better OS at the time. Windows 7 is the best Microsoft OS because it was rock stable, never crashed, did what you wanted it to do and was easy to use. Now it looks even better because it was the last OS that didn't spy on you, so it will be hard for future OS's to match up with 7.

[@tonipwneroni9846]

@1:28 I remember as a teenager when we wanted to play games at a LAN party, we'd be drunkenly shouting product key sequences across the room while everyone was installing whatever game we were playing.

[@NickDalzell]

Panda Antivirus and MyPal Web Browser will enable modern browsing and security in XP without issue. I'm using MyPal to restore KZbin functionality in Vista with a 2008 eMachines and it's surprisingly useful given single core and 2GB DDR2.

[@Trabunkle]

You forgot to open Task Manager to show the resource usage! Good video! Nuff Said!

[@crazyfreak9886]

The satisfying sound when you open a folder😍

[@mcdazz2011]

I still love - and miss - Windows XP Pro (64 bit). Many days were spent creating images for use in a public library (32 bit).