#WindowsXP

2026-02-03

Bob, Rover, and the other search bot characters in #WindowsXP help make time spent in the operating system easier.

I like how the bots are predictable and don't try to interfere with decision-making.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsof

#Microsoft #retroCartoon

A yellow cartoon dog with long, floppy ears and a red collar is sitting and looking toward the screen. A dialogue box is pointed towards it. The dialogue that's visible says, Change whether hidden and systems files are included, then it says, Start a new search, followed by a Back button. The cartoon, which is animated on the operating system, briefly livens up the plain, industrial looking desktop environment of Windows XP.
Klaus Jürgen :archlinux:kluergen@social.tchncs.de
2026-02-01

Verstehe nicht was der Sinn von #ReactOS ist. Ein #OpenSource #Betriebssystem nur um alte proprietäre Software weiter nutzen zu können🤡 Ist das Nostalgie oder weil man angeblich auf irgendein antikes Tool oder Treiber angewiesen ist?🤷‍♂️
Wäre es nicht einfacher und nachhaltiger eine offene Alternative für dieses Tool zu schreiben, um sich von der Abhängigkeit zu lösen? Meiner Meinung nach gibt es dieses Projekt schon 30 Jahre zu lange. #WindowsXP #Linux #Microsoft

heise.de/news/Windows-XP-Nachb

RetroComputingMXretrocompmx
2026-01-31

Hoy por fin esta renovado mi ordenador Dell XPS 420 con Windows XP.
Ahora a darle uso para ordenar mi libreria de software y revistas informáticas retro.

2026-01-29

New video! Second of the re-edits, looking at the Sony NW-E105, my first MP3 Player. Re-doing these videos is harder than I thought, but I love it! I'm trying to fix and update some things, using mainly the original material. Hope you like it! youtu.be/yd--95YrQ1g
#ATT #Sony #mp3player #windowsxp #music

2026-01-28

RE: social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNa

This post was made using Windows XP. 🤯

Special shout out to @kirb , who runs the website “Legacy Update Dot Net.” It’s perfect for replacing Windows Update when Microsoft no longer supports your OS.

Also, special shout out to the team over at “Win32 Subsystem Dot Live,” who backport a modern Chromium-based web browser in the form of “Supermium,” which works on older versions of Windows, including Windows XP.

You shouldn’t use XP as a daily driver, but if you’re retro gaming and need to download game patches, having both of these available really comes in handy.

#Game #Gaming #RetroGaming #WindowsXP

2026-01-28

I was having fun trying to get Windows XP to run on my old Dell T3600.

#Windows #WindowsXP #Dell #T3600 #RetroGaming

Screenshot of a Windows XP–style desktop running Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 SP3 on a retro gaming PC, with multiple system windows and user annotations.

System Properties shows Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, using an Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30 GHz with about 3.3 GB RAM. Text warns: “You should NOT browse the web using XP. But if you must do so, you can use the web browser ‘Supermium’.” The Supermium desktop icon is highlighted.

Device Manager is open. XP uses an NVIDIA Quadro K420 GPU and shows many Intel Xeon E5-1660 CPU entries. Red text explains: “Safe to ignore. Obviously, the CPU works. XP sees the required CPU and uses the CPU. But XP also sees the new CPU protocol and is confused by them, however does not use them anyway and so no harm done.”

Other annotations state: “AMD RX6400 GPU is used for Linux. XP uses the Nvidia Quadro K420 seen above.” “2.5 Gbps Network card is used for Linux. XP uses the onboard 1 Gbps network card.” “Bluetooth is not required for XP gaming. I use my wireless headphones in Linux.”

At the bottom, CPU Properties and PCI Device Properties show hardware IDs. Red text notes: “The DELL T3600 has a weird onboard SATA / SAS controller. It sees the SATA just fine, but nothing seems to enable the SAS. My SAS hard drive is using Linux, and so I can ignore this. However, I do need to move the CD/DVD to SATA or use a USB CD/DVD drive.”

On the right, Internet Explorer shows LegacyUpdate.net, which replaces Microsoft Windows Update for XP.
Benjamin TuckettBenTuckett1997New
2026-01-28
左大路さんhadsn@mstdn.nere9.help
2026-01-27

え、 #Windows7#WindowsXP とで電卓の16進数の配列が違うんですか!?

creopardcreopard
2026-01-26

Netzwerk mit Windows XP einrichten - Schritt für Schritt

Damit es nicht in Vergessenheit gerät, wie man zu Windows XP Zeiten ein kleines Heimnetzwerk eingerichtet hat.

creopard.de/netzwerk-mit-windo

🅓🅐🅢 🅑🅛🅐🅤🅔 🅟🅞🅝🅨Das_blaue_Pony
2026-01-25

@dfx Ich habe hier (71739) noch ein Pentium, Windows XP Server (1TB Raid) mit DAT (viele Bänder!) rumstehen. Weist du Jemand der den brauchen könnte? Würde gegen Speicher (HD, SSD etc..) tauschen, notfalls auch für ein bisschen Geld. Würde ihn ja verschenken wenn ich es mir leisten könnte 😭. Auf Wunsch auch als komplett Anlage mit Monitor, Tastatur und Maus. 🎮💾💿🖥️

Tim 👨‍💻mtdon@berlin.social
2026-01-18

RE: social.wildeboer.net/@jwildebo

Oh. Aber in den #niederlanden kann man doch eh nicht mehr mit Bargeld bezahlen. In #Deutschland läuft alles noch auf #windowsXP. Wir sind „sicher“

Benjamin TuckettBenTuckett1997New
2026-01-18
N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2026-01-15

GitHub user "syncguy" thinks Windows XP is still cool 🏴‍☠️, so he's 1.24 to run on it. Meanwhile, the rest of us are using modern tools and wondering why anyone would resurrect an OS as dead as disco 💀🎶.
github.com/syncguy/go-legacy-w

2026-01-14

I was feeling nostalgic for the classic #WindowsXP "Bliss" wallpaper, so I had CoPilot update it for #Windows11 - It hits different somehow...

Depicts a Microsoft AI datacenter in a serene setting

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