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To be honest Windows XP was probably the most solid operating system Windows have ever released. It was very efficient and reliable. It got progressively worse

To be honest Windows XP was probably the most solid operating system Windows have ever released. It was very efficient and reliable. It got progressively worse with every SP pack installed but the original system was very well engineered. I hope these computers are air gapped and USB ports are removed / disabled though.

toyg 9y ago
> probably the most solid operating system Windows have ever released That's damning with faint praise... > It got progressively worse with every SP pack installed Well, SP2 removed craptons of exploitable scenarios. Anything before that was a security nightmare, and that includes my beloved Windows 2000. > I hope these computers are air gapped and USB ports are removed That's optimistic. At some level, there will be some sort of port for servicing requirements anyway. Chances are that it will be an USB.
- richardknop 9y ago
  > Well, SP2 removed craptons of exploitable scenarios. Anything before that was a security nightmare, and that includes my beloved Windows 2000. Well, I wouldn't mind if it only patched security issues. The problem was original Windows XP was very performant. I was running it on computer with 64MB RAM and it was very fast and snappy. After installing SP packs it became sluggish and I needed to upgrade my computer to be able to work. Also, after XP my second favorite would be Windows Server 2003. Also a very solid system. These days I only use Apple computers for work. It was Vista which annoyed me so much that I switched from MS to Apple. > That's optimistic. At some level, there will be some sort of port for servicing requirements anyway. Chances are that it will be an USB. Yes. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.
- richardknop 9y ago
  Btw, how do you use italics?
  - throwanem 9y ago
    Asterisks on either side of the text to be italicized. See also, via the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc

toyg 9y ago

> probably the most solid operating system Windows have ever released That's damning with faint praise... > It got progressively worse with every SP pack installed Well, SP2 removed craptons of exploitable scenarios. Anything before that was a security nightmare, and that includes my beloved Windows 2000. > I hope these computers are air gapped and USB ports are removed That's optimistic. At some level, there will be some sort of port for servicing requirements anyway. Chances are that it will be an USB.

richardknop 9y ago
> Well, SP2 removed craptons of exploitable scenarios. Anything before that was a security nightmare, and that includes my beloved Windows 2000. Well, I wouldn't mind if it only patched security issues. The problem was original Windows XP was very performant. I was running it on computer with 64MB RAM and it was very fast and snappy. After installing SP packs it became sluggish and I needed to upgrade my computer to be able to work. Also, after XP my second favorite would be Windows Server 2003. Also a very solid system. These days I only use Apple computers for work. It was Vista which annoyed me so much that I switched from MS to Apple. > That's optimistic. At some level, there will be some sort of port for servicing requirements anyway. Chances are that it will be an USB. Yes. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.
richardknop 9y ago
Btw, how do you use italics?
- throwanem 9y ago
  Asterisks on either side of the text to be italicized. See also, via the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc