Thread 107132471

A thread dedicated to Windows XP.
>Why?
Its very lightweight operating system that can be run just fine on potato hardware, including the one from late 90s/early 2000s. Its also Windows, so you have a decent software compatibility and offlline setup that can be re-created very easily. Its also one of the last unkiked Windows versions that does not force you into any ecosystem and is still better than linux in many ways.
>Will I get hacked?
No, you will not. Hackers cannot reach your computer through NAT unless you allow them to do so. This is a lie, often repeated by linux trannies and baby duck schizo. You can safely ignore their mumbling.
>What about software compatibility?
A fair share of software thats actually worth your time works natively. Many programs have been back-ported to XP and projects like one core api allow you to run new programs on it.

Links and resources below (WIP):

Easy to install modern web browser compatible with XP (requires SSE2)
https://supermium.neocities.org/
skipster1337 software list
https://skipster1337.github.io/posts/windows-software.html
one core api
https://github.com/shorthorn-project/One-Core-API-Binaries
software for computers without SSE2
https://matejhorvat.si/en/unfiled/nosse2.htm
some XP compatible back ports of common programs
https://eclipse.cx/projects

>>107132471 (OP)
I used this until 2019. Good stuff.

XP bloats up incredibly fast and your installation becomes unusable pretty quick if you aren't careful, this is the case with all windows versions but it was BAD in xp and only made better in 7
XP is worse than 7 in all respects

>>107132471 (OP)
You should list Newmoon and Kmeleon in the Op for non-SSE2 processors.

Also, here's a fork of yt-dlp for XP https://github.com/nicolaasjan/yt-dlp

>>107132654
XP's start menu is better.

>>107132698
There's also an extension called Vorapis, which is useful for making Youtube's desktop site tolerable on older processors that can't handle its normal amount of javascript.

Is the old windows shilling genuine or just chinks/russians trying to get as many people as possible onto vulnerable OSes?

>>107132761
I like using old windows versions because I just like old tech, but I think op might be a schizo. They tend to have obsessions like that and try to do stuff like forcing a general for a topic only three or four people on a board care about.

>>107132654
I really appreciate 7, but it was that windows version when they gradually started introducing various anti-features, like the requirement for driver signing. It was also slightly heavier, and its activation algorithm was not cracked yet. Not saying that 7 is bad obviously, but I prefer XP, thats why I made a thread for it.
>>107132698
thanks, will try doing so in the next thread.
>>107132761
>>107132817
Again, you will not get hacked by the mere fact of using old windows. You would have to directly expose it to the internet or purposefully download malware. Neither will happen as long as you are not retarded. The whole chinese/russian botnet is mostly linux tranny fear mongering tactic to bully people into (((transitioning))) to troonix. Old Windows are pretty much the best of both world. You have freedom, you have convenient software and you don't have to chop your dick off.

>>107132909
>you will not get hacked by the mere fact of using old windows
I know. I use old Windows versions every day. I'm saying you're acting like a schizo by making daily threads and trying to force a general for a topic that never reaches bump limit.

>>107132471 (OP)
which version should I use and where should I download the ISO from? I don't really need anything other than a browser, 7zip, a bittorrent client and vidya emulators

>>107132471 (OP)
t.

>>107132988
Use XP Pro SP3 and the cracked phone activator (called XPactivate32), you can either slipstream all the updates into the iso, or use Legacy Update to install all the security updates. Best place to get ISOs (and most software) is archive.org.

>>107132707
You can get that in any Windows version with OpenShell.

>>107133069
The shitty start menu is still there under it, and ti consumes extra resources

>>107132992
shut up loonix troonies

>>107132471 (OP)
good stuff

>>107132945
Thats literally the first thread about XP I made. I am not responsible for other anons actions.
>>107132988
Avoid 64bit release, as its really unstable. Go for SP3 Pro and you will be fine. There is also OpenXP project if you like tinkering which I forgot to mention.
https://theopenxp.org/
The anon >>107133023 pretty much nailed it if you want a hassle-free setup.
>>107133069
Those nuwindows releases decorated as old ones are kinda like trannies. They try really hard to be something that they will never be, but they will always trigger your uncanny valley since something will obviously be off.

>>107133778
Don't respond to him. He wants you to do so, so this thread gets derailed.

For me, Windows peaked with Vista. Win7 is just Vista but worse.

And if I had to use anything before Vista, it would be 2000. Not XP.

>>107132471 (OP)
aight got a question:
best single slot, short, slot-powered only (no 6/8pin) gpu with xp support. (64bit drivers would be a bonus too)
i've got an old dell desktop so awkward internals and an underpowered, proprietary cabled psu to contend with

>>107132909
>Again, you will not get hacked by the mere fact of using old windows. You would have to directly expose it to the internet or purposefully download malware. Neither will happen as long as you are not retarded.
Vulnerability isn't strictly limited to network reachability. Your web browser is basically a remote code execution machine. Malicious JavaScript running in your web browser can connect to services running locally on your computer or other internal hosts on your network...
Another zero day was discovered for Chrome a couple weeks ago. It was being exploited in the wild. Are you all patched up?

>>107136207
8800GT, the only one I can think of, the rest are dual-slot and requires extra power

>>107132471 (OP)
doesnt matter, you windows-tards are all fucked since the NSA access key was discovered in win98 more than 20 years ago.. good luck, you need it.

>>107132471 (OP)
How am I supposed to install xp on a 14900/5090 system?

>>107136287
>Your web browser is basically a remote code execution machine
tranny updooter lie, there are plenty of new web browsers that still support windows XP.
>Malicious JavaScript running in your web browser can connect to services running locally on your computer or other internal hosts on your network...
blatant tranny updooter lie, if it was the case, most personal computers with up to doot software would get constantly hacked as well. Maybe at least make your fear mongering tactics more believable, tranny updooter.
>>107136534
No such thing, plus if it was really the case, you wouldn't be safe on troonix as well.
>>107136570
By getting old, good hardware without a rusting CPU?

>>107136918
>no actual help
>passive aggressive minging
Next time start the thread by saying that you're a huge cock-slurping faggot so I know to avoid you

>>107132471 (OP)
>gets malware after 30 seconds of being connected to the internet

>>107137018
>>107137031
false-flagging trannies lying again to bully people into updooting.

>107137046
This is an automated spambot.
Disregard and report.

>>107137071
is your axewound leaking too hard, linux tranny?

>>107137046
Lying about what? That I have a 14900 and a 5090? I can post the hwi when I get home, faggot. Oh wait, your thread will be dead by then because you're a fucking sperg that noone wants to interact with.

>>107137071
>leaking from xhis neovagina so hard
>>107137269
tranny, if you bought nuhardware, you are out of luck. There was one guy here who managed to install it on 12th gen but I doubt its even worth it. Regardless, you are probably a false-flagging linux tranny who wants to derail this thread and should therefore open your veins with a rusty razor blade

>>107132471 (OP)
is shorthorn any good? and where the fuck do I find a working product key?

>>107132471 (OP)
Based thread. Here is my custom loading animation logo.

>>107137577
yes. you can find keys on archive org or github pages
>>107137784
thanks, anon

>>107132471 (OP)
What's the best way to load XP on a netbook for playing vidya?

>>107134705
>>107133778
enjoy your zero-days baby duck

i like windows XP :)

>>107132471 (OP)
No 64 bits support, XP 64bits was literally Windows Server 2003 for 64bits renamed to "XP 64 bits".

>>107137784
cute

Based

i use windows xp at work and honestly for the actual work parts its indistinguishable from any later edition

same for windows server. ive only used as old as 2008 but newer editions are just shinier but all work the same

>>107132761
seeing as how they got most of you to use mas already it doesnt really matter much.

>>107136343
Hardware compatibility would be a FAQ. I am wondering it myself

No thanks, I'm sticking with Windows 11

Looking for a firewall for xp

>>107136207
By short, do you mean half height? Or do you mean doesn't have that GTX 980 style overhang on the right side of the motherboard?

For half height, you can try to track down a half height GTX 750, or you can use an R7 250. The latter is dirt cheap and can be had for for a around ten dollars.

If you just mean no overhang, full height GTX 750s (non-ti) are pretty common, failing that, a full height r7 250 is again your best option. If you can't find a 750, you can try a 740 or a 650.

These should all give you relatively modern video codec support alongside opengl 4.X support. No DX11, obviously. And they should give about the same performance as more era appropriate high end cards

>>107136343
That uses a 6 pin cable.

>>107136287
I keep my browser up to date anyways since its usually needed to render sites properly. You can get up to date browsers for XP by the way.

>>107136534
I still don't think the NSA would be retarded enough to clearly label their backdoor with their name.

>>107136570
If you want driver support, the only option is to run it in a VM. Otherwise, you can mess around in your bios settings and patch the ISO to make it boot, then install it with no drivers. Best you can do is some generic universal USB 3 and SATA drivers alongside a universal VBE video driver. Then you can use MESA to render any HW accelerated games on the CPU.

>>107137031
Just use a router. You shouldn't be raw dogging with Windows 10 either.

>>107137577
If its based on XP Home or Pro then you should be able to use XPactivate32 to activate it.

>>107138866
You can create a bootable usable using nlite, but I'd probably just invest in a USB DVD drive so I could play games from disc if I were you. And at that point might as well install windows from a burned CD as well.

>>107140075
The cutoff is generally the R9 200 and GTX 700 series. Some 900 series Nvidia cards work by modded drivers, as do some R9 300 cards. Some R9 200 series cards don't have driver support on XP at all, so the last AMD gen that 100% of which works are the HD 7000 series.

Intel HD graphics have drivers up until the last model I believe. Don't know about UHD though.