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Re:The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked by junon on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:33AM (#36084691)
Not me. I miss XP because of its stability and consistent UI. I miss 7 for similar reasons. Vista was a flop and I don't miss it even though "Vista times" were very nice for me. 10 and 11 have been unmitigated disasters.
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Re:The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked by remh on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:39AM (#36084776)
The stability only came with Service packs though. Initial XP had terrible security. I remember installing an out of the box xp in early 2000 and without doing anything it was infected by malware within 15 minutes of being put online.
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Re:The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked by capableweb on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:38AM (#36084758)
> I miss XP because of its stability

Ah yes, the grand stability of plugging in the wrong USB accessory into the wrong USB port and the computer crashing. Great times :)

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Re:The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked by junon on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:39AM (#36084781)
I don't remember this being the case. Keep in mind driver issues are not XP specific.
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Re:The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked by MikusR on Friday May 26, 2023 @11:23AM (#36085359)
The stability of connecting a fresh XP install to internet and immediately getting exploited.
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