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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by MrDrMcCoy on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:22AM (#47228421)
If Windows 2000 still had security updates and modern hardware support, I'd sure as heck still be using it. Every version since has been a regression.
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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by lproven on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @07:25AM (#47231347)
> Every version since has been a regression.

So very true.

I set up a machine with Windows 2003 Server Datacentre Edition last year. That's the version of the XP codebase that has PAE support and can access >4 GB of RAM... and with all the junk turned off. No themes, for instance.

It was really pleasant to use.

Give me that, with MS Security Essentials and no IE, just Firefox, and I could happily work on it today.

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