After about 2 months using my new ASUS G75VX laptop with W7 Pro, I’ve decided to put old XP Pro desktop dog down it been 10 years using XP Pro and I’m going to missed the old girl she has been my best friend and she had to be shot :‘( :’(
Hopefully this W7 Pro OEM should be able to last another 10 more years I hope before MS really do kick my hairy arse before they drag me over to W8, W9 or bloody W10 etc etc ;D
Glad you like it. I got my wife a laptop right before Win 8 came out. neither one of us like Win 8.
I wouldn’t say XP is the best OS but I still like it. My older laptop will run it until it dies whether it’s still being supported or not simply because it has too many special options that only work in XP. I ran XP exclusively from 2005 to mid 2012 and loved it but I needed a more graphically capable machine to keep up in the gaming scene so I bought this current Win7 one and I couldn’t be happier. Windows 7 is excellent and better than XP. I have no need or use for Win 8. If I follow my past schedule, my next PC purchase will be in 2018 and who knows what number Windows will be up to by then. 
Had a Vista, which a lightning storm nailed it, glad it did.
I now have Win7 and I like it a lot. Win7 is so much better than Vista.
I now have a surge protector. 8)
p.s. Sorry to hear about your XP. May it Rest In Peace.
I went through pretty much the same thing early in December – my old system running XP died (primarily power supply, plus whatever got fried in the process), new system is a Lenovo with Win 7 (dual-core,x64).
Only two real gripes with 7 – as seems to have been their custom since they’ve been around, MS has renamed and moved many common functions without changing how they work, so there’s a lot of hunting to find things. Plus (and I can’t really blame MS for this) I’ve lost the use of many old-favorite 16-bit apps.
What’s really interesting is the hardware housing … it’s got no floppy drive, and an external power supply, so even though it’s technically a desktop it’s about the size of a digital clock, quite a change from my old tower. Plus it has a removable base to permit it to stand on end (handy, since that puts the outlet vent on top), in which case the desk-footprint is only about 2x3 inches.
I kinda did the same thing to be honest, I switched from my old battered, half broken Xp pro laptop that lasted me a good while, whereas my dad uses the even older laptop with xp pro on it, I do quite like Win7 A LOT now compared to Xp, I’m not sure why, I used to hate 7 but I love it now and since my desktop is finally finished, I’m very happy with it.
It’s hard to say goodbye…but we must move on! I feel your pain! 
Yeah there is a small learning curve to endure when going from XP to Win 7 but it really isn’t that bad. I will say though, that it was easier for me after having worked with Vista on the other machine here before getting my new laptop. Win7 and Vista are very similar but 7 just works much better.
Amazed to find out you chose Win. 7 when Windows 8 would have been a much better choice.
Lighter on system resources and more secure. Capable of aiding an older computer in better performance.
Something you can’t get from Windows 7.
Your computer, your choice even if it might not have been the right one…
Bob W8 is not 100% ready for gaming, AutoCAD and Revit Structure building design work it far to early for W8 beside MS W7 support and receive updates doesn’t finished until January 14, 2020 as I have plenty of time for MS might have something better than W8 and W9 Blue
Hi Dch48,
Use this checklist by bernie: http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/winxpsecuritychecklist.htm
Maybe they will come out with some unofficial service pack, like they did for Win98 second edition (from a Turkish developer)
polonus
Everyday I discover something different and better then I would have thought in my Windows 8 Pro.
I too love the extra,extra security features, super fast boot up and low, low resource use. 
8)
I am more than satisfied with Win7. I am not a fan of the dreaded metro look. Give me the good old icons any day.
I have an idea on what people can do with the metro look.
I just can’t say it here. ;D
I suspect due to its long life Win XP SP3 is the most ‘patched’ System ever, which is good for those of us still using it. It’s been a long ride.
Hopefully MS have learnt alot through XP since 2000, and migrate their conceptual patches into Win 7, Win 8, and beyond.
Thanks POl but that list is more for corporate networks than for home users. A lot of it I already have employed but there are some things I will not do for convenience and ease of use considerations. I limit how much I will let the pond scum dictate how I use my machines.
Hi Dch48,
I guess you know why you have set your actual prefs and settings as you have them. I also think you “dictate” that machine and not the other way around as is the factual situation with the majority of users,
polonus
The use of the “Modern Desktop” is totally up to the user.
There are enough settings and 3rd party apps that allow you to totally bypass the Modern Desktop.
I’m going to upgrade to W8 Pro from W7 Pro and I’ll give this crazy bastard W8 a spin as you know I hate the new look, and if I don’t like it I’ll change it back to W7 Pro and have peace with it because MS W7 support and receive updates doesn’t end until January 14, 2020
PS. Can I change the W8 Pro style into W7 Pro because my new laptop is not a touch screen IF this can be done, you may as well just save my hairy arse from hating MS W8 bullsh#t :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
Also is their any warning I need to know before I upgrade to W8 Pro, I’ve already did a system image backup of W7 Pro.
Ta.
You can always use Classic Shell, It’s free and you won’t have to use Metro if you don’t want to.