the last nail in windows xp sp1's coffin. valve cans steam support

as if windows xp sp1 wasnt dead enough.. now it is dead. no more steam support for you sucka as of august 31st!

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/valve-drops-steam-support-for-windows-xp-sp1/098212likely this wont effect anyone here though. (that i know of anyway) as valve reckon less than 2% of their entire online community of 40million uses steam on xp sp1

idk whats sadder people still using windows xp without sp2 or how late they are to dropping support XD

idk whats sadder people still using windows xp without sp2 or how late they are to dropping support XDionusX

People still use XP? :roll:

people should already move from xp

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

HyperWarlock

Good luck with all the malware, viruses and worms target on an essentially unsupported and vulnerable decade old operating system then.

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

HyperWarlock

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

Kinthalis

Good luck with all the malware, viruses and worms target on an essentially unsupported and vulnerable decade old operating system then.

Haven't had a single probelm with it, besides I only actually use it on my laptop, not my gaming PC.

Sounds fine to me. Who would still use WIndows XP SP1 when WIndows XP SP2 is out there and can be downloaded for free as a Windows XP user?

I don't do anything important on my computer that requires security of any kind.

HyperWarlock

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

Kinthalis

Good luck with all the malware, viruses and worms target on an essentially unsupported and vulnerable decade old operating system then.

XP is fine as long as you have a decent antivirus and use something other than internet explorer.

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"] What about after ms, 3rd parties, and all devices no longer support it? That day isnt really too far off.

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

HyperWarlock

Good luck with all the malware, viruses and worms target on an essentially unsupported and vulnerable decade old operating system then.

Haven't had a single probelm with it, besides I only actually use it on my laptop, not my gaming PC.

[QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

Good luck with all the malware, viruses and worms target on an essentially unsupported and vulnerable decade old operating system then.

Captain__Tripps

Haven't had a single probelm with it, besides I only actually use it on my laptop, not my gaming PC.

I have my doubts. Business/enterprise has a never ending love affair with XP. A lot of that comes down to volume license keys and the fact that it runs on practically anything. Businesses had no interest in Vista, and only moderate interest in 7. I bet MS ends up extending support to 2020 or so. They've already extended support several times.

I still use XP and I won't ever change.

HyperWarlock

You will want to think about it once Microsoft stops support for XP SP3 in 2014. After that then you won't be getting anymore security patches.

It would be better to upgrade to Win 7 before Win 8 is out.

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"][QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

Haven't had a single probelm with it, besides I only actually use it on my laptop, not my gaming PC.

bigfoot2045

I have my doubts. Business/enterprise has a never ending love affair with XP. A lot of that comes down to volume license keys and the fact that it runs on practically anything. Businesses had no interest in Vista, and only moderate interest in 7. I bet MS ends up extending support to 2020 or so. They've already extended support several times.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]idk whats sadder people still using windows xp without sp2 or how late they are to dropping support XDProjectPat187

You mean Valve or Microsoft?

If you meant MS then that's cause of compatibility. Lots of companies still have XP as their majority OS.

[QUOTE="ProjectPat187"][QUOTE="ionusX"]idk whats sadder people still using windows xp without sp2 or how late they are to dropping support XDFelipeInside

You mean Valve or Microsoft?

If you meant MS then that's cause of compatibility. Lots of companies still have XP as their majority OS.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="ProjectPat187"] if that aint the truth.ionusX

You mean Valve or Microsoft?

If you meant MS then that's cause of compatibility. Lots of companies still have XP as their majority OS.

Sorry Mr.English (coming from someone who posts links to Chinese Websites).

That's why I was asking the question, or did you miss the ? symbol? Or do you not know what that symbol means? (if so, google it).

From that line you quoted it can easily be mistaken as MS, since they are dropping support as well.

Some people think they are the King Sh*t instead of just politely answering a question.

People still use XP?O_o

XP had a good run. XP SP3 will follow suit in 2014. Vista SP2 does the same in 2017 and Windows 7 SP1 follows suit in 2020. It's still not as bad as Apple's drop of support for OSX Tiger (released: 2005). Once OSX Snow Leopard released in 2009, Apple dropped Tiger like a hot potato.

People still use XP?O_o

mitu123

People still use XP? And those people still use SP1?

People still use XP? And those people still use SP1?

Phoenix534

Yeah. About 15% to 17% of gamers still use XP in some form, according to the Steam hardware survey. Probably most of them are running SP3.

gaming on xp is still very possible.

99.99% game still support xp.

i am sure battlefield of duty 2.5 is not a convincing factor to change os

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

People still use XP?O_o

FelipeInside

The security is hella bad though.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="mitu123"]

People still use XP?O_o

GummiRaccoon

The security is hella bad though.

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"][QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

Haven't had a single probelm with it, besides I only actually use it on my laptop, not my gaming PC.

bigfoot2045

I have my doubts. Business/enterprise has a never ending love affair with XP. A lot of that comes down to volume license keys and the fact that it runs on practically anything. Businesses had no interest in Vista, and only moderate interest in 7. I bet MS ends up extending support to 2020 or so. They've already extended support several times.

[QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"] Xp has about 2 more years of support, after which xp will likely finally die. It'll probably take new devices not shipping with drivers to really drive the stake thru, but I would guess that happens not long after ms drops support.Makari

I have my doubts. Business/enterprise has a never ending love affair with XP. A lot of that comes down to volume license keys and the fact that it runs on practically anything. Businesses had no interest in Vista, and only moderate interest in 7. I bet MS ends up extending support to 2020 or so. They've already extended support several times.

I liked XP but moved from it ages ago, everyone should of by now.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="mitu123"]

People still use XP?O_o

GummiRaccoon

The security is hella bad though.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Lots of businesses still do, as many normal home users. For gaming now I wouldn't recommend it... but for older machines (for email, internet, music etc) it's still a solid OS.JohnF111

The security is hella bad though.

You think XP has good security? lol

How about the fact that it takes about 5 seconds to open command prompt (even without having access to cmd.exe), create an admin account on a supposedly locked down account?

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

The security is hella bad though.

GummiRaccoon

You think XP has good security? lol

How about the fact that it takes about 5 seconds to open command prompt (even without having access to cmd.exe), create an admin account on a supposedly locked down account?

why would anyone on XP even be using SP1? The upgrades to SP3 are free.bonafidetk

Not necesssarily. I'm sure there are people using bootleg XP SP1. WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) would prevent many of them from downloading and installing SP2 or SP3.

[QUOTE="bonafidetk"]why would anyone on XP even be using SP1? The upgrades to SP3 are free.jun_aka_pekto

Not necesssarily. I'm sure there are people using bootleg XP SP1. WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) would prevent many of them from downloading and installing SP2 or SP3.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="JohnF111"] What makes you think that?JohnF111

You think XP has good security? lol

How about the fact that it takes about 5 seconds to open command prompt (even without having access to cmd.exe), create an admin account on a supposedly locked down account?

Right click the desktop, make new text file

Enter this into

@echo off
%systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe
pause

save as whateveryouwant.bat

Go ahead and google how to make an administrator account in the command prompt to go from there

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

I have my doubts. Business/enterprise has a never ending love affair with XP. A lot of that comes down to volume license keys and the fact that it runs on practically anything. Businesses had no interest in Vista, and only moderate interest in 7. I bet MS ends up extending support to 2020 or so. They've already extended support several times.

timma25

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="timma25"] Naw B, business' love stability and not needing to retrain however many employees. More fun /= cost efficiency, productivity, and reliability.timma25

You must really mean some po dunk backwoods hovel.

[QUOTE="timma25"][QUOTE="Makari"] the 'fun' in this case are the better productivity tools like remoteapp for the hospitals we manage - in my experience, corps have been rolling win7 out for a while now. dunno what kind of old and busted places you're talking about, unless you mean the gov't :)GummiRaccoon

You must really mean some po dunk backwoods hovel.