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Hello,

So my old PC has been almost completely recovered, the only problem is that it has Windows XP. As it's no longer supported, I thought that I should replace it. Should I go for Linux? Or maybe Windows 7? Or should I just stick with XP and keep my defenses running?

Most of my stuff works on Linux, but I have a few Windows games that I might want to play.

Go for linux, use WINE or PlayOnLinux to get those games working.  I reccomend Linux Mint XFCE, Linux Lite, and Manjaro, all lighweight but very customizeable.  Plus Linux Mint includes all codecs and drivers out of the box.

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Hello,

So my old PC has been almost completely recovered, the only problem is that it has Windows XP. As it's no longer supported, I thought that I should replace it. Should I go for Linux? Or maybe Windows 7? Or should I just stick with XP and keep my defenses running?

Most of my stuff works on Linux, but I have a few Windows games that I might want to play.

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You could get a copy of Windows POS Ready 2009 which is still supported, its practically Windows XP which is a little bit strange that its still supported.

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Hello,

So my old PC has been almost completely recovered, the only problem is that it has Windows XP. As it's no longer supported, I thought that I should replace it. Should I go for Linux? Or maybe Windows 7? Or should I just stick with XP and keep my defenses running?

Most of my stuff works on Linux, but I have a few Windows games that I might want to play.

Go for linux, use WINE or PlayOnLinux to get those games working.  I reccomend Linux Mint XFCE, Linux Lite, and Manjaro, all lighweight but very customizeable.  Plus Linux Mint includes all codecs and drivers out of the box.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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Go for linux, use WINE or PlayOnLinux to get those games working.  I reccomend Linux Mint XFCE, Linux Lite, and Manjaro, all lighweight but very customizeable.  Plus Linux Mint includes all codecs and drivers out of the box.

It has a gig of DDR1 RAM, I think it can handle Cinnamon.

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You could get a copy of Windows POS Ready 2009 which is still supported, its practically Windows XP which is a little bit strange that its still supported.

I found a way to edit the registry so that it think it's POSReady, while it's just XP with SP3 somewhere.

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I found a way to edit the registry so that it think it's POSReady, while it's just XP with SP3 somewhere.

 

Yes but its best to install POSReady instead of a registry hack as POSReady is slightly different to XP in which the updates could cause an issue.

 

If this machine is just going to be used for simple stuff then any OS Can do that stuff :)

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

Network Gear:  TP Link Gigabit 24 Port Switch, TP-Link Deco M4 Mesh Wi-Fi, M1 MacMini File & Media Server with 8TB of RAID 1 Storage

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