Jump to content

Anybody miss the Windows 95/98 look?

fear92
By fear92
in Windows
 Share
Posted

Being born in the distant past of '92 I sure do miss the blockier and simpler look of Windows 98.

 

If only Classic Theme wasn't removed from Windows 10 I'd be able to get the true old experience of it, there are some work arounds, but nothing seems to match the true golden look.

 

Maybe I should buy a crt. :dry:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Not particularly, but I definitely prefer Windows 7 to Windows XP(now that I've actually started actively using XP more in addition to 7 and 10).

Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply

If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved"

Community Standards // Join Floatplane!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Man... I had to resurrect some accounting software from a Windows 98 machine last week. I DO NOT miss it. At all.  Vista and 7 Aero themes were pretty gaudy though. Don't miss those.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

XP and Aero on W7 is still awesome tbh. I don't know which twat came up with the "modern" style stuff uses today but i don't like it at all. It's just too, simple... I mean we have fantastic hardware today, use it to make stuff look good, not boring...

If you want my attention, quote meh! D: or just stick an @samcool55 in your post :3

Spying on everyone to fight against terrorism is like shooting a mosquito with a cannon

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Eh, it's alright and all but my favorite by far is the stock Luna theme XP had.

Main rig on profile

VAULT - File Server

Spoiler

Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

Spoiler

Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

Spoiler

Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

7's my favorite, I just love the look and feel and animations it came with. Truly a perfect OS. Wish there was a way to change back without sketchy programs.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Guess my rose tinted glasses are acting up again then.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

My favorite was Windows 2000. It works really well, even for modern uses. I like the Luna theme with XP, but Classic was the best (along with Vista and 7). By far I'm the most used to (right now anyways) Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience. 

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Like Jamie, I preferred Windows 2000. I delayed as long as I could before going to XP, and usually switched back to the classic look on it, before I got into my theme phase from stuff like Windows Blinds.

My Classifieds Thread

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

the classic themes look cool to use occasionally, but to use everyday would be boring.. 

 

i do miss Windows 7 style a bit..

She/Her

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If 10 has the option, I’d love to style it like XP. As in the general aesthetic. I do like searching, but it’s too “modern” with the stupid minimalist designs everyone does today. Feels preppy/buzzfeed/ikea

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
11 hours ago, fpo said:

If 10 has the option, I’d love to style it like XP. As in the general aesthetic. I do like searching, but it’s too “modern” with the stupid minimalist designs everyone does today. Feels preppy/buzzfeed/ikea

there are minimalist designs that are very functional. Windows 10 however, not so much.. 

She/Her

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I think it still looks good. And today on Linux you can get the same look while being able to run modern software. unknown-1.png.04cf5346d2b3285e5f0d2c9a74d8d319.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
8 hours ago, firelighter487 said:

there are minimalist designs that are very functional. Windows 10 however, not so much.. 

but they're boringggggggg. I hate minimalist designs. 
It's like they're trying to be space age tech. eugh...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
23 minutes ago, fpo said:

but they're boringggggggg. I hate minimalist designs. 
It's like they're trying to be space age tech. eugh...

depends. my Linux desktop is quite minimalist but not boring at all. 

She/Her

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 hours ago, firelighter487 said:

depends. my Linux desktop is quite minimalist but not boring at all. 

I don’t mind having few buttons. I think the new windows logo looks dumb. The windows 10 start button looks like a child made it. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Windows

×