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CTCSD
Copper Contributor
May 27, 2026

What was Windows XP for you?

Almost everybody has heard of the legendary operating system Windows XP, but what was Windows XP specifically for you? Nostalgia, childhood? 

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    C_the_S
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    It was just another O/S that ran on my computers at home and work.

    I've used Windows from v1.0 when it ran on 5 1/4" floppies that you'd swap back and forth to execute a program, to the current Windows 11. To me, they've all been tools to facilitate my work or play.

    XP was a nice improvement over 95/98/ME but again, to me, it was just a tool.