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Party's Over, Windows XP: No More on New PCs

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Time to go modern like.

Looking to buy a new PC with Windows XP? Two things:

  • Get with the times
  • It's too late

Alright, so maybe you prefer your new PCs with Windows XP – that's just a matter of personal preference, but Microsoft's mandated that new PCs from here on must be preloaded with something newer than an OS from 2001.

On the first birthday of Windows 7, PC makers are now no longer allowed to load Windows XP on new PCs – which in this case are mostly comprised of netbooks.

This does not affect the rules for Windows XP downgrade licenses, which will carry on until 2015, according to ZDnet.

Which version of Windows would you prefer to run on a netbook?

93 Comments Comment from the forums
  • LuckyDucky7 25 October 2010 03:37
    And maybe if Windows 7 Starter wasn't so terrible (no changing the desktop wallpaper? Come on!), we'd actually want to switch.
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  • pollom 25 October 2010 03:38
    TNX good I hate Wxp
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  • razercultmember1 25 October 2010 03:40
    LONG LIVE 7
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  • darkchazz 25 October 2010 03:42
    Win 7 all the way!
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  • liveonc 25 October 2010 03:50
    Long live XP downgrade! I'd rather have a Vista/XP if I really wanted XP & it's a good way of selling Vista when Windows 7 is what people want.
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  • mitch074 25 October 2010 03:55
    A free one - so that I don't have to ask for a refund on the OS when I install a Linux distro on it!
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  • mister g 25 October 2010 04:03
    In other news: illegal copies of XP suddenly rose to 90%.
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  • cruiseoveride 25 October 2010 04:19
    People still use Windows?
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  • Haserath 25 October 2010 04:22
    XP is still better than 7 for netbooks. 7 uses 1.5GB just sitting on the desktop, that is way too much for a netbook.

    Linux would be better than both for a netbook anyway.
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  • vittau 25 October 2010 04:23
    XP is awesome, but it's about time to move on...
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