Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agoAny out there running Windows XP in 2024?message-squaremessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareAny out there running Windows XP in 2024?Toes♀@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
I’m curious what you’ve been doing with it, what workarounds and fixes you’ve had to do over the years?
minus-squaretake6056@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoMy neighbour is. I hear the boot sound about once a week. No idea what he’s using it for, but I hope it’s not connected to his network.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoI was using the Windows 95 boot sounds on my Windows 7 computer for a while. It’s not necessarily a smoking gun, it might just be a nostalgia trip.
minus-squareRob T Firefly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoI used to throw the old AOL instant message and “you’ve got mail!” WAVs on my incoming message alerts every so often for a laugh. It got old more quickly every time I did it.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYeah, I did the same. You soon discover why we stopped using them. 😆
My neighbour is. I hear the boot sound about once a week. No idea what he’s using it for, but I hope it’s not connected to his network.
I was using the Windows 95 boot sounds on my Windows 7 computer for a while. It’s not necessarily a smoking gun, it might just be a nostalgia trip.
I used to throw the old AOL instant message and “you’ve got mail!” WAVs on my incoming message alerts every so often for a laugh. It got old more quickly every time I did it.
Yeah, I did the same. You soon discover why we stopped using them. 😆
Occam’s razor 😅