Although I’m not a big fan of Windows, I still use it as my secondary Operating System (OS) for both my desktop and notebook. At work, Windows is our primary OS since most of our servers as well as clients are Windows-based. I’m using GRUB as a boot manager, so I could toggle between Windows and Red Hat, one of the most popular distributions of Linux.
Speaking of Windows, I have been its user for quite some time. I have been using a number of Windows OS including Windows 3.1, Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista and now Windows 7. These has given me opportunities to explore deeper on Windows architecture and understand the common issues that has been reported.
One of my favourite Windows is XP. Why? Because I found this is the best Windows that Microsoft has ever came up with. It’s much more stable compare to others and uses less resources compared to newer Windows such as Vista. I can still remember how disappointed I was when I tried to use Vista with my 1GB memory PC. Only after I did some research on the Internet I found that Vista really sucks out our computers’ resources.
But to use Windows XP, we need to know its need to be updated frequently. We also need to upgrade its Service Pack to ensure that we could use the latest features and its well protected with the latest security patches. A friend of mine used to ask how to setup Windows XP SP2, one of the SP for Windows (the latest available SP for XP is SP3). It’s actually pretty easy to upgrade your service pack. What you need to do is just go to Microsoft’s website and search for ‘Windows XP Service Pack’ and you may download it immediately. Once downloaded, you just need to run the SP upgrade file and follow the easy, step by step instructions.
Today, Windows XP is considered obsolete with the arrival of Windows Vista and 7. But it will be remembered as a legend and the most Windows based OS that’s so reliable and robust. Microsoft will stop suporting Windows XP soon, so ensure that you get the most latest updates before they discontinue the supports.