heinoganda Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 If my computer were so unstable, I'd look for a suitable replacement. Somehow the problem seems familiar when the electrolytic capacitors on the mainboard inflate. Somehow the problem seems familiar when the electrolytic capacitors on the mainboard inflate. It is a known problem to generate sales (higher value components are more expensive). I'm curious if Windows 10, the intervals are getting smaller with the hardware requirement.
Dave-H Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, FranceBB said: Hats off, Dave, you are the Windows XP Spotter of the year. XD What really amused me was that this was almost certainly the most "spotted" instance of XP still now in use ever, as it was seen by millions of people on TV! And yes @heinoganda, you would think Neneh would be able to afford a more up to date laptop! Why it suddenly rebooted in the middle of her set doesn't seem to be known. Still, if it's only used to play stage background videos, and is therefore possibly never even put online, why would they bother to change it? Edited July 2, 2019 by Dave-H Addition
jaclaz Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, Dave-H said: And yes @heinoganda, you would think Neneh would be able to afford a more up to date laptop! Why it suddenly rebooted in the middle of her set doesn't seem to be known. Still, if it's only used to play stage background videos, and is therefore possibly never even put online, why would they bother to change it? Most probably (just a guess, mind you) Windows 10 was considered by the staff, but they couldn't justify to accounting buying 5 licenses to get hold of an enterprise version and they feared that Windows 10 would autoupdate in the middle of the show. jaclaz 5
heinoganda Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 28 minutes ago, Dave-H said: Still, if it's only used to play stage background videos, and is therefore possibly never even put online, why would they bother to change it? I'm assuming a hardware failure, especially as it seems in the middle of the show to an interruption. Windows XP sp3 can not work that bad! 1
Dave-H Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, jaclaz said: Most probably (just a guess, mind you) Windows 10 was considered by the staff, but they couldn't justify to accounting buying 5 licenses to get hold of an enterprise version and they feared that Windows 10 would autoupdate in the middle of the show. jaclaz LOL!
jaclaz Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 And, still on the same topic (slightly Off Topic, I know), just in case, should anyone spot an XP in a surgery room, before starting bad mouthing the NHS (or similar) consider how there may be reasons why it is there: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/975883-windows-10-automatic-updates-during-hospital-operation/ jaclaz 1
Dibya Posted July 4, 2019 Posted July 4, 2019 I recapped granny's laptop recently with Panasonic Oscon Solid caps , before that I had similar experiences
rainstorm1650 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 Saw posready2009 at the supermarket near me. Sadly, no picture. I also use it on my Inspiron 15 laptop. Picture coming soon.
Tripredacus Posted August 16, 2019 Posted August 16, 2019 21 hours ago, GlowingLights said: Saw posready2009 at the supermarket near me. Sadly, no picture. I also use it on my Inspiron 15 laptop. Picture coming soon. This thread is just for XP we have seen "out in the wild" or on the internet, not our own personal systems. We have a thread for that kind of thing here: Which I will be posting in soon once I get my notebooks sorted out. 4
win32 Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Earlier today, I was watching a Weather Network-produced segment on CBC News Network and noticed their fondness for Windows Server 2003 (R2?): It It is strange, considering that everything else on The Weather Network seems to run on 7 or 10. or at least the stuff like the touchscreen used by the on-camera personalities. 5
win32 Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) And another one from television, namely a fuzzy image of the unmistakable Luna guiding fire fighters to an emergency in St. Louis, MO, as seen on the August 19 episode of the American TV series Live Rescue: And here's a bonus sighting, one that could get me banned: What would the world do without Windows NT 5.x? Edited August 23, 2019 by win32 7
FranceBB Posted August 23, 2019 Author Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, win32 said: What would the world do without Windows NT 5.x? Well, it's been working for 19 years and it's still doing its job, why should they change it? XD Edited August 23, 2019 by FranceBB I meant "why" not "while". Google autocorrect sucks. 6
i430VX Posted October 13, 2019 Posted October 13, 2019 Not the best photo quality but the auto parts shop in town is still running XP on one of their PCs.Though (out of picture) the PC is now resting in their counter instead of directly under the monitor as it previously was, the last time I posted about it. The picture is actually from about 2 months ago and I forgot to share it until now. They still are running XP now though! 4
win32 Posted October 13, 2019 Posted October 13, 2019 How popular is Tim Hortons over there? Here the inner part of the cup lids is now maple leaf-shaped! They never attempted this gimmicky patriotic stuff when the company was actually Canadian-owned. Anyway, I announced that the operators of my college's cafeteria were moving away from XP in May. Indeed when the current semester started the XP box appeared to be in a state of network boot failure, presumably. They fixed everything a few weeks ago and now the cashier ignores the Windows 10 POS machine in favour of the XP one! 4
i430VX Posted October 14, 2019 Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, win32 said: How popular is Tim Hortons over there? Here the inner part of the cup lids is now maple leaf-shaped! They never attempted this gimmicky patriotic stuff when the company was actually Canadian-owned. Very. This part of New York State has a lot of Timmies. They built a Dunkin Donuts in town a few years ago, it gets almost no business. Tim's is packed to the road every morning. I hear they don't do so well most other places in the 'States, though. Might be how close I am to the Canadian border having to do with everyone here preferring Canada's Favorite Coffee. 1
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