NO PINBALL?!?!
Other than that well done :)
Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
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Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#32Windows XP is reportedly the last version of Windows where Bill Gates played a key role in its creation and quality control – something he was very good at. In my view he should return to this job and stop listening to the Melinda Gates and Lorraine Jobs of the world encouraging him to work on saving the universe when Windows has been going downhill ever since he left.
If Bill were to start with a Windows XP sp3 base, here are a bakers dozen of tasks to get him and his new software team started. I am calling this new product Windows XP-TNG for now. Feel free to add to this list:
1. WinXP-TNG should be 64 bit only, at the same level of reliability or better as Win XP 32 bit. Support for disks larger than 2tb and main memory greater than 4gb.
2. USB 3 support.
3. Investigate if and how this 48 bit address business could be expanded to the full 64 bits.
4. DirectX 12 support
5. Directory printer option (like the best add-on utilities provide)
6. Print to PDF file print driver (better than the best add-on utilities provide)
7. Integrate the old Office 2003 into Windows XP-TNG without separate activation. Customers that really want a newer Office would buy a Cloud version or the Windows 10 native app.
8. Integrate a “cleaner” utility that would remove any malware from PDF, and, if needed, epub files.
9. Deleted file recovery (beyond restore points). Search entire disk and rebuild desired directory entries functionality (much better than the best add-on utilities provide).
10. One button setup of “classic” Win 95/2000 options and developer settings like View-Details.
11. Fix bug that causes large, say 1tb file transfers, with Copy-Paste to fail. Drag-and-Drop works ok.
12. Long-term bug fixing and cybersecurity support.
13. Option for automatic registry backups, user can delay and specify number of backups before recycling.
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#33“Your computer might be at risk” That extra detail made it very realistic.
Came here to say this. As soon as it popped up, I was like; oh, shit, yup - there it is. WinAmp and it's fantastically on-point UI-mockup and functionality was also a super nice touch. tbh I still use Windows XP SP3 in my VM on my Mac for the occasional Windows utility I need. It's super no-cruft and lightweight - especially as a VM - compared to anything since - and is surprisingly compatible. Because it's in a VM,…
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#34And here's Windows 2000 in a browser:
https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=win2k.cfg&mem=192&gr...
And Windows 95 in a browser:
https://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows95
And Windows 3.1 in a browser:
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#35Windows XP is reportedly the last version of Windows where Bill Gates played a key role in its creation and quality control – something he was very good at. In my view he should return to this job and stop listening to the Melinda Gates and Lorraine Jobs of the world encouraging him to work on saving the universe when Windows has been going downhill ever since he left. If Bill were to start with a Windows XP sp3 base…
I feel like billionaires can't win, whatever they do.
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#36I am very disappointed in the lack of response from Explorer > Help > Is this copy of Windows legal?
I was disappointed that winamp visualizations didn't work, especially considering milkdrop has already been ported to the web: https://webamp.org/
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#37I am very disappointed in the lack of response from Explorer > Help > Is this copy of Windows legal?
I was disappointed that winamp visualizations didn't work, especially considering milkdrop has already been ported to the web: https://webamp.org/
I thought someone else in the thread said they did work.
That's a lot more work than a quick easter egg, I'm just impressed it's as complete as it is. And a lot of the places where it's not (Antivirus popup) are funnier by not being implemented.
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#38Windows XP is reportedly the last version of Windows where Bill Gates played a key role in its creation and quality control – something he was very good at. In my view he should return to this job and stop listening to the Melinda Gates and Lorraine Jobs of the world encouraging him to work on saving the universe when Windows has been going downhill ever since he left. If Bill were to start with a Windows XP sp3 base…
Yeah, Bill Gates should stop saving thousands of lives and instead fix a few bugs in Windows 10.
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#39Joke's on you; I don't need this. At work I still frequently use a winXP box to compile stuff.
But, impressive and awesome :)
Re: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
#40I was not expecting Paint to actually save my file, let alone paint. Bravo.