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Default Win 7 vs Win XP
Which one and why?
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7 cuz its newer.
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If you have dough to blow then buy a copy of win 7 if you dont already have xp

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Win7 > WinXP > Vista
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I would say Win 7.
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Win7 > Vista > Linux > Mac OSX > Dirt > WinXP
Fixed. Just kidding (but actually, not really).
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Fixed. Just kidding (but actually, not really).
XP is problem free. I've never had a problem with any drivers on XP. The only reason I will agree with you that XP is garbage right now is because DX11 is coming out, and XP won't support that as Windows 7 will.
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