XP is the bastard child of an abacus, heiroglyphics and a Fisher Price 'early learning' toy.  Hence we have... er, HAD an OS that could count, read, decipher and looks like the toy factory in Pinnochio.  Even with WB, XP still looked like shit at times... the start menu was always effed up... MS divvied it up all wrong IMO (always hated the top panel), and cosmetics struggled to alter the fact.

Never liked XP... so when Vista came along I though/said: "Where have you been all my life?"  Shocked the shit out of me when I heard: "Wasn't around for the first 55 years of it." coming out my speakers.... which was pretty scary in 5.1 surround.

And when I do, I think Monty Python's 'Meaning of Life"..."Bring out your dead... bring out your dead"

It's regrettable, but a lot of us are stuck with XP for a while to come, even if Windows 7 is a bargain, so I hope you skinners will keep us in mind. If you're going to drop an OS to skin, it should probably be Vista.

Bitch bitch bitch Well....When I have to do docks for for Vista & 7...I have to make a whole different set for them and then one for XP. Ok...well...not really...but that's my story and I'm stickin to it!

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This XP business looks like another job for old Chucky N.

I always make my XP skins first, then make my (now) Windows 7 next.  Yes, Windows 7 and Vista gui's are nearly identical.  Making either of those skins (7 or Vista)...takes a lot longer to do than just the XP skin...even with importing parts of the XP skin that will work in 7/Vista.  I can put together an XP skin in about 3 weeks, sometimes a little less time, but putting together a 7/Vista skin takes about 3-4 weeks, even with importing elements from XP.  I always have to make a totally new start panel, new taskbar, new buttons, new logoffs in addition to all the extra stuff that goes into 7/vista. 

As long as I still have my current laptop, I will continue to skin XP....my laptop will not work with Vista or 7.  XP is still a good OS, IMO...it is stable and runs fast.  So, personally, I hope the laptop doesn't die on me anytime soon.

amen sista!

I still use XP 99% of the time. However,I dont hate 7 the way I do Vista.

System Requirements for 7

Ok, so I have a Dell  Optiplex SX260 that I am going to use as a media center PC.

Ram - 1 GB... good

Processor - 2.4 GHz... good

Oh.. forgot to mention.. the Dell has no DVD drive. Have not figured out how to install 7 on it...yet...

Hard Disk - 20GB... good... except.. I dun have anymore HD space to store my ISO files. Gotta use a USB External Drive.

XP Still has some uses, but I do agree, this is all I've got XP on. Love it but alas, I must move on as 7 is sooooo much better at the functions of a multimedia pc.

Because of finances I still have Windows XP. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Live XP Live. It works for me. If the skinners choose not to skin XP, I have plenty of skins that I have collected over the years that I love and use. Just because many can afford to upgrade their PC's with new hardware and a new operating system. please don't think XP users are second class. We get enough of that in real life.

Here is a different thought on the thread title, the people using XP will have to die for XP to die. 

die XP die eh?..... hmmm me thinks someone wants to become an elitist.... by a mac and do it properly.

just because you can afford to pay ridiculous prices to upgrade to the new OS, not everyone can so saying something like that makes those who still use XP feel like second class users. While your at it, wear pierre cardin socks and jocks and have your caviar. Hopefully (and no offence intended) you don't become a master because then you will have to skin for all 3 of the OS's and then we would never hear the end of the pissing and moaning. One thing to say..... grow up

Well, it so happens that 20f3 is a Master. 

Money issues not withstanding, we all choose the socks and undies we wear because we can, the same with computers and OS. 

I don't think I have ever seen here that a Master has to skin for all OS, seems they should be able to choose.  Down side to that would be that a smaller amount of members of the community will be able to run them without some parts of say the WindoBlind not looking correct.

Oh, and I still have an XP system running fine, and I have a second computer running Win 7, because I can, for no other reason than that.

If your running anything else .,,than that's fine ,,But, what you need to know is a lot of people went back to XP just like myself because off the problems i had...Now as far as die...NO yes support they say ends for XP in 2014. But, they'er are alot of people still holding out on WINDOWS 7./.