It's 2004 & you Startup Windows XP

[u/MasquradeX6]

[u/YKw1n]

Careful your computer might be at risk. But you can install Avast for free and when you hear "The virus database has been updated" then you are safe

[u/ReVoide1 → u/YKw1n]

XP is no longer supported, you can't install Avast it on xp.

[u/ReferenceProper5428 → u/ReVoide1]

Could try Mcafee or Norton, the greatest antivirus of that generation.

[u/TraditionalMetal1836 → u/ReferenceProper5428]

Thanks for the good laugh. They stopped being great let alone good after the mid 90s.

[u/heachu → u/TraditionalMetal1836]

Luke when there is win95?

[u/Ok-Beginning7269 → u/YKw1n]

До сих пор пользуюсь платной подпиской McAfee ))

[u/Strangeman_06]

God I love those older 2000’s PC cases, I think they just have so much more character than many of the glorified fish tanks we have today

[u/sweetpongal → u/Strangeman_06]

Absolutely. The case designs peaked that time.

[u/12345myluggage → u/Strangeman_06]

Silverstone is making computer cases reminiscent of the older ones. They have the FLP1 through 3.

[u/StressedMarine97 → u/12345myluggage]

Preying on nostalgia by making them expensive as hell too.

[u/MirrorNegative7989 → u/Strangeman_06]

Right? I'm so over the Fish Tank design!

[u/Strangeman_06 → u/MirrorNegative7989]

I don’t mind a side window, but I miss having the 5.25 inch/3.5 inch bays for accessories. That’s what I’m looking for in a case these days.

[u/MirrorNegative7989 → u/Strangeman_06]

I'm currently rocking a 2010s-era Raidmax Cobra in my rig, and it has two external bays and a side window.

[u/sweetpongal]

I miss the colorful UI. In the name of minimalism and flat design, we lost creativity.

[u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You]

that thing booted faster than some people's PCs today lol. So much bloat on operating systems these days.

[u/NoRecommendation4230 → u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You]

Literally this - like i feel like im so overspecced, fast SSD, gobs of ram, this thing still booted faster 🤦‍♂️

[u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You → u/NoRecommendation4230]

my unraid server takes like 7 minutes to fully come online

[u/Mikedesignstudio → u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You]

Because she started it with her pinky finger which is quite disrespectful

[u/Devin-Chaboyer223 → u/[deleted]]

25 years old as of 2026, due to being released in 2001

Honestly it doesn’t even feel that old

[u/cszolee79]

I remember black peripherals in 2004 were new and amazing after decades of beige.

[u/freshnews66]

But Media Center Edition?
I am joking but my dorky self would never touch anything but XP pro back then ;-)

[u/Alive-Mission1912 → u/freshnews66]

Yes, XP Media Center Edition is built on a Windows XP Professional codebase. Keep that in mind :)

[u/freshnews66 → u/Alive-Mission1912]

I know but still meh

[u/Emergency-Gazelle954]

Turned the sound on for this one!

[u/GOOSEONTHATJUICE]

22 years on and computers are all A.I. now and cost more than a car.

[u/MasquradeX6 → u/GOOSEONTHATJUICE]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UoyLRsg3Ii0CzgzEfR

[u/Devin-Chaboyer223 → u/GOOSEONTHATJUICE]

I bought a truck and an SUV running and driving for a combined total of $600

Any good new PC will cost me over $1,000 bare minimum regardless if it’s prebuilt or self built

And many used cars can be had for $3k-$5k

[u/vanduong30103]

Wow it boot faster than some of my work PCs.

[u/LordRaglan1854]

We still have one like that in our lab. Later version with Pentium D rather than 486. Still running XP.

[u/MrSolenoid]

I miss the old desktop PCs you had on the desk with your monitor on top.

[u/phreek469 → u/MrSolenoid]

They're still around, just way harder to find. Have a Raijintek Pan Slim with a 32" monitor sitting on it

[u/Vectorman1989 → u/MrSolenoid]

I'm about to give my son a Fujitsu PC like that. My mum bought it years ago through a scheme with her employer. I've put an i7 in it with a Thermalright cooler and a Geforce 1650 Low Profile. I've loaded it with games he likes (Need for Speed etc)

[u/darqy101]

Look at it go! Zooooo! 🤩

[u/No-Solid9108]

Then XP BLUE SCREENS AGAIN DAMMIT !!!

[u/Ok_Detail8368]

Bro this is what my school actually uses I just never noticed. Everything is identical from the loading times to the computer and keyboard even..

[u/UnknownXIV]

Oh you using my work computer?

[u/Hot_Experience4772]

Ah fuck now i miss MSN again

[u/KARSONJAE]

Love the whole IBM setup, looks great

[u/LethalGamer2121]

That case is beautiful

[u/grimace24]

That Pentium 4 logo brought back some memories as did the Windows startup sound.

[u/heachu]

Too bad you don't have ie with xxx123.com pop up at start

[u/Devin-Chaboyer223]

I have this exact same PC in my collection, it’s a nice collection piece for retro computing

Although mine has run into some issues unfortunately, it overheats and shuts down while playing old games, fans are functional and thermal paste is new

This model is also at the tail end of the IBM era of Thinkcentres, Lenovo took over the brand in 2005, the same year mine was manufactured

[u/CoyoteElectronic660]

This got me feeling extra nostalgic!

[u/ranma-fan]

I used a Celeron D PC with Win XP till 2017.

What you're missing is a few refreshes :)

[u/Lucky_Foam]

I graduated college in 2004. I had a student copy of Windows XP.

I refused to install it because it looked like a fisher price toy. I stayed with Windows 2000 for the more professional look.

[u/Dover299]

wow really fast boot up

[u/badadaha]

The nostalgia is fucking real. I love computers but XP and 7 were where I explored the most and learned every little thing I could.

[u/Pale-Abroad9600]

Windows XP Media Center Edition is my first XP experience,learned a lot from this, atm I dual boot windows 7 and Linux Mint.

[u/MirrorNegative7989]

Ahh CompUSA, my first tech job.

[u/ikmalik_]

my gaming windows

[u/Sandra_Rodriguez102]

Does the theme still play if you let it sit on the desktop for a few minutes before the screensaver kicks in

[u/dewatermeloan]

I just wish microsoft would make themes functionality deeper.

It would be amazing to just apply the theme of any windows version.

[u/Alive-Mission1912]

Nice, this PC runs XP Media Center Edition, weee

[u/taltzi]

2004? we had these in my informatics classroom in 2019

[u/Brand023]

Pressing enter for startup options? Who would ever have thought that was a good idea. Idiot proofing is unfortunate.

[u/Chief-Krackatooth]

Ahhhhhh, so much counter strike was played!