[PushinTin]

I think you forgot that little security thingy...OS system are definitely hampered by security upgrades. Un-install your security for XP and see how much faster it runs. Other than that I agree with the ‘more for gamers’ statement. Basic Word Processing/Excel/Internet, should run on anything.

[Notary Sojac]

I find the best Windows XP security measure is to boot up without admin privileges, and to do all my program installs and internet activity inside a VirtualBox VM.