@Eramdam this brings back memories from my first time installing XP

I can't wait to launch Windows Live Messenger in Windows XP in "seamless" mode inside macOS's UI like some kind of UI fever dream

It's on y'all

THE STARTUP CHIME

Don't mind me I'm just travelling back to 2002

I C O N I C

Here's Windows XP in 4K glory with the silver theme (best theme don't @ me)

@Eramdam winxp looks really fucking good at large resolutions with the grey 98 theme

@er1n yes, if you ignore the blurry-ass wallpaper ofc

@Eramdam lmao yeah

i'm talking about this theme, tho
first time i rdp'd into this machine from my laptop i was like HOLY SHIT

@er1n oh yeah the win classic theme is still dope

nerdery

ok I need to connect this thing to Internet tho

turns out the VM has access but:

- IE can't connect to anything at all
- apparently you need to turn off some TLS stuff to make it work https://wink.messengergeek.com/t/if-you-are-new-here-read-this-if-you-get-error-80048821-on-msn-7-5-windows-xp/5072

[hacker voice] I'm in

@Eramdam omg what is this sorcery?????? 🔮

@omgheatherjana Virtual machines!

@Eramdam ah, i ran a mirror-drive copy of XP on my iMac a few years ago but i've since just bitten the bullet and switched back to a Windows machine. i'd slap a baby for a copy of XP tho. was there ever a better OS? methinks not.

@omgheatherjana hahaha :D I'm mainly booting this baby back for the maximum nostalgia effect of connecting to MSN.

@er1n 😇

@Eramdam im actually, like, asking b/c i want to install an XP VM too :o

@er1n Ah! I took the very first legit looking ISO on IPT