Windows XP or Windows 7

[dagTestWorld]

Which OS would be the best/Stable to Develope Oblivion Mods on? Windows XP or Windows 7

[Oubliette]

OS doesn't really effect mod making much so long as you don't install the CK into the default directory.

[obobski]

Agreed with Oubliette; there's not a significant difference and it isn't like you're going to have to make a mod that works "Windows XP only" or "Windows 7 only." Relying on third-party software (e.g. a mod manager to automate install of your mod) or something that's heavily outdated and only works (or only works properly) in XP would probably be a bad idea, but I get the sense you'd have to deliberately try pretty hard to create such a dependency problem.

[GhostWorkz]

Also, keep in mind, Windows XP has reached EOL (End Of Life). Receiving Windows XP patches and support is out of the question from Microsoft and most software runs better on up to date platforms.

 

Here is a a link directly to what Microsoft considering EOL:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsForBusiness/end-of-xp-support

 

Even though it's "Windows for Business", it also applies to Home Users.

[niphilim222]

So is Windows 7, they stopped upgrading patches after the they stopped offering windows 10. Not dead its the most stable of them all, the definitions keep getting updates though.

[obobski]

Also, keep in mind, Windows XP has reached EOL (End Of Life). Receiving Windows XP patches and support is out of the question from Microsoft and most software runs better on up to date platforms.

 

Here is a a link directly to what Microsoft considering EOL:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsForBusiness/end-of-xp-support

 

Even though it's "Windows for Business", it also applies to Home Users.

 

But the question was for Oblivion - which existed when XP was out, and which will work just dandy with XP. EOL is absolutely important going forwards and for a web-connected machine, but there are folks who run off-line legacy systems to run older games and software (which, like it or not, Oblivion is quickly becoming, at ~10 years old).

 

So is Windows 7, they stopped upgrading patches after the they stopped offering windows 10. Not dead its the most stable of them all, the definitions keep getting updates though.

 

Windows 7 is not EOL. Windows 7 ended mainstream support early 2015 (well before Windows 10 came out), but will receive extended support until at least 2020 (and this may be extended further - future events are unknowable). Windows 7 still receives security and stability updates, is still actively supported for driver and application development, and is still considered "current" (along with Windows Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10).

 

For more information:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

 

"Windows for Business" is actually a bit different, as large-volume MSDN clients are able to purchase their own extended support contracts for more or less any Microsoft product they want (and there are still some large companies that run XP and it is still updated thru this mechanism), and the XP-based POSReady will continue to receive updates and patches until 2019 (and there are some folks who have used registry tweaks to convince Windows Update that their XP install is POSReady; whether or not this is as secure as it could be is debatable).

Edited December 22, 2015 by obobski