XP is outdated. Its full of holes that make system security a nightmare. And while it is a light weight OS Win 7 still runs games better. Of coarse its a decade old so no shock there. I wont be telling you to save your money. I dont wanna tell you to go and get a bootleg copy. I dont wanna tell you that they can be installed as a fully functioning copy capable of getting regular updates from Microsoft. Im not going to tell you how easy bootleg copys are to find. Why I bet your little brother or that one odd friend of yours could get you one, but you shouldn't since its morally wrong and no one around here has compromised morals.