Try before you hate So far im at the, I love XP for workstation and bsd for server stage. XP has really given me no prolems (well, major ones).
Plus..
OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Original Install Date: 4/15/2002, 5:41:30 AM
System Up Time: 14 Days, 1 Hours, 57 Minutes, 5 Seconds

... and still running strong. Games and all.

-Greg