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re: Question about 'What's the difference between Windows 2000 and Windows XP?'
Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 8:00 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Allan
(2 messages posted)
I bought a computer from HP (P4-1.8GHz) preloaded with WinXP. I've been using Win2000Pro
for ages on a P1-MMX laptop, a P2 laptop, and a P3 desktop, (all worked properly,
so i was terribly impressed with Microsoft) and the switch to WinXP seemed exciting
at the time. It was exciting, if you consider Blue Screens of Death exciting. Wrong,
if you consider working software without bugs, hardware compatible with the OS, software,
and other hardware, and actual end results exciting. WinXP can't do any of this.
Second Edition WinXP? Hmm. Worth a try. I agree - get it right the first time.
WinXP is built on Win2000 / WinNT technology? Then why doesn't it work?
Networking? Separating users (students rooming here need passwords, security, access
only to their own files, etc.) doesn't seem possible with WinXP. How come?
Firewall? It said i had to buy one after a "trial period" was over. That's not
a firewall. That's a sample.
MovieMaker? WinXP didn't recognize my TV card for video input.
Antivirus? I was told it had one. Not sure. But it sure didn't like my Norton
running.
Sorry - just frustration here. I want reliability, not Tonka-Toy features that don't
work. Speed is sacrificed to graphics, stability to new features, and security to
connectivity. I reformatted my hard disks and put Win2000Pro on my new computer.
Advice to anyone trying to decide - don't touch WinXP. It's utter crap.
Allan
allansplaceca@yahoo.ca
On Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at 5:21 pm, Koahekili wrote:
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>WIN XP HOME EDITION ANYWAY IS ~~~ HYPE!!!!
>
>I tried to use the classic version of Xp and it locks up.
>The user interface does look like a Walt Disney cartoon. I
>defraged 5 times to group the files and it crashed.
>XP takes for ever to shut down.
>Clean inst~~~ed 3 times for it to run properly.
>XP wont accept an updated driver for my ethernet card -Im still using my lynksys
>v4
>It wont accept the driver for my monitor.
>XP corrupted my norton antivirus2002 files.
>(It addressed this on power-up).
>There are so many complaints that Xp has an send error report when
>an error happens.
>I FEEL LIKE MY COMPUTER IS A GUINEA PIG FOR WINXP TECHS TO SOLVE THE
>SCREWED UP ISSUES WITH XP BY GATHERING ~~~ ERRORS AND MAKING PATCHES AND
>UP DATES!!!
>SHIT - GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>I have a 950Mhz cpu with 512 mbs of ram
>a savage pro 3 graphics card and sound max digital sound card so yea it aint my
comp!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>DISMAYED AND WANTING TO KICK SOME ASS,
>
>KOAHEKILI
>
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