re: Windows XP. It's Just an O/S!
Friday, August 17, 2001 at 7:44 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by nunya damn business
(1 messages posted)
which build are you using?i havent got my hands on rc2, im running 2505 and it works
like a charm. all my memory goggin progs dont touch xp, i can run 4x as long as i
could with any 9x os.i get more crashes in one day with any given 9x than i do in
over a month with xp. i dont take any stock in your opinion on xp especially with
your generalized statements on "only if youre a ..." ive run xp for DAYS on end without
a reboot with 0 problems, my only complaint is the stuff about not wanting to include
java and the typical "im gonna own the world attitude" of ole Billy at Micro$oft.
i agree that there are progs that dont mesh with xp, but its in BETA. so relax, wait
till it comes out and then decide if you wanna pay money for it or not. name any
other beta thats even half as stable as XP
On Friday, August 17, 2001 at 5:51 pm, MIDI Magician wrote:
>I tried XP. If you have a compulsive need to be on the cutting edge of experimental
>technology (a guinea pig AKA BETA tester), with deep, deep pockets, then XP will
>keep
>you vogue and busy. Over half of my current programs would not work. The other
>half
>(both 16-bit and 32-bit) worked as usual. The interface, I thought, was beautiful.
> I had
>lock-up problems which I attribute to hardware as I am only running a 1 gig machine
>wth
>256 megs of DIMM RAM, 133mhz BUS and ATA 100 HD with a 2X AGP video card with
>16 megs of VRAM.
>It is my opinion that it will take state of the art hardware (200mhz BUS), DDR RAM,
>4X video card and whatever else is outrageously expensive to get things to run reliably.
>
>Then, throw in another four or five thousand dollars worth of new software (if they
>even
>make it to replace what you have), and you'll be just about where you are now with
>Windows 98.
>Too, for developers, the attempt to do away with DOS is just another stone around
>the neck to drag round with a "KICK ME" sign for being so gullible as to believe
>that
>anyone who uses XP is actually a power user. The only people who have no problems
>are those who don't use their machines to do much more than send email and listen
>to music. Otherwise, this baby is full of opportunities for those who want to move
>up
>another level in the challenge arena.
>-MIDI Magician
>
>
>
>On Monday, August 13, 2001 at 5:38 pm, Gramps wrote:
>
>>Whats wrong with this picture?
>
>>Without hardware or software, Windows XP is worthless! I have to pay the richest
>
>>man in the world $200 so I can run the software I bought in one store on the hardware
>
>>I bought in another. Also, before I can do that, I have to let his O/S scan my
machine
>
>>so it can create a secret number that I have to phone in to Him so He can give
me
>
>>a 50 digit number that I have to enter into His O/S so it won't quit running after
>
>>30 days!
>
>>He keeps the keys to my computer. If I update to much hardware, it will quit working.
>
>>I have to call Him again and get a new key.
>
>>How many of you hope the Supreme Court has the stones to stop that Megalomaniac?
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