re: Windows XP. It's Just an O/S!
Wednesday, August 22, 2001 at 7:59 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ken Collins
(7 messages posted)
I have had no problems with XP RC1, which I've been running since it was available.
My only complaint is that everything is blue. Even when I customize the color scheme
there is too much blue for my taste.
I agree that's a trivial problem. I think the final shipping version of XP will be
great.
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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