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To: RogerRabbit

win2000 and win98 yes.

WinXP is a step backwards.

the so called "security" is a pain in the a$$.

you cannot share the drivers from the XP to other machines on your network. you need the cd-rom to install the drivers on the machine you want to print from.

pain. THANK YOU BILL GATES. This isn't progress!


12 posted on 04/11/2005 7:39:27 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: George from New England
WinXP is a step backwards.

No.  It's not.  It's the best OS MS has made thus far.  Which in some peoples opinion isn't saying much but, none the less, it IS a step forward from all the previous OSs.

the so called "security" is a pain in the a$$.

Everything's a pain in the ass when you don't know how to use it.  Don't blame MS because you're too lazy to figure it out.  And for God's sake, don't ever try a really secure OS like Unix or Linux.....you'll have an aneurysm.

you cannot share the drivers from the XP to other machines on your network. you need the cd-rom to install the drivers on the machine you want to print from.

Yes, you can.  Provided the printer manufacturer has designed the drivers for XP correctly...and that's hardly MSs problem.  The HP Laserjet 4L is a pretty old printer.  HP has not produced hard-core XP drivers for it.  The Laserjet 1012 on the other hand, was produced with XP in mind.  When you install the driver suite for printers like the 1012, HP adds drivers for other clients to not only connect but download the appropriate driver from the XP client machine.

pain. THANK YOU BILL GATES. This isn't progress!

Yes, it is.

28 posted on 04/12/2005 12:57:02 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (“I know a great deal about the Middle East because I’ve been raising Arabian horses" Patrick Swazey)
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