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********************How do you like WINDOWS XP?********************
From me ^
| 27 Oct 01
| Democrats are liars
Posted on 10/27/2001 11:16:24 AM PDT by Democrats are liars
Well, I just finished installing Windows XP on my computer. It did not go nice and smooth. I ended up reformatting my hard drive and starting from scratch. I know Windows XP sure does not like AOL 6.0. I am in the process of downloading AOL 7.0. I am still installing all my old software. Yes Windows XP locked up on me many times today and last night. Well, I guess I just would like to know how every one else is doing with Windows XP.
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To: Knitebane
A virus, in computer terminology, is a self-replicating piece of code, usually damaging to the system that it infects.
The GPL, in computer terminology, is a self-replicating license, usually damaging to the intellectual property that it infects.
To: Lee'sGhost
I can't for the life of me figure out the problem with Windows Me. I know it was hardly a "chart buster" as versions of Windows go.
In fact, my wife's machine--an HP Pavilion--came preloaded with Windows 98, and was reasonably stable in that configuration. I upgraded it to Windows 98SE, and again, it seemed to work o.k. that way.
But when I installed a new sound card in the machine, it just would NOT recognize the card, and I couldn't find the drivers it needed. That's when I upgraded to Me just couple of months ago. Oh, the sound card worked all right, but soon after installing, we started experiencing regular system hangs. I tried tweaking and adjusting, but could never figure it out.
It got so bad that when Windows XP was imminent, I decided to go ahead and upgrade to the Home Edition. Now, it doesn't hang--but we're back to the sound card not working! AARGH!
As far as Tombraider III, that's a pretty old version of the game isn't it? Was it made for Windows 95? That may be part of the problem.
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10/29/2001 7:07:40 AM PST
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Illbay
To: RightOnline
XP, as we have been told, has to be loaded system-at-a-time.
Not true. You aren't allowed to use the
retail version to install multiple copies; however, you can use the
volume-licensed media to do so. Read and educate yourself:
How Does This Affect You?
Licenses acquired through one of Microsoft's volume licensing programs are NOT required to be activated. Microsoft Product Activation does, however, require volume license customers to input a Volume License Product Key when installing from volume license media (includes Select CD, Volume License Worldwide Fulfillment, or Volume License MSDN®) for the following products: Windows XP Professional, all Office XP components (suite and stand alone products) and Microsoft Visio®. IMPORTANT: Select and MSDN media will no longer include a pre-configured Product ID, and Worldwide Fulfillment (WWF) media will no longer include a Product Key on the CD packaging. The appropriate volume license product key must be used for desktop or network admin installs.
Additionally, retail product CDs (for example, boxed product purchased from a retail outlet) can no longer be used for multiple installations. If you currently use CDs from a retail product kit for installations, these processes will affect your installation procedures. Select, MSDN, and Worldwide Fulfillment (WWF) media are the only media available for multiple installations. These media will require the use of a Volume License Product Key that will be assigned to your company or institution. Get more information on how to deploy Office XP using a Volume License Product Key.
As for Linux..........you brought it up.
That's a blantant fabrication. I have no reason to even discuss Linux on a Windows XP thread. It doesn't even belong here.
To: TechJunkYard
Only if you decide to publish your changes.
That's a pretty insidious restriction. Whatever happened to the notion that free source code is free source code?!? Look, you and I both know that the GPL is one of the open source community's most criticized points of contention. Frankly, I think that when you make something free, it should be free ... as in, no strings, no requirements, etc.
To: TechJunkYard
Seriously, I can wait for the dust to settle and check the reviews in a few months; I've heard the "bad" stuff and I'm just curious about the "new" stuff and wondered if someone could tell of the virtues without reviewing what everyone else has said.
Thank you for that clarification. I've become a bit cynical in the face of ongoing, hit-and-run attacks on XP from OSX and Linux sycophants. Personally, I don't think there's any one feature in XP that would compel you to upgrade from Windows 2000, if you are satisfied with it. There are a lot of little nice-to-have features, such as "fast user switching" (which allows you to maintain multiple simultaneous logged-in users), an improved image acquisition, cataloguing, and display architecture in the Shell (Twain+), better performance, improved reliability, remote assistance (aka Terminal Server), simplified network setup, etc. All in all, these are things that you (as a pro) can live without. But they make the average person's life easier.
Windows is getting better with each release. Some people would question that but I don't think it's even debatable. Now that the Windows 9x and Windows 2000 teams have essentially been united into a single source tree, I think you're going to see even better releases. There won't be the same distractions of working on separate products anymore. They can focus on improving security, etc. Of course, even I have to question how much you can improve an operating system before people will decide that an upgrade isn't worth the cost. This is undoubtedly the reason that Microsoft is moving toward a subscription model.
To: Citizen of the Savage Nation
Any advice for this Linux virgin on how to do this, helpful links or such? I was toying with the idea before, I've got a new system with Win ME and wouldn't mind having Linux on there, too, as a dual boot system but lack the necessary experience.
One suggestion: I wasn't willing to mess around with LILO in order to get my dual boot system running Linux. So I use a boot diskette. Works great. Doesn't impact my other partitions at all. Consider it.
To: Atlantin
God! I hate these "know it all responses" from Microsoft "experts" who NEVER have used a MAC in their lives spout off about MACS v. PCs.
God! I hate these "know it all" responses from Mac "experts" on Windows XP threads when their opinions weren't solicited in the first place.
To: Tornado
XP was my first MS, first-edition upgrade. I had to lose ME - too unstable. After a couple of days, the cd-rw driver didn't work. XP could find nothing better, so I did a revert to the day of install and the system was repaired. At least that feature is handy.
To: Bush2000
I have an
alternate way of dual-booting a Win-NT or 2K system. Can probably be used with XP if it uses the NT-style boot loader.
To: Bush2000; innocentbystander
The GPL, in computer terminology, is a self-replicating license, usually damaging to the intellectual property that it infects. Good one. Send it to SteveB!
Keep up the good fight!
To: Bush2000
Only if you decide to publish your changes. That's a pretty insidious restriction. Whatever happened to the notion that free source code is free source code?!? Look, you and I both know that the GPL is one of the open source community's most criticized points of contention. Frankly, I think that when you make something free, it should be free ... as in, no strings, no requirements, etc.
So don't use that license. The BSD systems use a truly free license that allows you to do whatever you want with your code, including publishing, and using in closed-source projects--exactly what you wished for.
Now, you're criticizing (sp?) the GPL, when the users/developers/maintainers of Linux have chosen that particular model to control their IP. Yet you do not say the same about Microsoft and it's method of controlling their IP? They chose the GPL because that is how they wanted to control their IP. Don't we still have an illusion of free choice in regards to our own IP in this country?
I know you are a big proponent of Microsoft on these threads, and that's fine. Criticize Linux all you want--it can handle itself. But resorting to attack of the license is somewhat underhanded, and bears no point of the quality of Linux itself.
To: ShadowAce
I know you are a big proponent of Microsoft on these threads, and that's fine. Criticize Linux all you want--it can handle itself. But resorting to attack of the license is somewhat underhanded, and bears no point of the quality of Linux itself. That's all he has left. Being a shill for Micro$oft is getting harder and harder, and when major corporations start looking at the bottom line, and the impact the Micro$oft merry-go-round software development has on it... it will only get harder.
Think about it CEO's, CFO's, CTO's... the millions of dollars in savings to your bottom line by dropping M$ Windows/Bloatware Orafice etc... THe ability to hang onto your hardware investement longer because there's no pressure on your software to constantly change everything and add more bloat just to keep the competetors at bay, and hold on to a monopoly. Not only that; add the ability to make changes to said software to fit YOUR NEEDS, not the needs of Micro$oft.
To: ShadowAce
Now, you're criticizing (sp?) the GPL, when the users/developers/maintainers of Linux have chosen that particular model to control their IP. Yet you do not say the same about Microsoft and it's method of controlling their IP? They chose the GPL because that is how they wanted to control their IP. Don't we still have an illusion of free choice in regards to our own IP in this country?
I had really wanted to avoid a discussion of Linux and the GPL on a Windows XP but ... you've got to realize, I'm going to respond to attacks on MS licensing and point out issues that developers should know about Linux and the GPL. That's simply the way the game works: You attack, I respond. I attack, you respond. Don't like it? Choose a different opponent.
I know you are a big proponent of Microsoft on these threads, and that's fine. Criticize Linux all you want--it can handle itself. But resorting to attack of the license is somewhat underhanded, and bears no point of the quality of Linux itself.
No, but the GPL does bear on the basic question of whether I, or other developers, would consider writing software for it.
To: AFreeBird
That's all he has left. Being a shill for Micro$oft is getting harder and harder, and when major corporations start looking at the bottom line, and the impact the Micro$oft merry-go-round software development has on it... it will only get harder.
Nice orthogonal attack. Didn't have the balls to confront me directly.
To: Bush2000
Do you know of any discussion groups (not ones hosted by MS) that are discussing XP? Specifically I am looking for ones aimed at the corporate IT professional.
There are enough things missing (DLC protocol), added (Messenger, Remote Desktop) and changed that I am concerned about future versions of Windows now. I had already planned to stay with Win2k for our desktops but this new version is giving me some Maalox moments.
To: TechJunkYard
Thanks for the info.
To: oc-flyfish
To: Bush2000
Thanks dude! Just found out that Exchange 5.5 Administration tools, and Win2k Administration tools can't be loaded on XP. :-(
To: Dale 1
Has anyone with 128 or less had any luck with XP? I built a machine for my daughter running XP on a 533 Celeron with 128 mb of RAM. Runs fine.
That having been said, when you can buy 256MB of RAM every Sunday in the paper for $29.95, why be stingy with it?
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