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mlmbd · #91 November 11th, 2002, 12:15 PM

yes..................

mlmbd

Instar · #92 November 12th, 2002, 11:24 PM

You can play with linux, just use a good WinE

PvK · #93 November 18th, 2002, 06:02 AM

Just chiming in on topic. Yes, XP sucks. Actually it's an emoticon (smiley) for eyes squinched in pain and tongue sticking out - very appropriate!

ME sucks too, but deciding which is worse is a little bit like comparing the unmodded Graviton Hellbore to the unmodded Planetary Shield Generator - they both suck, but in different ways.

Personally, I feel the only semi-OK Versions of WinDOS are:
Win 95 OSR 2.0
Win 95 OSR 2.5
Win 98 SE
Win 2K Pro

I'd probably recommend Win 98 SE as the best choice. Win 2K Pro is more crash-resistant, but does far more unwanted BS than I usually want my OS to be doing.

PvK

dumbluck · #94 November 18th, 2002, 11:58 AM

OK, then. I have WinXP, and although I will readily admit to not being very computer savy, I have no complaints. However, it seems that practically everybody else HATES it, yet they can't really come up with any reasons why, other than that it's made by microsoft.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm no Microsoft fan. But this is striking me as a bit...odd. So I have a question for all you XP haters: what OS do YOU use?

[ November 18, 2002, 09:58: Message edited by: dumbluck ]

DavidG · #95 November 18th, 2002, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dumbluck:
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm no Microsoft fan. But this is striking me as a bit...odd. So I have a question for all you XP haters: what OS do YOU use?

Well I'm not sure I'd call myself an XP hater (since I upgraded from ME and that really sucks, MS can't even get it's own software to work right on ME) but one of the things that sucks about XP is that some of your current software no longer works. Such as Norton Anti virus or Direct CD. It's kind of annoying to ugrade your OS and then find you have to shell our more cash to upgrade other vital software.

mlmbd · #96 November 18th, 2002, 03:30 PM

DavidG, it isn't so much that XP itself sucks, it does, but the way the Evil Empire MS markets it. Renewable license. Mandatory updates. Imagine you just bought a new car. The car dealer says; "Now you have to bring this car back every 6 weeks for tire rotation. If you don't, we have installed a GPS system in it. And we will permanently disable your car." Would you stand for that? I don't think anyone would.

As I posted earlier, I use 98SE modified.

mlmbd

DavidG · #97 November 19th, 2002, 12:31 AM

mlmbd

Believe me I'm no fan of MS. Heck I used to have a computer with OS2 and Linux on it but eventually came to the realization that if I want to run certain Apps you've got to have Windows.

Mandatory Updates?? What's up with that? I hadn't heard that about XP before.

PvK · #98 November 19th, 2002, 07:39 AM

Many things suck about XP, but a few examples are more bloatware, the licensing scheme, the fact that it doesn't actually run faster than earlier OS's, the automatic upgrades and system changes from Microsoft, and the general dumbing down and removal of control from many parts of the operating system, and probably the worst part of all: the included .NET framework bloatware cr&p.

Not to mention annoyances like the Start menu not coming up immediately, the perverted wizard for the search engine, the incompatibilities with old stuff, etc.

I said the flavors of WinDOS I prefer in my post. Win 98 SE is I think my favourite (fast, with relatively low BS), though it's main weakness is the registry, which you have to limit how much crud you install or it will get jammed full of system-slowing nonsense.

PvK

Fyron · #99 November 19th, 2002, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dumbluck:
OK, then. I have WinXP, and although I will readily admit to not being very computer savy, I have no complaints. However, it seems that practically everybody else HATES it, yet they can't really come up with any reasons why, other than that it's made by microsoft.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm no Microsoft fan. But this is striking me as a bit...odd. So I have a question for all you XP haters: what OS do YOU use?

Actually, I believe I have already said why I don't like XP.

Kamog · #**100** November 19th, 2002, 07:59 AM

I don't like Windows XP either... Some of my old DOS programs that I used to use don't work at all under XP, and the ones that do work are so S-L-O-W... However, the one good thing about it is that it hasn't crashed on me yet. Windows 95 and 98 crashed at least one or twice a day... I still prefer 98, though! ME is OK except for the weird glitches in the networking feature.