OT - RAM utilities -> XP sucks? -> ME is worse?

DavidG · #1 October 23rd, 2002, 01:15 AM

My real beef with MS OS's is that if you want to run your software you have no choice but to get an MS OS. Now if MS had got to this lofty position by producing good quality software that the competition couldn't then fine. But they got there through ruthless (and I believe now proven illegal) practices.

Spoo · #2 October 22nd, 2002, 08:37 PM

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MS Windows XP EULA states that you have to renew EVERY TWO YEARS.

No it doesn't. What you're refering to is if a business or organization wants to buy several copies of winXP. They have the option to rent it for two years for less than it would cost them to buy it.

Home Users get to use winXP for as long as they care to.

[edit = grammar]

[ October 22, 2002, 19:38: Message edited by: Spoo ]

Instar · #3 October 22nd, 2002, 09:02 PM

Honestly winXP is the best OS I have ever used (lots of experience with 95, 98, some with 2000, and some with unix stuff)
The biggest problem that Ive ever had with XP was that SP1 downloaded crappy drivers for my GF4 Ti so I had to go to nvidia to get good ones so I could play NWN and others again. Other than that it is kicking *** for me. Every patch installed, and a good virus scanner on a kick *** machine, I am good to go.
Honestly, XP will crash, but so much less than 98 did for me that I do not care, and I do cause most of the crashes by doing dumb stuff.
But Windows Media player 9 beta sucks ***, it totally got ruined, the new features sound cool but mostly they dont work

Fyron · #4 October 22nd, 2002, 09:07 PM

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Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
Fyron - You can always change the desktop to look like previous windows editions...if that's you're only beef .

That isn't my only beef with XP. The fisher price comments refer to more than just the desktop theme.

Tenryu · #5 October 24th, 2002, 12:30 AM

I've been using XP, both Home and Professional editions, for about 6 months now. Previously, I'd used 98SE as well as ME on various office computers and laptops. I have experienced no problems at all with XP. It has worked fine for me and has been completely stable.

Fyron · #6 October 24th, 2002, 02:46 AM

Going from ME to nearly anything is a huge improvement!

If you haven't used 2000, you won't see the glaring problems with XP qutie as much, cause you won't know what to look for.

Thermodyne · #7 October 24th, 2002, 05:27 AM

I run 1 box with 98SE, 1 box with XP pro, 5 boxes with 2000 server, and 4 boxes with 2000 pro. They range from 200 MHz up to 2.90GHz, and all of them run 24/7 with no problems. Most lock ups and BSD�s are caused by poorly written software and drivers. Games are also a big problem; again this is do to poorly written code.