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

Fyron · #1 November 2nd, 2002, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kirbyef:
Once again Microsoft (the Evil Empire) has pulled a fast one on the masses.... XP is to 2000 as ME is to SE....

I'll stick with SE... and maybe 2000 for a server.

KirbyEF

Here here! All hail kirbyef, soothsayer of great wisdom!

j/k

Thermodyne · #2 November 2nd, 2002, 06:09 PM

Windows 2000 is NT-5. They just used the turn of the century as a marketing ploy. And XP is just 2000 with some add-ons. A few new wizards and some new policies. Then it was wrapped in a GUI that they thought would be more attractive to the home user. Oh, and lets not forget the new registration policy. If you spend some time in the registry, you will see that they are the same operating systems. XP home is another story. It was intended for the untrained masses, so many of the old configuration tools are missing or hidden. While it is hard to screw it up, it is also hard to reconfigure it away from a base install. And some time in the registry will turn up a few differences from the pro OS�s.

KirbyEF · #3 November 10th, 2002, 09:35 AM

Has anyone played with Linux?

I have used Red Hat and a couple of others...

KirbyEF

mlmbd · #4 November 11th, 2002, 12:15 PM

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

mlmbd

Instar · #5 November 12th, 2002, 11:24 PM

You can play with linux, just use a good WinE

PvK · #6 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 · #7 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 ]