--ZeeMan-- Posted May 13, 2004 Posted May 13, 2004 in the next couple of days i will be reformatting my computer and installing windows xp! YAY! first time for everything, so if i magically disappear, then it means i screwed up pretty badly anyways... YAY!
obi Posted May 13, 2004 Posted May 13, 2004 Welcome to the new age, brother! =P XP is tons better then any other windows system. Trust me on this.
Samuel Dravis Posted May 13, 2004 Posted May 13, 2004 With the possible exception of Win2K. The only thing it doesn't have that XP does is themes and slightly better compatibility. And XP has that stupid 'copy protection' which makes you not be able to upgrade easily.
Astrotoy7 Posted May 13, 2004 Posted May 13, 2004 Originally posted by Jed WinXP = the best and worst OS I've ever used. I agree with Jedski, some parts of xp are amazing(connectivity for example), but even with xp pro sp2 or whatever the latest incarnation is, theres still bugs, you'll get to know and loathe those "send error report" messages very well.... good luck mtfbwya
Guest Jed Posted May 13, 2004 Posted May 13, 2004 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 I agree with Jedski, some parts of xp are amazing(connectivity for example), but even with xp pro sp2 or whatever the latest incarnation is, theres still bugs, you'll get to know and loathe those "send error report" messages very well.... good luck mtfbwya Not if you disable Error Reporting!* *Right click My Computer, go to Advanced, click on Error Reporting at the bottom right, and click "Disable error reporting"
coupes. Posted May 13, 2004 Posted May 13, 2004 yeah, I shut it down long ago. Sometimes the actual process of reporting these errors made matters worse by eating big chunks or RAM.
Kain Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Jed Not if you disable Error Reporting!* *Right click My Computer, go to Advanced, click on Error Reporting at the bottom right, and click "Disable error reporting" Hawhy Thank you Jed.
Rad Blackrose Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 You cannot say that XP is the worst OS of Windows until you have used ME. It's nicknamed Might Explode for a reason.
MuRaSaMuNe Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 I used 98SE for the longest time and I had to reformat every month and since I've been using XP, it's been blue screen and error free. Well.... except for the occaisonal game crash which isn't XP's fault. But I haven't had horrible performance slow downs or random rebooting like I did with 98SE. The only problem I've had was last month when we had a thunder storm and the power went out and a surge of electricity went through the cords when the power went back up and it burnt out my power supply Damn you weather.
Tyrion Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Jed Not if you disable Error Reporting!* *Right click My Computer, go to Advanced, click on Error Reporting at the bottom right, and click "Disable error reporting" Mind if I hump your leg in glee? Thanks Jed!
--ZeeMan-- Posted May 14, 2004 Author Posted May 14, 2004 LOL well i've actually been running 2 computers with ME and i haven't had too too many issues with it so i guess i'm really lucky *goes off to buy a lotto ticket;)* anyways...i'll be getting the software hopefully tomorrow or friday and install it friday nite
Kain Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 ME = Might cause Epilepsy ME = Might Explode ME = Moronic Electronic ME = Massive histeria Ensues ME = My god the problems never End ME = Why ME? ME = Maybe opium will Ease the pain ME = Maybe suicide will Ease the pain ME = MaybE its a joke?
Sivy Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 XP is great *paints an X and P on each butt cheek and runs around naked* and i can tell you that XP SP2 is very good too. i've been using the RC1 for a few weeks now and haven't come across any bugs. also they've made IE alot better and more secure. *continues to run around naked* hoo-wah!
Sabretooth Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Rad Blackrose You cannot say that XP is the worst OS of Windows until you have used ME. It's nicknamed Might Explode for a reason. Definetly. I'm upgrading to WinXP today!!!!
Astrotoy7 Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Jed Not if you disable Error Reporting!* *Right click My Computer, go to Advanced, click on Error Reporting at the bottom right, and click "Disable error reporting" of course I knew this, but sometimes it helps me figure out what particular app I am using is funkin up.... its like saying, I wish my foot was numb so I couldnt tell if I ever stepped on a piece of glass.... mtfbwya *notes Jeds mojo meter is slowly risin*
Astrotoy7 Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Siv XP is great *paints an X and P on each butt cheek and runs around naked* and i can tell you that XP SP2 is very good too. i've been using the RC1 for a few weeks now and haven't come across any bugs. also they've made IE alot better and more secure. *continues to run around naked* hoo-wah! has Siv ever mentioned that he gets paid by Microsoft to do that... mtfbwya
MasterN64 Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 I wonder why XP was built on NT technology. I've seen windows NT (shudders in fear). Does NT even have technology?!
teknoranger Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 I'm sure somebody thinks it does I think it enjoyed a VERY brief stint on my PC
toms Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 i've been on ME for a couple of years, and it is pretty stable... not outof the box of course, but if you keep an eye on it and tweak it a bit (and disable a lot of the rubbish) then it is at least as stable as 98SE. Having said that, i think i may be joining Zee in the next week or so and upgrading... i'm just worried about the whole copy protection rubbish... and that the new version will have loads more restrictive DRM. Oh, and that i'll end up having to upgrade my PC a month or two later as you always seem to have to do when you upgrade windows. BTW: Is there a worthwhile difference between Home and Pro?? I know pro is better, but for a home user (mainly games, internet and video, but also WiFi network) is it actually worth the extra money to get Professional? Why?
Samuel Dravis Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Originally posted by Master_Sentinel I wonder why XP was built on NT technology. I've seen windows NT (shudders in fear). Does NT even have technology?! Win2K is actually NT 5 renamed. It's very stable; I haven't had it crash on me yet, and I've had it around a year and a half.
Sivy Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 windows 2000 is very stable indeed. where i work we're running about 90 computers on a network all running 2K and we rarely get any problems. of course the problem with win 2k is game compatibility, especially with older games. as for the differences between Pro & home... well Pro is more about networking. it includes stuff like user rights, file access, network monitor, group polices etc. apart from that there is very little difference.
jon_hill987 Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 Just make sure you download all of the updates ASAP or you will prob get blaster worm and that new one, then you won't be able to get the fixes coz ure computer will turn off evey time you try.
Rad Blackrose Posted May 14, 2004 Posted May 14, 2004 "Nobody will ever need more than 640k of RAM" -- Bill Gates, 1985 "Windows 95 needs at least 8 MB RAM." -- Bill Gates, 1996 "Nobody will ever need Windows 95." -- logical conclusion
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