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Almost OT. WinXP Pro -

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DanC

Diamond Member
Definitely rocks.

I liked Win2K very much - but I must admit that M$ did a pretty darned good job on XP Pro.

Very fast - very flexible, nice native driver collection. Overall... "two thumbs up".

My HDD died on Friday - so I had to replace it. I don't know if the sale is everywhere - but at Office Depot, I was able to pick up a Maxtor 80 GB Ultra ATA 133 7200RPM HDD for $69.00 :Q

That's $109 with a $10 store instant discount, and a $30 mail-in rebate.

Can't go too far wrong with that deal.
Overall... a pleasant birthday for me. 😉
 
Originally posted by: DanC
Definitely rocks.

I liked Win2K very much - but I must admit that M$ did a pretty darned good job on XP Pro.

Very fast - very flexible, nice native driver collection. Overall... "two thumbs up".

My HDD died on Friday - so I had to replace it. I don't know if the sale is everywhere - but at Office Depot, I was able to pick up a Maxtor 80 GB Ultra ATA 133 7200RPM HDD for $69.00 :Q

That's $109 with a $10 store instant discount, and a $30 mail-in rebate.

Can't go too far wrong with that deal.
Overall... a pleasant birthday for me. 😉
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Wow... Someone actually likes XP PRO??? Hmmm, I dunno, I refuse to get a book on it. I'm sure its pretty easy to figure out. But, I had it on 3 diffrent computers and I hated it ever since I got it.

This was the only reason I liked XP and had it on for 3 months till I figured 2000 was just better... Still couldn't choke down the XP search... I guess I am really stuck on 2000. But, If I had it my way I'd make everyone use Linux and choose a shell. 🙂

If you gonna insist on using XP at least do these 20 or so steps!!!

http://www.monroeworld.com/pchelp/xptweaks.php

This should have been printed out and sent along wth ever XP CD that MicorShaft ever printed (sold)...



Link for the "ULTRA LAZY!"
 
I like winxp pro so much that I bought a copy for my p4 3.2ghz dell system that I ordered. Plus it comes in a nice folder/cd holder and the hologram cd is neat to look at.
 
I like it too - quite stable compared to Win98SE. Much better memory handling. It does like more RAM than its predecessors though; my system has 1GB though, and WinXP seems to be quite happy.
 
OfficeDepot.com (maybe store, too?) has a Maxtor 120GB w/8MB buffer for $109.84. Add a $20 coupon and a $30 MIR and...nice deal! (It's in the Hot Deals section)

🙂

And, yeah, XP is sweet!
 
Dan, I can't believe you are just now trying XP! :Q I got a copy a few weeks before the general release date and love it! I built a system for my cousin in Florida using XP Pro and my Mother saw it on a visit! She turned green with envy and told me about it on my next weekly call. So, I got her a copy of XP Home for her 85th birthday.

Anyway, enjoy! 🙂
 
I like it too, once you cut away all the crap. Get rid of that damn nasty skin, disable a good 75% of services, and basically do everything in that guide, and it's a great, stable, fast operating system, no matter what people say otherwise. I do prefer Windows 98's ease of use and access to important stuff. I hate XP's way of handling networking and users.
 
Originally posted by: ericlp
Wow... Someone actually likes XP PRO??? Hmmm, I dunno, I refuse to get a book on it. I'm sure its pretty easy to figure out. But, I had it on 3 diffrent computers and I hated it ever since I got it.

This was the only reason I liked XP and had it on for 3 months till I figured 2000 was just better... Still couldn't choke down the XP search... I guess I am really stuck on 2000. But, If I had it my way I'd make everyone use Linux and choose a shell. 🙂

If you gonna insist on using XP at least do these 20 or so steps!!!

http://www.monroeworld.com/pchelp/xptweaks.php

This should have been printed out and sent along wth ever XP CD that MicorShaft ever printed (sold)...



Link for the "ULTRA LAZY!"
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Thanks for the link on that. I'll have to run that over my machines at home.

But, that site is horrid looking. Green text on a black background = teh sux0r!
 
I guess I should've mentioned that I neutered all the crap that makes it like like a MAC, with classic windows, and did a bunch of registry hacks to kill the messenger (no pun intended) :Q and various other tweaks.

Essentially the look and feel is Win2K, but with "prettier" icons.
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I waited so long just because I liked 2K so well. I was using NT4.0 up until 3 years ago for the same reasons. Any OS that allows me to run for months at a time without a reboot is ok by me. We'll see if XP lives up to that level of stability, but so far - so good. 🙂

 
First, Happy Birthday Danc! 😀

Second, that's a good article. Even though I haven't switched to XP, as my Win2K box is working just fine, if/when I do switch it would be to XP Pro.

The only thing I disagree with in the article is this:

First off, most of you know that Firewalls are an annoyance, not a necessity. The average user, using a good anti-virus program, has no need for a firewall. And for those of you that think you do need one, would you REALLY trust one made by Microsoft, the Great Security Satan? Of course not...
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If you have a broadband/high speed always on connection, a firewall is a MUST! Anti-virus software will NOT stop hackers from attacking your PC.

Although I do agree with the last statement about Microsoft, and trusting some firewall built into the system. Heh.
 
Happy Birthday Dan!!! 😀😀😀

I've been elevated to hero status by my friends after they install XP and tell me how slow it seems, then I go in & disable all the MS spyware - I cannot believe they would have remote registry & etc... on by default
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Afterwards it always seems to them like a new machine, so much faster and they are so pleased with the OS look & feel.
 
Thanks for the b-day wishes guys. 🙂

btw....
Speaking of birthdays - it looks like I just may have a gift in the making.

I had an interview Friday - 2 more today, I have one Thursday, one next Monday, and just got a call for one on August 12th. The "dry spell" may soon be over. Thank God!
 
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