Re: XP SP2, nicest update ever seen
From: Vals56 (vals56_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 09/23/04
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:09:07 +0100
Well done, Brent
I totally agree with you. The good OS has to be transparent to the user and
not a burden. Like you I am wasting hours after hours after hours of my
time (extremely expensive) searching for patches, drivers, etc just to make
this "monster", called Windows XP work. I am pretty sure that we are not
alone in this world and that there are millions of other professionals and
home users suffering from the same problem.
Val.
"brent" <brent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EEAB29E0-76C1-4125-AEB1-5F0FCDAABC62@microsoft.com...
> I think I do know what I am doing - I am a Windows/Unix/PalmOS/PocketPC
> developer and have been involved with computers since I was 8 years old -
I'm
> now 32.
>
> Having said that, you don't need to be some kind of genius to do a simple
> comparison of the problems experienced by Windows users. Windows 2000
worked
> much better than XP has ever worked.
>
> Forget about viruses, spam, spyware and all the other excuses - try
Windows
> XP on a completely stand-alone PC disconnected from the net - it's still
> awkward to use compared to the previous systems (and is generally much
> slower).
>
> Simple example (and this is one of many I've experienced) - under Windows
> 2000, I could run my video card at 1280 x 1024 - now the most current
drivers
> (direct from nVidia) can only manage 1152 x 864 and at a lower refresh
rate.
> Not a big problem - it's not going to change my life, but add in all the
> other issues and it does become a more pressing matter, don't you agree?
>
> I know there are many XP users, along with Linux users, etc., who are
deeply
> passionate about their choice of operating system and won't hear a bad
word
> said against it. That's ok, I don't want to change the world, I just want
a
> simple life so I can get on with my job (which isn't re-configuring
Windows
> or searching for drivers that work with the latest patch every 5 minutes).
>
> Get my drift?
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