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Why do you hate Windows XP
choasforages:
i actally like FreeBSD alot, and i would use it on my desktop machine if it werent' for stuff like NVIDIA's gl drivers and WineX only for linux, linux emulations would not be a good idea under FreeBSD for WineX cuase that would just add more layers of abstraction and its slow enough as it is. maybe when i get that dec alpha ill put FreeBSD on it instead of linux
Whats_ALL_This:
I have read this and many other threads in this forum and while im unhappy with its spyware attempts the constantly open ports (that no firewall will cover) and the fact that it anally backs up everthing you do in hidden files
the fact is that windows xp is extremely stable (if run on the correct hard ware) i currently run a dual boot with 98/2000/xp (im going to try linux soon) and in direct comparison to 98 or even 2000 it totally kicks ass it is more stable than 98 and easier to use than 2000 whilst at the same time maintaining (sometimes improving upon) the features of both of these previous titles as for most of the people who have tried it and found it to be buggy or unstable i would presume you were using a central processor that wasnt made for the operating system (try using a pentium four or atlon xp with at least 512 mbs of ram then make sure you have correct drivers for your hardware) when i am using xp the only times it turns off is when i have installed something that requires it to be restarted (i can leave it on 24/7 without it wiping out (i ve never seen a blue screen since ive had it) the integration of tools such as cd copying/auto tasking/auto thumnailing/displaying and zipfile browsing makes life a lot easier for me because i had to use separate programs to achieve these ends before
at the end of the day my view is if you want to get something done ie type a letter draw a picture without spending anytime on wondering how the operating system manges to do it then windows is for you (my six year old daughter is fully familiar with windows and can install program (and with supervision can install hardware just to show you how easy it is to use) :D
Calum:
quote:Originally posted by Whats_ALL_This:
I have read this and many other threads in this forum and while im unhappy with its spyware attempts the constantly open ports (that no firewall will cover)
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Zonealarm will cover them, do not assume that Microsoft's firewalls are better than the alternatives. Zonealarm is free for the individual to use and is a lot better and simple than a Microsoft firewall.
quote:and the fact that it anally backs up everthing you do in hidden files
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that pisses me off too.
quote:the fact is that windows xp is extremely stable (if run on the correct hard ware)
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so what if your hardware is not "correct"? eh? i do not look forward to buying a new machine for every system "upgrade i endure. Linux runs on an enormous range of hardware.
quote:i currently run a dual boot with 98/2000/xp (im going to try linux soon)
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do. It is very easy to procrastinate though, since you will have to start from scratch with linux and you probably already know windows inside out. It will be frustrating for a while.
quote:and in direct comparison to 98 or even 2000 it totally kicks ass it is more stable than 98 and easier to use than 2000 whilst at the same time maintaining (sometimes improving upon) the features of both of these previous titles as for most of the people who have tried it and found it to be buggy or unstable i would presume you were using a central processor that wasnt made for the operating system (try using a pentium four or atlon xp with at least 512 mbs of ram then make sure you have correct drivers for your hardware)
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xp might be the best os Microsoft have come out with, but its sociopolitical crippleware bullshit will ensure that i never install or run it. Also, why should i have to buy a pentium 4 just to run my computer? a pentium 3 (what i have) is hardly obsolete, and any decent OS will include back compatibility to about 286 level! Many programs have not been optimised for the P4, so they run slower and buggier than on a P3!
quote:when i am using xp the only times it turns off is when i have installed something that requires it to be restarted (i can leave it on 24/7 without it wiping out (i ve never seen a blue screen since ive had it) the integration of tools such as cd copying/auto tasking/auto thumnailing/displaying and zipfile browsing makes life a lot easier for me because i had to use separate programs to achieve these ends before
at the end of the day my view is if you want to get something done ie type a letter draw a picture without spending anytime on wondering how the operating system manges to do it then windows is for you (my six year old daughter is fully familiar with windows and can install program (and with supervision can install hardware just to show you how easy it is to use) :D
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All good comments, i cannot refute you since i will never use xp. However, VoidMain claims that his family uses red hat linux to do all that stuff, including his kids. Of course they presumably cannot install stuff because they would need the root password. Windows is a single user OS which means that any one user can fool with another user's files, or worse, with system files. This simply cannot happen in a unix environment. Each to their own, i am an advocate of choice.
I hope you are not angry after reading my response to you, whatsallthis, many people get annoyed with me for replying to them. HOWEVER i feel that your post was full of well thought out substance and therefore was easy to reply to with substantial comments.
Welcome to the board and don't hesitate to ask if you need to know something about your future linux system.
lazygamer:
quote:Many programs have not been optimised for the P4, so they run slower and buggier than on a P3!
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It seems silly that they make chips so complex that the programmers actually have to OPTIMIZE their code for them. Isn't this the chip equivalent of the Microsoft incompetence syndrome?
Why can't any archetecture(sp) changes just involve getting the input/output faster, larger, and through the chip/motherboard more efficiently? Is this why X86 sux or from it being a hack of a hack of a hack?(Teh d00d with this sig, explain this concept please)
Bazoukas:
I could have bought XP PRO for 5 dollars. My college has that offer for its students, but I havent.
The thing that pissed me off and didnt even bother to learn what else is wrong with XP, is the fucking activation thing.
Yes i know Its nothing hard to do....but I DONT WANT ANYBODY getting info about me.
Not because i have anything to hide. But this activation shit and all that, that MS thinks of putting out in few years, are a bad omen of things to come in 40-60 years from now.
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