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W2000 VS XP
Zombie9920:
Microsoft Win9x was crap...I'll say that anyday. I did not like MS or thier software when I was using Win9x. At that time I first tried Linux and I did not like it either..not because it was crap, but because it couldn't run what I wanted it to run.
Then I turned to Win2K. I tried NT4 in the past and I did not like it because just like Linux, it couldn't run what I wanted it to run. After using Win2K for about a week I started to like MS products again because Win2K was quick(on my system at the time) it was able to run most(most, not everything) of what I wanted it to run and it never crashed on me. Then came XP..it is just as reliable as Win2K was but now I'm able to run*everything* that I want to run. WinXP made me feel that MS products are the best for consumers because I've had nothing short of an excellent experience with it. I tried Linux out again and it still wasn't able to run everything I want to run so Linux was not a viable solution for me. Since I started to use Win2K I quickly learned that the OS is as good as the person running it. If you go around and install every junk shareware app, memory hogging bell and whistle and bloated app that does the same thing as a better not so bloated app(like using Easy CD Creator over Nero) you are bound to have a few issues. Of course the issues are caused by the third party software not being written properly, it isn't a fault of the OS.
To get command help in DOS simply type help and hit enter. To get help in apps/games type the executable name(in the directory the executable is located in of course) and use the switch /? or -help at the end of the executables' name depending on the applike say the executable is demo.exe you would type demo -help or help /? respectivley).
[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by flap:
Yes it does.
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Then why haven't I ever seen it? It wasn't there after installing Win2K SP3, it wsn't there after installing every update that the Windows Update site had to offer. How do you manage to get the compatability layer in Win2K? I'd like to learn something new here. ;P
flap:
I don't know why you've never seen it. I just searched google and apparently it's installed with sp2 but you have to enable it.
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by flap:
I don't know why you've never seen it. I just searched google and apparently it's installed with sp2 but you have to enable it.
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I know that it was supposed to be there with SP2(and SP3) but nonetheless it wasn't there for me even after installing the Service Packs. I was disappointed by this actually because I have Win2K on an old 450mhz PII box that I wouldn't even think of installing XP on(because the system is too slow for XP in my opinion).
[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
lazygamer:
Ok well maybe I've been a little too harsh on you Zombie, perhaps your wind0ze advice is pretty valuable. Although im sure even you can agree that XP user #343545945645 is a dolt. ;)
I have no problem with DOS. Dos is fucking simple if your not configuring a true dos enviroment. I've just never bothered to try running a program(assuming your talking about the dosbox, I don't know of XP being able to do a true dos reboot), because I assumed the GUI just does the same thing as typing in the .exe file.
Im well aware of the compatibility modes, but it seems that there is many cirucumstances where it don't work worth shit.
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