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fucking windows is so fucking gay

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WMD:

quote:Originally posted by xeen:
If you do connect it directly to the internet, but install antivirus and firewall software, then that also sucks ass because a)Norton hogs major resources, and b)Software firewalls are SO annoying. Constantly popping up telling you such and such is trying to access the internet. And even if you configure them properly, they're still annoying cause they cause problems with direct connections in AIM, p2p, or games.
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Well I have the XP firewall running.     It's not annoying, but god knows how well it works.  :D

xyle_one:
When I was windows only and had DSL, the modem was connected directly to the machine. I didnt have virus & worm problems. In fact, it ran great. WinXP Pro. The only time I have problems with it is when I use IE, or do some heavy 3d work.
Of course, I just blame windows for the softwares problems. Its so much easier that way.

If you are not an idiot you should be fine using windows. Dont use kazaa, dont download misc zip files, dont login as Admin, keep it updated, blah blah blah. Beware of your emails of course.

hm_murdock:
look at all this evidence to the contrary! people who use windows and like it fine! oh my... SEEMS THAT IT'S NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL

Pyrotechnician_2004:
Yeah, Fedora rules, its free for one (I got it from an issue of LXF!)

I think its as simple as this :

Freedom with your OS : Linux/Mac OS

No freedom & constant annoyances : M$ Windows

It's your decision.  

xyle_one:

quote:Originally posted by Pyrotechnician_2004:
:: I'm fed up with Windows, had to re-install it 30 times thanks to viruses & guess what, I USE A ROUTER!!!! ::
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well. That sucks. However. I would like to know the circumstances for this. I have had my share of problems with Windows, and dealt with the reinstalls, etc. When shit kept happening, I stopped just reinstalling, and did what I do with Linux or OSX. Actually find out the problem and fix it. Turns out, it was usually hardware or the drivers causing problems. Once that was resolved, windows ran fine.

Now. If you had to reinstall because of virii 30 times then you are an idiot. You had anti virus software installed, and actually updated it, right? Seriousely. I only had to reinstall windows ONCE because of a virus. I learned my lesson after that.And why would using a router prevent you from getting infected.

Maybe i dont get it. Why would using a router prevent you from getting infected?


Okay. I think i should say something else. In the past, especially here, I have ragged on windows quite a bit. Ranting, mostly blaming everything on windows. Software crashed? Windows fault. Even if it was just some bloated, poorly written app. Got a virus? Windows fault. Hardware not working, windows fault again. However, I cannot burn a cd while doing ANYTHNING else, let alone have more than a few apps open. But apps like Viz, AutoCad, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver should probably not all be open at the same time anyways. Even OSX chokes with a bunch of hogs open like that.

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