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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: HibbeeBoy on 28 March 2003, 23:46

Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: HibbeeBoy on 28 March 2003, 23:46: I just had to work on an XP Dell laptop. All I was doing was setting up DSL connection and it took me 3 times as long as "normal" than on a Win98. I had to reboot the thing 3 times because it froze up. I hate that dopey Fisher Price interface. I was using the search function and I don't understand the damn thing. It had a fucking animated dog bolloxing around the screen and the window displays about 15-20 items in the list. Why can't I expand the window to display the entire list ? Why force me to scroll ? Stupid. WTF ?!! Maybe I am being petty.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: ShawnD1 on 29 March 2003, 00:03: i had the opposite problem with networking. WinXP detects the network card and can connect but Win98 couldn't even detect what brand my NIC card was :( it's a DLink card... probably about 4 years old.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Fett101 on 29 March 2003, 00:54: You know, you aren't being forced to use the Lunar theme. Tweak it for fucks sake. Pop the classic one back on. Turn the damned animated search dog off. Get off your lazy arse.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Refalm on 29 March 2003, 01:35: quote:
HibbeeBoy: I just had to work on an XP Dell laptop. All I was doing was setting up DSL connection and it took me 3 times as long as "normal" than on a Win98. I had to reboot the thing 3 times because it froze up. I hate that dopey Fisher Price interface. I was using the search function and I don't understand the damn thing. It had a fucking animated dog bolloxing around the screen and the window displays about 15-20 items in the list. Why can't I expand the window to display the entire list ? Why force me to scroll ? Stupid. WTF ?!! Maybe I am being petty.

I offered someone to remove all annoying Windows XP features, tweak it so that it actually uses the RAM memory, fuck Luna, and remove that damned dog.

He was OK with tweaking Windows XP to use all the RAM, but he refused to let me change the stupid balloon pop-ups, change Luna into classic, because he liked them. I suddenly felt like hurting him.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: rtgwbmsr on 29 March 2003, 01:49: quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:

I offered someone to remove all annoying Windows XP features, tweak it so that it actually uses the RAM memory, fuck Luna, and remove that damned dog.

He was OK with tweaking Windows XP to use all the RAM, but he refused to let me change the stupid balloon pop-ups, change Luna into classic, because he liked them. I suddenly felt like hurting him.

Do you turn VM off to make it use all of the RAM? I was forced to (but well paid to) set someone up with a Windows XP server (shoot me, oh well) and it would be nice to have it use all of the RAM.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: HibbeeBoy on 29 March 2003, 03:09: quote:
Originally posted by Fett101:
You know, you aren't being forced to use the Lunar theme. Tweak it for fucks sake. Pop the classic one back on. Turn the damned animated search dog off. Get off your lazy arse.

Lunar ? WTFs Lunar ?
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: xyle_one on 29 March 2003, 03:11: i think he means Luna. its winXp default theme.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Pantso on 29 March 2003, 04:33: Well, don't use it if it sucks and don't help any of your friends who use XPee. ;)
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Fett101 on 29 March 2003, 08:31: I don't use it. Why the hell should I remember it's proper name (http://smile.gif)
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 29 March 2003, 14:19: lol, Luna. Even the interface name is a fucking rip-off of Aqua.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: LocNar on 29 March 2003, 22:31: X11, love that sig! Rarrrr! MEAT!
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: slave on 30 March 2003, 00:33: I need to put some annoying images in my sig, starting on it now (I have a lot of free time today)
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Refalm on 30 March 2003, 00:57: quote:
The Muffin Man: Do you turn VM off to make it use all of the RAM? I was forced to (but well paid to) set someone up with a Windows XP server (shoot me, oh well) and it would be nice to have it use all of the RAM.

I've found a document where it is written how to do it. Because I don't want an Office XP user to read it, I've converted it to OOo Write format (sxw). Click here (http://212.187.41.139:81/documents/xptips.sxw) for the document.

And btw, SmoothWall GPL (http://www.smoothwall.org/) (the one I'm using) makes a far better router+firewall then any Windows version could ever be.
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: HibbeeBoy on 2 April 2003, 21:02: quote:
Originally posted by X11:
People still use Windows?

Aye, some people just can't get past M$ Office. They will not learn anything else. Keep up the good fight, our cause is just !

[ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: HibbeeBoy ]
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: Calum on 2 April 2003, 21:42: put them in front of openoffice and they will never know the difference (except that they will suddenly be able to open star and open office documents).
Title: For crying outloud, XP SUX !
Post by: HibbeeBoy on 3 April 2003, 02:52: quote:
Originally posted by Calum: crusader for peace & freedom:
put them in front of openoffice and they will never know the difference (except that they will suddenly be able to open star and open office documents).

They're eyes just glaze over and I get blanks looks. Besides, it took a huge effort to get some fuckwit users to just use M$ Office ! The organisation I work for, Office '97 is deployed and I am loathe to upgrade to M$ anything else.Outlook (or Lookout Express) is the e-mail client of choicce because they have it on their home PCs. Every fucking day some fuckwit opens a virus.Most PCs are sitting at Window$ 98 and Office 97 and I am itching to get to Linux. About 25 to 30 PCs. I'm using Suse 8.0 professional and loving it ! KDE, Star Office, it's just the job. I would love to deploy Linux and kick M$ oot the door. I hate XP so I instruct no XP upgrades and get Win 2000 if you must.