OT - RAM utilities -> XP sucks? -> ME is worse?

Captain Kwok · #1 October 22nd, 2002, 06:33 AM

I'm going to upgrade to WinXP when I get some extra money to spend on the computer. I don't buy a lot of criticism here because most haven't used it enough to make an accurate comparision to the programs they're familiar with. I don't anticipate any major problems when I switch.

Fyron - You can always change the desktop to look like previous windows editions...if that's you're only beef

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KirbyEF · #2 October 22nd, 2002, 06:36 AM

MS Windows XP EULA states that you have to renew EVERY TWO YEARS.

Here are a couple of links have the Windows XP EULA and that statement (even one for the UK)
http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=Jc28AN7 S&REQAUTH=0&2149REQEVENT=&CARTI=105872&CARTT=2&CCAT=2&CCHAN=19&CFLAV=1
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/licensing/programmes/open/
http://www.empower.gb.com/pdf_guides...ing%20work.pdf
http://216.239.33.100/search?q=Cache...2&hl=en&ie=UTF -8

But you get to buy it at a "discount".

Thanks, buy no thanks.

98SE or 2K is good enough for me... or there's always Linux....

Kirby

Phoenix-D · #3 October 22nd, 2002, 06:37 AM

"I don't buy a lot of criticism here because most haven't used it enough to make an accurate comparision to the programs they're familiar with."

Uh, they don't work and they did under 98. That's a fairly simple comparision.

An upgrade that breaks what you want to do with the computer isn't much of an upgrade..

Phoenix-D

Captain Kwok · #4 October 22nd, 2002, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
"I don't buy a lot of criticism here because most haven't used it enough to make an accurate comparision to the programs they're familiar with."

Uh, they don't work and they did under 98. That's a fairly simple comparision. An upgrade that breaks what you want to do with the computer isn't much of an upgrade..

Phoenix-D

Woops...I should have been more clear...I meant OSs they are familiar with. I don't use lots of older or obscure programs, so I'm not concerned about that kind of stuff. I'm sure lots of crap didn't work with Win95 that did with Win3.1, things change.

DavidG · #5 October 23rd, 2002, 01:15 AM

My real beef with MS OS's is that if you want to run your software you have no choice but to get an MS OS. Now if MS had got to this lofty position by producing good quality software that the competition couldn't then fine. But they got there through ruthless (and I believe now proven illegal) practices.

Spoo · #6 October 22nd, 2002, 08:37 PM

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MS Windows XP EULA states that you have to renew EVERY TWO YEARS.

No it doesn't. What you're refering to is if a business or organization wants to buy several copies of winXP. They have the option to rent it for two years for less than it would cost them to buy it.

Home Users get to use winXP for as long as they care to.

[edit = grammar]

[ October 22, 2002, 19:38: Message edited by: Spoo ]

Instar · #7 October 22nd, 2002, 09:02 PM

Honestly winXP is the best OS I have ever used (lots of experience with 95, 98, some with 2000, and some with unix stuff)
The biggest problem that Ive ever had with XP was that SP1 downloaded crappy drivers for my GF4 Ti so I had to go to nvidia to get good ones so I could play NWN and others again. Other than that it is kicking *** for me. Every patch installed, and a good virus scanner on a kick *** machine, I am good to go.
Honestly, XP will crash, but so much less than 98 did for me that I do not care, and I do cause most of the crashes by doing dumb stuff.
But Windows Media player 9 beta sucks ***, it totally got ruined, the new features sound cool but mostly they dont work