Who's excited about Windows XP?
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Who's excited about Windows XP?
I could have cared less until a few weeks ago. The more I read about it, the more excited I am getting.
Right now, I have to dual boot between Win 2000 and ME. I use ME for most of our "family" stuff - games, Quicken, email, etc. But for video editing, I have to use Win 2000 and NTFS to save files larger than 4GB (to capture 1 hour of digital video creates a 13 GB file).
Windows XP will let me do everything with one OS. Also, the feature that lets another person log in without having to close your apps sounds like it will be great. A lot of times I let the computer work overnight on something lengthy, like compressing a video file to MPEG2. If I don't remember to shut everything down in the morning before I leave, I get a call at work from my wife asking me if she can use the computer, what she can shut down, etc. With XP, she can just log in under her account and it won't do anything to my stuff that is running.
Now I find myself counting the days until it goes on sale. Damn that Microsoft - they've got me hooked again.
Right now, I have to dual boot between Win 2000 and ME. I use ME for most of our "family" stuff - games, Quicken, email, etc. But for video editing, I have to use Win 2000 and NTFS to save files larger than 4GB (to capture 1 hour of digital video creates a 13 GB file).
Windows XP will let me do everything with one OS. Also, the feature that lets another person log in without having to close your apps sounds like it will be great. A lot of times I let the computer work overnight on something lengthy, like compressing a video file to MPEG2. If I don't remember to shut everything down in the morning before I leave, I get a call at work from my wife asking me if she can use the computer, what she can shut down, etc. With XP, she can just log in under her account and it won't do anything to my stuff that is running.
Now I find myself counting the days until it goes on sale. Damn that Microsoft - they've got me hooked again.
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I'm staying away from XP because I know I'm going to regret it when I install peripherals, etc. because of their onerous licensing scheme. Multi-user is not a problem since the wife and I have separate computers.
MS Terminal Server took such a long time to appear, even after the X Window system has been in existence for so long.
MS Terminal Server took such a long time to appear, even after the X Window system has been in existence for so long.
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xp is amazing!
you know...i've gone thru so many MS transitions 
I first had Windows 3.1.....than I made the giant leap to Windows 95, than to 98...then me...and a few days ago to XP Pro.
It's very nice...hasn't crashed yet which is amazing in my opinion.
I am as happy as I was when i upgraded from 3.1 to 95.
I first had Windows 3.1.....than I made the giant leap to Windows 95, than to 98...then me...and a few days ago to XP Pro.
It's very nice...hasn't crashed yet
which is amazing in my opinion.I am as happy as I was when i upgraded from 3.1 to 95.
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My cousin just got XP, has nothing but praise for it. He claims no crashes just yet. I have no legitimate use for XP as of now.. I barely use other types of software(Mac) so i wouldn't car to get it... I have 98 now, plan on upgrading to 2000 soon, my brother(comp geek) loves 2000 and claims practically no crashes yet(after 2 months so far in the entire network of computers he maintains at work), so I'll be happy with 2000...maybe I wouldn't have to run scan disk and defrag every week like I usually do..
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I agree that if 2000 is working for you, there is really no compelling reason to upgrade. At work, all we use is Win 2000 and we have no plans of moving to XP. But the biggest drawback to 2000 is compatibility, especially with games. That's where XP will fit in for a lot of people, but I think it will be mainly at home and it will be a long time before most businesses even consider upgrading (heck, a lot of companies have waited until now just to upgrade to Win 2000).
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Originally posted by mikester
Yeah, I plan on doing a clean install. Actually, I just ordered a new 100 GB harddrive, and I plan to install XP on it.
Yeah, I plan on doing a clean install. Actually, I just ordered a new 100 GB harddrive, and I plan to install XP on it.
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I also like windows 2000 pro very much. I've moved to it from 98 SE and I'm never going back. At work my workstation has been up and running for 34 days straight without a reboot (also running set@home for all 34 days) and the machine is still rock solid. Our domain controllers run windows 2000 advanced server and they are rock solid as well. MS did a decent job on win2k, I hope XP server, whistler, whatever it will be called, is just as good.
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I just got my hand on it, the interface is so COOOOOOLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The feeling is the same when I first switched from DOS to Win95
And the good thing is you aren't forced to register, don't know about the future though.
The effort MS put to stability is apparent early during my installation, it deteced problem with my on-board PCI audio device and advised me not to install it. which is true on-board audio did retard problems sometimes.
So, get it soon guys , from the first look it looks like it worth the money.
And the good thing is you aren't forced to register, don't know about the future though.
The effort MS put to stability is apparent early during my installation, it deteced problem with my on-board PCI audio device and advised me not to install it. which is true on-board audio did retard problems sometimes.
So, get it soon guys , from the first look it looks like it worth the money.
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If you're a gamer or a heavy multimedia user, then you'll want to go
XP for a performance boost over using win2k. Best best is to stick to
Win98 for a while longer til XP drivers become more robust. XP limited
my FPS to about 60, due to poor driver support from nvidia. Almost
all my multimedia equipment had bad or poor quality drivers at best.
I'm back on 98, but while I had XP up, it was rock solid.
XP for a performance boost over using win2k. Best best is to stick to
Win98 for a while longer til XP drivers become more robust. XP limited
my FPS to about 60, due to poor driver support from nvidia. Almost
all my multimedia equipment had bad or poor quality drivers at best.
I'm back on 98, but while I had XP up, it was rock solid.
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Originally posted by Closer
If you're a gamer or a heavy multimedia user, then you'll want to go
XP for a performance boost over using win2k. Best best is to stick to
Win98 for a while longer til XP drivers become more robust. XP limited
my FPS to about 60, due to poor driver support from nvidia. Almost
all my multimedia equipment had bad or poor quality drivers at best.
I'm back on 98, but while I had XP up, it was rock solid.
If you're a gamer or a heavy multimedia user, then you'll want to go
XP for a performance boost over using win2k. Best best is to stick to
Win98 for a while longer til XP drivers become more robust. XP limited
my FPS to about 60, due to poor driver support from nvidia. Almost
all my multimedia equipment had bad or poor quality drivers at best.
I'm back on 98, but while I had XP up, it was rock solid.
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Originally posted by mikester
Already established that. Got any news from this week?
Already established that. Got any news from this week?
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So what you are telling me is that your 3.2 is some speed demon of a car as compared to my 2.5??
BTW, I own a 1976 Camaro that would kill every TL on this board. So I own you all in the speed category!!
I rule!! I rule!!
BTW, I own a 1976 Camaro that would kill every TL on this board. So I own you all in the speed category!!
I rule!! I rule!!
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Originally posted by Polyman
So what you are telling me is that your 3.2 is some speed demon of a car as compared to my 2.5??
BTW, I own a 1976 Camaro that would kill every TL on this board. So I own you all in the speed category!!
I rule!! I rule!!
So what you are telling me is that your 3.2 is some speed demon of a car as compared to my 2.5??
BTW, I own a 1976 Camaro that would kill every TL on this board. So I own you all in the speed category!!
I rule!! I rule!!
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Originally posted by mikester
I'd like to see your Camaro some time. So, which trailer park did you say you live in?
I'd like to see your Camaro some time. So, which trailer park did you say you live in?
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Originally posted by Polyman
Not allowed to diss the Camaro. I bought that car at 17 and drove it 130,000 miles through high school, college, and out of college for damn near two years. She still runs like a dream and has no problems. She has always been there for me -- don't make me bust out with the cheap shots now.
Not allowed to diss the Camaro. I bought that car at 17 and drove it 130,000 miles through high school, college, and out of college for damn near two years. She still runs like a dream and has no problems. She has always been there for me -- don't make me bust out with the cheap shots now.
Windows 98 drives me nuts!
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Microsoft to extend Windows XP anti-malware updates one year
Microsoft has announced that they will continue to supply anti-malware signatures for their products on Windows XP until April 15, 2015.
There has been much speculation in about whether they would continue this support. In October Microsoft told ZDNet that they "...will not guarantee updates of our antimalware signature and engine after the XP end of support date of April 8, 2014." Since then some have claimed that the company will end antivirus signatures this April, but Microsoft never actually said this.
[UPDATE: While Microsoft will provide updates for Security Essentials for another year, after this April you will no longer be able to download and install the program.]
Even if Microsoft Security Essentials will continue to be updated after April, moving to a supported operating system which receives security updates is advisable according to Microsoft and experts. Users who continue to run XP also have the option of many third party anti-malware products, virtually all of which will continue to receive updates on XP for at least one year.
As Microsoft's announcement today says, there is much more to keeping a system secure than an updated anti-malware product.
There has been much speculation in about whether they would continue this support. In October Microsoft told ZDNet that they "...will not guarantee updates of our antimalware signature and engine after the XP end of support date of April 8, 2014." Since then some have claimed that the company will end antivirus signatures this April, but Microsoft never actually said this.
[UPDATE: While Microsoft will provide updates for Security Essentials for another year, after this April you will no longer be able to download and install the program.]
Even if Microsoft Security Essentials will continue to be updated after April, moving to a supported operating system which receives security updates is advisable according to Microsoft and experts. Users who continue to run XP also have the option of many third party anti-malware products, virtually all of which will continue to receive updates on XP for at least one year.
As Microsoft's announcement today says, there is much more to keeping a system secure than an updated anti-malware product.
