windows xp

[Greg Torres]

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Don,

I mentioned in an earlier post one of the other reasons that I have not =
gone to XP...I have certain hardware that will NEVER be compatible with =
WIN XP or 2K because of the chipset on the card itself. The company that =
makes the card can't do anything about it as it isn't a software issue. =
So, for me to go to XP would require me purchasing new hardware. Add =
that to the cost of XP itself as well as additional software I use that =
does not run as well as, if not at all, under XP...for me to upgrade to =
XP and have the same capabilities as I do now would run me well into the =
+ $1500.00 range...

Yes, I have heard of many who love XP and that's fine.  If XP works well =
for you that's great! I am just saying that it is not for everyone. I =
can do everything I need to do on my PC currently with WIN 98 SE and do =
it very well. But like I said, crashes and weird stuff can happen, with =
ANY OS and hardware...

I just don't like where things are headed with this =
activation/registration stuff and I find it intrusive, as well as =
offensive, that if I decided to upgrade ANYTHING on my computer, be it =
hardware or software, that I should be forced to "re-activate it" within =
30 days or give Microsoft ANY additional info about it. In my eyes they =
have no right to get ANY additional info from me other than the fact =
that I am a legit user of the software itself. So, the definition of =
"Spyware", in my mind, includes Microsoft XP.=20

FWIW, I also can leave my PC on for weeks at a time also under WIN 98 SE =
without any lockups and problems. When these things happen it is most =
likely because of a particular application causing a memory leak or =
something, or configuration issues. I know many people who have switched =
to XP and have switched back to 98 SE or 2K because they had major =
problems because of hardware/driver issues, software incompatibility, =
etc...YMMV

Best,
Greg Torres

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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Donald Mannino=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 11:27 AM
  Subject: Re: windows xp


  Well, I have to disagree.

  I have been using XP since last November here at home. I have since =
installed it on 3 other computers (my work computer and 2 others at the =
office), and can say without any hesitation that this is the best =
Microsoft OS ever made. =20

  I have never had any settings changed after an update.

  The fears about changing hardware are unfounded - you have to change =
much more than one hardware item for it to notice.  It in no way "locks" =
you hardware.  I have changed sound cards, network cards, and display =
cards without it saying anything.  If you changed all three at once, or =
bought a new motherboard and processor, Windows would ask you to =
re-activate it, and will give you 30 days to do so.  If the on-line =
activation doesn't work, they have a special toll free number to call =
for activation.

  I am not at all fond of the whole activation concept, but it has not =
proven to be intrusive at all.

  "Spyware" is software that comes from web sites or from other =
applications you install.  These programs gather information about your =
computer and how you browse the web and such.  There are free utilities =
you can download which scan your system for Spyware and clean it out, =
such as "AdAware" from www.lavasoftUSA.com  This one is highly =
recommended, and they distribute a free version

  Windows XP is by far the most stable operating system I have ever =
used, and that includes Mac OS 8 and 9.  No computer is crash proof, but =
XP is as close as I have ever used.  At the office I normally run 6 or 7 =
large programs at the same time, some of which are not known to be very =
stable (Lotus Approach, and Word Perfect 10, for instance).  I very =
rarely have to reboot that machine.  I leave it running for weeks at a =
time sometimes, only rebooting if I have done an update or something.  I =
used to have to reboot Windows 98 SE at least twice a day!  If I didn't, =
it would get locked up and force the reboot.

  Don Mannino



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