Comments on: Windows XP SP3 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2008/05/07/windows-xp-sp3/ "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:25:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: sunshine http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2008/05/07/windows-xp-sp3/#comment-41812 sunshine Tue, 13 May 2008 13:50:31 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/?p=2314#comment-41812 Vista is truly dire. It should never have been released. I didn't want the beast when I bought a new machine last summer (my first laptop). But I had no choice (well not at any of my two local pc stores). I persevered with the monster for 3 months or so. I ended up taking it off and *upgrading* to my old favourite, windows xp. The only light on this dark cloud, is that vista will hopefully be the shot in the arm that the linux community need. And I hope big business and governments across the world also start to see the real need to have more competition in the operating system market place. The EU has certainly been swinging haymakers at MS in the last few years....and has given it a few bloody noses. More governments need to take a stand. Vista is truly dire. It should never have been released.

I didn’t want the beast when I bought a new machine last summer (my first laptop). But I had no choice (well not at any of my two local pc stores). I persevered with the monster for 3 months or so. I ended up taking it off and *upgrading* to my old favourite, windows xp.

The only light on this dark cloud, is that vista will hopefully be the shot in the arm that the linux community need. And I hope big business and governments across the world also start to see the real need to have more competition in the operating system market place. The EU has certainly been swinging haymakers at MS in the last few years….and has given it a few bloody noses. More governments need to take a stand.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2008/05/07/windows-xp-sp3/#comment-41792 Don Ray Mon, 12 May 2008 18:38:38 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/?p=2314#comment-41792 Hahahaha Henry. Yes, I have to agree that life is simpler with Linux. Hahahaha Henry. Yes, I have to agree that life is simpler with Linux.

]]> By: Henry http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2008/05/07/windows-xp-sp3/#comment-41734 Henry Sun, 11 May 2008 04:22:34 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/?p=2314#comment-41734 I guess I've been using Linux too long. XP drives me bat-sxxx nuts with all the nagging I experience every time I boot it up. It usually takes about 5~10 minutes just to get to a state where I can work. It nags me about unused desktop icons. It nags me about updates and if I tell it to shut up and let me decide when to install them, then it installs them without permission when I shut down. It nags about anti-virus updates. I'm sure there are ways to stop the nagging, but when I only use XP a couple of times a month, it hardly seems worth the effort to figure out how to civilize it. Damned if I can understand why people put up with this. Don't even get me started about Vista. I guess I’ve been using Linux too long. XP drives me bat-sxxx nuts with all the nagging I experience every time I boot it up. It usually takes about 5~10 minutes just to get to a state where I can work. It nags me about unused desktop icons. It nags me about updates and if I tell it to shut up and let me decide when to install them, then it installs them without permission when I shut down. It nags about anti-virus updates. I’m sure there are ways to stop the nagging, but when I only use XP a couple of times a month, it hardly seems worth the effort to figure out how to civilize it. Damned if I can understand why people put up with this.

Don’t even get me started about Vista.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2008/05/07/windows-xp-sp3/#comment-41684 Don Ray Fri, 09 May 2008 13:21:38 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/?p=2314#comment-41684 Hi Jack, I always thought XP was ok. Since I have a legitimate copy running, I keep it available. Now that UBUNTU can provide me with everything I need, I rarely bring up XP. It has simplified my life a lot to not have to spend any time with AntiVirus updates or SpyWare updates. The OS keeps itself up todate. I had been at the point where I thought I might move to Apple's OSX, but after using UBUNTU, I am not inclined to spend the money on the hardware required to run it. Now if they ever decided to offer OSX as a product for regular PCs, then I might buy it. However, Jobs is about as greedy as Gates. Hi Jack, I always thought XP was ok. Since I have a legitimate copy running, I keep it available. Now that UBUNTU can provide me with everything I need, I rarely bring up XP.

It has simplified my life a lot to not have to spend any time with AntiVirus updates or SpyWare updates.

The OS keeps itself up todate. I had been at the point where I thought I might move to Apple’s OSX, but after using UBUNTU, I am not inclined to spend the money on the hardware required to run it. Now if they ever decided to offer OSX as a product for regular PCs, then I might buy it. However, Jobs is about as greedy as Gates.

]]> By: Jack http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2008/05/07/windows-xp-sp3/#comment-41683 Jack Fri, 09 May 2008 13:07:36 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/?p=2314#comment-41683 I worked with Vista for almost a year before finally giving up on it and returning to XP. To make a long story short the OS was simply not compatible with much of my software, including my Microsoft's, and each day would bring about another problems, especially if you I downloaded the latest "up date". Bottom line it was indeed nice to return to my old friend XP. Later, J I worked with Vista for almost a year before finally giving up on it and returning to XP. To make a long story short the OS was simply not compatible with much of my software, including my Microsoft’s, and each day would bring about another problems, especially if you I downloaded the latest “up date”.
Bottom line it was indeed nice to return to my old friend XP.
Later,
J

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