XP Performance

[JD Runyan]

I use it every day on the desktop at work with no problems, using
Mandrakes software manager.  The only thing I installed without it is
Star Office, which isn't nice, but it is far from hard.  Most of the
formatting speed you are talking about is the fact that the OS is
finally taking advantage of new hardware features.  My problem with XP
is the fact that by the time I get to it I have paid for virtually the
same product 4 time since 95 just for them to get it "right", and now
they want me to report in everytime I connect to the Internet, and let
them know I'm there.  The worst part is I reinstall my PC and change
hardware all the time, and this will require me to call a support phone
number to get a new key.  MS says that they will have this 24/7, but
that will only last so long, or the call wait time will increase to a
point that I just don't install it, or I go buy a new copy.  That is my
complaint over XP.

On Tue, Dec ,  at 03:26:47PM -0800, Patrick Thurmond wrote:
> 
>  I know your completely abhorrent to XP, and I don't blame you. But your biggest complaint I see 
so far is that it costs money. Now I am pretty experienced with computers in general and I have a 
hell of a time just installing things like netscape or staroffice in linux. I follow the directions 
to the letter (most which require console commands) and that doesn't do it. Nor do many variations. 
I have read alot of info on linux and when something that should be simple like a software install 
becames a huge pain, you know somethings wrong. And I not just talkin one distro, I am talkin 
redhat, debian, mandrake, and slackware. 
> My arguments aren't mindless or experienceless ones but come on, program installation shouldn't 
be so difficult. I don't mind using the console, but I have to type in huge strings to execute the 
commands, that includes triggers and switches and such. Your talkin down on XP, yet I haven't seen 
it crash, it can format a brand new hdd in under 1 minute, and it boots very swiftly, and its 
really user friendly. I will always use linux for things like servers and net admin, no prob, but I 
am having a heck of a time using it as an everyday desktop.
> -Patrick
>   Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins at opus1.com> wrote: -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Thurmond [mailto:p_thurmond at yahoo.com]
> 
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JD Runyan
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