the 'i hate windows Xp 'thread

[Mohawk]

on my third install of xp today for my laptop, considreing going onto redhat on this one too...


anyone else really hate windows XP?

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[Haunted]

anyone else just hate windows?

[Neferet]

Windows XP is my friend. Redhat is also my friend but it reminds me of working so I stick with XP at home. Plus XP is still more convenient than linux for me overall.

Shouldn't have to install it all those times if you are doing everything right though. The only time I had to do another clean install was when I had a faulty cable that mucked it up.

[amac]

Whats wrong with Windows XP? Its not perfect, but what is? And its a lot more reliable than other versions.

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[fluKe]

Windows XP is actually a very stable operating system.

I admit in order to keep it you must have a good firewall and virus scanner (e.g. Kerio & AVG). But as long as you do it is very stable.


The problem is more with the applications which are run on it. These are not so stable, and can crash a fair amount. But you can always rescue the system and return to windows, a mark of a stable OS. Application programmers need to improve stability.


The main problem with Windows is the people who use it. Too many people don't know what they are doing and run malicious code or unstable code which destroys the OS. Or in most cases changes something, which can be fixed, but because of a lack of knowledge they just restart over and over or they re-install.


IMHO it's the people who have problems with it that need help not the OS.

[Wong]

I like Windows XP. I didn't like it until I actually got it, though, I was planning to stick to Win 98... but XP I find far more stable.

I was very impressed with the fact that if you have files ordered by number in WinXP - doc1.doc, doc2.doc and so on - it recognises that and puts them in numerical order regardless of how many characters there are in the number.

Sorry, that was really boring. Well, it's the little things, isn't it?

My experience of Linux isn't that great as I had to use it in second year Comp Sci, and it just seemed very slow and awkward to me (coupled with having to write C).

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[mossop]

I really like XP too. I've got it on my computer at home, but I had a computer in St Andrews that was running 98 and I hated it. It crashed constantly. XP's great!

[TheGamesMaster]

[s]Wong wrote on 17:57, 30th May 2004:
My experience of Linux isn't that great as I had to use it in second year Comp Sci, and it just seemed very slow and awkward to me (coupled with having to write C).

To get the most from the Comp Sci linux machines you need to play with them as their generic setup can be a pain to use.

[penfold]

You fuckers don't know anything about computers Linux is the only operating system that works the way you want it too. So stop bitching about XP you suckers of SATANS cock.

[sam]

I'm a big fan of OS X Panther, XP is terrible in comparison. It'll be interesting to see what they do with longhorn though, but I'm sure mac will beat that with 10.5 (or if they move to a new 11). 10.4 is coming out soon too.

[Prophet Tenebrae]

I'm a pragmatist at heart, XP does what I want, it's stable, easy to use and I'm not some cretinous newbie who doesn't use a virus-scanner, firewall, etc. and I have to say that my almost 2 years have been pretty successful.

When I'm at uni, I got almost 2 months of uninterrupted uptime without any problems (the only reasons I restarted were because of installs and stuff) - so I don't really see the problem.

At the end of the day, if it gets the job done - who gives a fuck?

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[Slash wannabe]

I think XP is pretty stable but lacks the double ctrl-alt-delete to restart as its predecessors had, which is kinda annoying. The system restore is a nice feature as well if you make proper use of it.

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[Prophet Tenebrae]

I can double ctrl-alt-del to restart...

[hr]Ah, I hate how nothing changes. Such a peaceful Earth should just collapse...

[Elvis]

I haven't had any major problems with Windows XP in three years, and few minor problems.

I'm not a fan of Macs. People say they break down far less often, but presumably because it's a much more restrictive OS in terms of what you're able to change or customise.

And also the fact that you can't do ANYTHING if it's working!

It's only because Apples are cool and Windows isn't!

P.S. Only geeks use Linux.



Just kidding.

[amac]

[s]dunqn wrote on 18:36, 31st May 2004:
[s]penfold wrote on 23:22, 30th May 2004:[i]
You fuckers don't know anything about computers Linux is the only operating system that works the way you want it too. So stop bitching about XP you suckers of SATANS cock.


That's a really pathetic thing to say. I've used Redhat and GentooX a fair amount, and they're great - but they don't "work the way you want them to". There will never be such a thing as a perfect OS. Also- where's the need to get offensive? There is none. Don't do it.
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Couldn't agree more. I hate it when people criticise Windows just because they want to be different and think they're cool. If you're going to criticise it give a reason instead of just being a cock.

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[Ashley]

[s]Prophet Tenebrae wrote on 16:31, 31st May 2004:
I can double ctrl-alt-del to restart...

If only it were so simple on my computer, I usually find it necessary to do a full power down...

[TheGamesMaster]

[s]Elvis wrote on 18:23, 31st May 2004:
I haven't had any major problems with Windows XP in three years, and few minor problems.

I'm not a fan of Macs. People say they break down far less often, but presumably because it's a much more restrictive OS in terms of what you're able to change or customise.

OK that's unfair about Macs (even if you are taking the piss) you can change /customise them just as much as windows.


And also the fact that you can't do ANYTHING if it's working!

You can do just as much on them when their working as you can on windows (ok, maybe a few less games).


It's only because Apples are cool and Windows isn't!

Well that'll be the styling.


P.S. Only geeks use Linux.



Just kidding.

I guess that makes it all alright then

[Manic23]

This is possibly the most boring thread I've ever read, but then again, I know fuck all about computers, except typing essays etc. I'm sure its all very fascinating stuff

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[luap]

I hate windows XP.
I think its the tellytubby version of the OS. Its practising some kind of bizarre psychological warfare upon me. It tells me everything twice, sings a song about it, then tells me again just to make sure I got the message.

Then it turns off the status bar in explorer. Repeatedly.

In my opinion, win2k is about as good as it gets for usability, stability, and lack of annoyance in the windows world.

I'm also a linux geek, I run Slackware on my main PC, my firewall, dual-boot on my laptop, and on a server, a print-server and a workstation at work.

I think linux is great if you know a lot about what you're doing, or you want to learn. It really isn't an OS for the clueless user.

I can't really fault linux on stability either, my server only gets rebooted when its really required. Longest uptime so far was about 8 months. Our windows server at work gets rebooted a couple of times a week, I reckon.

There's quite a few things I've wanted to do in linux, and had to go back to windows to do... printing springs to mind - its one of the things that windows has really got a good UI for (and linux doesn't really).

On the other hand, with wireless lan kit as a particular example, some things in windows are such a mess, 'cos neither the OS nor the drivers know who's supposed to be doing what, and they had to try to keep it simple for the clueless users.

The linux way is much simpler. Its clear and concise, documented, and doesn't have flaming annoying wizards popping up at you all the time. If you're a geek, it works, if you're not, you might have to go ask your local friendly geek, or find a web-page with a howto.

/babble

[md25]

I don't understand all the WinXP haterz. Sure, the earlier incarnations of Windows were an abonimation (3.0, anyone?) but with the latest version Microsoft have mnaged to produce an OS that is fast, stable and pretty easy to use - and unlike the nerdcore alternatives you don't have to type at a command prompt to get things done.

I'm going to have to use Linux next year - my Hons project requires me to simulate fluid flows with a Fortran program, and no free compiler on Windows cuts the mustard. It's been a few years since I used it properly, I wonder if it still has those horrible "sound servers" competing for my sound card...