XP= teh r0x0r

**JungleMan** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:49 AM

Get it today!

**HarryW** · Sep 30th, 2001, 04:14 PM

Why bother?

**aknisely** · Sep 30th, 2001, 04:16 PM

According to the originator of this nonsense, it is "r0x0r."

**sail3005** · Sep 30th, 2001, 04:30 PM

when microsoft sends me a free copy i might

**JungleMan** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by aknisely
According to the originator of this nonsense, it is "r0x0r."

No it's teh r0x0r

well it looks pretty badass

**aknisely** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:08 PM

Flamer!!

**dimava** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:11 PM

windows xp kicks ass. (period)

**HarryW** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:12 PM

I'm not much bothered what it looks like. What does it do that makes it r0x0r so much?

**filburt1** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:12 PM

I've been using it for a couple of weeks now. It's alright. I haven't gotten any BSODs outside of installing drivers and crap.

**HarryW** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:17 PM

What's it got over 98 or 2k that's actually useful?

**nabeels786** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:43 PM

its built on the NT kernel so its stable

its skinnable

it comes out in 24 days, 19 hours, 18min and 30 sec

**sail3005** · Sep 30th, 2001, 06:51 PM

win2k is built on NT kernel. So, what can XP DO??? if i wanna skin windows i'll get window blinds or something.

**JungleMan** · Sep 30th, 2001, 07:00 PM

Well it looks badass. And i'm a sucker for a nice interface

so if u can get it...get it...if not then dont

also, the built in ZIP file management, the autoplay features, the side bar in folder views, great search function in IE, integration with MSN messenger/passport...fast user switching...it 0wns

**siyan** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:31 PM

Well, as far as USEFUL technical advances go...

More stable than 2k
Faster than 2k
More compatability than 2k

Thats all you need to know

-C

**filburt1** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:32 PM

From the second I hit the power button to the second it asks for my password, 30 seconds go by.

**dimava** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:35 PM

it automaticly logs me in, edit your settings

**filburt1** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:37 PM

I don't want it to do that even though it was the default setup option.

**siyan** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by filburt1
From the second I hit the power button to the second it asks for my password, 30 seconds go by.

23 here, and that includes bios stuff, ChipAway Virus OnGuard, IDE detection, ATA/100 bios+detection

unforutaly my sound card drivers (w2K) don't work on it, so it uses a default driver, which skips a tad in DirectSound

-C

**dimava** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:39 PM

which sound card do you have?

and if you guys need help on xp with drivers and stuff, you can visit my website: www.pctsonline.com

**siyan** · Sep 30th, 2001, 08:40 PM

Guillemot MaxiSound Fortissimo POS

I know, I know

, but it has S/PDIF optical out and I bought it 2 years ago.

-C

**dimava** · Sep 30th, 2001, 09:03 PM

ftp://ftp.guillemot.com/sound/exe/dfor-2k-2225.exe

that should work

**HarryW** · Oct 1st, 2001, 05:06 AM

Integration with MSN Messenger and Passport is, to me, a minus point. I would rather it wasn't in there. I don't particularly want more autoplay features. Autoplay is kind of annoying.

Why do you say it's more stable than 2k? I personally haven't had any stability problems with 2k yet, perhaps that's unusual.

2k does seem a little slower than previous Windows versions.

How is the compatibility better? I thought it would be the same since they're both built on the NT kernel.

Doesn't the requirement that you give away all your details to M$ every time you change your configuration bother you? Seems like a whole OS full of spyware to me.

**chrisjk** · Oct 1st, 2001, 05:15 AM

Originally posted by HarryW
I personally haven't had any stability problems with 2k yet, perhaps that's unusual.

Mine is as solid as a rock...had 2k for a few months, not one crash/BSoD/Illegal operation/anything else even remotely constituting a crash

2k does seem a little slower than previous Windows versions.

It's a LOT faster than Win98 at everything, esp opening apps and booting up

**HarryW** · Oct 1st, 2001, 05:24 AM

I've found just the opposite, it seems pretty slow. I guess that means either you have a slow Win98 or I have a slow Win2k, although both 2k installations I've used I've been using them from a fresh format/install.

**chrisjk** · Oct 1st, 2001, 05:29 AM

What are you using it on? I installed it fresh on a base PII 350, and it zips along. Maybe there isn't so much difference on faster machines, but it blows a PIII 600 with 98SE away.

**HarryW** · Oct 1st, 2001, 05:46 AM

I've tried it on an Athlon 850 and a P3 800. I only saw the P3 800 for a few minutes with 98SE before I reformatted and switched, and it doesn't seem particularly quick, although I have a feeling it's just the Windows environment that's sluggish. I expect games would run fine, although I haven't tried any (this is my work machine). The Athlon 850 ran a heck of a lot better with 98SE. It's my mate's computer, and he used 2k for about 30 minutes before deciding it was just too slow and went back to 98SE.

**numtel** · Oct 1st, 2001, 08:55 AM

i just fromatted my hdd back form winxp to win2k because windows xp will be cool for a week or two but then crap out on ya and freeeze every 2 seconds, it's start wmp not working, ie not working, dun not working and then it will overheat two processors and cost you lots of money

**Fox** · Oct 1st, 2001, 09:53 AM

What about all performance tests windowsXP runs slower than 98 or even 2K? And all the games that not run properly (most w/ broken sound) like Max Payne? I dont think XP is that good solution yet..

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