Windows XP - any1 using it yet? - GoFuckYourself.com

HQ · 09-17-2001, 07:06 PM

any1 using it yet?

i am. it seems to kick ass for the most part. just a few incompatible driver problems. for instacne, i'm having problems getting norton internet security family edtion 2001 antivirus going. nis works fine, but the antivirus part doesn't want to install.

any ideas?

HQ · 09-17-2001, 07:19 PM

also, i've had problems using an old dos-based program that uses a sound blaster 16. win xp won't let me install my sound blaster drivers cuz they are incompatible, so it installs its own... however, it doesn't install sb16 compatible drivers as i had before!

any1 know anything about this shit?

Hooper · 09-17-2001, 07:42 PM

We participated in the beta with rc1 & 2.

I liked the interface but it's a memory hog and after about 3 months it began crashing alot.

Some of the "features" like program grouping are great at first til you realize that the "features" really weren't intended for computer professionals. I clicked the grouping for internet explorer one time, only to find 50+ internet explorer windows running because of timed popups and exit popups etc.

Other than that my biggest gripe was that if you have two machines on the network they have to be using different serial codes or one of them will just stop working til a different code is entered.

Overall i thought the interface was nicer and the stability at first was better, but in the end I wound up switching my laptop back to windows me for speed and my desktop back to win2k pro for stability and control.

If you like Mac's though... you'll love WinXP.

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Lane · 09-17-2001, 07:43 PM

dos is gone for good.
win2k and win xp dont support dos applications. they still have the command line tho.

Hooper · 09-17-2001, 07:43 PM

I should point out however that my assistant is still using it and does prefer it over win2k.

HQ · 09-17-2001, 07:56 PM

Hooper,

i agree with you on the 'features' part. it definitely wasn't made for professionals.

besides for that, so far my problems are only with drivers with older things. there must be someway to get my win me sound blaster drivers to run on here!

oh yeah, i've been running it for days, and my system hasn't crashed yet! so it seems stable to me.

whoreans · 09-17-2001, 10:54 PM

it boots fast. thats the only difference i can really feel about it.

Freeway · 09-18-2001, 01:35 AM

Here is the working version of Windows XP your looking for. http://www.apple.com/macosx/

wiZd0m · 09-18-2001, 01:36 AM

It's kinda heavy interface for my aging hardware ;(

But i don't care, I'm picking up my new computer this monring

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HQ · 09-18-2001, 04:32 PM

any1 get anti virus software to run under XP?

Hooper · 09-18-2001, 06:22 PM

Virus Software for XP = Oxymoron ;-))

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HQ · 09-18-2001, 08:46 PM

haha Hooper, that doesn't help!

09-18-2001, 09:12 PM

Fuck Windoze - open source is the answer to all of our prayers !

HQ · 09-18-2001, 10:26 PM

my #10 referrer looks like #0 referrer on IE6! wtf??

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09-17-2001, 07:06 PM	#1
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	Windows XP - any1 using it yet? any1 using it yet? i am. it seems to kick ass for the most part. just a few incompatible driver problems. for instacne, i'm having problems getting norton internet security family edtion 2001 antivirus going. nis works fine, but the antivirus part doesn't want to install. any ideas?

09-17-2001, 07:19 PM	#2
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	also, i've had problems using an old dos-based program that uses a sound blaster 16. win xp won't let me install my sound blaster drivers cuz they are incompatible, so it installs its own... however, it doesn't install sb16 compatible drivers as i had before! any1 know anything about this shit?

09-17-2001, 07:42 PM	#3
Hooper Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A Free America Posts: 2,210	We participated in the beta with rc1 & 2. I liked the interface but it's a memory hog and after about 3 months it began crashing alot. Some of the "features" like program grouping are great at first til you realize that the "features" really weren't intended for computer professionals. I clicked the grouping for internet explorer one time, only to find 50+ internet explorer windows running because of timed popups and exit popups etc. Other than that my biggest gripe was that if you have two machines on the network they have to be using different serial codes or one of them will just stop working til a different code is entered. Overall i thought the interface was nicer and the stability at first was better, but in the end I wound up switching my laptop back to windows me for speed and my desktop back to win2k pro for stability and control. If you like Mac's though... you'll love WinXP. JMHO :-)) P.S. Have I told everybody to use our dialer & that I have the highest rates? ;-))) ------------------ $35 PLUS 50% AND $1.10/Minute

09-17-2001, 07:43 PM	#4
Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	dos is gone for good. win2k and win xp dont support dos applications. they still have the command line tho.

09-17-2001, 07:56 PM	#6
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	Hooper, i agree with you on the 'features' part. it definitely wasn't made for professionals. besides for that, so far my problems are only with drivers with older things. there must be someway to get my win me sound blaster drivers to run on here! oh yeah, i've been running it for days, and my system hasn't crashed yet! so it seems stable to me.

09-17-2001, 10:54 PM	#7
whoreans Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Queens NY Posts: 1,407	it boots fast. thats the only difference i can really feel about it.

09-18-2001, 01:35 AM	#8
Freeway Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: EU Posts: 441	Here is the working version of Windows XP your looking for. http://www.apple.com/macosx/

09-18-2001, 01:36 AM	#9
wiZd0m Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,526	It's kinda heavy interface for my aging hardware ;( But i don't care, I'm picking up my new computer this monring ------------------ wiZd0m Thunder Free Adult Hosting - Fastest servers in the industry Fortune Pussy Adult Links - The best in adult links

09-18-2001, 04:32 PM	#10
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	any1 get anti virus software to run under XP?

09-18-2001, 06:22 PM	#11
Hooper Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A Free America Posts: 2,210	Virus Software for XP = Oxymoron ;-)) ------------------ $35 PLUS 50% AND $1.10/Minute

09-18-2001, 08:46 PM	#12
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	haha Hooper, that doesn't help!

09-18-2001, 09:12 PM	#13
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	Fuck Windoze - open source is the answer to all of our prayers !

09-18-2001, 10:26 PM	#14
HQ Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,539	my #10 referrer looks like #0 referrer on IE6! wtf?? check it out: http://www.hqdailynude.com/index2.html