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Originally posted by Lasereth
I don't understand why everyone bitches about the new GUI. I dislike it too, but it takes 3 seconds to change it to the Windows classic style like 95/NT/98/2000, etc. It's the first thing I do when I install XP. It actually speeds up slower computers by changing it to classic style.
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Oh, sorry. I had meant to mention that I
do have the classic look on so I wouldn't elicit responses such as yours but I must have forgotten. Oh well...
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I love XP because of the plug and play networking, plug and play hardware and USB installations, and DRIVER SUPPORT!!
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I'm not sure what you mean by plug and play networking. If there's a DHCP server lying around, all the MS OS's of the last decade "just work." I also don't understand what a "USB installation" is. You're installing universal serial busses? Every USB device (although nothing uncommon) I've ever plugged into my machine has simply worked.
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I also enjoy my computer working on Cable, DSL, and a huge university LAN powered by T3 lines without changing any options at all. Plug the LAN cable in and it works. All networking problems are basically fixed with XP.
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What options did you expect to need changing? What magic can XP do that gives it sufficient information to participate in a network that the other OS's couldn't determine? As far as I've ever experienced, the other OS's are just as "automatic," if your network is set up that way.
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I personally think it's the best damned OS on the market. Using an older Windows is fine, but no one can deny the extreme importance of XP's driver and plug N play support..
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Plug and play is such a buzz word that I don't even know what it's supposed to mean. The OS has built-in drivers for all the hardware you're likely to install on your system?
The fact of the matter is that while we all have our favourites, it really depends on what
your needs are. Everything I've ever stuck into my computer "just worked," including a mac keyboard with volume controls! However, I don't exactly use exotic hardware, so this might not be too impressive. Win2000 just happens to supported all my hardware, although I did install the graphics driver to use the more advanced features of my card. This was not a hardship for me so I don't find native XP support so compelling. However, it does upset me greatly when the Window Manager goes buggy on me, if the system is less than responsive, or if it ever hangs are crashes. These are values that are important to me which have contributed to my choice in OS.
What's important to you?