QUOTE(Cypher @ Apr 1 2005, 01:59 PM) Yeah I would like Xp too, the clean GUI makes it easier to use than windows98 and things like that, but some of the features are rather annoying. I have been looking for linux for ages, I got it on a disk a few months back, but I lost the disk... Hey, this is kinda off topic, but, can you install linux and windows xp on the same computer? My friend has windows 98 and xp professional on the same machine, and he uses 98 for the internet and work, and xp for games and stuff. Just wondering. Yes you can have a dual-boot system running both windows and linux. Linux would have its own partition on the hard drive however, xp couldn't read it, and it works the other way around too. Kinda tricky to install I think, actually I was planning on doing it, but I never got around to it.

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I do enjoy XP. Even though I have had some little problems with it I can't complain too much because they were so simple to fix it wasn't even a worry.

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When i first got xp.. i absolutely hated the interface and graphics and stuff.. I'm still getting use to it after nearly a year... It looks nice.. but it's really big and chunky.
My uncle has windows XP and chinese ver of win xp professional.

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i use win xp now.
first time using it after some years using win98se, i feel there was a significant speed when browsing internet. and sure it has more powerful multi asking than before. but the bad thing is there are many "hole" that make inviting some internet virus in. im sure some people experienced 1 minute rebooting! without any interuptions possibility from user. fortunately there are some patch for sealing/masking the holes.
i like win xp just for client but mostly like unix/linux for server..

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Quick fix for that, right-click on desktop, properties, appearance, windows and buttons pull down menu thing, windows classic stlye. I personally use the silver version of the xp one, but I HATE that green start button. That one thing ruins it all for me.

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I DO like Windows XP, but I think that it's a little too easy to use. For some reason (Don't know why), I like things that are a little harder/more complex to do, on a computer at least. I also liked the Folder Customizing in Windows 98, where you could use and HTML Template to cusomize, so that's something about 98 I like better. There's other things I like better about 98, but I like XP because of it's speed, and works better with hardware. There's also many other reasons why I like XP (I don't like all the security flaws it has, though...took a lot of time updating to get the second Service Pack).

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The driver issues with xp were insane.

And yes, it is too user-friendly. If that's what you call a search dog (I want to shoot the stupid thing, but fortunately I can choose not to see it.) and a beginners-oriented interface.

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I enjoy using XP conpared to my laptop with Windows 98... Is more user friendly, and easier to use overall. Windows 98 is very buggy and freezes or locks up very, I mean verry easily. Out of Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, I perfer 2000. It has less system requirements so if you have a low-ended PC, it will run better than XP.

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did you have 98 1st or 2nd edition? 1st wasn't so good, but the second one was pretty good.

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Oh no, I hate XP. In fact, it uses too much RAM and CPU. But of cause u can launch it on 500MHz Pentium III, but anyway you need a much faster machine.
I think that Windos XP is for users, not for those who use computer only for pleasure and not for them who want their software and programm be safe. There are a lot of wholes in Windows XP and so it can be hacked easily. For me Windows XP is bad Windows 2000 with graphics and worse defianse. And people who buy Windows XP are just users who like beutiful pictures on their screen.

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