I'm not the only one that hates XP

[zachtheterrible]

As many of you know, i recently switched from stupid XP to linux. I have not crashed a SINGLE time, nor has my computer frozen a SINGLE time, even though i may be running 10 different things at once.

Ill admit that the programs that come with linux may not be to a finished product yet, but even when they freeze it does not freeze the whole system.

I also like linux because its different, everybody and their brother has windows. This leads to no viruses being made for linux because of such a small audience.

Linux is free!

Linux is open-source, which makes for easy modification for very advanced users.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

@Nigel:
I thought most modern printers worked with postscript ?

Only a very few expensive ones do, postscript has never been very popular, mainly due to the expense of licencing it from Adobe, plus the processing cost in the printer.

 

[olly_k]

Just remember this everyone.....

Windows is 32-bit extensions, to a 16-bit patch on an 8-bit operating system written for a 4-bit processor designed by a 2-bit company who don't like 1-bit of competition :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have to admit I am really struggling to make the move to XP I guess someday I am going to have to make the plunge!!!

 

[demokesola]

Just when I started loving the OS

 

[mstechca]

PLUS MS had the nerve to rewrite many of the system interrupts (hence, virtual mode).

That makes no sense to me ? what do you mean by this ?

Ok, write an asembler program that calls the function to reset the mouse (interrupt 33, AX = 0).

In DOS, there is a delay, because the mouse is actually being reset. In Windows, this is bypassed, because when Windows is loaded, it controls the interrupts.

 

[Exo]

That's because you are in a MULTITASKING enviroment.
You can't expect your program to get direct hardware control of a device that is used by multiple programs.

Off course windows eventually is the only one REALY controlling the mouse.

Would be quite a mess if every program would take control for itself alone.


And it isnt called 'virtual mode'. It's called 'The mouse driver is embedded in windows itself'.

 

[panic mode]

I've been using XP and Win2000 for quite some time now and I like them both. Just make sure if you go with XP to use Pro because Home edition is not nearly as good. I like the compatibility mode of the XP because sometimes I have to run older programs.