Windows Windows XP

would you buy windows XP? my dad things its great so he has already ordered a copy, but i think it sux. am i right or is my dad right?

 

Your dads right!

RoXor!

 

I am using it now its wicked shame my sound card dont work with it though

 

what sound card you got???

If its a game theater XP theres leaked drivers out for it now (i think ).

 

but dont you have to buy a new cd key every time you upgrade?

 

Xp is good... I have it dual booting with ME until I get good driver support though

As for the buying new cdkey thing... no you never have to buy new cdkeys. You can reinstall it a set number of times (four?) after hardware changes and let it look a new key up on the web before you have to ring m$ and ask them for a new number. Getting cdkeys is always free though.

r.

 

They arent out there yet

 

I've been running XP on two systems for the past month and a half. Make sure you order the Professional version instead of the Home version if you plan on doing any time or home LAN networking. The Home version doesn't allow you to join any NT domains whether its NT v4.0, Windows 2000 Server, or the upcoming Windows.NET. I would never go back to Win98SE or WinME after switching and it runs rock solid.

 

damn! i just asked him and he said he has ordered the home version, does that mean i wont be able to network it atall with me win98 pc?

 

if im understanding hi-tek's post correctly, he means you cant network an XP machine with a NT machine or any of the others he listed, ViViD, so you should be ok.

correct me if im wrong

 

thats what i thought, i just wanted to make absooutely sure,

 

well im only assuming, but as i said to ya online, MS might want you to have a different CD key on both machines

 

moving to correct forums

 

I thought XP home dint support networking fullstop. well apart from the net which dont really count, if it is it could cause probs with things like cable modems that use a netcard and TCP/IP to talk to each other.

Sayin all that, there is quite a good chance that im talking out of me arse, was ages ago that i read it

 

Would i or wouldnt I?

Most Definatly yes ive hadit on here for ages now no crashes at all!

 

From what i can gather only reading an artical the networking in home refers to a dhcp server and not staight talking across a lan. So you should be fine in getting one pc to talk to another the only problems you will have if your try and use profile and the such which require a log on and user id like in windows 2000 and NT 4. This feature doesn not tend to happen in a home networking environment any how.

So you should be fine.

 

Forgott to add use zonealarm or a good firewall if you cant runn linux i recomend zone alarm from the reviews as most new OS have a hole in them hackers can get though. to start with its normaly the size of a bus so a extra bit of attention should be taken to secure your data.

look at www.grc.com for further info

 

Not me Vicar!

Am I right in saying this OS can not be copied and pirated?

Unlike most of the previous flavours of windows before it.

Has anyone proved it either way, without incriminating yourself.

I have information passed onto me suggesting otherwise.

 

Re: Not me Vicar!

No, you're not right in saying that...

r.

 

Re: Not me Vicar!

COUGH!.....Coporate....COUGH!....Edition....COUGH!

Shocking I know