I gots a rilly kewel lookin Winders logo and mary Lu down the road says I am rilly smaert and she will make s me sum shaky puddin ifin I meets her behind the barn.......
Seriously though,
So far XP has been really stable and a joy to use. I do have a few Microsoft bugs to stomp out though. (Thanks Bill Gates)
My Game joystick cannot be programmed, and the programming utility says it cannot fnd it. The device manager says it recognizes the joystick and I can do the device test. But I cannot program it and when I try to uninstall it I get an error saying the patrh name is not correct....
I think Windows XP was pushed on the market too fast and we, the public, is the testing ground for the program.
After I installed my XP my Iomega CD Writer could not be recognized. It turned out that the software that came with the Iomega is what was not compatable with XP. I had to go and purchase another software.....for $59 in order to use it.
A couple of my photo packages are not compatable with XP. In fact I have some saved in one of the programs and still, to this day, can't open it to transfer my photos to disc, etc.
There were/are several other programs that are either incompatable (with no patch available) or very unstable.
For the price of Windows XP one should be expected for it to work properly. At the VERY least there should have been a large type notice or disclaimer on the outside of the sealed box alerting you to some potential problems. It's not until you've installed the XP that they inform you of this.
On the other hand, I've heard of people, such as you, Sniper, that enjoy it. So, I guess it depends on the programs one already has versus what another person might have installed.
Incidentally, Sniper, I have a Logitech Extreme Digital joystick that is worthless now, too.
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Dont say that!! Crud, I may end up having to buy another brand of stick, huh? I bet an overpriced Microsoft joystick will work just fine too!!! LOL!
I am having just a few problems actually.
The jouystick will work, except I cannot program it or uninstall or re install the software. If I try to run the disk it says it is not compatable, if I try to install the downloaded driver, it says I have to insert the disk. If I try to uninstall usiong the wizard, it tells me the path name is not correct and it cannot find file.
Now, everytime I re boot, winders asks me to insert the Logitech disk into the drive and it starts the cycle all over again.
Also, if I use the search feature and click on find all files, the installation wizard comes up and tries to install Office 2000.
Other than this, so far I have had great success with XP
That 'gotyaagain' is right on the money as fer as I'm concerned.
On my machine XP is one big piece of crapola.
As far as my Logitech joystick......at the very first it would appear as though it wa working except that all of the controls are sluggish or don't respond fully. When you go to calibrate it again XP won't let me.....grrrrrrr.
Oh, yeah, I'm sure any periphials that Gates makes would work fine, lol.
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I have to disagree with you on this. XP is the best commercial release yet, probably due to the fact that they finally dropped the legacy baggage. The problems you're having, ie the problems associated with a "dirty" install, would happen with any OS, in my opinion.
Please, then, explain why Gates put out a product he/they knew there were compatability issues but never put any disclaimer or alert on the box......it's only after you shell out $100+ for the product, rip off the factory shrink wrap and begin the install process that they alert you?
Please, then, explain why the install process tells you to get with your software manufacturers for any 'patches' that MIGHT allow compatability if they didn't know of compatability issues beforehand?
Please, then, explain why all of my programs and software ran fine with Windows 96, 98, 2000 and Me and NOT with XP?
Please, then, explain why Consumer Reports clearly mentioned Linux was a much better OS?
In tune with that, why do Linux users NOT have program and software issues like you see with XP?
Gates wants money and the public is the sucker. I say Xp is crap....I believe that......that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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I've had to download something like 20 or 25 patchs on XP. Just keep checking the update site...they almost come out everyday! We got '98 at work...I think I like '98 better!
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Ya, I am sure I can attribute the problems to a dirty install, I guess bein lazy is gonna cost me more work!!!!
I am backing up important files now and am gonna re format the drive and start from scratch.
There is a lot of Cr*p that got carried over to XP from Me that I'd just as soon be rid of!
Ahhh, good ol billy gates.........I have also been told that even Microsoft is telling people not to upgrade, and yet the installation says an upgrade is preferred. Do you suppose that is to force people to contact Microsoft support and pay an extra 40 bucks a session for help?
ive noticed this also joe, my puter came with xp and I have not had any problems with it if my periphials are new, my lexmark5150 was a breeze to install, but Ive heard growls from friends updating to xp with older devices, its a conspiracy to make you update your hardware, to newer hardware in my opinion
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I'm afraid to say anything good about xp now, but....
I got a new computer last month with xp installed on it and I have not had one single problem. It has worked perfectly and installing the peripherals was a snap. It recognized everything I installed and they all work better than the old computer with 98.
As far as the updates go, I dont install any of them unless I get a message from the computer manufacturer (e-Machines) saying its recommended. I've only done 3 updates so far.
Overall, it works much better than 98 ever did and the programs open a LOT faster than the 98. Guess I'm the minority here because I like it and it works great.
"Please, then, explain why Gates put out a product he/they knew there were compatability issues but never put any disclaimer or alert on the box......it's only after you shell out $100+ for the product, rip off the factory shrink wrap and begin the install process that they alert you?"
I don't think you understand the scope of an operating system. With all of the of the combinations of hardware and software available, there is no way you can expect to have the product completely free of compatability issues. That's true with any OS.
"Please, then, explain why the install process tells you to get with your software manufacturers for any 'patches' that MIGHT allow compatability if they didn't know of compatability issues beforehand?"
It's unfortunate that not all of your peripherals work on XP, but you can't expect Microsoft to provide up to date drivers. If the manufacturers doesn't have them, MS sure as hell won't program them. If there are no XP drivers available for your product, that's the fault of the manufacturer.
"Please, then, explain why all of my programs and software ran fine with Windows 96, 98, 2000 and Me and NOT with XP?"
Like I said, it's a driver issue. It's unfortunate that computers aren't magical enough to make all hardware and software run perfectly all the time, but that's life.
"Please, then, explain why Consumer Reports clearly mentioned Linux was a much better OS?"
Two words: Open Source. For casual users, which you seem to be, Linux is a terrible choice.
"In tune with that, why do Linux users NOT have program and software issues like you see with XP?"
ME is definitely utter **** compared to XP. Microsoft kluged ME together after XP got delayed, in fact. They needed *something* to release, so they shat out ME which ended up being their least stable OS since 95 A.
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