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 @ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 43 seconds ago. |
Many people hate xp, becouse that, i hated it too when i had old comp. Now, People hate it becouse: 1.It crashes. Huh? it crashed only 1 time for me. 2.It has no dos Thats a good point, but no new commercial game needs dos, and xp has a dos like cmd :D 3.Its Easy Should it be hard then? I prefer easy. 4.One person said the colors kills his eyes Lol!!!You can change the look out, it can even look like old 95=) besides, i think theyr much better than 95's Gray 5.It hates my comp I dont have nothin to say in that... 6.It doesnt run old games Get dos box. 7.Its bUggy Lol!Every win is buggy, this seems to be less buggy than the others. 8.Linux is better Maybe, never tried that. Its just only few games work on it. 9.95 Is waaaay better Why? almost no new game works on it. Its not bad, its just no new games work on it anymore Thats it. Xp Rox:P <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK |
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Andor Drakon Registered user uummm... ElDeR cHaOs GoD? Last page view: 7303 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes and 34 seconds ago. |
1. It crashes: XP crashes ALL THE TIME. It picks the most annoying time to crash and it does so. Especially with compatability problems. Or try removing a disk whil Word is saving a rescued document. 2. It has no dos: It has a dos LIKE command prompt, but the command prompt doesn't work quite like DOS does and most DOS programs won't work on it. 3. It's easy: It is overloaded with overhelpful features, giving it an almost servile helpfulness, and it is so easy to tell you the "easy" way to do something that it blocks and refuses to allow the more complicated way which can often work better or provide more flexibility. 4. One person said the colour kills his eyes: Maybe they meant the startup colour, toolbar colour, or some other almost unchangeable colour. 5. It hates my comp: It hates all computers. 6. It doesn't run old games: Dosbox doesn't run many old games either. 7. It's Buggy: See #1, plus random other crashes and infinitely high losses of ADOM chars. 8. Linux is better: Personally i'd have to disagree. Linux has almost no games. And Linux also requires you to learn how to use it efficiently. 9. 95 is way better. Of course! 95 surpasses XP in hundreds of ways - security, compatability, useablness, robustness, flexibility... Anyway, I find new games te be shallower and shallower nowadays. And can you PLEASE make your siggy smaller? Half the time it's bigger than the actual post. ChAoS iS cOmInG! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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The Real J. Registered user The faceless swordsman Last page view: 5617 days, 17 minutes and 26 seconds ago. |
I haven't actually used XP but judging by the pictures I have seen the default GUI is simply horrible. IMHO it looks like someone has thrown up all over the screen. Fortunately, AFAIK, it can be easily switched to the default 95-look that is at least 10^1000 times better looking... Another thing I hate about Windows is the Office A**hole, also known as Office Assistant or Clippy. That annoying good-for-nothing piece of crap just makes me wanna smash the monitor whenever that b**tard pops up. Fortunately that too can be switched off. And apparently there are "Kill Clippy" utilities available that allow one to slaughter that sonovabitch... J. Sytytä toiselle tuli ja hän pysyy lämpimänä jonkin aikaa. Sytytä hänet palamaan ja hän pysyy lämpimänä loppuelämänsä. |
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illumi Unregistered user |
The most critical reason that Win 95/98 is better than XP is ... There is no latest virus written for 95/98 (Because writting virus for 95/98 is not a fashionable thing to do ... LoL) And the virus which works in XP is less likely to work in 95/98 So using 95/98 is safer ^o^ .... [Edited 1 time, last edit on 4/2/2004 at 06:45 (GMT -5) by its author] |
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duke ravage Unregistered user |
I don't mind XP myself, because it works (mostly) for me, and it runs all the games i like to play. Well mostly it's just because it's on my better computer, and i don't care. I haven't had XP crash a whole lot on me, not all of XP at least. I've had all kind of programs eat the wrecking ball on it, but then again that seems more a problem with the programs than with XP. I don't play ADOM any more, but yeah. Under 95, i never had it croak on me... |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 43 seconds ago. |
Hmm, I See^^ ? My siggy does not fill half of the first post:P does it kill ur eyes or what? EDIT: Yeah, i dont really care, it works fine for ME. Doesnt hate my comp^^ <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK [Edited 1 time, last edit on 4/2/2004 at 13:42 (GMT -5) by @] |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 43 seconds ago. |
I had 95, and i think this is much better. EDIT:About the easynes, my mom doesnt understand a shit about comps but shed like to. So this helps her a little:D <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK [Edited 2 times, last edit on 4/2/2004 at 13:43 (GMT -5) by @] |
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duke ravage Unregistered user |
I have to complain now... it's bad enough seeing one post that's mostly sig, let alone 2 in a row. 3 lines of text followed by about 15 lines (or something -- don't nkow how large to do with the picture) of signiture.... ....twice in a row.... ...yeah. |
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Jonesy Registered user Liberate Te Ex Inferis Last page view: 6509 days, 6 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds ago. |
I've never had XP crash on this box unless I was memory editing something *huge* (Ie, takes up all of my 1 gig of ram). XP crashes less than 98 or 95, on average. DOS has been removed, true. That's why you use ADOM-Sage. It has less searching for the important stuff that you will need and more searching for the mundane crap that you will never need. You can change the color scheme, the toolbar, etc. It only runs on Machines made in the last, oh, 5 years. PII or higher, I've had it work near perfectly on my old PII (Albeit a little slow at some points). It does run some old games, but Win95 doesn't run any new games. As soon as 98 came out, 95 stopped having new games developed on it. It has less bugs than 95, 98 or NT. Possibly has more bugs than 2k. The reason why ADOM will crash all the time is because the WinBeta4 client sucks ass, and DOS doesn't work all that effectively. As such, I use ADOM-Sage. (Besides the features of ADOM-Sage are better.) Linux is *by far* less buggy than any Microsoft product. Unfortunately, Linux has shitty drivers, and a total lack of game support outside of Winex. 95 isn't better. 95 was one of those bastard piles that kept getting updates to it's bugginess until it becomes ME. After which, there was many a burning of the ME CD. 'Nuf said. "Of course! 95 surpasses XP in hundreds of ways - security, compatability, useablness, robustness, flexibility... Anyway, I find new games te be shallower and shallower nowadays." 95 is very easy to crack into. Believe me, I used to do it. It has virtually no compatability with any games that come out after 98. Robustness-It has trouble with large HDs, large RAM, pretty much most everything new. Whew. Long post. "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."- Voltaire "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven."- John Milton, Paradise Lost "Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love."- Kahlil Gibran "I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it."- Voltaire. "What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."-Salman Rushdie [Edited 1 time, last edit on 4/2/2004 at 16:57 (GMT -5) by Jonesy] |
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C<U> Unregistered user |
My biggest problem with win XP is that it takes way too much room, I have a small hardrive to waste room, I'd rather put in a disk to get my drivers... Just depend on the disk will you? Anyway if the disk breaks you'll have to buy a new one... ;( . I haven't been having too much trouble with XP, except it's really slow on the internet, and I can't play the Elder Scrolls Arena on it... ADOM looks funky, and I'm too lazy to care. |
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Andor Drakon Registered user uummm... ElDeR cHaOs GoD? Last page view: 7303 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes and 34 seconds ago. |
Well, okay, I agree. 95 sucks too. As does 98, and ME, and 2k, and Mac OS X, and Linux, and Mac classic, and every single bloody computer OS ever to exist. Wake me up when the computer that runs on holes punched in cards gets delivered, okay? ChAoS iS cOmInG! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 17 seconds ago. |
I like XP. i agree that 95/98 is crashing adom less so I always have a copy of them with me, but that's no reason not to use XP. I have home and hope I can download the pro version form kazaa because some games don't run on Home. I think XP looks much better than 95. For the Horde! |
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Captain Crunch Unregistered user |
Andor Drakon, not all OSs suck. I.E. the best effort from Microsoft was ye olde Workbench on Amiga platforms :d It did wonderful things with 1MB memory, neverever crashed, could run multiple programs etc.. After that, the big Q (quality that is) in that particular company has sadly diminished.. |
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JdwPom Unregistered user |
Ok, best OS of all time? DOS. Good old reliable DOS. How many here crashed DOS? Lots less than Windows ever did... Everything could be run in DOS - remember dos/4GW? All amounts of memory were available to you, and once dos 7.0 got going, you could get HD's bigger than a GIG! Plus my fave game in the world happens to be a particular DOS game... |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 17 seconds ago. |
JdwPom: Does DOS have any graphics? NO! How many games you could play on DOS? LESS than 2-3%! DOS is one of the worst things invented after Windows ME For the Horde! |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3759 days, 2 hours and 5 minutes ago. |
Graphics addict. You can't play many games on DOS because so many games aren't old enough to be designed for it. Die Gedanken sind Frei |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 17 seconds ago. |
Graphics addict--------- WHO ME? thanks For the Horde! |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 43 seconds ago. |
I agree whit jonesy =D <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK |
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The Real J. Registered user The faceless swordsman Last page view: 5617 days, 17 minutes and 26 seconds ago. |
Just recently I purchased a new PC. The default GUI look of XP is truly a horrible sight, I wonder if a colorblind idiot designed it or a sadist of worst order. Fortunately switching it off is just a matter of moments and that alternate 95-look is infinitely better looking. I'm also happy MS Office is not installed. I couldn't stand that Office A**hole (AKA Clippy), that annoying good-for-nothing pest that would be better off dead... So far haven't had the XP crash once, though I haven't been doing much - mostly playing Neverwinter Nights. Too bad NWN is so buggy, I'd like it better if it didn't keep crashing. J. Sytytä toiselle tuli ja hän pysyy lämpimänä jonkin aikaa. Sytytä hänet palamaan ja hän pysyy lämpimänä loppuelämänsä. |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 43 seconds ago. |
Lol... Xp crashed second time when i opened my Games Folder... Lol^^ <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK [Edited 1 time, last edit on 4/13/2004 at 07:41 (GMT -5) by @] |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 17 seconds ago. |
This is what Windows 98 really do: dette er den egentlige info som kommer på instalasjonen til windows 98: Welcome to Microsoft Windows 98 Welcome to my comments about what a piece of crap Windows 98 is. Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer. Translation: Sit back and relax while we force you to install IE 4 and otherwise fuck up your system. During this automated installation process, you'll learn about some of the enhancements to Windows 98 and a few of its exciting new features. After Windows 98 is installed, you are invited to take the Discover Windows 98 tours to learn more. During this install you will hear a bunch of Microsoft propoganda that will make you believe that Windows 98 is the best thing since sliced bread. Windows Just Got Better Windows 98 helps you get the most out of your computer by making it easier to use, more reliable, faster, and more entertaining. Easier to use: Folder options and utilities out the wazoo, toolbars and usless help descriptions all over the place? Too many options makes the user interface confusing and difficult to use. Oh, and those scrolling pop up menus handle like crap. More reliable: Bullshit. IE 4 adds a huge pile of bugs so it is not more reliable than Windows 95. Faster: LIE! Only an idiot (and there are plenty of them) could possibly believe that Microsoft would ever make anything that is faster than the previous version, and only Microsoft could get away with saying that it is so! Actually, if it weren't for IE 4 it might actually be a hair faster. More entertaining: True, the Windows 98 user interface gives me a good laugh. More Innovative This new release includes hundreds of enhancements and new features based on customer requests and product support experiences. Like its predecessor, Windows 98 supports new, cutting-edge technologies, while at the same time providing the best support for your current hardware and programs. What customer asked for IE 4 to be forced, uninstallably, on to the user interface? Microsoft doesn't listen to customers! Jeze. Cutting edge technologies? What the hell are they talking about? There is nothing in Windows 98 that hasn't been done elsewhere, earlier, and better. "for your current hardware" means NEW hardware bought from the store that has USB devices and TV tuner crap in it. Win 98 won't improve shit on your old P90 who's only add-on was a CD-ROM drive. Best support for current programs: True, because to force people to "upgrade" to Windows 98 many new Microsoft programs, and progrograms written by companies that are in bed with M$, will no longer work on Windows 95 or at least without IE 4. Easier to Use Your computer and the Internet are easier to use than ever before. Simplified navigation features like the Back, Forward, and Favorites buttons make it easier to move among files, programs, and Internet sites. Many people, including myself find this more awkward. Windows 98 also makes it easier for you to select and open files and programs. You can select a file simply by moving the mouse pointer over it, and you can open a file or program with a single click. Oh whoopee. Easier to Get Help If you have questions about using Windows 98, it's easy to get answers. Windows 98 has a built-in Help system that is informative and easy to use. So does Windows 3.0. Actually, I liked Windows 3.0's help system better. If you have access to the Internet, you can visit the new Windows Update site, a Web-based extension of Windows 98 that includes the latest product assistance information. And let Bill know what is on your hard drive while you are at it. And since it is all automatic, who knows what Bill will do to "update" your system... such as remove competitors programs. Connects You to the Web If you want to use the Internet, it’s never been easier or faster. It's never been easier or faster for Bill to take your money. Sign up for the Microscrew Network today! The Internet Connection wizard helps you configure your system and sign up with an Internet service provider of your choice. But not with the browser of your choice. While we are at it, does everybody and their mother *really* need to be on the fucking Internet? For fast Web access, link several modems or quickly set up your ISDN connection by using the new wizard. I don't think everybody and his mother is going to do that. Brings the Web to Your Desktop The integration of Windows 98 and Internet Explorer gives you the most rewarding way to use the Web. Rewarding to Microsoft as they crush their competition. New Explorer Bars, like Search, History, and Favorites, make it easier to find information. And slow down your system and clutter up your desktop making it harder to find information. You can schedule automatic content delivery to your desktop. You can customize your Windows desktop by using a Web page as a background. You can easily create your own Web pages by using FrontPage Express. A web page... as a background.... why? Somebody please tell me why! Front page express blows. Enhances Communication Windows 98 gives you exciting tools that help you communicate and collaborate with family and colleagues worldwide. You can e-mail family, meet face-to-face online with business associates, or watch a live presentation using the Internet. Face to Face? Even if neither of you have a vidcam on your computer? Microsoft says Windows 98 will magically provide new hardware for you. New Communication Tools Using Outlook Express, not only can you send and receive e-mail messages and participate in newsgroups, you can also manage multiple e-mail accounts. So you can receive twice as much spam from Microsoft Using NetShow, you can experience events as they're happening because your computer can receive live or streaming multimedia from the Internet. There are many other applications that can do that, and better. You can hold online videoconferences, chat, and share resources by using NetMeeting. Faster Performance Windows 98 helps you get top-notch performance without adding new hardware. Programs start and run faster. But thanks to IE 4 you will need to get at least another 16 megs of ram, you will probably need a larger hard drive to hold that huge ass mandatory browser, you will want faster video because of all of the animated menus and smooth scrolling list boxes. If you don't have a modem, all of that advertising on the desktop will pretty much convince you that you need one because every idiot needs to be on the internet. You will need a bigger monitor to fit all of those oversized droolbars and extra fluff. You will need a faster CPU to keep overactive desktop happy. Programs run faster: They would run faster because of a slightly better defragger, but IE 4 slows that all down to a crawl, so any speed improvements get flushed down the toilet. The Maintenance wizard suggests ways to improve your computer's performance and schedules regular disk maintenance. The maintenance wizard suggest that to improve your computers performance you uninstall Windows 98. Many new computers start instantly using the OnNow power management feature. How about OffNow? More Storage Space Gain extra disk space by converting your hard disk to the FAT32 file system. This file system also supports large capacity drives. This is all supported in Windows 95 OSR2. Not that Bill would ever sell anyone a copy of OSR 2 directly because he knew that would decrease the sales of IE 4, er, I mean Windows 98. Increased Dependability With hundreds of enhancements and a new suite of wizards and smart tools, Windows 98 helps you keep your computer running smoothly. The new Registry Checker monitors registry files and automatically repairs and restores the files as necessary. Oh, super! Utilities to work around bugs and design flaws in Windows. Just what we need. Windows 98 is year 2000 ready. Microsoft has purchased the year 2000 and has made sure it is compatible with Windows 98. Increased Reliability System File Checker automatically locates modified or corrupted system files and then repairs and restores them. Another utility to work around bugs and design flaws in Windows. If your system is shut down improperly or there is a hard disk error, ScanDisk runs automatically to ensure that your hard disk is in good working condition. So does Windows 95 OSR2 More Entertaining By converging real-time 2-D and 3-D graphics, digital video and audio, and the Internet, Windows 98 redefines the role of the computer as an entertainment platform. In other words, your computer is now a *fancy* toy. With support for DVD, digital audio, and processors with MMX™ technology, you can watch full-motion, full-screen multimedia titles on your computer. With support for multiple monitors, you can extend your Windows desktop onto several monitors. Watch movies on your stupid TV, that's what it is there for. Multiple monitors? You have to have Windows 98 to do that? I have seen PC/XTs with multiple monitors! * MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation Better Games Games are more engaging and exciting with DirectX 5 capabilities, including digital audio, support for force feedback joysticks, and enhanced graphics and 3D. DirectX 5 provides the fastest graphics and video performance for computer games. DirectX 5 is available for Windows 95. Supports New Hardware Windows 98 supports more than a thousand new printers, modems, monitors, network adapters, and other hardware devices. That are also supported on every other operating system. Support for the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) provides a universal connection for many of the most popular devices like scanners and cameras. You simply plug in a USB device, and your system reconfigures itself. You don't even need to restart your computer. Of course, Microsoft has conspired with hardware vendors to make sure that Microsoft is the only provider of drivers for USB and that it only works right in Windows 98. I suppose this is for the good of the consumer as well. More Accessible Windows 98 provides new accessibility features that make it easier for people to interact with computers. Microsoft Magnifier enlarges a portion of your screen up to nine times its normal size. You can invert colors and use a high-contrast color scheme. As if the toolbars weren't large enough already... Color schemes could be changed as far back as... well, Windows 1.0! More Customizable The new Accessibility wizard helps you customize your computer screen, keyboard, and mouse to fit your needs. To make items easier to see, you can increase the contrast, switch to a larger text size, and have your mouse pointer leave a trail. You can customize keyboard options and replace computer sounds with visual alerts. Visual alerts like that big blue screen that tells you that an exception 0E has occurred in some weird place? Check Out Windows Update Stay up-to-date with this Web-based extension of Windows 98. The Update wizard reviews your system, recommends the updates you need, and can install the updates you select. Using Windows Update, you can quickly find answers to your questions about Windows 98 and get access to online product assistance. I have a question about Windows 98.. If I put it on a computer that is not going to be connected to the internet, I will not need a web browser. How do I uninstall Internet Explorer 4? I won't need this application at all and I do not see it listed in add/remove programs. Why is that? Thank You Fuck you. Please register your copy of Windows 98. If you don't we will hunt you down and make your life a living hell. The Microsoft Windows 98 Team The Borg. For the Horde! |
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Annonymous Registered user USSR-obsessed Mad Science Geek Last page view: 5891 days, 7 hours, 57 minutes and 55 seconds ago. |
I LoVe Windows XP home. You load your crossbow with ammo of Iridia slaying. You hit Iridia exactly and slay her. You a thundering voice in your head booms "THOU SHALT NOT SLAY THE GREAT MODERATOR!!!. YE SHALL PAY FOR THIS INSOLENCE!!!" Suddenly Jan Erik appears! You are hit by Jan Erik's arrow of banning! You die... |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds ago. |
did u ever try XP Pro? For the Horde! |
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Maelstrom Registered user The Knight of the Black Rose Last page view: 3120 days, 12 hours, 50 minutes and 3 seconds ago. |
XP crashes on you? Now that's something to be anti-proud of. I had to try really hard to make my XP crash on me (like inserting a devastated CD-Rom and making Winamp 2.0 read it via a 5 year old Plextor CD-writer). If XP crashes, you've got: a) a shitty main board. People blame Windows for their cheap stuff - most of those things can cause Linux to crash... yeah, I mean it. b) Cheap RAM. c) Both. This is the most popular "I hate Windows" reason. :P My Win XP Profesional didn't crash on me without a really good reason, ever. It did crash in 2 cases - both of them including my faithful Plextor and badly written CDs. A pessimist sees a dark tunnel. An optimist sees a light at the end of that tunnel. A realist sees a train. And the train driver sees three idiots on the tracks. |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 44 seconds ago. |
Well havent crashed since then <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds ago. |
Xp Home is crashing all the time. This month it destroyed 2 cd's and a DvD. Why me? For the Horde! [Edited 1 time, last edit on 7/19/2004 at 16:00 (GMT -5) by Mewto] |
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Jonesy Registered user Liberate Te Ex Inferis Last page view: 6509 days, 6 hours, 3 minutes and 45 seconds ago. |
Cause you chose XP Home. XP Home is like the Pinto of the XP series. "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."- Voltaire "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven."- John Milton, Paradise Lost "Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love."- Kahlil Gibran "I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it."- Voltaire. "What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."-Salman Rushdie |
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illumi Registered user The 1st child Last page view: 7100 days, 5 hours, 36 minutes and 40 seconds ago. |
It crashes whenever i use Office 2000 in multiple windows too ... Mewto, you're not alone |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3602 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds ago. |
Jonesy, I didn't "choose" XP Home. It was my dad. He bought the Pc without my knowledge but when I saw the logo of Xp Home I knew I was in deep trouble. I tried to install win 98 but I get the message: Installing this () will replace the windows systemfiles. or something like that. I don't know what will happen but I don't want to try anything cause my whole fam uses this PC. For the Horde! |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6673 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes and 44 seconds ago. |
This has treath must be named to Insult Windows <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK |
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