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Old August 6th 04, 02:34 PM
grayghost
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Default switching back to ME from XP Pro

I have XP Pro as an operating system and I hate it! I
previously had ME and I loved it. I had a computer
built, the first of this year, and I used the old hard
drive which had used the ME Operating System. Can I
reinstall ME, from the original disc, which I still have,
onto this hard drive again, or, can I put ME alongside XP
on the hard dirve . Frankly, I'd prefer to have only ME
as the sole operaing system.

Thanks, Grayghost
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Old August 6th 04, 02:57 PM
Alias
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Default switching back to ME from XP Pro

Why do you "hate" XP Pro?

Alias

"grayghost" wrote

I have XP Pro as an operating system and I hate it! I
previously had ME and I loved it. I had a computer
built, the first of this year, and I used the old hard
drive which had used the ME Operating System. Can I
reinstall ME, from the original disc, which I still have,
onto this hard drive again, or, can I put ME alongside XP
on the hard dirve . Frankly, I'd prefer to have only ME
as the sole operaing system.

Thanks, Grayghost



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Old August 6th 04, 09:49 PM
grayghost
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Default switching back to ME from XP Pro

It is only my opinion, but it feels incomplete and
tenative. I get the feeling XP was marketed way too
soon, before it should have been, and, as a result was
never "finished". The seemingly continous flow of updates
makes me suspicious of the reliability of the system and
I have never been able to get "comfortable" with it. I
like my computer, but I have come to dread lighting it up
with XP. The reports of the coming SP-2 update does
nothing to elevate my reliance on XP, in fact it
underscores my misgivings about it. Much of the SP-2
(reported in the press and elsewhere)I have already
secured from other sources and I am quite happy with
their performance. As a result, I will not be installing
the SP-2 Update.

I'm sure XP Pro is a wonderful system for some, if not
most. But, I do not like it.
-----Original Message-----
Why do you "hate" XP Pro?

Alias

"grayghost" wrote

I have XP Pro as an operating system and I hate it! I
previously had ME and I loved it. I had a computer
built, the first of this year, and I used the old hard
drive which had used the ME Operating System. Can I
reinstall ME, from the original disc, which I still

have,
onto this hard drive again, or, can I put ME alongside

XP
on the hard dirve . Frankly, I'd prefer to have only

ME
as the sole operaing system.

Thanks, Grayghost



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Old August 6th 04, 10:06 PM
Mike M
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Default switching back to ME from XP Pro

I find the contents of your post quite amazing! XP was extensively tested and
when released "out of the box" was undoubtedly better than any previously
released Microsoft operating system. Whilst you are clearly entitled to your
opinions they are just that and do not IMO reflect reality. Or at least that
reality experienced by the many millions currently using a version of XP. As
for SP2 this raises the level of security in XP to a level way beyond that of
any Microsoft operating system.
--
Mike Maltby



grayghost wrote:

It is only my opinion, but it feels incomplete and
tenative. I get the feeling XP was marketed way too
soon, before it should have been, and, as a result was
never "finished". The seemingly continous flow of updates
makes me suspicious of the reliability of the system and
I have never been able to get "comfortable" with it. I
like my computer, but I have come to dread lighting it up
with XP. The reports of the coming SP-2 update does
nothing to elevate my reliance on XP, in fact it
underscores my misgivings about it. Much of the SP-2
(reported in the press and elsewhere)I have already
secured from other sources and I am quite happy with
their performance. As a result, I will not be installing
the SP-2 Update.

I'm sure XP Pro is a wonderful system for some, if not
most. But, I do not like it.


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Old August 6th 04, 11:16 PM
grayghost
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Default switching back to ME from XP Pro

I believe , sir, that I represented my opinion as exactly
that, my opinion! I was asked for it, and I gave it. I
lay claim to no knowledge other than that of my own
experience and my opinion reflects that. I do not
require, not do I expect, others to agree with me. I am
not that insecure.


-----Original Message-----
I find the contents of your post quite amazing! XP was

extensively tested and
when released "out of the box" was undoubtedly better

than any previously
released Microsoft operating system. Whilst you are

clearly entitled to your
opinions they are just that and do not IMO reflect

reality. Or at least that
reality experienced by the many millions currently using

a version of XP. As
for SP2 this raises the level of security in XP to a

level way beyond that of
any Microsoft operating system.
--
Mike Maltby



grayghost wrote:

It is only my opinion, but it feels incomplete and
tenative. I get the feeling XP was marketed way too
soon, before it should have been, and, as a result was
never "finished". The seemingly continous flow of

updates
makes me suspicious of the reliability of the system

and
I have never been able to get "comfortable" with it. I
like my computer, but I have come to dread lighting it

up
with XP. The reports of the coming SP-2 update does
nothing to elevate my reliance on XP, in fact it
underscores my misgivings about it. Much of the SP-2
(reported in the press and elsewhere)I have already
secured from other sources and I am quite happy with
their performance. As a result, I will not be

installing
the SP-2 Update.

I'm sure XP Pro is a wonderful system for some, if not
most. But, I do not like it.


.

 




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