Coming to terms with Win XP after using Win 98

No doubt there must be benefits in using Windows XP over Windows 98...
apart from being easier to shut down... but I seem to be finding a lot
of DISadvantages so far...

Does anyone know of a website whose theme is: Things people hate about
Windows XP and how to overcome them?

Some things I would like XP to do:

1) be able to drag an .exe file from filing cabinet onto the desktop,
and have the resulting desktop icon actually execute its programwhen I
click on it (in all cases).

2) set the filing cabinet to display files as list, with details, by
default every time..

3) Have those details include the file extension.

Thanks,

Al D

 

I can assure you will get to love XP if only for RESTORE.

put this one into favourites, www.theeldergeek.com

1. Right mouse, new shortcut.

2 + 3. File settings.

work with it and the help section and all will become clear.

 

I found the same thing and was glad to revert to Windows 2000 where I am in
control.

 

When it works, i lost all mine, god knows how and why.

 

I suspected those things might be possible, if one only knew how.
Thank you so much!

I feel a bit ashamed now for not having more faith in the great god
MS, and not delving into the help file...

Al D

 

Excellent - thank you!

Al D

 

Many thanks. I suspected there must be a way...

AL D

 

someone bought the XP Home upgrade from 98SE for me and it sat in the drawer
for 3 months. That was the stupidest 3 months I have spent computing.
Putting up with all those 98 BSD's and memory problems.

The day I loaded XP was the day I've never looked back. A great OS.

Mind you some will say otherwise.......I suspect.

dj

 

I am pretty sure XP came out long before the anti trust suit.

 

http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,35212,00.html

If you go all the way back, then, we are talking about Windows 95 rather
than XP. But the court action had nothing to do with XP. It was about the IE
browser and Java.

The suit might have had something to do with how XP was packaged, but I dare
say that MS would have come out with this great OS regardless of the suit.
If anything, the court action hindered or scaled down MS plans.

 

I am sorry if I made your argument look bad and I am sorry if I offended
your immature sensitivities. I understand some people just have trouble
putting together convincing and valid arguments.

I do not think you were a troll though. Thank you for admitting that.

 

I agree. I think XP is the best so far. You may have compatibility
issues with software and devices that worked with 98, however.

 

That's the one thing that I hate, that pissed off many of us homebuilders.

I change my hardware frequently, and for MS to demand that I re-activate
at full price after "one-too-many" upgrades felt like punishment. I
have been a faithful and honest customer. I resent being treated like a
thief, simply because I upgrade frequently.

 

You express well why I no longer use MS.

 

Thank you.

 

True, but NT/2K were not OK for gaming. XP is better for that.

 

True.

 

::sigh:: True. Most of the best games are windows-only.

 

I change my hardware frequently, and for MS to demand that I re-activate

What are you talking about? I upgrade frequently, too and have never had
a request for money. Has MS ever asked you for money
when you called to activate?

Tom Lake

 

Depends. If you count strictly the numbers of applications then by no
doubt MS wins hands down. But how many do you actually use?

I have two desktops and one laptop. One desktop is dual boot Linux/XP
as is the laptop. The other desktop is strictly Linux.

My use of Windows tends to be Quicken, TurboTax, and Streets & Trips.
Quicken I access about once a month. TurboTax in a couple weeks. And
Streets & Trips a couple times in the summer. Always offline.

Linux handles everything else. Nice being able to access the Internet
and such without dealing with the bug if the week. Other than games
which I'm not into I'm not aware of anything I'm missing. Like the Mac
guys like to say, "it just works".