I can agree with that.
But whenever I leave my computer alone for a minute, it BSODS on me.
 
Of course, that's because I've got a BSOD screensaver, so that doesn't count
 
 
Seriously though...if you're afraid of your computer, or the thought of researching and any other daunting studying tasks bothers you, you're probably better off with Win98. My parents are, because they want their computer to be left alone(Brandon, stop touching that thing!). Their P100 Packard Bell ran Win95 without format for 4 years..until I decided over the summer that it needed to be redone, because it was slow, bloated, and filled with partial files that were not uninstalled properly.
 
 
Windows 2000 is overkill for them...and it may be overkill for this a$$hole as well. But just because he has a $hitty setup, doesn't mean that bashing the competent Win2k users is necessary.
So he has a POS computer that he wants to run a POS OS on. fine! WE all know how many Mac users there are out there that don't understand that computers are machines. Not (eye) candy.
 
They're supposed to look mean and menacing, and scary...This is what a computer is SUPPOSED to look like: http://www.hardocp.com/stuff/qcon2kcases/pic10.html
 
Not some purple thing shaped like a monitor with no floppy drive(I hate them, but I don't want an external one).
 
Compaq and HP and all the other translucent computer makers have it all wrong...or maybe they don't.
 
 
The kind of person that would use and need Win2k would rather have the [H]ARD computer than something that looks purty over by the desk, am I right? The kind of person that wants 98(Or, God help us, ME(the os, not the person))...is also the kind of person that goes out to BestBuy(my mall ) and gets one of them thair newfangled HPs or Compaqs( the ones that have the quick removeable CD Drives that to reinstall everything requires voiding the warranty ).
 
Or, they are a diehard DOS gamer, or are victim to some really stupid companies not seeing the light.
 
Somehow, I get the feeling that this *****************ing **************** is one of the former.
 
Dual boot if necessary..but no one should do less than that.
 
Oh well. My rant is over.

Quote:Originally posted by Ronin:
I have had the best luck out of everyone with W2K just ask everyone who has a SB Live card, I'm the only one who has a working sound card under W2K...lol


Not really... I havent had a single problem with my SB Live since i first installed Win2k over 4 months ago. I have an original SB Live (before the Plat, MP3, or XGamer), have the latest Liveware, and no problems whatsoever... sound is crisp, f***ing badass, I love my sound card. So i guess im the luckiest of the SB Live guys

hmm you all seem to think win2k is gods gift to computer users.
as some dumbass mentioned, yes i AM in a clan - [bFG]. Im also in [OTT], why? no, not because im a "cool d00d", but because i enjoy playing games.
yes thats right games.
You may not of heard of them because of win2k's s.hitey "lets-run-4000-things-at-once-so-it-doesnt-crash" theory.
When my PC booted win2k, it would take bloody ages to load in even the desktop.
And for the last time dont go on about me knowing nothing because its getting old.
 
"win98 is for mummys and daddys who are scared of pc's"
an interesting thought yet again, especially since you all seem to think that win2k is SUPER STABLE and win98 gives BSOD's all the time. So wouldnt it make sense to stick to the "more stable" OS ?
Yes it would.
 
and i also used to twin-boot but because win2k took up half my hard drive for JUST to OS, i scrapped it and went to winME. I found this to be pretty ****, so i formatted and went to win2k only. Big mistake. After only 3 days, i formatted again and posted this thread.
 
Win98 has never crashed on me since i formatted, and as long as someone who doesnt know much about pc's doesnt **** AROUND with it, its fine.
 
I have win98 tweaked so my internet connection rocks on my 56K modem, games fly, it NEVER crashes, and most importantly, IT BOOTS QUICKLY.
 
Win2k may be fast for people with half a terrabyte of RAM, and an PIII 1.04Ghz, but for the average joe, win98 kicks ass.
 
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98
WE ALL LOVE SUPER FAST WIN98

Everyone has opinions, and it is indeed possible to have the wrong opinion.
 
If Win2k isn't running well, either you have less than 128MB ram, an old BIOS, or old/non-supported hardware. The system requirements are steep but new OSes tend to push the limits. Try running Windows 95 on a 486 with 4MB of RAM and you will see what I mean.
 
I can understand that someone might prefer Win98 (cost, not enough storage/memory, etc), but saying "windows [98] ran faster, no caching problems, no more physical memory dumps" is almost perverse.
 
But that isn't what interested me the most...
 

Quote:Originally posted by BladeRunner:Win2000 is no safer at hiding your [censored] (not that I have to, parents don't use computers and other half is cool ) unless you encrypt your data.
Best not let mummy & daddy use your computer eh?

 
Someone else pointed this part out before...
 
So fill me in on this arrangement. Your other half lets you keep [censored]? Is this also her computer? Does she keep *her* [censored] on it?
 
Interesting... I guess I have a tendency for finding more conservative relationships.
 
[This message has been edited by DrSchmoe (edited 03 October 2000).]

I know the majority of you have had your SB Live work fine. I was just flamming all the people who have had problems with creative. They blame creative for there problems and not some other piece of hardware causing there sound card to not work right.
 
 
Just thought I would get that off my chest since I seem to get in trouble when I don't agree with the anti-creative people that visit this board.
 
...

Ronin: No reason to appologize if their computers don't work! This is after all a technical discussion.
 
Granted, it is highly unlikely to see someone visit discussions if everything works... That just peeves off all the people with problems.
 
"Yeah, I just wanted to say that everything is running perfectly, sorry I can't help..." Don't you hate those posts???
 
I am in the same boat, my SB Live works with the exception of Star Trek Armada, but that game is buggy beyond belief. I don't blame Creative for Activision's screw-ups. Some people also have legitimate problems.
 
It seems the anti-Creative people are the ones that previously purchased an Aureal board. They vent on Creative, because Aureal isn't taking their calls!
 
I guess this was off topic, but it's not like this topic was going anywhere to begin with.

Of course everyone here that reads these posts realizes that DavidNewbould is just pushing everyone's buttons. If everyone would just ignore ignorant posts like this, they would happen less and less often. DavidNewbould, you should flame Whistler. JDULMAGE will love to talk to you about that, and he can try to show you how whistler is better, maybe the two of you will fight and flame forever and create a cyber-warp thing that will suck you both in and make you go away like I wish all bad people would do. There are some serious people who view this site and all these "win2000 sucks" posts just make the writer look like an a$$. This is America, you can suck if you want to. BUT NOT HERE.
 
Well, anyway, I know that this is really none of my business, so now you all can flame me too.
 
PS Win2000 kicks ass!
 
Everyone at NTCOMPATIBLE LOVES WIN2000
Everyone at NTCOMPATIBLE LOVES WIN2000
Everyone at NTCOMPATIBLE LOVES WIN2000
Everyone at NTCOMPATIBLE LOVES WIN2000
Everyone at NTCOMPATIBLE LOVES WIN2000
Everyone at NTCOMPATIBLE LOVES WIN2000

oh its america is it ???
no thanks not 4 me.
im not a flamer, im just advising everyone to throw win2k BACK into the bin and get win98SE out from the "shelf of brilliance", you all know it makes sense.
as for whistler....no i'll not bother

ok...I'm tired of this.
 
F*ck You if you don't want Win2k. Stay off this board or go to the Win9x forum within the board.
 
Many, if not all of us, had the b@lls to go to an NT system from 9x, or stayed with NT and are very happy with this system. A few of us were idiots that though 2000 was the next 9x(which it should be, as well as this runs). Some more of us found problems and ran away completely from W2k. Most of us decided to Dual boot and have the best of both worlds..after all..if it doesn't work, spend 3 minutes of your life going into 9x or 2k. Then there are those die-hard 2k enthusiasts such as myself that not only are using W2k as our sole OS(excluding Unix based OSes), but even went out and upgraded our computers to be able to enjoy it(and of course, games) more.
 
We made the decision, and we're sticking to our decisions. My Win2k isn't in a bin, both(Prof and Advanced Server) Master CDs are in a DVD case locked up so as to not be damaged. Conversely, My 9x was used for target practice with my .22 rifle when W2k got working.(Plus it was first edition )
 
As for windows running faster? yeah it might at the beginning...but wait a few days and see which OS is faster(I'll give you a hint. 9x will be from 80 or so free resources to 30). Win2k is for the long haul, not the daily rebooters.
 
Now stop writing crap about this fantastic OS in a legitimate forum. If you don't like it, post this in Other, or 9x.
 
SHS or Phillips? Please move this to an appropriate forum. This is not the place for whining about an OS...it's for whining about Creative and HP and anything else
 
 
[This message has been edited by INFERNO2000 (edited 04 October 2000).]

up
win2k sux for games !
win98 rules for game !
yahhhhhh

SHS, please close this thread or it will go on forever & thats just what this kid want.
 
 
// Toby

Hey, whassamatta, can't we give this jerk-off the same amount of latitude we sometimes give jdulmage? (It would be kinda cute seeing a catfight between the two.)
 
I mean, if nothing else, it demonstrates that Gawd created Win9x so that idiots wouldn't have to try running Win2K.
 
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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" -Adolph Hitler, 1935

Listen folks, im just trying to make my point that win2k sux for games, and win98SE owns.

Listen you piece of ****, Win9x does not own, i feel bad for having it installed as another OS, but it ain't staying long....get the hell outta here because if your trying for another post to be in a race with mine, think twice.
 
 
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Whistler is or will be better than Windows 2000, if you don't think so, get a reality check and hope it doesn't bounce.
 
[This message has been edited by jdulmage (edited 06 October 2000).]

In 2yrs I want to see you run the latest game on 9x. Just try it.

just close this topic. By provoking a response from people saying win98 sux bla bla bla he wins. If we say nothing he will tire of it and just go back to win98 then whine and complain when nobody supports 9x anymore. Then we can be like told ya so.

Yeah let's close this topic!
We have a record to break with jdul's thread.
This guy comes from another board where they want to get the world record.
Do not allow the competition disturb us from our objective : the longest post in history.
I'm gonna push up the other thread

Exactly.

Instead, let's just register a usenet newsgroup. I vote we entitle it, "alt.win2000.davidnewbould.die.die.die."
 
Come to think of it, we could have one for jdulmage, too.
 
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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" -Adolph Hitler, 1935
 
[This message has been edited by DeadCats (edited 07 October 2000).]

Sorry to keep it going but I had to add my opinion here. Yes 2K is superior to 9x, however I have run all Windows since 3.1, and if you know what you are doing you can get any Windows (even 98) to run good (2K runs great), currently I am just running ME (for personal reasons, do not want to get flamed here), but I still agree 2K is superior, but w/ half a brain you can make all Windows run w/ out issues.