[geeks] Im going to XP, wish me luck

[Andrew Weiss]

On Saturday, January 18, 2003, at 01:02  PM, Dan Sikorski wrote:

> On Sat, 2003-01-18 at 12:57, Andrew Weiss wrote:
>> Ahh but installing SP1 means you have to have bought it in the first
>> place... unless you know of unlicensed service packs.  Plus XP java is
>> so screwed up that I refuse to use it.  Just try to get it to play 
>> nice
>> with all the 2000 Apps that previously caused no problems.
>
> Yes, you have to buy it.  It's commercial software, just like a lot of
> other software.  If you want/need it, just pay for it, it won't kill
> you.  Then install Sun's Java VM.  And i've seen no problems with 2000
> apps.  The worst i had to deal with is a finicky accounting package 
> that
> had to be run in "Windows 2000 compatibility mode" to avoid a few minor
> glitches, but otherwise ran fine.
>
Well this come from personal points of view but I will never knowingly 
give my money to Microsoft... it's a simple civil protest.  (other 
people's money is a different matter) Other companies fine... I love to 
pay for good software.  I licensed Omniweb gladly.  I'd even have no 
problem buying Adobe software outright... if I had a business use for 
it that justified its disgusting price (disgusting to a single 
non-business end-user... and no I won't use those light joke versions). 
  Sun's Java VM has serious problems under XP.  Our office machines on 
XP don't like it at all... XP is rife with bugs that just don't make 
sense.  After several days of use they also start crashing explorer a 
lot...i.e. trying to run things off CD-ROM.  Granted I don't know if it 
is our other technicians ability to install software and fix bugs that 
is the problem, but he seems quite competent with PC service and 
printer service (although he is new to it... and we're talking Xerox 
Phaser solid ink as well as color laser).  Win2K just works and has all 
the newer stuff not in NT 4 that I think should have been in there from 
the beginning... TS for admin, telnet service (although it's not that 
useful), IIS without an option pack, better Services for Macintosh, 
Direct X support for the latest DirectX not that sorry version 3 that 
was useless...

Andrew