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Um... are you on crack? XP definately has a blue screen and it definately doesn't reboot automatically. I had plenty of blue screens come up on my last machine. But then again, it wasn't XP's fault - the hard disk was dying.
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Been on XP for about 5 years, never had a crash.
I'm glad they replaced the "Start" button with just a Windows icon. That just never made much sense.
Any idea what they're showing with these screenshots? It looks like they're creating different virtual desktops, creating icons in the process called "vista1", "vista2", etc.
Does anyone know if we can create our own color schemes again? I know you can do it with XP, but it requires a separate hack program.
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FWIW, I do think it looks awfully pretty. I worry that the draconian security measures may interfere in the user being able to enjoy and appreciate that look. Also I'm somewhat skeptical about it's ability to keep pace security-wise with the ever resourceful hacker community (what percentage of the Netherlands is devoted to making software companies look silly on the internet, btw? Keep up the good work, Dutch guys)
I too am a rabid Mac user, but I do feel obligated to point out that OS X wasn't exactly the cat's pyjamas initially. It's gotten a lot better in the intervening years that it's been out. *cough*
Also, gadgets? C'mon, don't even try to tell me they didn't get that from Apple's dashboard widgets. Silly.
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XP reboots automatically by default, at least every version I've seen does. I always turn that off, annoys the crap out of me.
quote:Seriously, the last time I used Windows XP, it was crashing on startup just because there was an iPod connected. I had to remember to disconnect the iPod every time I rebooted, or I'd end up with that pretty blue screen.
Run the command "sfc /scannow" with your install disc in the drive. In fact, run that every so often whether you have problems or not. It's a great way to fix minor bugs, checks all your system files against the originals and fixes them.
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