Re: [Thinkpad] 600x and XP

Just 99.44% bad :)

Actually, I just call things like I see them... and this was pretty easy to
see.

>From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
>To: "Starfire CT"
><starfirect@hotmail.com>,<saab_900@gmx.net>,<michaelhicks@csi.com>,<thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600x and XP
>Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:20:50 -0500
>
>An NRA paraphrase?
>I take it back, you are NOT all bad!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Starfire CT" <starfirect@hotmail.com>
>To: <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>; <saab_900@gmx.net>; <michaelhicks@csi.com>;
><thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:11 PM
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600x and XP
>
>
> > I won't flame ya. You're right on the money with this. I too have run
> > Windows XP on various speeds of Pentium 3's, Celerons, 4s, 4M's and M's
> > (Centrinos) and they're all run as fast as Windows 2000. In one extreme
> > case of a PIII/450, I ran it without themes and that made faster than
>Win2K.
> > When I can't find an XP drive for something ancient, I use the Win2K
>drive
> > and it works 9.9 outta 10 times, or I just buy something newer.
> >
> > Now if he said "Run Windows Server 2003 with themes turned on because
>it's
> > faster and better than XP" then he would have something. But roll back
>to
> > Windows 2000 for what amounts to not liking a green Start button?
> >
> > To paraphrase the NRA, "you can have my glossy 24-bit Windows logo when
>you
> > can pry it from my dead cold hand".
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > >From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
> > >To: "Nigel Shiftright" <saab_900@gmx.net>, <michaelhicks@csi.com>,
> > ><thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600x and XP
> > >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:59:49 -0500
> > >
> > >OK, my flame suit is on, because to this posting I say BS.
> > >Come on Nigel, you seem to specialize in re-building ancient machines,
> > >which
> > >of course are probably not suited to XP
> > >I work with ThinkPads constantly, and I always avoid a new OS until the
>B
> > >release or Service Pack comes out. I have used XP on literally over one
> > >hundred machines, from the 600X/570E up to a T40 1.5 gig. While it is a
>bit
> > >slower in some ways than 98SE, function wise XP is just about FLAWLESS.
> > >EVERYTHING works (with XP compatible drivers of course!), it is totally
> > >absolutely plug and play, and very rarely crashes or freezes. Now keep
>in
> > >mind I have two machines that I use for video capture/DVD production,
> > >laptops that I carry around all day, and two machines that my 13 year
>old
> > >tries her best to infect with the latest virus du jour!
> > >In terms of stability, XP is IT. Of course, there is a learning curve,
>and
> > >you must research problems to solve them. Too bad we couldn't just
>stick
> > >with Windows for WorkGroups, I had that one slam dunked!
> > >Win2K is SLOWWWW, it is a memory hog, some stuff (USB anyone) just
>won't
> > >work.
> > >My employer, New York State, had been using NT because of the
>networking
> > >and
> > >security needs, but the new machines all have XP, because it fills the
> > >bill.
> > >And I can tell you, with all the machines they run, XP has worked out
>very
> > >well. Now we should not do the OS wars thing again, and I am no fan of
> > >Gates, but really, if you do XP on a proper machine (which means, P3
>500
> > >with 192 RAM and a 5400 hard drive MIN), it runs really well and steady
>as
> > >a
> > >rock. Some devices do have a problem with XP and can not be used, so XP
> > >runs
> > >better on newer machines certified for the OS. But again, all ThinkPads
> > >since the 600X work great with XP (even the P3 450 570E runs very
>well),
> > >and
> > >the earlier machines may be OK, I just have not done that.
> > >Written on an X20 P3 600 happily running XP SP1 (and which may be for
>sale
> > >in a week or so wink wink).
> >
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