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then don't wonder

I was just trying to point out that Win XP was when it came out was a 'bad' OS and hated for a bit.

As soon as they started hiring technology managers and marketing types it was IBM Syndrome

the WIFI priority dialog, the file conflict option to keep bothfiles and the Advanced Appearance Settings to change the icon spacing.

Yeah. I miss everything too. They even removed the Merge or delete network locations dialog.

I'm thinking since it sort of emulates a tablet and since mobile devices are all the rage these days, some people go nuts over it. I personally love the good old fashion Windows before all this eye candy crap and bloated system files took over. So what if the windows have cute little animations or looks pretty? If it doesn't do the job it is suppose to or gets in the way of getting real stuff done, is it really worth it?

I totally agree. I stop signing up on forums long time ago.

Nice

You only commented on Windows 8?

My opinions are about Vista and 7 as well but Windows 8 is really the worst, Vista 2nd worst and Windows 7 is the least worse.

Sorry but you got that wrong. I'm the craziest fanboy coffee's ever had

Yeah and I'm myself the craziest fanboy Windows XP ever had.

surely you haven't participate in some win9x vs winxp fanboy flame-war ?

The best, thanks!

And 8 was only the beginning, just wait until the next "always on" & half in the cloud Windows... Everyone better start learning Linux.

linux might become necessary evil

Linux created metro. (specifically Ubuntu)

Love it! He states it perfectly. And if worse comes to worse, I'll stick with Windows 2000 or Windows XP as long as I possibly can and if I have to get something else, I may just drop out of the IT business for good.

Windows 8 is stupidity mixed with insanity. Windows 2000 is a great OS, and with the help of blackwingcat and tomasz86, it will last long.

Planning to install Windows 2000 on an i5 with 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD and NVidia Geforce 550ti.

Windows 8 is stupidity mixed with insanity. Windows 2000 is a great OS, and with the help of blackwingcat and tomasz86, it will last long.

Planning to install Windows 2000 on an i5 with 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD and NVidia Geforce 550ti.

Its the best Windows Enthusiasts forum around, If only Microsoft joined and saw the great things that are being done and got onboard.

Windows 8 is NOT Windows. It's a pathetic attempt to turn a PC into a mobile device. I love your attitude!

Linux is so much more than just the GUI. That was one of my frustrations as well. I didn't like the case sensitive file system, I didn't mind the terminal too much but I'm used being able to download an executable and it launches an install wizard but you don't get a lot of that in Linux. I mean most of the time there's some sort of set up procedure but I don't want to go through terminal or software center to do it. I want to double click on the file to get it going. I also don't like how the desktop works. I haven't found how to create effective shortcuts. I think that's what it was, I can't remember. It was something to do with when you'd put something on the desktop that it didn't always show up on the actual desktop and that was annoying. Q4OS was the one closest to Windows I've ever tried and it's pretty good for what it is, I haven't tried the newer versions so I can't say what it's like now but the pre version 3 releases are pretty good. But even that was a bit too different in order for me to use full time. I have no qualms with open or shared source and understand that Linux is a totally different beast from Windows, but I feel as if Linux is still more of an internet browsing OS that can run open source software, but it's not for those who need to run specific applications. Advanced networking is also a nightmare. I have my own Windows Domain on my network with custom group policies in effect. But I couldn't even get Fedora on the domain where I could log in even after following a bunch of walkthroughs online. So for what it's worth...Linux isn't bad, but it's just not for me full time.

Of course it is so much more than just the GUI. In some technical aspects, it is even superior to Windows. But it is not for me as GUI and usability/ease of use hold the top spot for me and Windows delivers that in addition to unprecedented compatibility.

I use a Group Policy to delay updates for some period of time. I forget what it is. It's somewhere between 7 days and 6 months. I also have it notify me to install updates, but do nothing else, so I manually choose when to install updates.

Most of the time, I use Windows 7, and I have updates disabled since there's no point. Every now and then, I'll manually patch it with the latest updates. No point in having the update service running just for that.

Honestly, IMO, frequent security updates are the least of anyone's worries with Windows 10. Easily configurable with a GPO. There are far bigger fish to fry with that terrible OS.

I do, because I'm scared of missing out on security updates. But it's really irritating. It's only been 5 months since I last re-installed Windows 10, and update failure has already happened 3 times!

I use a batch script combined with a scheduled task to change the "active hours" every 17 hours when Windows is running, so that it's always active hours, to prevent Windows from auto-restarting due to the update.

I don't get forced update installations, I get notified of when they're available when I check settings every patch Tuesday and usually wait a week to see how people's experiences have been. Haven't had any major issues with updates in over a year.

Definitely not my cup of tea either. I cannot stand the direction Microsoft is going in and how they have to be copycats of other software. =/

HAHA! Loved the name . I am on XP . I will stay on it by enhancing as much as possible  . FEw day ago tried win 10 , it was eating almost 6gibgs of ram for no reason at first boot . i donot know what more crap Microsoft wants to do  . My XP consume 175MB ram on first boot also MSE is my av .

As do I. Indeed, those were precious days when quality was far more important than just quantity... Many things seem rather rushed these days; oftentimes lacking a passionate display of proper attention to detail and creativity.