Windows XP bombs

[Warren Togami]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Wiecking" <bill at mahi.damien.edu>
To: "Warren Togami" <warren at togami.com>
Cc: "Bob Lew" <BobLew at apple.com>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [luau] Windows XP bombs


> Warren,
> Thanks for the notes, I've been finding the same things. One more
> wrinkle: when used on PC emulators (Virtual PC), the software sees
> changes in the host system as alterations in its setup, again
> requiring further authentication. Messy.
> FYI.
> aloha
> b
>
> >I agree entirely.  I would highly recommend for those in educational or
> >business settings to avoid Windows XP and use Windows 2000 Professional
for
> >the following reasons:
> >
> >* Windows 2000 is just as stable as Windows XP.
> >* Windows 2000 costs less than Windows XP.
> >* Windows 2000 is faster than Windows XP.
> >* Windows 2000 requires less RAM than Windows XP.
> >* Windows 2000 requires far less hard drive space than Windows XP.
> >* Windows 2000 will not harass you to use Passport services.
> >* In Windows XP, it is very difficult to remove "Windows Messenger" and
> >other tools that constantly bug you to sign-up and use Passport services.
>> SNIP SNIP SNIP
>
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