Q: I am putting together a segment for the industry AnandTech reports that users opinions on Windows XP.
1 stresses) How does it change the way you use your computer?
2) Why did you upgrade?
3) If you do not upgrade, will you? Why or why not?
4) Do you have a favorite positions?
5) What are the characteristics you hate?
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Eric Hagen
Re:<<
Go read my .NET article and tell me how bad it is in my email (or good I guess too!)
g'nite,
Eric >>
^ Where eric/?
Re:1) I think that the layout of the OS is more efficient. Much more thought was put into it.
2) I like having the latest OS because it is easier to have drivers incorporated into the OS. It has more features than Win2K.
3) N/A
4) Windows on toolbar stack according to category when there are too many windows open.
5) The desktop is too MACish so I turned it to Windows Classic which is a better looking Win2k
Re:Wow,
that's interesting.
Wizards bug me, but that's very interesting and I could see a lot of people enjoying that.
What if I were to stick *MY* CompactFlash card into the slot??
It has ummm 20 jpg files, 25 mp3 files, 3wmv files about a dozen txt files, some pocket word files, a few xls files and even sometimes a sdc file (StarOffice spreadsheed file) or three.
Does it give me the "would you like a new car" wizard? I need one of those. 
ahhh
it's late. Time for bed.
Go read my .NET article and tell me how bad it is in my email (or good I guess too!)
g'nite,
Eric
Re:<< NFS. One comment
The CompactFlash and SmartMedia are coded in standard ATA format.
I think Windows 95 could detect them without any drivers
But thanks for the early comments- keep them coming.
I'm posting a brief report about Microsoft's .NET initiative. Just a summary with a few different viewpoints about how it might fare.
Then time for bed. Lab at 8am tomorrow (ugh.. only 5 sleep for me).
Eric
(really missing the feedback forum for Industry Report articles) >>
No, No. (someone doesn't know enough about XP:D)
When you inset the card, XP pops up a wizard asking you what you want to do with the card (i.e., print the picture, open the folder, start a slide show, play the files).
So if I insert a CompactFlash card filled with MP3's, when XP detects it, it asks me if I want to play back the MP3 files. If I inset a SmartMedia card filled with .jpg's from my Digital Camera, it asks me if I want to print/email/view/slideshow the images.
Re:NFS. One comment
The CompactFlash and SmartMedia are coded in standard ATA format.
I think Windows 95 could detect them without any drivers
But thanks for the early comments- keep them coming.
I'm posting a brief report about Microsoft's .NET initiative. Just a summary with a few different viewpoints about how it might fare.
Then time for bed. Lab at 8am tomorrow (ugh.. only 5 sleep for me).
Eric
(really missing the feedback forum for Industry Report articles)
Re:Hello Eric and great start here at AT.
1. Not at all, I use it 3-8 hrs a day and play games primarly strategy, autocad, excel.
2. I liked the ability to control the "enviroment" for different users logged in. Using it at the office with many others logging on and of any number of computers this was a really nice feature.
3.n/a
4. Look and feel more like a mac which I started on and have a fondness in my heart for.
5. MS control. Like product activation, also heard they did somthing about copywritten songs and such?
Re:Wrong forum Eric, the forum police will be here soon:D
1) Everything just works with minimal driver installation. I plug in my CompactFlash or SmartMedia cards and XP automatically opens them up for me (and asks me to open the disk, start a slideshow, etc.). A lot of tasks are grouped together for easier use. The scanner utility is a GOD SEND
2) Umm, b/c it's new
3) —
4) Above mentioned features. Fast boot/reboot/shutdown. Rock solid. Solid performance. ClearType support for my LCD. More efficient GUI.
5) None really. It's MS's best OS to date.
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