RE: Bought Windows XP, but it will gather dust...

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> Sounds like you're still running OS/2.  :-)
I wish.  But that's a dead horse, so...

>XP is better than 3.1, 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98SE, NT 4.  I know,
>not saying much.  It's also prettier than Win2k.  :-)
Everything I've read indicates that if Win98SE is working well for you,
you have no compelling reason to upgrade to XP.  98SE is where I'll be
for a long time.  Just to clarify my position, the main problem I have
with XP is the hardware registration and the "phone home" crap.  I
happen to fiddle with my hardware quite a bit, and I refuse to accept
that I have to call anyone to "please let me have my OS back, I added a
new hard drive, and changed the video card."  That is PURE BS!

>What peeves me is needing a new version of Norton AntiVirus,
>Adaptec EZ CD Creator, etc because the crippled function provided
>in XP isn't compatible (or, more likely, collusion with the utility
>software makers to force otherwise unnecessary upgrades).
I dunno.  Personally, I think this is ALL MicroShaft's doing.  The OS
*is*, after all, a significant departure from the DOS underpinnings of
all Win9x OS's.

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com