Windows XP: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP
by ChuckT - 11/28/04 10:45 AM In reply to: Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by pixmanThere hasn't been an OS created that doesn't give someone problems.
There has never been an OS created that is used on more computers at the same time as WinXP.
There probably isn't any other OS that is more complicated, more lines of source code than WinXP.
There probably has never been another OS that has more newbies trying to use it.
There has never been another OS that has more hackers, wanna-be hackers, and just other "evil-doers", who all want to cause mischief, harm, or get into your affairs, as WinXP.
WinXP can, at the same time, be fun, easy, and perplexing.
So, what can't you believe?
Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP
by pixman - 11/28/04 9:13 PM In reply to: Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP by ChuckTCannot believe how much trouble people have using XP. It is virtually intuative. What's so problematic about working with it? Really, I wanna hear what the problems are. Seriously. I've lead many people into the world of XP and they cannot believe how easy it is to use. C'mon back...
Re: C'mon back
by ChuckT - 11/29/04 1:25 AM In reply to: Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP by pixmanWho are you talking to? 
me?
I am a fan of WinXP. I was responding to
your comment "Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP"
I only was explaining that what you and I believe is very intuitive; can be not-so for many people.
Many people are not as adept at the tools at hand, they just can't figure their way out of a 3 sided box.
Take another item, just driving a car... the only good driver I see on the road is me. 
:^O
You talking to me?
by R. Proffitt
- 11/29/04 4:37 AM
In reply to: Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP by pixman
XP does work rather well, but the issues of SPYWARE taking advantage of gaping security holes in Internet Explorer has not made this a smooth journey.
While SP2 does close a lot of these holes up, it didn't do them all plus Microsoft didn't listen to it's beta crew about what happens when SPYWWARE is on the machine.
Now we have a situation where people are (right so) hesitant to apply SP2.
I know of no cure.
Bob
Re: You talking to me?
by pixman - 11/30/04 9:27 PM In reply to: You talking to me? by R. Proffitt
Uhm, DeNiro, right? Naw, just shakin' my head over how much trouble people have with XP. I have not patched to SP2 and won't. Third party protection is great and I browse with the firey little fox. My computer is loaded to the max with software and hardware all running thru XP Home edition. No problems. I really love XP. It's so darned simple to use I just get boggled by all the trouble people have in using it. Shall we start a Driver's Ed for XP class?
Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP
by skooterfd - 12/3/04 5:05 AM In reply to: Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP by pixmanWell for one it makes you have to download new drivers for all your Hardware before it will recognize them. Then there is the software that needs to be updated, in many cases the companys want you to buy a newer version just so you can run it on XP. When you already paid to have on Win98se. Still haven't got it to lable my slave drive. It knows it's there it just won't give it a drive letter. It still has Win98se and programs on it (FAT32). I'd like to access some of those programs but can't untill I figure out how to get XP to label the drive.
Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP
by pixman - 12/3/04 9:35 PM In reply to: Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP by skooterfdFAT32! Dark Ages!
wow...
by Binary-Data - 10/18/05 4:53 PM In reply to: Re: Cannot believe all the people having problems with XP by skooterfdWell, as far as the hardware recognition, any hardware that postdates the release, you will DEFINATELY have to download the driver, there is no way around that for any OS with no exceptions. XP comes bundled with generic drivers, if it were bundled with all of the drivers for every piece of hardware predating the release, there would be ATLEAST 4 or 5 DVDs packed with nothing but drivers.
As far as the slave hd, usually that occurs due to bad jumper settings (all depends on the motherboard manufacturer), XP is backwards compatible with all FAT partitions, it could also be the harddrive itself, sometimes they get messed up accidentally... my cat killed my 30 gig from my RAID... and as far as the XP question, i've heard "eXPerience" and "Extreme Programming"... if you wanna say something, i most likely wont see this page again, so just send an e-mail c0f_klown_crue_c0f*at*yahoo*dot*com
Answer in particular to SP2
by sheard - 12/1/04 5:51 AM In reply to: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by robertkingExasperating.
Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
by jlyon87671 - 12/3/04 2:32 AM In reply to: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by robertkingeXpensive.
Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
by jcrobso - 12/3/04 8:07 AM In reply to: Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by jlyon87671After going through SP1, all the security updates and SP2, I belive it stands for eXtream Pain.
Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
by MajorCB - 12/3/04 2:48 AM In reply to: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by robertkingFrom all of what we have seen it really means EXPERIMENTAL
Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
by ohanlonp - 12/3/04 2:50 AM In reply to: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by robertkingThe boring, official Microsoft answer is that XP stands for experience. In other words, it was based on the experience they gained developing earlier versions of the operating system.
Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
by zvika - 12/3/04 3:26 AM In reply to: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by robertkingThe "XP" in Windows XP stands for "eXPerience."
An operating system introduced in 2001 from Microsoft's Windows family of operating systems, the previous version of Windows being Windows Me. Microsoft called the release its most important product since Windows 95. Along with a redesigned look and feel to the user interface, the new operating system is built on the Windows 2000 kernel, giving the user a more stable and reliable environment than previous versions of Windows. Windows XP comes in two versions, Home and Professional. The company has focused on mobility for both editions, including plug and play features for connecting to wireless networks. The operating system also utilizes the 802.11x wireless security standard.
Re: What does the XP in Windows XP mean?
by starmany2k - 12/3/04 3:28 AM In reply to: What does the XP in Windows XP mean? by robertkingXperimental Program
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