Check it out real quick....seriously.

Quakindude · Nov 3, 2002, 03:46 AM

Ok. I have been around computers for a few years now. I am very comfortable around them and I love playing Quake lll and Counter-Strike. But, I now have a delimma. My puter had Windows Me on it but I recently loaded Win2KPro. I am loving life without all the damned crashes I had with Me. But here's the deal. I have had a brand new copy of WinXP and Office XP pro editions delievered to me courtesy of the Army and the fact that the Army pays my way through school. I have heard a BUNCH of bad things about WinXP. System is:

AMD Thunderbird 1.2Ghz CPU
396 megs of Crucial PC133 Ram
Geforce MX440 64 meg AGP video
Integrated mobo sound
CDRW-Lite on
DVD-Sony

My Mobo has the VIA chipset with the newest 4in1 drivers installed. My puter isn't anything fancy but it gets 140 FPS in Q3 at 1024x768. It also does all the office work I need it to do so I am happy with it. But, what would YOU do if you had a copy of Win2kPro and XP? Try it or not? Pros and Cons? Any advice if I do install XP?

I just have gotten all of the updates and security patches for this setup and am happy with it. But you know men, just like with my car, I just can't leave well enough alone at times!

digitalwanderer · Nov 3, 2002, 03:49 AM

Dual-boot, have both.

Quakindude · Nov 3, 2002, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Dual-boot, have both.

Hmmm. Interesting. What would be the number one Pro and Con to that? I have never setup a dual boot system, but I am sure I can find out enough on the net to help there. I have two 40 gig H/D's in the puter here. Would I use them both, one for each, or partition the Primary drive into two separate drives and use my slave drive as storage only....

digitalwanderer · Nov 3, 2002, 04:41 AM

I don't really know. I've been a stubbon-as-hell 98se hold-out, and when I finally gave in to the temptation of XP it pretty much just automatically set it all up very nicely for me. Once I add linux to the mix I imagine I might be able to help ya more.

MikeDaMan · Nov 3, 2002, 08:46 AM

You would probably be satisfied with XP but I would agree with Dig and Dual Boot the 2 Os's. That way you could test out which one you like most and perhaps install that OS as default.

~~ByteMe~~ · Nov 3, 2002, 08:03 PM

Any fokking retard could tell you that XP works just fine. Install it and use the time you saved and dual boot your fokking dildo.

Quakindude · Nov 3, 2002, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ByteMe
Any fokking retard could tell you that XP works just fine. Install it and use the time you saved and dual boot your fokking dildo.

Always count on the penis leech of the bunch to make asshole like comments in a serious thread.

Maybe you can teach us how to dual boot a dildo so we can better entertain your mama.

Idiot.

~~ByteMe~~ · Nov 3, 2002, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Quakindude
Always count on the penis leech of the bunch to make asshole like comments in a serious thread.

Maybe you can teach us how to dual boot a dildo so we can better entertain your mama.

Idiot.

And since WHEN was this area "serious" ? besides you being a SERIOUSLY morally inept, computer illeterite, whiny jackass.

UberLord · Nov 4, 2002, 01:34 AM

This isn't exactly flame warzone material

Due to some flame warzone like replies I'm closing this thread in the hope that it will be reposted in a more relevant forum

Nov 3, 2002, 03:46 AM	#1
Quakindude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Check it out real quick....seriously. Ok. I have been around computers for a few years now. I am very comfortable around them and I love playing Quake lll and Counter-Strike. But, I now have a delimma. My puter had Windows Me on it but I recently loaded Win2KPro. I am loving life without all the damned crashes I had with Me. But here's the deal. I have had a brand new copy of WinXP and Office XP pro editions delievered to me courtesy of the Army and the fact that the Army pays my way through school. I have heard a BUNCH of bad things about WinXP. System is: AMD Thunderbird 1.2Ghz CPU 396 megs of Crucial PC133 Ram Geforce MX440 64 meg AGP video Integrated mobo sound CDRW-Lite on DVD-Sony My Mobo has the VIA chipset with the newest 4in1 drivers installed. My puter isn't anything fancy but it gets 140 FPS in Q3 at 1024x768. It also does all the office work I need it to do so I am happy with it. But, what would YOU do if you had a copy of Win2kPro and XP? Try it or not? Pros and Cons? Any advice if I do install XP? I just have gotten all of the updates and security patches for this setup and am happy with it. But you know men, just like with my car, I just can't leave well enough alone at times!

Nov 3, 2002, 03:49 AM	#2
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Why choose? Dual-boot, have both. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Nov 3, 2002, 04:41 AM	#4
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	To be honest with you? I don't really know. I've been a stubbon-as-hell 98se hold-out, and when I finally gave in to the temptation of XP it pretty much just automatically set it all up very nicely for me. Once I add linux to the mix I imagine I might be able to help ya more. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Nov 3, 2002, 08:46 AM	#5
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	You would probably be satisfied with XP but I would agree with Dig and Dual Boot the 2 Os's. That way you could test out which one you like most and perhaps install that OS as default. __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Nov 4, 2002, 01:34 AM	#9
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	This isn't exactly flame warzone material Due to some flame warzone like replies I'm closing this thread in the hope that it will be reposted in a more relevant forum __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Nov 3, 2002, 08:03 PM	#6
~~ByteMe~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 761 Rep Power: 0	Any fokking retard could tell you that XP works just fine. Install it and use the time you saved and dual boot your fokking dildo.