windows xp

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 9:19 am

Got my hands on Windows XP final release - with a corporate ser # -

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 4:27 pm

I'll stick with Win2K on my workstation but sooner or later I'll need to aquire XP to familiarize myself with it for computer servicing.

It took them a year to get Win2K really tuned and stable - especially with games, and I expect XP to also have a long and painful maturing period.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Tue Sep 04, 2001 12:09 am

fyi guys
i installed it tonight and love it

its a whole new look and feel my system is faster and also looks alot cleaner and the pass word thing never came up just the reg, key was all i needed !

DocSilly · Post by **DocSilly** » Tue Sep 04, 2001 3:35 pm

Someone has to show me first that game performance increased from 2k to XP (what I doubt) and also say that drivers are better (looking at SB!Live drivers) ... and only then I "might" consider the rather costly upgrade ... until then I'll stay with 2k.

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Tue Sep 04, 2001 9:58 pm

No Voodoo support in XP.

I'll stick with good old trusty 98SE.

Kakarot · Post by **Kakarot** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 8:28 am

Originally posted by renovation
fyi guys
i installed it tonight and love it
its a whole new look and feel my system is faster and also looks alot cleaner and the pass word thing never came up just the reg, key was all i needed !

Thats prob cause you did a clean install right? so of course its going to be faster than your old rotted out install of 98 or whatever you had on there. And the corporate version doesn't have the Product Activation in it... only the home retail versions do.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 6:16 pm

no i did the upgrade from win 2 K

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 1:22 am

Well first I upgraded from Win2k to XP, but it was really flakey. So I decided to do a fresh install. So far everything I had installed before is working just fine. I really like the feel of it. Lots of cool features.

The Wraithlord · Post by **The Wraithlord** » Fri Sep 07, 2001 8:18 pm

I've been running it for near a week now, dual booted fresh install. I love it. Not a single problem with it besides a minor in-game refreshrate bug. Other than that, it is great. I haven't booted up the old install since.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Sep 07, 2001 10:47 pm

Anyone tried a Win2K/WinXP dual boot? Any pitfalls?

The Wraithlord · Post by **The Wraithlord** » Sun Sep 09, 2001 1:17 pm

Dual ME/XP here FP, no problems. Not what you asked I know but still worth knowing I think.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Sep 09, 2001 4:11 pm

I'd expect ME or 98 to dual boot okay, just wondering if XP and Win2K would get along.

ketchup · Post by **ketchup** » Thu Sep 13, 2001 1:25 am

Is it me or does WinXP feel like Mandrake-linux 8.0?

I know I'll probably loose a couple of frame-rates from some of my favorite games, but I think this upgrade is worth it. I've have WinME/WinXP dual boot and I havent use WinME since the install. You guys have got to try it.

Kakarot · Post by **Kakarot** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 11:27 am

Originally posted by ketchup
Is it me or does WinXP feel like Mandrake-linux 8.0?

I know I'll probably loose a couple of frame-rates from some of my favorite games, but I think this upgrade is worth it. I've have WinME/WinXP dual boot and I havent use WinME since the install. You guys have got to try it.

Hell, even 98se is better than WinME.

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Wed Sep 26, 2001 8:19 pm

98se / XP Pro dual boot here. At this point the only things I use 98se for are Need for Speed 5 Porsche Unleashed and Half Life.