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[Softwebdev]

Do you think WinXp is it ? Do you ever think that MS will release the second edition of WinXP . Its name is "Longhorn". Beta is on its way in 2002 and will be released in 2003.

what say you?

[Kingslayer]

Why does the name "Longhorn" bring back memories of that Microsoft Redneck 98 joke?

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by Kingslayer
Why does the name "Longhorn" bring back memories of that Microsoft Redneck 98 joke?

GOD KNOWS......................you would think that there is a lot of MySTERY in this XP

[Smizack]

Originally posted by Softwebdev


GOD KNOWS......................you would think that there is a lot of MySTERY in this XP

Mystery? What's so mysterious about it?

[killem1x1]

I haven't seen the "roadmap" for Mixostuf, but I think they will keep "xPeeing" us for a long time to come...

[Monaco]

I believe it! This is the same company that had us using Windows 95 until 1999. They'd rather patch than make a new product!

And seeing the state of some of their products, that's a good thing! 629 patches for XP already, sheesh!

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by Smizack


Mystery? What's so mysterious about it?

Mystery is in one word "STABLE".............If you think xp is STABLE, what the hell MS prepares for another "STABLE".......................

something is wrong in this XP..........until we see second edition of xp............we will know the answer

[killem1x1]

It does not seem very consistent. I picked up 14 systems for resell today. All were T'bird 1.2's with the XP "home" edition. It seems like a 50/50 shot so far if everything works with our software/equipment out of the box, literally. The first one, we couldn't get our digitizer to work, second one did, third and fourth didn't fifth did, 6th I left for someone else to try.
We'll see.

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by killem1x1
It does not seem very consistent. I picked up 14 systems for resell today. All were T'bird 1.2's with the XP "home" edition. It seems like a 50/50 shot so far if everything works with our software/equipment out of the box, literally. The first one, we couldn't get our digitizer to work, second one did, third and fourth didn't fifth did, 6th I left for someone else to try.
We'll see.

This is what MS call "more STABLE"...................STABLE my a** !

hope your sell goes WELL............i'm scared now...........because i'm on my way to get XP............what the heck! ...........I like DANGEROUS............:)

[UnseenMenace]

The ONLY reason that Microsoft continues to update products is a simple one and that is it is a business. Microsoft is responsible to its share holders this is no mystery in itself.

I do not believe that there is any more of a problem within XP than any other Microsoft product and that it will be patched and updated to a new version in all due time, this is not unexpected and is most certainly not mysterious

[UnseenMenace]

Originally posted by Softwebdev


This is what MS call "more STABLE"...................STABLE my a** !

hope your sell goes WELL............i'm scared now...........because i'm on my way to get XP............what the heck! ...........I like DANGEROUS............:)


The ability of Windows XP to detect hardware has nothing to do with stability.
Windows XP could not detect my HP deskjet, a printer model which has not been supported by HP themselves for 3 years is this also a stability problem?
There was some compatibility issues with Windows 95 upon release not to mention recently with Windows2000 upon release however most companys fixed these issues over a period of time and the same will happen with XP

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by UnseenMenace



The ability of Windows XP to detect hardware has nothing to do with stability.
Windows XP could not detect my HP deskjet, a printer model which has not been supported by HP themselves for 3 years is this also a stability problem?



So you see "STABLE" in my post..........."STABLE" term means more than just HARDWARE........If you tell me that detecting HARDWARE has nothing to do with STABILITY..of Windows..............

perhaps, the term "Plug and Play" brings the BELL..............:)?.......You need the driver for the hardware to work.........and without the driver installed..and function PROPERLY.in Windows Environment..............why bother with HARDWARE issue............

most consumer printer is getting outdated and eventually isn't supported...........since everything new comes out every month.........Why borther with old stuff ?.............Period...........................i'm not supprised to see your HP printer like that

[killem1x1]

Originally posted by UnseenMenace
The ONLY reason that Microsoft continues to update products is a simple one and that is it is a business. Microsoft is responsible to its share holders this is no mystery in itself.

I do not believe that there is any more of a problem within XP than any other Microsoft product and that it will be patched and updated to a new version in all due time, this is not unexpected and is most certainly not mysterious


I agreee and disagree that there is not more of a problem with XP, because like you stated it will be like the first few versions of DOS, 95, and 98, etc... It will take many patches, bug fixes, until we reach a "stable" point of the last release of 95, 98SE, and so on. I hope this makes sense, I tried to reword it.
(that's probably where I messed up) ;)
Although you are 100% correct in your first statement IMO:
"]The ONLY reason that Microsoft continues to update products is a simple one and that is it is a business."

[UnseenMenace]

My point was that a previous post mentioned ' It seems like a 50/50 shot so far if everything works with our software/equipment out of the box ' to which you commented 'This is what MS call "more STABLE"...................STABLE my a** ! ' .. This is not a stability issue as if a scanner or something else does not work it usually does not make the OS crash or become unstable, this is nothing more than compatibility problems which have been present on all versions of Windows prior to Windows XP.
I am not personally shocked to see that my printer is no longer supported and even if it was but was not recognized by Windows this would not be a stability issue it would be a compatibility issue.

[jbell]

Originally posted by Softwebdev


This is what MS call "more STABLE"...................STABLE my a** !

hope your sell goes WELL............i'm scared now...........because i'm on my way to get XP............what the heck! ...........I like DANGEROUS............:)


.....As stable as a 3 legged donkey standing on a bowling ball during an earthquake !

I like those odds!

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by jbell



.....As stable as a 3 legged donkey standing on a bowling ball during an earthquake !

I like those odds!

that's my point........