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thats one of my biggest gripes with 2k, that damn ballon pops up and you cant close it unless you launch the stupid thing its trying to do.

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That low-disk space ballon never pops up in Win2000

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Thier is a easy way around those pop-ups, get the power tools from ms and turn that off. I did that for xp and I know that you can do that with 2000pro.

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My mistake. it is only for win xp. Here is a link to give you more info, also it is called power toys.
<A HREF="http:// http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp" target="_new">http:// http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp</A>

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my point is i log on to hundereds of different comps a week. every one of them defaults to showing that damn balloon when theres an update. and no im not going to disable automatic updates on every computer, it was set to on when i updated them to sp3. you can recomend links to little utilities till your blue in the face but that will not change the fact that xp already has those issues covered! <end rant>

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when you do an upgrade it will ask you if you want to use the auto update. So your issue is your on fault. Also you get to choose with upgrades you want, you did not have to choose the auto update And lastly you could have choosen to set the auto update to just download the updates with out asking. I was only giving that infomation to the people who where having the pop-up for low disk space. I was getting that and I did not like it so I got the power toys to turn that off. I never said anything about your update problem, that is what I call an user error.

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I have only 4% free space in one of my partitions. But I never see disk cleanup ballon

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do not attempt to make me out to be a fool. the pop up i was getting about auto updates was turned on by default by sp3. yes, you can turn it off but im not going to do that on 1500 computers. every computer i log on to as admin trys to do that damn update.

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hmm in 2k3 i had a partition that was 99% full...and i got no such notifications in 2k3...i bet there is a way to turn of the notification...but why bother if 2k works...


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not bs...try recomending someone to run xp who has 256 or 128mb of memory?
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Point being you could have easily told me that when Windows 95 went out and we had less RAM than recommended, when Win 98 came out, when Windows 2000 came out. WindowsXP is just another normal evolution of more memory, so I think your point is moot.

then look at all the dells and compaqs that ship with 128mb of memory...
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True but those are Surfer comps. You don't game on them, you use the net and edit docs. I myself can't even begin to believe there are sad people out there who use 128MB on WinXP, but I will have to concede to the fact that it's enough for surfing and e-mail. (Dell does NOT sell high-ends with 128MB!)
but how many of them does the home user use?
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I'm quite an advanced user, but I enjoy the fast connectivity for a Digital Camera. If I don't want to open my Canon program, XP will detect right at the moment I connect the cable, and ask me if I want to use its built-in picture downloading, fast and easy.
Point being there are MANY features people use with XP, and I've seen it all in action.

Other than that you get networking features and security features which most home users do not use
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The built-in Firewall is a good basic way to let home users feel safe without tweaking anything.
Additionally WinXP has the easiest network connectivity by far, especially for DSL. DSL users will know what I mean. I don't need to install no more Access Managers from my DSL Company, WinXP has it all and it's 2-3 times faster to connect too! Plus the internet and downloading is faster in general.
so i tryed out 2k3 because it supported hyperthreading...
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Um not to disappoint but I believe Windows XP Pro has HT in it, you're a big fool if you got Win 2003 JUST for HT! 😱
EDIT: On second thought I reread what you said. You didn't want XP so you went for 2003. Ok, but still, like I said, 2003 is exactly XP but with networking features, so it was still silly to go for the same functioning OS just for HT.

it had some compatability issues
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Pretty much any NT OS made for server purposes will. From what I remember, and I could be wrong, but Win 2000 Advanced server (basically the one that supports huge amounts of servers and comes with a full blown kit of networking features) DOES also have compatibility issues in general with home user apps and games.
Win 2000 PRO doesn't.

I just wanted you to realize you either did not take your time to experience it, or you are just not being completely open to the whole concept of Windows XP. 2003 is exactly XP but with Windows 2000's excellent networking features.

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and low disk space ballon doesn't pop up in every 2 minute when you have low disk space in a drive.
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Well boohoo, get a better drive or enlarge your partition!

2000 doesn't eat several hundred megs of disk space for $hitty system restore
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Do me a favor and say next time "In my opinion", because your statement is subjective, and there are tons, like me, who use SysRestore or keep it on. It sure as heck saved me tons of times. As for it eating space, you can disable it or allocate a specific amount, so stop whining about space! :tongue:

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Windows 2000 can USE an HT CPU, but HT will kill it, making it up to 50% slower in some applications.
It is strongly suggested not to use it with it.
Besides, if you buy an HT P4, chances are you're a high-end user, and chances are you have Windows XP or Windows 2003.

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True.

*blames M$ for not releasing a HT patch for Win2000*
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Considering you hate Intel and don't want to buy any of their products, I have to say you're kind of screwing yourself with such a statement that doesn't concern you! LOL!

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Plz don't try to make me out as a dumbass, who said i bought 2k3...

AFAIK even the 8XXX series of dells ship with 256mb of memory...and those are considered by 99% of users top of the line...and still have less than 512mb which by most is considered min. for XP

Why does XP have to hog so many resorces? That is my point it is extremely unecissary...especially since it has so much in common with 2k...i have run 2k on systems with 64mb of memory and it ran just as fast as 98...

Again the top of the line dells ship with 256 which is too little for xp IMO...

Fine there are some features...i guess you are right...but i don't feel like that justifies XP being such a bloated OS...that seems to constantly access the internet...i don't like that...i feel like M$ is playing big brother on us...just download a firewall and see how often it accesses the internet (open help for example)

Haha...you are calling the firewall a feature...fact of the matter it is weak and nothing more than a placebo (spelling?)...i have even seen instances that it interferes with other installed firewalls...

eden you do not need to judge my actions...really...what you think is silly i may think is logical...i do not like the fact that you are trying to make me look like a jackass just because i have a diffrent preferance of OS's than you...i relise that xp is simular to 2k3 and if you had read my posts you would know why i went for it...but obviously you would rather put down than read...so flame away...you are just wasting your time...

2k3 only had compatability issues with 1 program that i used...all of the other games worked after i enabled direct 3d from dxdiag...

I am aware of my actions (duh thats why i spent the time to format and reistall!)...again...i wanted a pre tweaked os without all of xp's crap and that is what i got...


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