THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT!

[norsenerd]

Xp dosn;t work with most of my new stuff or any of my old stuff. I think part of the problem may be that I got this computer 2 years ago and when I did I had a strict budget so I couldn;t get top of the line.

[Ozymandias]

You've thought they'd've made XP backwards compatible, wouldn't you?

[Zaaphod]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ozymandias+Jul 10 2004, 03:33 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ozymandias @ Jul 10 2004, 03:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Now I have XP it works with hardly any of my old stuff and all of my new stuff (I hav more old stuff than new stuff) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> There's no guarantee it will work, but have you tried adjusting the compatibility mode with the Program Compatibility Wizard? You can use that to trick a program into thinking it's running on an older version of Windows.<br>

[Ozymandias]

I tried that and it does nearly nothing.

[Zaaphod]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ozymandias+Jul 11 2004, 03:28 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ozymandias @ Jul 11 2004, 03:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I tried that and it does nearly nothing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Yeah, sorry about that. I figured as much. It only works once in a blue moon if even that often. <!--emo&<_<--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[norsenerd]

When I try that it just gives me a diferent error, usualy. I have trie though.

[Ozymandias]

there should be more blue moons by general consencus

[Sabre]

I agree.

[Softpaw]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ozymandias+Jul 10 2004, 06:33 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ozymandias @ Jul 10 2004, 06:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> No, ME was the best! It worked with all my old stuff and most of my new stuff. Now I have XP it works with hardly any of my old stuff and all of my new stuff (I hav more old stuff than new stuff) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Having worked on a lot of home computers, I quickly stopped supporting Windows ME. Whenever I got a call to work on an ME system, an upgrade to either Win98 or Win2k would fix any problem the person was having. ME was the worst operating system to ever come out of Microsoft, even the MS people say so.

[Zylo]

ME was so bad that MS gave up on it and rushed XP out. That's bad.

[Ozymandias]

ME was not bad! I loved it to bits and then glued it back again so I could love it some more! No, really, I installed Win 2000 and had to do all kinds of crazy stuff to get ME back.<br><br>Is XP any good for networking?<br>

[Softpaw]

XP Pro is just as good for networking as Win2k, with many useful advanced options and diagnostic tools.<br><br>XP Home is more like 98 in that regard, it does very simple communication over ethernet, but its security is horribly weak, and having control over your file sharing is a nonexistant fantasy.

[Ozymandias]

good thing i got pro then

[Softpaw]

Yay! Good boy <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--><br><br>[tosses you a treat] You know how to choose a good operating system!

[Dr. Doog]

what about me? don't i get a treat? i recieved an iBook in the mail yesterday! Mac OS X Panther!