How I use Ideamason - and why

Posted by Graham Smith
Oct 29, 2006 at 01:23 PM

Kenneth

>This is quite interesting indeed. I can
>only speak from my experience, but having used Windows XP (SP2) and Windows 2000 in the
>past and present, there is no way I would ever want to use Windows 2000 ever again . . .

I think this is one the problems when trying to derive any general concusions from personal experience.

I have been running XP on my Thinkpad for about 2.5 years, while running an almost identical set of programs on my desktop running WIN2000 for the same period. When not out and about, the Thinkpad sits in a docking station and shares a 19” Vewisonic monitor with the desktop, which has dual monitors.

I have had several annoying software problems with the Thinkpad ( the most money I have ever spent on a computer) and XP and not a single problem with my home built PC running WIN2000. I have never had a BOD with WIN2000, but the Thinkpad has had a whole series of driver issues, the USB ports have issues, the Windows update often fails, but has never failed on WIN2000, indeed a whole list issues.

Having said that, my previous home built PC running WIN98SE also worked flawlessly. It is only since I have had XP computers that I have started to have problems. I know this is unusual, and I have just been lucky, but that has been my experience.

Of course there could be many reasons for this, but my new University computer (XP of course) is also having problems. I am not in way suggesting that WIN2000 is better, but my personal experiences prevent me from getting enthusiastic about XP. Long term of course I will upgrade all my PCs to XP or even Vista, as I will have no choice, but I am in no rush.

>ClearType,

This gave me purple fringing around closely spaced letters and I had to switch it off as it was annoying me so much

>This is not to suggest that XP is the best OS available out there.

Everyone knows that is Linux :-)

Graham