Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad and Now etc etc... Win XP ??

Colgrove, George wrote:

> From: Rob Bell
>
> Let's not go down the OS discussion road... It never leads anywhere good.
>
> I was just trying to help the original guy with his 'purge & rebuild'
> situation with some ideas so that he could avoid it. I did not intend
> an OS discussion to ensue.
>
> Rob
>
> I didn't get any impression that there was an OS war. Up until a couple
> messages ago, there was a discussion about P&R needs and how they are
> diminishing. I have seen this with my experience from 95 -> 95OSR2 -> 98SE
> -> W2K/XP. FWIW, I have never got a crash in either W2K or XP on my work
> computer and every IBM Desktop and Thinkpad I've owned. My gripe is that
> things slow down over time. This I've experience uniformly with all
> systems. Windows is a little more prone - probably because there are so
> many more users than the rest.
>
> What's good about this list is the help I've gotten about these problems. I
> have prolonged my P&R sessions by using the latest service packs, Windows
> maintenance tools, SpyBot 1.3, Norton Utilities, Norton AV, and Norton
> Firewall. Once I get fully knowledgeable, I feel my P&R sessions will be
> fewer and further in between - maybe even none!
>
> George

I never said this was turning into an OS war... I just said these types
of discussions never lead to anything good because it turns into two
groups defending themselves (or disparaging the other) and not putting
forth any new ideas that would really benefit someone. My original
message on the topic was trying to help the guy without making turning
the discussion about an OS.

Rob
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Received on Mon Dec 13 13:56:02 2004