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Re: Win98 versus 2000, XP, Longhorn, etc.
de ms 06/23/2006 10:48
Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in
news:GRymg.120463$dW3.95594@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:
> ms wrote:
>>
>> I migrated from W98SE (dying computer) to W2K. I prefer W98SE, W2K is
>> OK, but lots of my usual settings are more difficult in W2K, W98SE
>> was always easy to set up. In W2K, Task Manager has so much normal
>> crap listed, it's useless to me.
>>
>> Mike Sa
>
> Hey Mike;
>
> "more difficult," and "so much normal crap" pretty much sum up the
> differences between dos- and ntfs-based oses. <g>
>
> It is a learning curve but that's to be expected. The underlying
> technology is more complicated. But give it time...the task manager
> example...don't give up looking at it from time to time and googling
> what's unfamiliar. It'll start making sense.
>
> Fwiw, the ng microsoft.public.win2000.general has several regulars who
> are pretty helpful. You'll notice a lot of the questions are geared
> more towards business situations but all stripes are welcome...
>
> -Craig
Thanks, Craig.
I've posted as a W2K newbie to that ng and they are very helpful.
My Task Manager *only* had 28 entries, not as bad as other people. But
only about 8 are my programs, so I need to identify each of the other
entries before I can kill a unwelcome program I just loaded. Right now,
it's a tree in a forest.
Mike Sa