XP AntiSpygets rid of the main problem, and yes you can make your XP look like Win2K again, or even Win95 if you like. I've stripped most of the crap out of mine and just kept some of the good new features, lockable taskbar, the new start menu design, emptied my desktop since it's all on the start menu.
So I have a 2K-like OS that loads quickly, doesn't blue screen when you attempt to run DOS games and actually has one or two good features, such as the XP-only desktop switcher powertoy (which unix has had for years, but this just looks like the 98/2K quicklaunch bar, and the taskbar based media player.
Easy to install, and about half a day to strip away all the crud.
Ultimately my reason for upgrading was that 2K had gone unstable.. turned out this was because one of my PCI cards wasn't in properly and it killed XP too!, fixed it by bending it's blanking plate and stuck with XP.
(So I have a 2K-like OS that loads quickly, doesn't blue screen when you attempt to run DOS games and actually has one or two good features, such as the XP-only desktop switcher powertoy (which unix has had for years, but this just looks like the 98/2K quicklaunch bar, and the taskbar based media player.
Easy to install, and about half a day to strip away all the crud.
Ultimately my reason for upgrading was that 2K had gone unstable.. turned out this was because one of my PCI cards wasn't in properly and it killed XP too!, fixed it by bending it's blanking plate and stuck with XP.
Lum,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 22:20,
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Both myself and the missusinstalled XP on our machines.
Both myself and the missus had six weeks of corrupt files, incompatable drivers, crashes, hangs and assorted anihummusing.
Both myself and the missus removed XP
Both myself and the missus happy now.
(Both myself and the missus had six weeks of corrupt files, incompatable drivers, crashes, hangs and assorted anihummusing.
Both myself and the missus removed XP
Both myself and the missus happy now.
NobbyNobody 21 years a b3tan,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 22:23,
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For all yer desktopswitching doobries, visit Stardock.
I've been using windowblinds and desktopX for 2 years now and it rocks. For me, anyway.
(I've been using windowblinds and desktopX for 2 years now and it rocks. For me, anyway.
witchy is covered in BEES,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 22:44,
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Well,I made sure to check driver compatability beforehand, and had all the new drivers to hand, of course, having previously run Win2K, which I built this system for, XP compatability wasn't really a problem
As for WindowBlinds et.al. I always found that proggy a bit flakey though I haven't used it for years.. I like to remove all that sort of crud and have my computer be simple and fast, rather than slow and pretty.
(As for WindowBlinds et.al. I always found that proggy a bit flakey though I haven't used it for years.. I like to remove all that sort of crud and have my computer be simple and fast, rather than slow and pretty.
Lum,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 23:13,
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