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Re: Win98 versus 2000, XP, Longhorn, etc.
de Helen 06/24/2006 05:16
"ms" <ms@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> 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
Mike,
Do you use WinPatrol? I like it because of the option to disable/enable
when you wish and the warning when one program attempts to change
a setting you have.
Helen