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Brian Livingston wrote one of the first and best series of
Windows books beginning with Windows 95 Secrets in 1995.
Since introduction of XP, he has consistently pooh-poohed Windows
98 users who have refused to switch and who cite the speed and
reliability of it and the lack of worry that some critical MS
download tonight will break their mission critical application
tomorrow.
In their latest newsletter Scott Dunn writes:
But like a fabled perpetual motion machine, XP keeps on going and
going -- and if you follow some simple guidelines, the OS will
keep running in top condition until Vista's successor is ready in
2010.
XP is an operating system with serious legs.
Microsoft may not have planned it this way, but XP could end up
rivaling NT and 2000 as the version of Windows with the longest
lifespan.
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080515
This statement upset Win 98 users who know from experience that
the high point of MS relative development excellence and overall
reliability and usability remains Win 98.
In their next newsletter, Dunn wrote:
XP SP3 triggers false positives in security apps
Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 can cause your anti-malware
programs to report the presence of Trojans and keyloggers that
aren't there.
The false positives have blocked important system files in some
cases, and in others they have misled users into reinstalling XP
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080522
Their system with legs, their system with the longest life
expectancy just had one of its biggest screwups yet.
When XP came out, many 98 users said they had to wait to see
something equal in stability. XP SP3 shows they need to wait
some more.
Given 98's at the moment indefinite life, 98 will end up the
windows system with the longest life expectancy.
Windows books beginning with Windows 95 Secrets in 1995.
Since introduction of XP, he has consistently pooh-poohed Windows
98 users who have refused to switch and who cite the speed and
reliability of it and the lack of worry that some critical MS
download tonight will break their mission critical application
tomorrow.
In their latest newsletter Scott Dunn writes:
But like a fabled perpetual motion machine, XP keeps on going and
going -- and if you follow some simple guidelines, the OS will
keep running in top condition until Vista's successor is ready in
2010.
XP is an operating system with serious legs.
Microsoft may not have planned it this way, but XP could end up
rivaling NT and 2000 as the version of Windows with the longest
lifespan.
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080515
This statement upset Win 98 users who know from experience that
the high point of MS relative development excellence and overall
reliability and usability remains Win 98.
In their next newsletter, Dunn wrote:
XP SP3 triggers false positives in security apps
Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 can cause your anti-malware
programs to report the presence of Trojans and keyloggers that
aren't there.
The false positives have blocked important system files in some
cases, and in others they have misled users into reinstalling XP
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080522
Their system with legs, their system with the longest life
expectancy just had one of its biggest screwups yet.
When XP came out, many 98 users said they had to wait to see
something equal in stability. XP SP3 shows they need to wait
some more.
Given 98's at the moment indefinite life, 98 will end up the
windows system with the longest life expectancy.