[ltp] [offtopic] how to use windows?

[James Knott]

Alexey I. Froloff wrote:
> Just got my X41 from service (HDD died and replaced) with
> pre-installed Windows XP.  I decided to update BIOS and firmwares
> with magic Auto-Seek-And-Dest^WUpdate Tool.
>
> There were lots of pre-installed sh*t, like tablet tools, google
> desktop/picasa, symantec antivirus and so on.  Windows boots for
> about 2-3 minutes and then for about 5-7 minutes it was so slow,
> than any slower and programs will be running backwards.
>   

When XP was new, MS claimed it would start up faster than Windows 2000. 
Well, you can see your desktop sooner, but you can't do much.  When I
start up my work computer, I go get a coffee.  I then come back to my
desk and log in.  I then read the paper for a while and drink some
coffee (maybe have a cookie or two) as my desktop comes up.  It's a few
minutes from when my desktop appears, to when I can actually do
something.  On the other hand, with Linux, as soon as the desktop
appears, I can click on something and know it will run!
> OK.  ThinkVantage, System Update, Find updates.  First of all
> System update have updated itself three times in a row.  Finaly
> I've updated BIOS without any visible problems.  Next stop - HDD
> and CDRW firmwares.
>
> Go to lenovo website, download firmware updates (ISO, since I
> don't have floppy) and...  From now on I tried to play "average
> windows user".
>
> How do you burn ISO image from Windows XP?  Short answer: You
> can't.  Long answer: Download Nero Burning Rom (trial version,
> 150 megabytes, don't know how much it costs).  By turning
> "advanced user mode" on I've found 200K DLL that adds "Burn ISO
> image" menu item to context menu.
>
> While downloading linux installer CD I tried to watch Pink Floyd
> Pulse DVD concert.  "Wow!  DVD disk detected.  Wanna watch with
> Windows Media Player?", asked Windows XP?  "OK", I replied.  "You
> can't watch DVD", said Windows XP, "because you don't have
> codecs."
>
> Menu, Plugins, Download Plugins, Codecs...  5-6 links, click...
> "Only now and only for you these pretty MPEG-2 codecs for only
> $14.95 and I'm cutting me own throat!"...  So I gave up and
> installed linux.
>
> How do people use Windows?  You can't just apt-get install /
> emerge / whatever your-favorite-applications.  You can't upgrade
> all your installed applications.  Some (most of) applications you
> have to buy.  You can set up nice workplace, probably with free
> components but you should spend a lot of time searching for it
> and then tracking updates manually.
>
>
> I can't use Windows any more after seven linux-only life.  Sorry
> for a bit of offtopic, but I needed to tell this to someone ;-) 
> Linux forever! ;-)
>
>   
I also quickly get fed up with using Windows.  I feel so restricted,
compared to Linux or OS/2.



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