Sunday, April 13, 2003


eXPect eXPerience eXPlosion eXPosure

problem #1: XP does not read or recognize 90% of all cdrs that were created using either EasyCDCreator or Direct CD. I'm screwed.

problem #2: my ISP does not use the old cdroms that we got when we originally signed up with them in the mid-90s. I can get online by configuring the modem/dialup manually, but as for everything else on the cdrom (like Eudora) forget it. NT yes, XP no. I've got 3 options left on that one: unspported section, try again to make a cdrw (supposedly that one does and should work) that my old computer doesn't eat, or hook the 2 boxes together via network card.

problem #3: XP is so damn slow when opening certain things or loading them because XP wants to "look nice" rather than "work fast". Majorly pisses me off and like right now while blogging, it takes forever for it to acknowledge that I'm typing single or double quotations. If you see a letter i in the previous post that looks like it has 2 dots over it- that's supposed to be a single quote, but derned if XP agrees. You have to type teh thing twice and then delete the first letter and the second typing in order for it to work.

problem #4: This should actually be problem #1- XP does not split up your hard drive into different partitions, you need 3rd party software in order to do that. Took me days to install my programs because I usually put the OS on one partition, the programs on another, and all the millions of files I create on the third one. Why? Because way back in Windows 95 I had them all squised together on one single partition (and one drive) and things could not be moved around lest they stop working or get lost. I ain't going thru that again.

problem #5: Don't use the keyboard and mouse that came with the new computer because it's hard to type with and the scroll button don't like the OS. I'm still using my old Gateway keyboard and recent Micro$oft mouse.

problem #6: Which should REALLY be problem #3- the modem we got was faulty, it was in the wrong slot, and didn't have the right drivers or settings originally. Had to take it back and stand up for 90+ minutes while 2 guys butted heads with my comp to try and fix this problem. Thankfully they didn't charge for it, but I took it to them right after taking the comp home from the guy who partitioned my drive and then found out the modem was dead. Needless to say, that was an aggrivating day.

problem #7: Which should be problem #4- The helpless Help section is shit.

problem #8: Which should be problem #5- there are these super-annoying popup bubbles that like to appear over the mini icons by the clock whenever something XP-related goes active. They take up too much room and they pop up 90% of the time. Apparently there's a 3rd party fix thingy to this. Why oh why must there always be a 3rd party involved to fix something that Micro$oft deliberately fucked-up?!

problem #9: There's no manual and a crappy tour for XP. If you want a manual you have to goto a book store, pay ~$30 for a VERY fat book...and even then it doesn't answer everything.

problem #10: Technically XP is supposed to be more stable than NT and still have all the stuff...BUT! My Dad, the OS guru of the family, has akined XP to "[sic] someone taking the town hall, the hospital, the library and everything else, switched it all around and then changed the street names" to which I added "and then they gave you the wrong map". Is this someone's idea of a sick joke?

problem #11: The system icons (if they aren't displayed as list or details) are WAY too darn big. You're wasting space.

problem #12: Solitaire doesn't allow the mouse to move as fast as I would like it to. You're really trying my patience here...

problem #13: Too many settings and options in the side panel for things like Search for files and stuff. Why can't it just be the plain ol' box?

problem #14: The default sounds are lame- haven't quite figured out how to change them yet.

problem #15: IE 6's icons at the top are too small and are slightly re-arranged. How am I supposed to click this stuff again?

If there are any more (and there will be certainly) that I can remember, I'll certainly post them.
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