Post #174,411
9/15/04 10:48:40 AM
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Got that
Aren't there like 301 useless startup services that can be 86ed, saving memory?
-drl
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Post #174,415
9/15/04 11:03:57 AM
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Probably.
But this is where I hand you over to my friend Google.
I've got a gig in this box, and it's still running the default XP installation as shipped by Dell. Works well enough. I haven't dinked with it very much at all.
Peter
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Post #174,417
9/15/04 11:09:59 AM
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Cost-benefit tradeoff.
How much is RAM?
How much can you make in the time you spend researching what can be turned off?
How often will you need that knowledge in the future?
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Post #174,420
9/15/04 11:23:42 AM
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Re: Cost-benefit tradeoff.
1. Bugger all, cuz it's what it shipped with.
2. Nil. I don't do that any more :-D :-D
3. Never. *HUGE WHOOPING CHEER AT NOT BEING IN IT ANY MORE*
Peter
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Post #174,423
9/15/04 11:41:51 AM
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Re: Cost-benefit tradeoff.
It's maxed on RAM. It's old, or I wouldn't be asking this question :)
-drl
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Post #174,424
9/15/04 11:57:48 AM
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No real benefit in XP over 2K.
Unless you are gaming. And by gaming I mean Serious 3D and such with lotsa graphics and processor usage.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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Post #174,427
9/15/04 12:17:55 PM
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One word: ClearType
-drl
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Post #174,428
9/15/04 12:19:29 PM
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ArseType, more like.
Peter
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Post #174,432
9/15/04 12:44:39 PM
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Not even for (new) games.
Now, I'll grant that a lot of legacy (DOS mode) games work better under XP than under 2k, but 2k runs the latest 'n greatest DirectX stuff just fine. At one point, 2k was probably the most stable OS Microsoft had released, but has slipped as they have neglected it in favor of XP.
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Post #174,489
9/15/04 4:07:03 PM
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Boots Faster
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Chris Altmann
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Post #174,490
9/15/04 4:14:26 PM
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"Clown" desktop theme!
-drl
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Post #174,493
9/15/04 4:30:59 PM
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Once you hack it...
...there are some very nice themes out there. I've got this brushed metal one I think looks quite spiffy.
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Post #174,506
9/15/04 5:51:34 PM
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/me indicates how often he reboots Linux...
[link|http://www.gregfolkert.net/stats/uptime.txt|uptime.txt]
I have many other machine in the 250+ days as well.
Okay... that tells you how much "booting faster" should mean.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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Post #174,509
9/15/04 6:19:25 PM
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How's yer electricity bill?
That and I like to have a bit of quiet every once in a while.
We're not talking 24x7 servers here (at least I wasn't).
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Chris Altmann
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Post #174,527
9/15/04 7:28:05 PM
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Not a problem...
All of my machines as workstations have ACPI enabled. My one server has minimal impact.
My firewall has only one low-power drive to power besides a P166 and 64KB of memory and no Video card. (oh and 2 NICS) nofans in it... Power Supply is low-power-low-noise. The heat sinks are all big enough that they are touchable during operation.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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