Posted by
ryuzaki0
on from the oh-yeah-remember-that dept.
ruszka writes "CNN has a good article on the release of Windows XP in London and NYC.. The BBC has their own article." I find it amusing that I didn't really even notice until I saw this submission. I know this affects a fair number of users but for the life of me I just don't know why ;)
QUEUE: REM - ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.WMA<BR><BR>
Sigh...
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Life is the leading cause of death in America.
No more blue screen of death?
by
opusbuddy
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· Score: 5, Funny
I dunnaknow. I've kind of gotten used to the blue screen of death. Tells me when it's time to go to the bathroom.
-- If this were easy, they wouldn't need us to do it!
Re:No more blue screen of death?
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swordboy
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· Score: 5, Funny
No more BSOD?
Does XP come with some sort of a utility to chage the color of the screen of death?
I could go for a nice mauve or perhaps a pale green (easy on the eyes).
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Life is the leading cause of death in America.
I don't know why people are concerned...
by
great+throwdini
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· Score: 2, Funny
...about things like digital rights. The CNN piece clearly states in the first paragraph:
The system promises fewer computer crashes and will allow users to delete data from their hard drive.
That's should satisfy everyone, right?
Re:I don't know why people are concerned...
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 2, Funny
That's why I hated Windows ME so much. It didn't have a delete function and I filled up my 40GB drive and then had to throw it away and buy another one. I'm glad to see that Microsoft finally implemented a delete feature.
What does XP stand for?
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 1, Funny
Does XP stand for eXtented Payments?
"Bill, is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"
Re:What does XP stand for?
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exor
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· Score: 2, Funny
= Expect Problems
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maybe I've read alt.sex.stories(.*) too much...
by
StandardDeviant
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· Score: 2, Funny
but "XP" sounds like a story tag[0] for extreme watersports. Given the amount that Microsoft products usually piss me off, that's probably not a wholly inaccurate interpretation of the acronym.
[0] Story tags are those little letter codes in the subject line that the author uses (ideally) to indicate what sort of things the story contains, like "mffg bdsm nc" might mean a guy, two girls, a goat and nonconsensual bondage & pain infliction. Wheee!
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QUEUE: REM - ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.WMA<BR><BR>
Sigh...
Life is the leading cause of death in America.
If this were easy, they wouldn't need us to do it!
...about things like digital rights. The CNN piece clearly states in the first paragraph:
That's should satisfy everyone, right?
Does XP stand for eXtented Payments?
"Bill, is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"
but "XP" sounds like a story tag[0] for extreme watersports. Given the amount that Microsoft products usually piss me off, that's probably not a wholly inaccurate interpretation of the acronym.
[0] Story tags are those little letter codes in the subject line that the author uses (ideally) to indicate what sort of things the story contains, like "mffg bdsm nc" might mean a guy, two girls, a goat and nonconsensual bondage & pain infliction. Wheee!
News for Geeks in Austin, TX
with the new pre-school-type GUI, they have the Blue Screen of Uh Oh!
Except for those who work in the server room. Sunlight messes up the air-conditioning.
We have a glass wall in our Server Room. All those purty lights impress the VC's.
Carl G. Jung
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"With one breath, with one flow, You will know Synchronicity" -La Policia
Linux: :)
Windows: XP
Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
Windows FP - Fisher Price Edition
Do you like German cars?
It's a smiley. Pronounced "Windows Bleh".
Looking at the new "enhanced" GUI makes me think that it should have been called "My first Windows" instead of XP.
...it unlocks the full power of the PC and enables them to enjoy the best of what the digital world has to offer.
Didn't they say the same thing about Win9x?
When will my PC's potential be fully unlocked?
Edith Keeler Must Die
You're wrong. Windows XP is a service pack for MS-DOS 3.3.