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UCSB Bans Windows NT/2000 in the Dorms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you've-got-to-be-kidding-me dept.

nick58b writes "The people in charge of the networks for all of the on-campus dorms at UCSB banned the use of Windows NT and 2000 on their networks citing security and network problems associated with them. While there are problems with NT/2000, Windows 98 and ME computers are still permitted. Students using these are "recommended" to upgrade to XP Home Edition. In other news, sales of Windows XP are way up at the campus bookstore."

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  1. Wait a minute... by guttentag · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    UC Santa Barbara is banning NT/2000 in favor of XP?

    I thought UCSB was trying to shed its image as a place where people go to avoid real work:

    August 26, 2002 AP article:

    Often ranked as a top party school in college surveys, the University of California, Santa Barbara has recently gained respect from one reviewer.

    A Newsweek-Kaplan guide to college admissions named UCSB one of the 12 "hottest" colleges. The report, which was on newsstands Monday, praises the university's faculty, which includes three professors who have won Nobel Prizes in recent years, and its reputable graduate physics program.

    "UCSB used to be known as a major party school," according to the magazine. "Now it's the party school with an increasingly impressive academic reputation."

    The guide also lauds UCSB's unique doctorate religious program and film studies program.

    The campus' seaside location earned a mention in the Princeton Review's "The Best 345 Colleges" guide this year. Students who were surveyed voted UCSB one of the top academic destinations for "Quality of Life: Beautiful Campus."

    The school also made the list that ranks school that lack racial diversity. It was mentioned in a list of "Monochromatic Institutes" in the Princeton Review.

  2. Re:Ubelievable by Com2Kid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    *sigh*

    Some other options are to downgrade to Windows 98, get a free operating system such as Linux


    Reformat that as a bulleted list;

    Your options are as follows:

    -Downgrade to Windows 98

    -Get a free operating system such as Linux.

    Notice the placement of the comma?

    Once again

    Some other options are to downgrade to Windows 98--*,*-- get a free operating system such as Linux


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