XP Myths about tweaking

For all those who are doing any tweaking to their machines

http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/XPMyths.html

And if you want to really tweak you XP follow this guide:
http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html

Enjoy!

 

Ok, I'm done tweaking Very nice, thanks Destiny.

The guys from TuneUp Utilities will send you a contract killer so beware

 

Still talking about XP tweaks? It's a 7 yr old O.S.

 

3 words, "old but reliable"

 

and better then vista..

 

and dominates the world (it actually does in numbers)

 

And screams along with SP3. Qiuck, stable and no issues.

Best OS ever from M$.

Cheers,
Theo

 

Following this I post a link to the whole XP Tweaking guide, made by the same site. I somehow trust them more than all other people...

Check the first post

 

No you are wrong. Vista is much more reliable than XP.

 

But XP is not the most secure OS. Xp is quicker because it does less things than Vista.

 

But nobody would want to tweak a 7 yr old OS. That's what I meant.

 

I guess it was only a matter of time before this thread turned into an XP vs. Vista discussion.

 

All XP threads and Vista troubleshooting threads will eventually lead to "XP vs Vista" threads.

 

That's unfortunate and very annoying, IMHO.

 

Reliable in a sense it would run on any computer. When I install it, I know it will run fast. Unlike Vista, it ran horribly on my Gateway with a Celeron Processor.

 

Maybe because Vista can't run on those specs?

No, no. Not necessarily. Unless someone unnecessarily starts fanboying about Vista, when the topic isn't even comparing it to XP.

To answer your question, why tweak a 7 y.o. OS? Because it is still the OS most people use, it is still used and chosen by most businesses [by people who actually use their computers for productivity -- not just look at pretty icons and windows], and it will still be used by OEMs even after the June 30 deadline M$ imposed because of the demand for it. Old isn't necessarily bad, after all [and vice-versa: new isn't necessarily good either].

Can we get back on topic now?

 

Exactly my point, XP will run even on old computers. (except for computers that are waaayy too old ). BTW, I use both of the OS and I love them both.

Amen to that , let's stop debating and get the most out of XP while it's still here.

 

And to add a bit of salt to it, XP is still more compatibile and runs some professional software better!
The only reason I use XP is because 64 bit version is the best OS that you can run SolidWorks on.

I didnt post this to ignite war between XP and Vista users. So some of you, just keep reading Vista Tweaks Guide and stop posting why should you tweak such an old OS. I did it, most users probably do it, so having a guide that says what is a good and a bad tweak is definatelly worth being posted here. Especially that it is the only reasonable guide I found on the net.
Period.

 

Well said.

 

ok that website is lame :

firefox insecure? slower?

 

Honestly, I somehow can believe in this. I changed IE for Firefox some time ago. After fighting with it for some time and having problems as it was actually running as slow as IE with a lot of tabs open I switched to Opera. Never going back unless 3.0 proves me wrong...