[pmmail-list] Update from Peter Nielsen

[Gregory L. Marx]

On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 01:00:05 +0100 (MEZ), Lueko Willms wrote:

Leuko, it's obvious English is not your native tongue ... I have no idea=
 what you are talking about ...
Windows 2000 came in one flavor for the desktop - Professional ... Windo=
ws XP comes in two - Home and Professional ...

All my statements were talking about the "Professional" versions of 2000=
 and XP ...

I'm assuming when you say "Windows XP is WinNT 5.0 lite" you referencing=
 Windows XP - Home version ...
And your statement: " ... and you should note the "Professional" which g=
oes with "Windows 2000", which is actually
WinNT 5.0 Workstation." doesn't make any sense ... There are Professiona=
l versions of both 2000 and XP ...

It's real simple ... Both XP and 2000 are NT 5 ...
~ Windows 2000 Professional =3D Windows NT 5.0x
~ Windows XP Professional =3D Windows NT 5.1x
~ Windows XP Home Edition =3D Windows NT 5.1x minus assorted networking =
components ...

XP is actually a minor release on the NT side of the fence ... Its major=
 claim to fame was to bring 95/98/ME DOS compatibility to the NT 
kernal ... So all the home users could run their games, older DOS applic=
ations, etc ...

Seeing thru the hype has nothing to do with anything ...
Both the Home and the Pro versions of XP have a "crap" user-interface an=
d is geared towards morons ...

How much clearer do I have to say it ???

Greg

>On this off-topic point: 
>
>On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:55:48 -0500 (EST), Gregory L. Marx wrote:
>
>>  XP is complete trash IMO ... I was on the CPP for Windows 2000, and =
I actually liked it for 
>> the most part ... I had high hopes for XP, but from my playing around=
 with it, it's a step backwards from Windows 2000 ...
>
>  Windows XP is WinNT 5.0 light, and you should note the
>"Professional" which goes with "Windows 2000", which is actually
>WinNT 5.0 Workstation. 
>
>  Or put it otherwise, NT 5.0 light is for Home users, NT 5.0 Pro is
>for business use. So don't expect what is not intended. Try to see
>thru the marketing hype. 
>
>
>Yours, 
>L=81ko Willms 
>Frankfurt/Main 
>/ Lueko.Willms@T-Online.de 
>
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