*********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** On 2/14/2001 at 2:28 PM ctonline Listmanager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "RBL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >David Coursey does a good job of summing up WinXP here: >http://www.msnbc.com/news/530686.asp > > > > > > > > > > >Windows XP: 10 things to know > >Microsoft unveils its latest operating system > >By David Coursey >ZDNET > >Feb. 14 � It would be easy, at least based on what Microsoft showed in >Seattle on Tuesday, to lampoon Windows XP as �Windows for the > Inexperienced.� Or even as the �For Dummies� release of the operating >system. But forget that for now: Windows XP, the operating system formerly >known as Whistler, is designed for people who are afraid of their >computers � and for those of us who love and support them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >IT IS, as Bill Gates said, the most important release since Windows 95, and >it will change the way many people relate to computers (especially people >who haven�t bought one yet). >(MSNBC is a Microsoft-NBC joint venture.) >I attended a special sneak preview Bill Gates conducted for analysts, >reporters and pundits. I can tell you this: There will be big books written >about the new operating system � as well as many future AnchorDesk columns. >Sullivan: Gates unveils Windows XP > >But there are 10 things you need to know right now, and here they are: >No. 1. The most important thing about Windows XP is that it replaces a >�toy� >operating system � Windows 9X � with technology designed for reliability >and >robust performance, the Windows NT/2000 kernel. Putting this technology >into >a consumer OS is the key to everything else. >No. 2. With the new OS comes a new, friendlier user experience. I think >Microsoft has finally beat the Apple Macintosh for ease-of-use. Goodbye, >Mac >snobs! >No. 3. We�ll have to wait for testing, but Windows XP looks exceptionally >fast, especially for media-related tasks such as displaying a collection of >thumbnails of your photo collection. >No. 4. Windows XP is to Windows Media Player what Windows 98 was to >Internet >Explorer. Media Player has been dramatically improved and integrated into >the OS. Goodbye, Real Networks. (Hello, Justice Department?) >No. 5. Remote support is built into Windows XP. This will be a boon to >people � like me and probably you � who get called upon to solve other >people�s problems. You�ll be able to log onto their machines over the >network or Internet and fix the problem. No more, �Now, Dad, click the >Start >button and open the Control Panel.� >No. 6. Windows XP really is designed to improve the user experience. >Microsoft has looked at things people want to do with their computers � >especially in the home networking and digital media areas � and built that >functionality directly into Windows XP. Things that used to require some >expertise become much simpler, such as working with photo, video, and music >files. >No. 7. The new operating system is designed for shared computers. Because >it >has built-in security, each user gets his or her own protected space. And >the new quick log-on feature makes changing users fast and simple. >Painless, >too, because users can leave applications running. Need to check e-mail >while the kids are playing games? You can stop the game, quick-key over to >your mail, then quick-key back to the game at the point of interruption. >No. 8. Yes, this looks like a consumer operating system, especially from >the >demonstration Microsoft provided. But there are two versions of the new >operating system, one for homes and an expanded professional edition for >offices. Microsoft needs to start explaining how moving to XP would benefit >business customers. >No. 9. Coming soon will be Office XP, which brings improved ways of making >common tasks much more simple in Microsoft Office. I�ll be beta testing it >the OS and Office XP and will report back to you. >No. 10. Beta Two of Windows XP will be available �soon,� with the final >release due �in the second half of the year.� Pricing will be �comparable >to >what we�ve done in the past.� Read: Fall release, popular pricing. > > >More from ZDNet Zone > >� Can�t get cable or DSL? >� How to search the �invisible� Web >� Never get lost again with GPS >� DVDs take off in airports >� A better way to type on your phone > > > > > >It�s too early to make specific recommendations for upgrading, except to >say >if your machine was delivered with Windows 95, you�re probably out of luck. >Microsoft says any machine that runs Windows 2000 ought to be able to run >XP. We�ll see. >At first glance, Windows XP looks like a dumbed-down version of Windows >with >a slick new interface. But those are exactly the features that will help >millions of computing novices use their machines far more productively. >Under the covers, the more technical users among us may be pleased to find >a >much more stable operating system that supports multiple home users quite >elegantly, and gives us better access to our daily tasks, too. >But this is all on the basis of only a few hours of discussion and one very >well-produced demonstration. On Thursday, I�ll delve into XP in more depth. >For now, though, suffice it say that at first glance, XP promises an >experience, alright � one worth some very close watching. > > >� 2001 ZD Inc. All Rights Reserved. ZDNet and ZDNet logo are registered >trademarks of ZD Inc. � 2000 Ziff Davis Media. 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