Not identical! For some very odd reason, but Win2K system puked and when I tried to repair, replace, (your favorite) MS activity here) it would NOT come back to life. Yeah, even trying to re-install via the CD ended up with BSODs (blue screen of death).
I whipped out my WinXPPro CD and installed that. Wow...looks great, runs great, installed on a machine that Win2K refused to install on. (even though I had been running Win2K for that past couple years) Computers!!! Arrrrggggg.... I like WinXPPro a lot. Office XP has also fixed up a bunch of little things that used to bug me. Tony -----Original Message----- From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 11:06 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home Get WinXP Pro. No activation thingy. Wait a sec, other than the graphics, it's identical to Win2K Pro, but double the price. You are right, Microsoft is a P___k. ____________ Brian Guralnick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bagotronix Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | > Why is anybody bothering with a lousy piece of software like XP in | > the | first | > place? | | Well, it's not like you have a choice! When you go to buy any | packaged PC system, all you can get is Windows XP. You want W2K, too | bad! You want Linux, too bad! The only way to get a different OS on | your PC is to build your own PC from parts, or have one built by a | local PC shop. Or maybe you can wipe XP from a new PC and install W2K | or Linux. But you still have paid the Microsoft tax if your machine | came with XP. | | The Microsoft tax is alive and well despite all of the anti-trust | findings. Note that Micrsoft has been found to be a monopoly and that | some of its business practices have been found to be unfair. This is | a fact. It's just that nothing has been done about it - no remedy has | been enacted and enforced. I have absolutely zero confidence in the | gov't prosecution of Microsoft. | | DOJ: Bill, we find you guilty of maintaining your OS monopoly through | unfair business practices Bill G.: So? | DOJ: Oh, no problem, we just wanted to let you know. | | IMO, Microsoft is digging it's own grave faster than ever. The | "activation" in their new software is the shovel. I used to want the | gov't to stop Microsoft monopoly tactics, but now that Microsoft is | digging fast, I don't want someone telling them to slow down or use a | less effective shovel. | | FYI: I recently installed Suse 7.3 Linux on my home PC (dual boot | W98SE and Suse). It was an easy install except for the PnP ISA modem | which I had to configure manually. The Konquerer browser was well | integrated with multimedia apps (MP3 player, etc) in KDE desktop. | Printing is still not good under Linux - everything I tried to print | to my HP P1000 printer looked awful compared to printing from within | Windows. What is it with Linux geeks - don't they want beautiful | printouts, too? I guess they just want kernel source code printouts | on their fanfold tractor paper ;-) The KDE desktop reminds me more of | an Apple GUI, not Windows. Why make a geek thing | (Linux) look like an anti-geek thing (Apple GUI)? | | Since XP is the current thing for those who buy new PCs, I wonder if | Protel is testing for XP compatibility? | | Best regards, | Ivan Baggett | Bagotronix Inc. | website: www.bagotronix.com | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Sean James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:57 PM | Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | | | > Why is anybody bothering with a lousy piece of software like XP in | > the | first | > place? | > Sean James | > PCB Designer | > Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc. | > 102 Grove Street | > Worcester, MA 01605 | > (TEL) 508.754.4858 x33 | > (FAX) 413.541.6170 | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > To: "proteledaforum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 5:46 AM | > Subject: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | > | > | > I attempted to find a faq for this forum but failed. I hope this | > question has not been over-asked. I have a new PC with WinXP home, | > when Protel 99 se is installed. XP help | and | > support fails to run. System info fails to run, sfc /scannow fails | > to run. | A | > comlete format and re-install is required to get these items | > operational again and they fail immediately when Protel 99 se is | > installed. I know | that | > the Protel site shows Win 2000 compatibility and not XP but does | > anyone | know | > a workaround for the problems with XP? | > Or has anyone else experienced the same problems but do not know a | > workaround? | > | > Regards | > | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Posted from Association web site by: Derek Ellis | > | > | > | > | | ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 2F3019B5814CA842A1AED76AD989421A33EBAE32 * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
