[dba-Tech] XP or Windows 8

On 2013-05-04 12:55 PM, John Bartow wrote:
> Peter,
> If you could supply a couple of specifics I would be interested as to what
> problem each caused.

eg a lotta settngs that made password-free access by other boxes & 
devices just about impossible.

PB

>
> Ty,
> John B
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 12:00 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] XP or Windows 8
>
> On 2013-05-04 8:14 AM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>> " but several features I needed to defeat "  Which ones?
> Mainly "security" features that might make sense in a corporate environment
> but that paralysed our small network.
>
> PB
>
> -----
>
>> I went to W7, and didn't notice much difference and didn't find I had
>> to do any configuring at all.  But I'm not an OS power user.
>>
>> Rocky
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter
>> Brawley
>> Sent: May 04, 2013 12:05 AM
>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] XP or Windows 8
>>
>> On 2013-05-03 2:54 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>>> There has been many comments on whether to move your desktop OS PC
>>> and if to move, where.
>>>
>>> I am out of the big business end of my computing career and have
>>> moved into my unretired phase but as friends and relatives are still
>>> pounding away, there is a consensus forming. TechRepublic has posted
>>> an article that seems to summarize much the feelings of upgrading to
>> Windows8.
>>> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/windows-xp-if-it-aint-b
>>> r
>>> oke/82
>>> 65?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101&ttag=e101
>>> an important  lesson: you can skip Microsoft's upgrade cycle without
>> penalty.
>>
>> If we needed this lesson, we needed it as lemmings.
>>
>> Upgrading two boxes from XP to Win7, I found thart Win7 offered no
>> features I needed, but several features I needed to defeat in order to
>> be able to use the OS at all. Setting up Win8 on my wife's new laptop,
>> I had the same experience, only worse.
>>
>> M$oft's "upgrade cycle" is mostly a euphemism for endless hype and
>> endless bugs masquerading as endless improvements.
>>
>> PB
>>
>>
>>> Jim
>>>
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