I Hate Windows but... - Page 3

Nubius · 09-25-2005, 06:24 PM

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People recommend it because it's simply the best brower ever made. I don't know if you realize, but Avant Browser is just like a reskin of IE, it uses the same core, and the same basic interface.

**** no firefox isn't the best browser...it's utter crap...that's why Avant browser is GOOD is because it's easy, non-clunky and really basic like IE but doesn't have the generic security flaws...not to mention when I tried using firefox the webpages were suddenly displayed different, these forums for one, and ALSO hasn't there been a lot of talk about a security hole within firefox that won't be fixed?

That browser is absolute crap

Trotter · 09-25-2005, 08:27 PM

SP2 works fine if you keep your Windows completely up-to-date, and aren't using old hardware.

Firefox is great, but it is still just a browser. The customizable factor that the extensions brings is the best part.

uzi9mm · 09-26-2005, 12:08 AM

My reasons that SP2 is bad.

It hogs alot of ram, when I boot my computer up, I have 790mb free, but when I had SP2, I only had 600 after that. So do I really want to sacrifice 190mb for little or no performance gain????? So after my calculations, I have approx 424mb tied up in the OS, that is alot...

That stupid security center thing bugs me, keeps on telling me that I dont have a firewall and or antivirus. Which I have both.

As soon as I started Adobe premiere up, I had instability issues, and my firewire card would not capture anything at all, and my camcorder would not "handshake" with the computer. <- I dont blame it

Boot up time is slower, and the shutdown times seemed a little bit faster. But SP2 is bad, why would you want to install something that hogs resources like that and gives you nothing in the way of performance???????

charles_scott · 09-26-2005, 12:12 AM

Because of all the little security fixs before you take the computer back online.......

uzi9mm · 09-26-2005, 12:21 AM

You mean all of those security holes in XP?

Dont get me started on those, I looked at most of the updates... and they are complete BS.

90% of updates that they have do not apply to me or a good amount of anyone else. Complete junk.

1 update said that it fixed an exploit, it prevents a buffer overflow attack when you are running Visual C++ and having a netmeeting at the same time.... Well let me ask you this...... Anybody here do that at the same time? I doubt that the majority people here have even had a netmeeting and or scratched the surface of Visual C++.

Nubius · 09-26-2005, 12:36 AM

I'm always having a net meeting while coding in Visual C++....I thought everyone did

charles_scott · 09-26-2005, 01:08 AM

Yea but them worms and **** that can get in around some of the security fixs, believe it or not the blaster worm still lurkes on the internet lol.....

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09-26-2005, 12:08 AM	#23 (permalink)
uzi9mm Master Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fort Lewis, WA Posts: 2,515	My reasons that SP2 is bad. It hogs alot of ram, when I boot my computer up, I have 790mb free, but when I had SP2, I only had 600 after that. So do I really want to sacrifice 190mb for little or no performance gain????? So after my calculations, I have approx 424mb tied up in the OS, that is alot... That stupid security center thing bugs me, keeps on telling me that I dont have a firewall and or antivirus. Which I have both. As soon as I started Adobe premiere up, I had instability issues, and my firewire card would not capture anything at all, and my camcorder would not "handshake" with the computer. <- I dont blame it Boot up time is slower, and the shutdown times seemed a little bit faster. But SP2 is bad, why would you want to install something that hogs resources like that and gives you nothing in the way of performance???????

09-26-2005, 12:21 AM	#25 (permalink)
uzi9mm Master Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fort Lewis, WA Posts: 2,515	You mean all of those security holes in XP? Dont get me started on those, I looked at most of the updates... and they are complete BS. 90% of updates that they have do not apply to me or a good amount of anyone else. Complete junk. 1 update said that it fixed an exploit, it prevents a buffer overflow attack when you are running Visual C++ and having a netmeeting at the same time.... Well let me ask you this...... Anybody here do that at the same time? I doubt that the majority people here have even had a netmeeting and or scratched the surface of Visual C++.

09-26-2005, 12:36 AM	#26 (permalink)
Nubius Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,659	I'm always having a net meeting while coding in Visual C++....I thought everyone did