money down the drain...

[Monti]

Having purchased Windows XP HOME with my system, I have
to say I am deeply dissatisfied with the product. I
enjoy Microsoft products by and large, and I am currently
trying to obtain MSCE certification. However I have hit
a "brick wall" with this version of XP because of all the
limitations it has! I cannot even Beta test the majority
of your products because I do not meet the MINIMUM
software requirements... This is most frustrating because
I thirst for more and greater knowledge of your
products. My issue is that I was recntly let go from my
job, and have limited funds,, which go towards study
materials and the likes. I had intended on being able to
get a few years out of the OS and building a foundation
for further advancement. What I have essentially done is
wasted untold amounts of time totally annoyed by XP Home
and it limitations, not to mention what I paid for the
system and what I will have to dish out to finally get
something compatible enough to allow me to pursue my
goals.

Totally frustrated in Vegas!

Monti

[couch]

very vague pertaining to what is you think is wrong with
XP.
perhaps you need to learn to live within your means.


>-----Original Message-----
>Having purchased Windows XP HOME with my system, I have
>to say I am deeply dissatisfied with the product. I
>enjoy Microsoft products by and large, and I am
currently
>trying to obtain MSCE certification. However I have hit
>a "brick wall" with this version of XP because of all
the
>limitations it has! I cannot even Beta test the majority
>of your products because I do not meet the MINIMUM
>software requirements... This is most frustrating
because
>I thirst for more and greater knowledge of your
>products. My issue is that I was recntly let go from my
>job, and have limited funds,, which go towards study
>materials and the likes. I had intended on being able
to
>get a few years out of the OS and building a foundation
>for further advancement. What I have essentially done
is
>wasted untold amounts of time totally annoyed by XP Home
>and it limitations, not to mention what I paid for the
>system and what I will have to dish out to finally get
>something compatible enough to allow me to pursue my
>goals.
>
>Totally frustrated in Vegas!
>
>Monti
>.
>

[Alan]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:97824

Someone should bring out the violins for you, Monti.

What was it that you expected?

Alan

"Monti" > wrote in message
...
> Having purchased Windows XP HOME with my system, I have
> to say I am deeply dissatisfied with the product. I
> enjoy Microsoft products by and large, and I am currently
> trying to obtain MSCE certification. However I have hit
> a "brick wall" with this version of XP because of all the
> limitations it has! I cannot even Beta test the majority
> of your products because I do not meet the MINIMUM
> software requirements... This is most frustrating because
> I thirst for more and greater knowledge of your
> products. My issue is that I was recntly let go from my
> job, and have limited funds,, which go towards study
> materials and the likes. I had intended on being able to
> get a few years out of the OS and building a foundation
> for further advancement. What I have essentially done is
> wasted untold amounts of time totally annoyed by XP Home
> and it limitations, not to mention what I paid for the
> system and what I will have to dish out to finally get
> something compatible enough to allow me to pursue my
> goals.
>
> Totally frustrated in Vegas!
>
> Monti

[User]

I got to horn on this:

I have XP Pro and with close to 30 patches/updates that
are around 70 meg, it reminds me of an old man with a
walker.

Is it faster? Nope. 98SE is just as fast.
Is it more secure? Nope. It's bleeding to death with
holes.

What are the advantages?

Perhaps easier network setup.
Better use of additional RAM over 512M
Less hard drive restrictions for video/mulitmedia files
over the limitation of FAT 32

Can you get support for XP. Forget it unless to get to a
level 2 or 3 tech---and most will not know any more than
you do. For that you'll wait 30-45 minutes.




>-----Original Message-----
>Someone should bring out the violins for you, Monti.
>
>What was it that you expected?
>
> Alan
>
>"Monti" > wrote in message
...
>> Having purchased Windows XP HOME with my system, I have
>> to say I am deeply dissatisfied with the product. I
>> enjoy Microsoft products by and large, and I am
currently
>> trying to obtain MSCE certification. However I have
hit
>> a "brick wall" with this version of XP because of all
the
>> limitations it has! I cannot even Beta test the
majority
>> of your products because I do not meet the MINIMUM
>> software requirements... This is most frustrating
because
>> I thirst for more and greater knowledge of your
>> products. My issue is that I was recntly let go from
my
>> job, and have limited funds,, which go towards study
>> materials and the likes. I had intended on being able
to
>> get a few years out of the OS and building a
foundation
>> for further advancement. What I have essentially done
is
>> wasted untold amounts of time totally annoyed by XP
Home
>> and it limitations, not to mention what I paid for the
>> system and what I will have to dish out to finally get
>> something compatible enough to allow me to pursue my
>> goals.
>>
>> Totally frustrated in Vegas!
>>
>> Monti
>
>
>.
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Do you have any specific problem(s) that you need help with, or
are you just venting?

It sounds like an issue of incompatible/sub-standard/defective
hardware, or device drivers, or defective/sub-standard wetware.
Clearly a case of PEBCAK.


Bruce Chambers

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having both at once. -- RAH


"Monti" > wrote in message
...
> Having purchased Windows XP HOME with my system, I have
> to say I am deeply dissatisfied with the product. I
> enjoy Microsoft products by and large, and I am currently
> trying to obtain MSCE certification. However I have hit
> a "brick wall" with this version of XP because of all the
> limitations it has! I cannot even Beta test the majority
> of your products because I do not meet the MINIMUM
> software requirements... This is most frustrating because
> I thirst for more and greater knowledge of your
> products. My issue is that I was recntly let go from my
> job, and have limited funds,, which go towards study
> materials and the likes. I had intended on being able to
> get a few years out of the OS and building a foundation
> for further advancement. What I have essentially done is
> wasted untold amounts of time totally annoyed by XP Home
> and it limitations, not to mention what I paid for the
> system and what I will have to dish out to finally get
> something compatible enough to allow me to pursue my
> goals.
>
> Totally frustrated in Vegas!
>
> Monti