Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Weatherman
From : Atreyu
Date : Mon Nov 21 2022 10:19:11

On 21 Nov 22  08:54:15, Weatherman said the following to Atreyu:

W> I agree that Windows XP and Server 2003 had the best interface.  Windows 11
W> reminds me of Windows 8, where so many people hated the taskbar and menu tha
W> loads of people ran a shareware program to fix it.

It wasn't just the interface that was good in XP/2003, it was also the OS 
largely staying the F out of my way and letting me focus on programs.

In this household computers work for me and not the other way around. And 
nobody nags me to do anything. I hate being nagged. Windows 10 and 11 always
nag about something. Worse than the exwife. OS updates in particular. Theres
ALWAYS some stupid OS update or Dot-net fiasco to the tune of 500mb~2gb worth
of downloading. At least once or twice a month. Unacceptable.

And its 2022 and even with these lovely massive updates, the GUI is still
horribly broken when you go to rename a file on an SMB share and something
happens to the network connection; the entire explorer process crashes and
any other related operations crash. No warning, no explanation, nothing, not 
even an "unknown error" logged anywhere.

Linux is no better with some of this stuff... I just wish there was a modern 
OS that would act like an OS, talk like an OS and stop looking cute or trying 
to be my buddy. And doesn't need constant updates. Talks like a computer and
just runs my bloody programs.

Atreyu

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