OT: Considering changing OS (Poll)

[Electrum]

I tried NAV. Icouldn't get it off my system fast enough.
But, back to the main topic....
If one is planning on working w/ large files, ai video editing, go XP. the 9X series FAT can only handle 4 gig files.

[Slynky]

Thanks, DavidG. I can't find any reference in Norton about frequency. Perhaps my 3/26 update was due to "major outbreak" and was posted sooner than Wednesday.

[Suicide Junkie]

The regular auto updates happen wednesdays.
For big viruses, there will be one earlier.

And if you go to the site, you can get daily updates. More for large sites where the admin can grab it once and then update everybody from the server.

[Dragonswrd]

Being a computer technician who has worked with all OS's except NT, I would have to say XP Pro is the way to go. I have been using it since it came out, and except for my screw ups I have not had to re-install. I see ME machines all the time and ME is the worst OS ever. XP does have some stupid looking buttons and such, but you can get rid of those rather easily. Pro runs around $300, but you can find a "copy" of it on Kazaa or other places like it. I used it for quite awhile before getting a free legal copy.

[Fyron]

If one is planning on working w/ large files, ai video editing, go XP. the 9X series FAT can only handle 4 gig files.

Or Windows 2000, which can handle the same sized files that XP can, as it is where NTFS started.

[Electrum]

Originally posted by Dragonswrd:
Being a computer technician who has worked with all OS's except NT, I would have to say XP Pro is the way to go. I have been using it since it came out, and except for my screw ups I have not had to re-install. I see ME machines all the time and ME is the worst OS ever. XP does have some stupid looking buttons and such, but you can get rid of those rather easily. Pro runs around $300, but you can find a "copy" of it on Kazaa or other places like it. I used it for quite awhile before getting a free legal copy.

Win XP Pro OEM:
Newegg.com $136.00
(Probably need to by MB or HDD)
Directdeals.com $139.00
(won't need to by anything)
Since it's OEM, don't expect any help from Microsoft (No, I'm not trying to be funny!)

[PvK]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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If one is planning on working w/ large files, ai video editing, go XP. the 9X series FAT can only handle 4 gig files.

Or Windows 2000, which can handle the same sized files that XP can, as it is where NTFS started.

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Actually with Win NT.

PvK

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
The regular auto updates happen wednesdays.
For big viruses, there will be one earlier.

And if you go to the site, you can get daily updates. More for large sites where the admin can grab it once and then update everybody from the server.

Funny...I was editing photos and NAV just popped up with its message saying virus definitions were updated. So now, that's twice in 3 days, this past Friday and now (Sunday).

[Slynky]

Originally posted by DavidG:

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Originally posted by Slynky:
NAV (auto-updated, of course), Black Ice (from ISS...app control and all), and a little common sense...after all, the idiots who receive email from people they don't know and just HAVE to click on the URL provided are just inviting trouble...otherwise, NAV doesn't let anything get by with a virus (that is known)

Is this what you think? Here's a scenario (one that actually happened). It's Thursday and a new virus has been detected. McAffee and Norton imediately add it to their definitions. Come Monday the virus gets sent to the office and McAfee happily detects it BUT wait Norton is letting it through? WTF! Turns out Norton only updates it's Live Update definitions on Wednesdays!!

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Not sure what is going on with the Norton you have experience with but I just checked my virus def date and it shows 3/26...a Friday. And I NEVER run LiveUpdate manually. So what is this about only doing it on Wednesdays?

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Probably should have mentioned that this is a poll.

How much does windows 2k cost?