I tried Linux but found it much slower (for GUI stuff anyway). Gnome or KDE aren't a patch on Windows (IMO). > -----Original Message----- > From: Roaming Free [mailto:qoretek@xxxxxxxxx]=20 > Sent: Wednesday 11 December 2002 15:39 > To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: * MICROSOFT POSTS HOLIDAY FUN=20 > PACKS FOR WINDOWS XP >=20 >=20 >=20 > Linux did the trick for me. >=20 >=20 > --- Chris McEvoy <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >=20 > > I've actually gone back to Windows 2000 SP3, it much > > more stable and > > much faster. I do miss the built-in CD burning > > though! > >=20 > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Snowshelbi > > [mailto:SnowShelbi@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20 > > > Sent: Wednesday 11 December 2002 13:22 > > > To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: * MICROSOFT POSTS > > HOLIDAY FUN=3D20 > > > PACKS FOR WINDOWS XP > > >=3D20 > > >=3D20 > > >=3D20 > > > Oh yeah, wassup with that error? I sometimes get > > it, It also=3D20 > > > pops up everytime that I try to move some big > > file!!! > > >=3D20 > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: mswindowsxp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20 > > > [mailto:mswindowsxp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Chris McEvoy > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 6:19 AM > > > To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: * MICROSOFT POSTS > > HOLIDAY FUN=3D20 > > > PACKS FOR WINDOWS XP > > >=3D20 > > >=3D20 > > > Fantastic! Now I have something nice to look at > > while=3D20 > > > explorer screws up even basic file operations > > (such as the=3D20 > > > wonderful, 'this file is in use' error message > > when renaming=3D20 > > > files that are _not_ in use!) > > >=3D20 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jim Kenzig > > [mailto:jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20 > > > > Sent: Tuesday 10 December 2002 18:57 > > > > To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: [mswindowsxp] * MICROSOFT POSTS HOLIDAY > > FUN PACKS=3D3D20 FOR =3D > >=20 > > > >WINDOWS XP =3D3D20 > > > >=3D3D20 > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > From Wininfo newsletter.... > > > > JK > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > * MICROSOFT POSTS HOLIDAY FUN PACKS FOR WINDOWS > > XP > > > > As a special thank you to Windows XP users, > > today=3D3D20 > > > > Microsoft released a series of Winter Fun Packs > > for XP, which=3D3D20 > > > > offer a wide range of winter-themed content > > designed for=3D3D20 > > > > Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 Series, Windows > > Movie Maker 2,=3D3D20 > > > > and XP experiences such as digital > > photography,=3D3D20 > > > > communications, and Web browsing. 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