Re: Seeking help for learning system for absolute beginners

krw wrote:
> In article <fnj5f7$2qf$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, plinnane3
> @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
>> krw wrote:
>>> In article <479cecd0.216152390@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, grue@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
>>> says...
>>>> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:54:25 +0000 (UTC), Maciej Katafiasz
<mathrick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message:
>>>>
>>>>> Den Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:42:40 -0800 skrev pg:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The computers will be Windows 98SE based
>>>>> Please don't. It's the worst possible OS to install for such a
scenario. 
>>>>> It'll be unmaintainable for you, and (what's even worse) will teach
the 
>>>>> kids that computers are inherently unreliable and not to be trusted.
>>>> What a bunch of FUD. Win98 is easily the best OS Microsoft has ever
created. Too
>>>> bad they don't sup****t it anymore.
>>> Troll.
>>>
>> depends on your POV; win98se does have alot of sup****ters.  I (continue

>> to) use XP because it hasn't crashed since I installed it; if it wasn't

>> for that I'd probably still be using win98se or winme; *much* lighter, 
>> more user-comprehensible, full command line; get infected and just 
>> reinstall in a couple minutes.
> 
> All Win9x variants are a pile of ****e.  I've been having a lot of 
> trouble with XP lately too.  In the five or six years I used Win2K I 
> never had any problems that I could pin on M$.  Win2K was by far the 
> most stable Windows.  (let's just forget Vista ever happened)
> 
Most trouble with XP is user injected.