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Top 10 reasons why Windows 2000 Professional is better than Windows 98 Reviewed
I spent a full week in mid-November locked in the mire of Windows 98
because we were going to use USB-based MP3 audio recorders at Comdex
Fall 99 and Windows 2000 didn't support the devices we had acquired.
So I installed Windows 98 SE on my trusty laptop and loaded up all
the apps I use regularly. The weekend before the show, however, we
decided to can that idea and just take notes like the old days, but
by that time I was ready to rip Windows 98 off my system for good
anyway: After using Windows 2000 Professional for more six straight
months now, I've come to love the little improvements it brings to
the Windows user interface. So after a week with Windows 98, I came
up with this list of things I missed most from Windows 2000. This
stuff if purely user interface related, from a user's standpoint; I
don't discuss esoteric topics such as the NT kernel or whatever. But
when it comes to actually using Windows, this where Windows
2000 Professional really kicks butt.
So, in the grand tradition of David Letterman, here is the top 10
reasons that Windows 2000 is better than Windows 98:
10. Global folder options
This is the sort of "set it and forget it" stuff I
love. I don't want Web view, ever. In Windows 98,
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