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From: "Douglas and Elena Husemann" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Is XP Ready to run?
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 15:25:34 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Reigel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 09:23
Subject: [TMG] Is XP Ready to run?


> Don,
>
> Thanks much for the encouragement. I've concluded that running XP on the
new machine is the only way to go. Mainly it's the stability issues that
drive that conclusion, and I really don't want to start with Win2k and
upgrade later. But I've run the XP compatibility checker and find a lot of
concerns - enough that I'm considering putting off the purchase. Here's what
I found - any thoughts on any of them?
>
> HP Laserjet 4P (shared with Win98 & WinME machines) - Supposed to be OK,
but HP says "all
> features" may not be supported. Assuming it works as a directly connected
printer, any problem with the
> other machines sharing it??
>
> HP Deskjet 720C (accessed over network on WinME machine) - "Might Need
Additional Files" - HP says
> they will be ready by release date. Assuming so, will it work to access
the shared printer running on
> WinME machine??
>
> HP Scanjet 720C (shared over network with WinME machine) - MS sees no
problem with scanner, but
> HP says drivers to be ready by release date (and are too big to download -
you really should get their
> CD). However, MS doesn't know what the scanner sharing software is, and HP
doesn't mention it
> separately. Not encouraging.
>
> HP CD-Writer 9500 - MS sees no problem, but HP says only the read function
is supported out of the
> box, and that write function drivers will be available by release date.
Yes drivers may be an issue, But with XP released those should be handled
quickly. Also note that
99% of the 2k drivers work fine in XP. XP drivers will see further
integration into the OS. But if
the Item has a 2k driver now it will run in XP.

I do know the Scan jets work fine within XP, from scanning the Hardware
news group for wpp.
And remember Release date is on the 25th, not a long wait considering the
improved reliability.

> MS Exchange - MS says it won't work with XP, so I guess I'll have to
finally by a fax program for the three
> faxes a year I receive.
Haven't used Exchange so I don't .
> Norton - MS says they won't work, and Symantec agrees, so I'll have to
upgrade.
Yep any utility program will need to be updated. Although I was running
Symantec Norton System Works
in XP betas with a one file update that Symantec provided, as long as I
remained with a FAT system.

> PartitionMagic - MS says no problem with ver 5.0 (but shows a problem with
6.0 on my wife's machine),
> but PowerQuest says I'll have to upgrade
Partition Magic works fine as long as you remain in FAT. Although I do
recommend updated to 7.x that handles
the slight update to the NTFS file system.

> CookieCop - my favorite cookie and ad manager - status unknown.
Should work fine, although IE 6 has similiar features for cookies. If it
works with IE 6 and 2k it will work in XP.

> Wintop - MS says the copy on my machine is no problem, but the copy of the
same version on my wife's
> machine will not work with XP. Hopefully XP is better behaved and this
utility isn't needed on it.
don't know what wintop does.

> NetBEUI - MS says not compatible. So I'll have to change printer and file
sharing to TCP/IP and lose a
> layer of protection against hackers.
prefer for you to get a seperate NIC card for your home network anyway:)

Douglas


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