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To: slacker711 who wrote (52225)	4/5/2006 6:04:34 PM
From: Doren	Respond to of 213185

No I agree XP seems a lot more stable than say 95... : v ) The problem to me is when you loose your registry you loooooooose everything. Necessitating several days of reinstalling all your tweaks, apps etc. Not so with Macs. System archive and installs are no brainers. Partitioning a back up system takes about an hour total and is free and easy. There are workarounds on the PC but seriously, they're pretty absurd for most users. How do you feel when you have to beg Microsoft for permission to add a drive? Personally I would find that galling. How about if you just bought a computer and don't have broadband yet. Even more fun. Admit it Windows just is a big hassle machine. Macs are just EASIER and when when Windoz users get a taste they'll get LAZY.

To: slacker711 who wrote (52225)	4/6/2006 11:45:18 AM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213185

I actually did have an XP PC that crashed, if not daily, then at least weekly. The only culprit I could find (after MANY hours of hair pulling) was a Microsoft brand wireless mouse and keyboard which I had installed using the Microsoft drivers that were included with it. When I uninstalled those and swapped out a different mouse and keyboard the crashes stopped, except for malware and popup slowdowns. I installed AdAware, then another popup sweeper, and ran them daily for awhile. XP was workable, but only with a lot of time spent on maintenance of these issues. It seemed like it was always something. Then I switched to Macs. I don't spend my time on those frustrating tasks anymore. The dual boot capability for me just means that in the future I won't need to keep the spare Dell PC around to run the odd program here and there that won't run on the Mac. I actually think that in the long run, DELL will be hurt by this development, maybe a lot on the home sales side. If you can buy a Mac that will run both or a DELL that will only run Windows, the only thing the DELL has to recommend it is price. For many of us, the price isn't worth the frustration. Chevys are cheaper than Toyotas, but fewer and fewer people choose them every year.