Windows Sucks

And I do not mean the ones on your house. I have been an avid computer user for more than 20 years and during that time I have used Microsoft Windows based computers with a large level of success. I am quite competent with using and troubleshooting computers, normally with little to no challenge. I have my notebook computer which I use as my primary computer and it uses Windows XP as the operating system. Over the past 6-8 months I have become disgruntled with Windows and how shitty it is to run and maintain.

The more I try to do something with my computers the more frustrated I get when I cannot accomplish my task in a simple way. Changing any setting is like taking your life into your hands, you are never sure if your system will stop functioning or blow up altogether. Since I like to get the best from my system I tend to tweak settings and it used to be that I could tweak to my hearts content and windows would not always like it but would not blow up. Over the past 6-8 months each time I have made a change it seems like Microsoft does not want me to make any changes and my Operating System (O/S) craps out. I understand that Microsoft is trying to make their O/S easier to use and ensure that all copies are legal, but for crying out loud make it more stable, stop adding updates which cause it to crash and quit worrying that everyone is stealing a copy of Windows.

Over the past 4 to 5 months I have been trying to connect my Notebook to my TV and have the proper cables and thought I had the most recent drivers. Without any success, I did some research and found out it can be done but was hit or miss at best. While I was researching I discovered a newer video driver and decided to give it a spin. This turned into a complete nightmare, after completing the installation of the new driver my computer proceeded to reboot and would not boot back into Windows XP without generating errors. After 4 hours of frustrating playing I was finally able to get back to a state where my computer seemed to be running in a stable manner. In the end I got the new drivers to run and really have no idea how I “fixed” whatever Windows did not like.

During my many hours of absolute frustration I was looking online for help and came across some info comparing Windows based and Apple machines. One of the points was the ease with which an Apple machine out of the box can be hooked up to a TV with the proper cables. I delved a little deeper and found a few forums where users agreed with this statement and described their experiences. Each time I have a challenge with my computer it reinforces my resolve to purchase an Apple notebook when it comes time to replace my current notebook.