Re:What was nice about the UI of Windows 2000
by gk-- on Thursday June 18, 2026 @12:39PM
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win2k is the goat. fast, clear, no bullshit. sadly rdp and cleartype dragged me away and i've regretted it ever since.
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Re:What was nice about the UI of Windows 2000
by netsharc on Thursday June 18, 2026 @02:23PM
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On Windows 7 it was still possible to have the Win 2000-esque UI. I think it was an option between the classic UI or the fancy UI with gradient buttons and translucency and slowness.
Re:What was nice about the UI of Windows 2000
by ConceptJunkie on Thursday June 18, 2026 @02:55PM
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I don't understand why they couldn't have kept that option. The Windows UI is currently the least customizable I've ever seen and I started using Windows with 2.1.
Re:What was nice about the UI of Windows 2000
by netsharc on Thursday June 18, 2026 @03:22PM
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Somehow they seemingly had to rewrite everything in React or Javascript (citation needed...), but then they ran out of time and budget to reimplement all the functionality.
For a long time some settings on Windows 10 could be found partially on old style control panel windows, and partially the flat look "minimalist webpage" settings app...