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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @11:26PM (#50361488)
I really liked Win2KPro. My son has a copy of Windows Neptune he fires up now and then.

But I also had lots of fun when Code Red and Nimda came around - full perm file navigation on computers everywhere. Any Win2k box knocking on my firewall was telling me it was wide open for use.

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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by testing22321 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:00AM (#50361935)
I remember building a lc for a client, installing 2k then SP2. Clicking around installing our software thinking “this could be my main machine. This would be good”

Then it got a virus.

30 minutes after I finished installing windows.

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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by SoftTalker on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:52AM (#50366331)
Oh yes, security-wise it was a nightmare. I was talking about the UX. Efficient, consistent, and pretty minimalist. Animation effects started to appear but was easy to disable.
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