Re: XP: Cool feature with a weakness

In article <C2439927.7CFA4%SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Steve Carroll" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
noone-A22F81.07185312042007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 4/12/07 6:18 AM:

In article <C24304EB.7CF72%SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Mayor of R'lyeh" <mayor.of.rlyeh@xxxxxxxxx> stated in post
7adr135epqnl4jmphid259joo4lcfjr2kg@xxxxxxx on 4/11/07 9:29 PM:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:17:09 -0700, Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:

"Mayor of R'lyeh" <mayor.of.rlyeh@xxxxxxxxx> stated in post
recr13hhlr7h2vombe32sq63asttv00p2j@xxxxxxx on 4/11/07 9:10 PM:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:12:21 -0700, Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:

"Mayor of R'lyeh" <mayor.of.rlyeh@xxxxxxxxx> stated in post
01rq13dc1tm1scaia0oj0i3j85b50vbce9@xxxxxxx on 4/11/07 4:16 PM:

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:19:25 -0700, Snit <SNIT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

With XP, as many people know, you can change the orientation of the
computer screen image by pressing control+alt+arrow keys. For the
general desktop this has little utility, but for tablets it is pretty
cool... and as long as the ability is there it is often available on
desktop systems. No problems there... though it does leave open a
chance
for practical jokes and the like.

Here is the weakness: I can change the orientation from my user
account,
even a non-Admin, and the orientation will stay altered even when I
log
out...

Why?

Because you touch yourself at night.

Thanks for showing the depth of your technical knowledge.

For one I know this is an issue with certain graphic card drivers and
not XP. But you go ahead and keep pretending that its all Window's
fault if it makes you feel better.

What did that have to do with your BS above?

In any case, the fact that this is inconsistent from one machine to
another
is *not* a bragging point in favor of XP.

Its got nothing to do with XP.

Sure it does: it is how XP is experienced.

Its a feature of the video card's driver. That's why it doesn't affect all
machines the same. All Windows machines don't use the same video card.

No argument here - that is why different XP machines are different in this
area.

It's fun to watch Snit show the depth of his technical knowledge;)

Do you disagree with what I said? If so, Steve, what is your view?

I disagree with the idea the the inconsistency has anything to do with
XP itself. The reason?

It's entirely a function of whether or not there is a particular type of
video card present... a situation that has nothing to do with the OS.

You'd have more of a gripe if there were video cards on the market that
had such a feature as this that XP could not access. Your real argument
here appears to be that they should hide it better. If they had... and
you still found it... you'd probably still have created a thread over
it.

I also disagree with your absolute statement that claimed: "it is how XP
is experienced".

The reasons for my disagreement with this?

Fact: People that don't have the appropriate video card cannot
experience this using XP

Fact: I cannot experience this using my version of XP under Parallels.

Perhaps you should look for a software defeat... video cards that have a
feature like this often have one. Suggestion: If you'd stop making
absolute statements you'll find you won't have people beating you over
the head with reality quite as often as they do.

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