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XP wasn't really dumbed down, just more colorful. You could turn off the colorful theming if you wanted to. Meanwhile, Windows 2000 predates consumer Wifi, so
by Dwedit 3y ago
XP wasn't really dumbed down, just more colorful. You could turn off the colorful theming if you wanted to.
Meanwhile, Windows 2000 predates consumer Wifi, so there's no UI in the operating system for connecting to networks.
- nuancebydefault 3y agoWeird, I still remember the much older Windows 3.11 for Workgroups already having some networking support (using ethernet 10 Mbps or so I guess). Or... was "for workgroups" a misnomer?
- mysterydip 3y agoYou're correct, it worked on wired networks just fine. I think they're specifically talking wifi.