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Windows XP was arguably Windows 2000 with a Fisher-Price UI bolted on, which in turn was "just" Windows NT with the Win98SE shell bolted on, so there's that, to
by ink_13 3y ago
Windows XP was arguably Windows 2000 with a Fisher-Price UI bolted on, which in turn was "just" Windows NT with the Win98SE shell bolted on, so there's that, too.
(My MS kernel developer friends might disagree with this assessment, though)
- Dalewyn 3y agoWindows XP incorporated some QOL features we take (probably?) for granted today from Windows ME into the Windows NT line, like System Restore and Automatic Windows Update.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoFirst and probably last time I've seen automatic windows updates described as QOL. I guess it's true they do affect quality of life ;)
- M95D 3y agoIt wasn't just the shell. Win2000 had PnP. NT didn't.
- Mr_Minderbinder 3y agoXP introduced VEH, a more "Unix-like" method of handling exceptions. I recall this was one of the reasons the Golang devs dropped support for 2000 at 1.3x.