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Windows 2k was the pinnacle of Windows. Basically same OS as XP, but with a spruced up Win 98 design.
by brtkdotse 3y ago
Windows 2k was the pinnacle of Windows. Basically same OS as XP, but with a spruced up Win 98 design.
- srvmshr 3y agoWindows 2000 startup screen (as well as the ill-received Windows Me) was very elegant for its time. I think the Windows 7 GUI emulation in 8.1 was also pretty good.
- vintagedave 3y agoWhat do you mean by Windows 7 GUI emulation in Windows 8? I didn't use Windows 8 much, but I thought all apps, including those that run on Win7, had a Win8 look, title bar, etc?
- srvmshr 3y agoWindows 8 Metro UI and its flat glyph-inspired iconset (similar to minimalist signage, e.g in EU traffic signs) was such a disaster that 8.1, that soon followed, allowed options to toggle between Metro (for those who preferred) and the classic Windows 7 look & icons. It was called Legacy UI in their options.
- vintagedave 3y agoWow. TIL. Thankyou!
- tmountain 3y agoI had a Win2K cd-rom with a license key that I dragged around with me for almost a decade for this exact reason. It was all downhill for Windows after that.
- acidburnNSA 3y agoI still have mine. It's the "Advanced Server" edition because damn that is just extra cool to run.