More adventures with Windows XP.....

First the good: I'm able to use my scanner again. I am no longer getting the scripting error I was getting under Windows 98. I can also use my color inkjet printer. Yay! And I've figured out the Management Console, which takes the place of FDISK and FORMAT.

Now the bad: XP has a new backup program, NTBACKUP. It does not read backups generated from the backup program in Windows 98, MSBACKUP. According to the knowledge base, this behavior is by design. Grr argh. I'm trying to juryrig a copy of MSBACKUP I purloined from a backup disc, along with related DLLs. So far, it isn't working.

And of course, the ugly: Windows Update. I still use dialup, which means I risk dying of old age while the updates download. I really wish Microsoft had a way to put these updates on a CD for me. So while these updates are downloading, I'm getting some much-needed offline work done, like cleaning the loft area.