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Think back... XP had many complaints at release too, wasn't till sp2 or sp3 it was actually decent.
XP is also when they introduced the activation server.
Also true
You couldnt unzip 2 files at once. Not untill service pack 1.
Wait, you didn't just use PKWare zip & unzip? Or WinRAR?
I couldn't afford WinRAR
I think there might be around 10 people in the whole world that has ever bought WinRAR. The rest of us just kept closing the nag box and used the free trial indefinitely.