[TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
- From: "Damon" <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 00:33:03 -0500
I kinda figgered that....I do like XP overall, but I think I'll spend a
weekend tranferring massive amounts of files to CD and reformat and maybe
switch to NTFS instead of.....whatever drive format has been used for the
last 4-8 years. (Can't remember what it's called....something-16 or -32) .
Don't know if NTFS will be worth the conversion or not....
As long as I can transfer files from my Compact Flash Card Reader Drive E to
Drive C, I'll be happy.
Damon Brunger
Telrad Electronics
Fort Wayne, IN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Damon" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
| There's a bunch of services that need to be disabled in 2000 & XP. I
| have a list of the ones which are safe to disable and instructions for
| doing it (very easy). The Messenger service should always be disabled
| unless you really need it. All those pop-up messages are NOT from
| Microsoft.
|
|
| Bil Green
| PC 1000
| Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
| 760-924-1000
|
| Thursday, October 7, 2004, 6:09:45 AM, you wrote:
|
| D> Yeah, you ain't kiddin'....I get a message everytime I activate IE6
that
| D> Windows messenger has an update...Click on Yes and it goes to a page
that
| D> doesn't exist anymore....so SP2 is on it's way, free of charge via
CD...OK,
| D> I hope it doesn't gag my 'puter.
|
| D> Yes you can activate/disable Messenger and Firewall, but you have to
use
| D> Help to get you there. And yes, pop-ups, viruses, spyware all attacked
me
| D> because SOMETHING turned off my Spysweeper and Norton AntiVirus at
various
| D> times after install.....but now it's stable.
|
| D> But at least I learned how to use Regedit because of that situation.
Oh, and
| D> Safe mode too.
| D> I guess since I haven't heard from Kazaa about their software
activation
| D> problems, I may have to FORMAT my drive to get whatever Hidden software
off
| D> of it....and I KNOW IT IS KAZAA-LITE that caused Version 2.6.6 to lock
me
| D> out....I haven't had that piece of junk on my computer for over 2
years.....
|
| D> Damon Brunger
| D> Telrad Electronics
| D> Fort Wayne, IN
| D> ----- Original Message -----
| D> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
| D> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
|
|
| D> | Although XP is much more stable than Windows 9x it has problems.
| D> |
| D> | It's bloated software
| D> | Needs a ton on memory
| D> | Has annoying pop-up menus and messages
| D> |
| D> | Too many Services are turned on by default (creating a serious
| D> | security problem if you don't know enough to disable some of
| D> | them).
| D> |
| D> | Companies like Dell and Gateway routinely sell systems with
| D> | inadequate amounts of memory and don't make it clear to the
| D> | customer that they need to purchase much more. So they just
| D> | plug along and suffer.
| D> |
| D> | By default all the eye candy is enabled (and few people know
| D> | that it needs to be disabled, or how to do it). All the fancy
| D> | stuff eats up memory even when it's not being used (unnecessary
| D> | special effects for menus, etc.)
| D> |
| D> |
| D> | Bil Green
| D> | PC 1000
| D> | Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
| D> | 760-924-1000
| D> |
| D> | Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 10:51:57 AM, you wrote:
| D> |
| | Lwc>> Hi Robert,
| | Lwc>> You are correct in assuming that with reasonable care you can
| D> get away
| | Lwc>> with XP as it comes out of the box. The issues that I have seen so
| D> far are
| | Lwc>> usually related to the customers inadequacies in computer
management.
| D> I.E. a
| | Lwc>> firewall. I haven't had any issues with windows XP to speak of
here
| D> and I just
| | Lwc>> started using it once SP2 came out and before I ever heard of any
| D> problems with it
| | Lwc>> itself. I'm a baby with XP at this point. Although my overall
| D> computer
| | Lwc>> experience is a masters degree. Makes it far easier to accomplish
| D> using it with good
| | Lwc>> credentials. Unfortunately my customers generally don't have my
years
| D> of
| | Lwc>> experience. This is where the problems arise. I personally thought
I
| D> would never
| | Lwc>> give up 95. I eventually moved to 98, which I prefer but I have
found
| D> the more
| | Lwc>> experience I have with all of Microsoft's OS's the better off I am
| D> from a
| | Lwc>> profit potential standpoint.
| | Lwc>>
| D> Lindsey
| D> |
| | Lwc>> Lindsey Altman
| | Lwc>> At Home Service Company
| | Lwc>> 440 Cedar Ave.
| | Lwc>> Claxton, Ga. 30417
| | Lwc>> athomeservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| | Lwc>> labeauxman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| | Lwc>> (912)739-1019
| D> |
| | Lwc>> Hi Lindsey,
| D> |
| | Lwc>> I've been using XP Pro with SP1 update at home for almost a year
with
| D> NO
| | Lwc>> problems.
| | Lwc>> I use 98SE on 2 computers at home and 7 computers here at shop. 4
of
| D> these
| | Lwc>> have had problems but only 2 were OS, 1 was power supply 1 was
| D> motherboard
| | Lwc>> I expect to have problems with XP because it is software
| | Lwc>> and software and electronics give trouble thats how we make our
| D> living.
| D> |
| D> |
| D> |
| | Lwc>> ----- Original Message -----
| D> |
| | >>> Hi Robert,
| | >>> Windows hasn't worked/been right since the beginning of it's
| | Lwc>> creation.
| | >>> Without the updates with XP you couldn't use it for long. Also
| D> Microsoft
| | Lwc>> will
| | >>> provide free phone support for issues related to SP2 problems. They
| D> appear
| | Lwc>> to
| | >>> be fairly knowledgeable as well. So if you have issues related to it
be
| | Lwc>> sure
| | >>> and contact them. It's been my experience they are willing to help.
For
| | Lwc>> issues
| | >>> related to SP2 after installation contact a Microsoft specialist at
| D> (888)
| | >>> SP2-HELP (772-4357). HTH
| | >>> Lindsey
|
|
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