[TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
- From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: larry <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:51:03 -0700
It's good to hear that it's fast on some boxes, but it sure is slow on
new 2.4GHz PCs with Norton or McAfee installed. I replace the
antivirus with something better, such as Avast and the speed is almost
double.
Bil Green
PC 1000
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-924-1000
Thursday, October 7, 2004, 10:39:39 AM, you wrote:
l> i like XP, it boots and shuts down much faster than 2000 for me.
l> 2000 uses more resources for network security and user
l> passwords, etc.
l> it may not have as much security but i am the only user.
l> i like the speed of xp on a 2 gig machine.
l> i have 4 computers networked and working great.
l> just my opinion.
l> Larry
l> Gary McCartney wrote:
>> Like I mentioned before, Windows 2000 is the way to go. It is stable
>> like XP because it is built with NT technology (XP is built on the
>> Windows 2000 core), but without the bloat (fancy stuff) that XP hogs
>> resourses with. I can't see Longhorn being any better as far as the
>> bloat goes, although they've had time to perhaps correct some of the
>> issues that XP has. One thing I think is that there will be more hidden
>> tracking in it, such as perhaps sending more info back to the software
>> makers, etc. (just my opinion, no confirmation of this).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary McCartney
>>
>> McCartney Electronics
>> Guelph Ontario Canada
>> Est. 1984
>> email: gary (at) number63.ca
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bil Green wrote:
>>
>>>Although XP is much more stable than Windows 9x it has problems.
>>>
>>>It's bloated software
>>>Needs a ton on memory
>>>Has annoying pop-up menus and messages
>>>
>>>Too many Services are turned on by default (creating a serious
>>>security problem if you don't know enough to disable some of
>>>them).
>>>
>>>Companies like Dell and Gateway routinely sell systems with
>>>inadequate amounts of memory and don't make it clear to the
>>>customer that they need to purchase much more. So they just
>>>plug along and suffer.
>>>
>>>By default all the eye candy is enabled (and few people know
>>>that it needs to be disabled, or how to do it). All the fancy
>>>stuff eats up memory even when it's not being used (unnecessary
>>>special effects for menus, etc.)
>>>
>>>
>>>Bil Green
>>>PC 1000
>>>Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
>>>760-924-1000
>>>
>>>Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 10:51:57 AM, you wrote:
>>>
>>>Lwc> Hi Robert,
>>>Lwc> You are correct in assuming that with reasonable care you can get
>>>away
>>>Lwc> with XP as it comes out of the box. The issues that I have seen so far
>>>are
>>>Lwc> usually related to the customers inadequacies in computer management.
>>>I.E. a
>>>Lwc> firewall. I haven't had any issues with windows XP to speak of here and
>>>I just
>>>Lwc> started using it once SP2 came out and before I ever heard of any
>>>problems with it
>>>Lwc> itself. I'm a baby with XP at this point. Although my overall computer
>>>Lwc> experience is a masters degree. Makes it far easier to accomplish using
>>>it with good
>>>Lwc> credentials. Unfortunately my customers generally don't have my years
>>>of
>>>Lwc> experience. This is where the problems arise. I personally thought I
>>>would never
>>>Lwc> give up 95. I eventually moved to 98, which I prefer but I have found
>>>the more
>>>Lwc> experience I have with all of Microsoft's OS's the better off I am from
>>>a
>>>Lwc> profit potential standpoint.
>>>Lwc>
>>>Lindsey
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>Lwc> Hi Lindsey,
>>>
>>>Lwc> I've been using XP Pro with SP1 update at home for almost a year with NO
>>>Lwc> problems.
>>>Lwc> I use 98SE on 2 computers at home and 7 computers here at shop. 4 of
>>>these
>>>Lwc> have had problems but only 2 were OS, 1 was power supply 1 was
>>>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 living.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Lwc> ----- Original Message -----
>>>Lwc> From: <Labeauxman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Lwc> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Lwc> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:08 PM
>>>Lwc> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>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 Microsoft
>>>
>>>Lwc> will
>>>
>>>
>>>>>provide free phone support for issues related to SP2 problems. They 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 (888)
>>>>>SP2-HELP (772-4357). HTH
>>>>> Lindsey
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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