[TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
- From: "Damon" <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 07:37:31 -0500
Well THANKS Bil, Sure will save me some time...but I also do note "always
good to backup your important data just in case" caveat....I'll backup on
CD.
Damon Brunger
Telrad Electronics
Fort Wayne, IN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Damon" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 2:47 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
| Hi Damon,
|
| You may want to save yourself many hours of copying files
| and reinstalling XP (or 2000) by simply using this function
| which is built into Windows:
|
| A standard Windows utility which is called CONVERT. Just
| go to the Command Prompt (in RUN type: CMD) and execute the
| command:
|
| C:\ CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS
|
| Where C: is the letter of the drive you want to convert.
| There is a single space before and after CONVERT and before
| /
|
| After the system re-boots the conversion process will start
| and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without data
| loss (always good to backup your important data just in case).
|
| I've done this and it worked. Partition Magic 8 will also
| convert FAT32 to NTFS.
|
|
|
| Bil Green
| PC 1000
| Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
| 760-924-1000
|
| Thursday, October 7, 2004, 10:33:03 PM, you wrote:
|
| D> I kinda figgered that....I do like XP overall, but I think I'll spend a
| D> weekend tranferring massive amounts of files to CD and reformat and
maybe
| D> switch to NTFS instead of.....whatever drive format has been used for
the
| D> last 4-8 years. (Can't remember what it's called....something-16
or -32) .
| D> Don't know if NTFS will be worth the conversion or not....
| D> As long as I can transfer files from my Compact Flash Card Reader Drive
E to
| D> Drive C, I'll be happy.
| D> Damon Brunger
| D> Telrad Electronics
| D> Fort Wayne, IN
| D> ----- Original Message -----
| D> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
| D> To: "Damon" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| D> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:35 PM
| D> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: New XP update/ screwed up my computer
|
|
| D> | There's a bunch of services that need to be disabled in 2000 & XP. I
| D> | have a list of the ones which are safe to disable and instructions
for
| D> | doing it (very easy). The Messenger service should always be disabled
| D> | unless you really need it. All those pop-up messages are NOT from
| D> | Microsoft.
| D> |
| D> |
| D> | Bil Green
| D> | PC 1000
| D> | Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
| D> | 760-924-1000
| D> |
| D> | Thursday, October 7, 2004, 6:09:45 AM, you wrote:
| D> |
| | D>> Yeah, you ain't kiddin'....I get a message everytime I activate IE6
| D> that
| | D>> Windows messenger has an update...Click on Yes and it goes to a page
| D> that
| | D>> doesn't exist anymore....so SP2 is on it's way, free of charge via
| D> CD...OK,
| | D>> I hope it doesn't gag my 'puter.
| D> |
| | D>> Yes you can activate/disable Messenger and Firewall, but you have
to
| D> use
| | D>> Help to get you there. And yes, pop-ups, viruses, spyware all
attacked
| D> me
| | D>> because SOMETHING turned off my Spysweeper and Norton AntiVirus at
| D> various
| | D>> times after install.....but now it's stable.
| D> |
| | D>> But at least I learned how to use Regedit because of that situation.
| D> Oh, and
| | D>> Safe mode too.
| | D>> I guess since I haven't heard from Kazaa about their software
| D> activation
| | D>> problems, I may have to FORMAT my drive to get whatever Hidden
software
| D> off
| | D>> of it....and I KNOW IT IS KAZAA-LITE that caused Version 2.6.6 to
lock
| D> me
| | D>> out....I haven't had that piece of junk on my computer for over 2
| D> years.....
| D> |
| | 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> |
| D> |
| | 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
| D> management.
| | D>> I.E. a
| | | Lwc>>> firewall. I haven't had any issues with windows XP to speak of
| D> 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
| D> years
| | D>> of
| | | Lwc>>> experience. This is where the problems arise. I personally
thought
| D> I
| | D>> would never
| | | Lwc>>> give up 95. I eventually moved to 98, which I prefer but I have
| D> 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
| D> with
| | D>> NO
| | | Lwc>>> problems.
| | | Lwc>>> I use 98SE on 2 computers at home and 7 computers here at shop.
4
| D> 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
| D> be
| | | Lwc>>> sure
| | | >>>> and contact them. It's been my experience they are willing to
help.
| D> For
| | | Lwc>>> issues
| | | >>>> related to SP2 after installation contact a Microsoft specialist
at
| | D>> (888)
| | | >>>> SP2-HELP (772-4357). HTH
| | | >>>> Lindsey
| D> |
| D> |
| D> |
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