[triadtechtalk] Re: Re System Mechanic Chuck
- From: "Bruce Eddy" <beddy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 13:09:40 -0400
Holy smokes!!! at least mine had 1Mg or ram?!?!:))))) And a whopping 30 Mg
hard drive!!! hard drive was about 3 times the size of the power
supply!!:))) One of the 1st screw ups I had was formatting the drive and
finding out THEN what it means when you have the upgrade version of Dos
6.22!!! Took me all night to figure out how to get that installed without a
previous copy of Dos on the MB.:))))
And yes, to the addons....I have used bunches of these things..I ALWAYS seem
to wind up uninstalling them...About the only program I ever used that I
really liked was the 1st 2 copies of 1stAid...after that it went to junk!! I
have used the ever popular SysSoft Sandra numerous times...Not ONCE has it
ever given me correct info on MOST of my system. It always tells me I have
an Intel processor....I've NEVER had an Intel CPU in any system, except
maybe for that 1st 286..
I will say I have relied on this new RegCleaner program a lot during this
beta. And it IS highly recommended by people on the beta team....is it the
best or better than others?? I don't have a clue..All I know is it works on
my self built system extremely well.
And yes to rerunning Windows Set up..Sometimes that's the easiest/ best
place to start when you're working with a new person. I have a friend in KY
that didn't know what a CPU even did when I 1st met her. She was excellent
at using programs but not a clue what goes on inside the box. I have walked
her thru a clean install and re-setting up a network where she works,
tearing an old hard drive out of one other system , putting it on another,
installing Windows, then returning it to the original box to finish...all
because the install kept hanging at the hard ware level....
but it all goes back to basics..Go back is an excellent program But ONLY if
the system is running correctly to start with. All kinds of issues to work
with..I had an FIC 503+ motherboard once...Excellent board..but ONLY if the
drivers for the board were loaded in the right order!!
Bruce
beddy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ICQ 3209671
----- Original Message -----
From: <ChasM49@xxxxxxx>
To: <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:55 AM
Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Re System Mechanic Chuck
>
> > My apologies to the list...
> Bruce.
> basically that is what I have been saying... if you have a
problem
> dont add a new program until you fix the problem first.... I to ascribe
to
> not having all thoise "gotta Have" goodies and find that in most instances
> all those addons create more problems than what they are worth.... and I
do
> not claim to be any sort of expert
> but just have some time on these toys for quite a long time.... my first
one
> was a monster 8080 with a whopping big 16kb ram... lol... power suppply
was
> bigger than the main board and every part I soldered in myself..... and
again
> thru the years I have learend to always first revert back to the OS
functions
> first before adding more problems.... to make an anology... buy a brand
new
> car and then go out and buy all sorts of add ons made by some other
company
> and the car stops functioning as it did... manufacturer will not honor the
> warranty.. is that the manufacturers fault or the addons... usually have
to
> remove the addons before any sort of diagnostics can be preformed.... same
as
> all the addons to an operating system.. take it back to basics.... and in
> many cases it simply can be repaired by reinstalling the operating
system...
> in this case win98... and it is a recommended procedure... as it will
> generaly rewrite those damaged files if any ... in Rebeccas case she
wanted
> to remove gator.... and windows instructions simply say use the add/remove
> function in the control panel.. not to go out and obtain any other sort of
> addon.... if people would stop the sales pitch for a "gotta have" would
make
> things lots less complicted and getting off target of which I admit I am
> guilty of in my adamant "dissing of addons".... I have treid many of these
> myself over time and they all have disappointed me dramatically.... as a
> winxp beta tester I am sure you are familiar with the go round Micro Soft
and
> Kodak have just gone thru about MS not wanting to include Kodak files in
xp..
> why? the darn files from kodak interfere with the OS is all.... and if you
> have no use for kodak imaging then why should one be forced to install
> it...the same with Real Networks players.... if an addon messes up an
> operating system it is the fault of the addon not being written compatibly
> with the operating system.. simple to the point and factual.... nothing
> less.... in my mind thye create more problems than what they are
worth....and
> if one wants to leanr the winodws system there are many resources
available
> in print besides the help files in windows that in many cases are a bit
> difficult to follow.. I have a couple of excellant books on the windows
> system and am constantly refering to them... but in all cases thye aolways
> seem to be saying use the system as it was designed..... not go out and
buy
> "xxxxx" to fix this problem...... just me is all... Chuck.. in Ok
>
>
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