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It's amazing just how many people suffer from C.T.K.I.D.S.
If they would take a bit of time reading, they would learn how to use their
operating system!
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Regards:
Richard Urban
aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
"Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 14:55:07 -0600, "Jupiter Jones [MVP]"
> <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote:
>
>>"And from reading through these newsgroups, it appears I am far from
>>alone"
>>Do you also go to an automobile repair shop, see many damaged
>>vehicles, and then assume all vehicles are bad?
>>These newsgroups are here to help with computer issues, so it is
>>reasonable that most here are related to computer problems.
>>
>>Since you do not state what problems you have, I can only give general
>>suggestions.
>>
>>1.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/default.mspx
>>Or
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/default.mspx
>>Verify your computer meets or exceeds ALL requirements.
>>#3 Upgrade Advisor can help a lot here.
>>Barely minimum or incompatible hardware or software is a major cause
>>of performance issues.
>>Dissimilar or bad memory is another for Windows XP.
>>Do not make the mistake of assuming something is good just because it
>>works on another configuration.
>>
>>2.
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
>>
>>3. Clean Installation:
>>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
>
> I have to partially agree with him. Though I'm brand new to XP, I've had
> to do
> complete OS installs vs repair installs 3 times so far and I've had it
> less
> than a month.
>
> Just this morning had to do a rollback from 2 days ago. Not real sure what
> caused today's problems. But XP and AIW 9800 are definitely fighting each
> other
> for control of the machine.
>
> It would seem it just decided on it's own to quit working.
> downloaded media player 9 and installed it. [Should have never said ok let
> media player associate with it's defaults.] AIW has grabbed everything but
> quick time for it's defaults.
> That would seem to be the only possible source of trouble. AIW has a TV
> scheduler that's a M$ ODBC database. Today it wouldn't even load.
> Couldn't reinstall a new version to work. Couldn't uninstall and install
> again.
> Just nothing worked. rollback 2 days ago.
> reinstalled media9 and associated NOTHING with it. so far not a problem.
> That
> was 8 hours ago and I've been using the TV guide all day.
> Haven't fired up media 9 since the reinstall other than it's original boot
> after install so that's still hanging. it may kill something again or not.
>
> I've been collecting user accounts that just won't go away.
> ie: admin, all users, all.users.windows,default.user,ken,ken.sheba.000.
>
> Hmm.. admin and about 3 others have disappeared since this morning. the 3
> others were something like network.xxx, and admin.windows .
> That might have something to do with the rollback. 2 days ago those extra
> accounts didn't exist.
> then there's the thing where I like to stick everything I pick up into
> C:\temp.
> Then as I get around to it [scan for virus, identify what it is and where
> it
> should go] move it where it should go. C:\Documents and Settings isn't my
> 1st
> choice. But it's XP's only 1st choice because there's registry entries
> that you
> can't even access as administrator. since it also has about 10 different
> folders under each one of those accounts above that are pretty much just
> [semi]
> duplicates of each other, but aren't. ie: Desktop. Try and sort by name
> with
> auto arrange on a desktop that has shortcuts from all those different user
> accounts.
>
> Which brings up another gripe. Why does it install [what seems to be
> randomly]
> to all these different accounts ?
>
> I've tried to let the OS do it's own thing, but it's own thing seems to be
> complete disorder. ie:Adding things to the start>all programs>sections. If
> you
> let the OS do it, you wind up with a list that would reach the moon
> unchecked.
> create sub directories to move stuff to and this XP once again says NO.
> Only if
> you move the same shortcut twice to a sub directory will it finally move
> the
> shortcuts. This is a sometimes thing, but completely annoying. As for the
> desktop sorting I've found the shortcuts are assigned to different user
> accounts. [I'm the only user on this machine]. I have to go into the
> C:\Documents and Settings user accounts and find the screw ups and
> physically
> move them to the right account to get them to sort correctly on the
> desktop.
>
> XP like other OS, just magnifies the problems. But It would be nice if
> there
> were some sort of roadmap to tell you why XP sends stuff to inactive
> accounts
> and how to prevent it.
>
> I can only imagine the headaches with multiple users on XP.
> Lots of other nitpicks that it should have fixed since win98.
>
> But as for his comment XP = Ex-Productivity. I've felt and seen that on
> every
> OS and computer made. It normally takes more time to find or create a
> program
> to do what's needed than you could have done with pencil and paper in half
> the
> time. And if there's a mistake, the machines usually magnify the error to
> the
> Nth degree..
>
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