I have had a legal copy of Windows XP installed on my computer for a few months now. First of all, no Java working with IE6 because of legal issues this has been fixed in the 160mb Service Pack1, but now half of web pages dont work with ACTION CANCELED displaying where menus should be. This is not a Windows Explorer thing. I have installed Netscape and Opera to try and fix it, and it still shows ACTION CANCELED in the same places.

2nd I couldnt install the IE6 patch becuase I get an error every time I tried to run it.

EVERY game I have drops to the desk top after about 20mins, even though I have certified drivers for all the major hardware, Motherboads, USB, Graphics,Sound etc.

On add remove programs in control pannel, I am faced with thousands of patched installed for windows.

I cant update drivers to an older version. It just wont allow it. I have to uninstall the hardware, delete the drivers and delete the relivant ini file in the windows drivers directory.

My DVD player on my computer now keeps jumping and missing a few frames and I get green patches on the screen at times too.

When I put a CD in it doesnt update my computer to show this. Whats strange is, my computer shows nothing in drive E: even though there is a CD called "downloads" in I take it out close the CD draw and it shows up on screen with a CD called "Downloads" on. But no matter what CD I put in after that it still things is the first CD I put in. This means that with some CD's I have to reboot before it will work correctly.

It freezes on boot up sometimes. Doesnt shut down sometimes. For no reason my HDD will just start going mad for about 5 mins, even though I have the virus checker off and I am not defraging or scheduled anything to work. This usually makes my computer very very slow untill its finished.

Thier seems to be a critcal update every week. Win2000 only had critical ones once a month or so once you are up to date.

 

It was a waste of £70. Its a peice of shit. I install critial updates, which then cause my computer to crash. Whats all that about.

When I have time I am backing up and going back to Win2000.

People, if you are thinking about going to XP dont. Waste of money and effort.

 

Stuart

yes - and you could get it on a single floppy, too! 1GB for an OS - good grief

 

[This message has been edited by Gio (edited 12-09-2002).]

ive used all the op systems except 2000

only prob i have is when using new programs,a lot arnt compatible

also a load of my old games dont work,good job i dont miss em(pacman+space invaders)now thats showing my age

Anyone remember D.R DOS?

NetWare 2.2 ?

WordPerfect DOS

Lotus 123 DOS

 

MDA/CGA/EGA Monitors - every time you went to swap one you found out the bloody machine had the wrong graphics card in LOL

 

Fixing PC's seemed complicated at the time but usually involved opening the case and pushing chips back into sockets then re-copying the DOS files back on because the user had deleted half of em.

 

I must be getting old.

 

CP/M !

Originally posted by ChrisC:

Anyone remember D.R DOS?

NetWare 2.2 ?

WordPerfect DOS

Lotus 123 DOS

 

MDA/CGA/EGA Monitors - every time you went to swap one you found out the bloody machine had the wrong graphics card in LOL

 

Fixing PC's seemed complicated at the time but usually involved opening the case and pushing chips back into sockets then re-copying the DOS files back on because the user had deleted half of em.

 

I must be getting old.

 

Yes I remember all that and I aint old and many a time some chip would pop out and need pushing back in. When your computer didnt work open her up, and push untill you hear a clunk .

 

And setting up the IRQ's and DMA's of cards in the computer with those dreaded jumpers.

I remember my dad going mad cos I bought a game that needed 2MB of RAM. 2MB, what the hell do you need all that for The game was about 3mb uninstalled and that was on a 40mb HDD.

 

Stuart

2mb of ram????

 

bloody luxury!!!

 

i remember trying to load programs from tape into my ZX81

 

1k as standard but with a 16k expansion pack on it with beer mat underneath to stop the dreaded "expansion pack wobble" !!!

 

 

 

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I feel the need, the need for speed!

 

I reackon windows xp is a real steal, the best os microsoft ever produced. Windows 2000 is good though, thats a good steal too! Id switch back to that if i were you!

Originally posted by Paul C:

2mb of ram????

bloody luxury!!!

i remember trying to load programs from tape into my ZX81

1k as standard but with a 16k expansion pack on it with beer mat underneath to stop the dreaded "expansion pack wobble" !!!

 

These young whippersnappers don't know they're born do they!

 

I think I've still got mine somewhere - built it into a new case an' all.

 

OK boys (making the bid for the BOF of the day) - I used to punch cards in Fortran for the prog to go off to Southampton Uni to be compiled and run and then sent back a week later usually with fatal error somewhere in the output.

 

Anyone here know Alan Turing?

No Gio,but I know his nephew alan key

 

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KEEP IT SIDEWAYS;).

Originally posted by MAC 1:

No Gio,but I know his nephew alan key

 

 

hahahahahahaha

 

 

thats funny Mac, i know Alan Key's brother Wayne

 

gio - was that the "proper" keyboard conversion?? my mate done that too!!

 

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I feel the need, the need for speed!

 

Originally posted by Paul C:

gio - was that the "proper" keyboard conversion?? my mate done that too!!

 

It wasn't an official one - just from - er, can't remember. I either need a better memory or to go up in the loft. Neither of which are achievable tonite! Perhaps a Kempston or were they joysticks..?