Re: XP Problems

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:05:39 -0600

Some Questions:

 1. Why is the success rate of "System Restore" less than
20%? I have the same results on all 4 machines I
control. "System Restore" is a worthless resource hog
which I no longer have enabled. I am rolling 2 machines
back to "windows 98SE", installing "Lindows" on the third,
and resell those 3 copies of XP.

A. System Restore has always worked 100% of the time on
      every machine I installed XP it on. Your problems may be related
      to using inadequate RAM or other hardware issues.

2. Why does XP force you to download and reinstall all of
the updates when you do a "Repair"? Shouldn't it be called
a "Re-install"? because it also forces you to "Re-
Activate" every time. I ran out of "Activations" 2 years
ago. Fortunately I found a crack that works for me. I
shouldn't have to ask for permission to use something I
PAID FOR! and; I WON'T!

A. A repair install uses the original system files on the XP CD.
      The is no such thing as "running out of activations". One
      can always use the "activate by telephone" method.

3. Why does XP deny access to corrupted system files by
anti-virus software, or when logged on as an administrator?

A. HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

4. Why was XP designed to be so unfriendly and difficult
to maintain?

A. Windows XP is easy to maintain.

5. Why do all of the "critical" and "recommended" updates
leave so much clutter in the registry? I'm talking about
hundreds of broken links and invalid entries. Thank God
for good (properly written) 3rd party apps to clean up the
mess that Micro$oft is unwilling or incapable of getting
right.

A. Stay out of the registry unless you know what you are doing.

6. Will I wait for "Longhorn"?........HELL NO!

A. Chances are your old computer hardware won't even be adequate for Longhorn.
      Windows XP is the last operating system you can upgrade to from Windows 98.

7. Will I download SP2?........HELL NO!

A. SP2 will be a major security enhancement to Windows XP.

8. Why is SP2 written to break so many good applications?

A. SP2 is still in beta testing. You should not install any SP2 beta version
      on any production machine. If you do not understand the ramifications
      of installing beta software, do not install it.

9. Why was XP designed to crash when installing or using
disk imaging applications for disaster recovery?

A. Seems like the disaster is sitting right across the keyboard.....

You need to read some good books:

Windows XP For Dummies
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764508938.html

Video Professor - Microsoft Windows XP
http://www.freevideoprofessorcds.net/video-professor-microsoft-windows-xp.php

Microsoft® Windows® XP Inside Out
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5206.asp 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"k smith" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:8f2c01c40532$ef8d6020$a001280a@phx.gbl...
|I started out in the XP Beta period with the 2500 series
| and have to say that XP is still BETA! It hasen't even
| gone "tin" yet...let alone "gold".
|
| Every time I have to "repair" XP I have to redownload and
| re-install all of the "critical" and "recommended"
| updates; with many problems along the way. I'm really
| tiring of having to re-install XP every couple of weeks. I
| never had to do that with "98"......just a "clean install"
| every 3 months or so. I expected more with "XP"....what a
| mistake! The piece of crap "ME" was is better than "XP"!
|
| This last time was the worst. I couldn't select all of
| the "critical" updates and install them without getting
| a "BSOD".
|
| I had to download and install each update individually;
| which meant I had to reboot and log on 40 times just to
| get all of the "critical" updates. However: "KB826939
| update rollup 1" gives a "BSOD" every time I try to
| download it.
|
| Some Questions:
|
| 1. Why is the success rate of "System Restore" less than
| 20%? I have the same results on all 4 machines I
| control. "System Restore" is a worthless resource hog
| which I no longer have enabled. I am rolling 2 machines
| back to "windows 98SE", installing "Lindows" on the third,
| and resell those 3 copies of XP.
|
| 2. Why does XP force you to download and reinstall all of
| the updates when you do a "Repair"? Shouldn't it be called
| a "Re-install"? because it also forces you to "Re-
| Activate" every time. I ran out of "Activations" 2 years
| ago. Fortunately I found a crack that works for me. I
| shouldn't have to ask for permission to use something I
| PAID FOR! and; I WON'T!
|
| 3. Why does XP deny access to corrupted system files by
| anti-virus software, or when logged on as an administrator?
|
| 4. Why was XP designed to be so unfriendly and difficult
| to maintain?
|
| 5. Why do all of the "critical" and "recommended" updates
| leave so much clutter in the registry? I'm talking about
| hundreds of broken links and invalid entries. Thank God
| for good (properly written) 3rd party apps to clean up the
| mess that Micro$oft is unwilling or incapable of getting
| right.
|
| 6. Will I wait for "Longhorn"?........HELL NO!
|
| 7. Will I download SP2?........HELL NO!
|
| 8. Why is SP2 written to break so many good applications?
|
| 9. Why was XP designed to crash when installing or using
| disk imaging applications for disaster recovery?
|
| There appears to be a stock answer to many of my
| questions: Greed, indifference, and the arrogance of a
| MONOPLY!
|

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