XP Problems
From: someone (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/08/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:49:32 -0800
One question:
Why do you do so many repair installs? I have never done
one with 40+ machines running XP for a year. Sounds like
something needs fixing in your environment and it ain't xp.
>-----Original Message-----
>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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