Re: Bad crashes in XP Pro
From: Michael Stevens (mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 09/12/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:43:13 -0700
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Terry,
> Could you elaborate on this. I have reloaded my XP Pro
> four times in five days trying to get it to work
> properly. First and second times, the whole os did not
> load in, it fried my dvd burner and erased my scsi hd.
> Third time, it corrupted my cd drive drivers, both of
> them. Now I am on the fourth install and the setup
> wizard, or something on that line, is freezing up my
> computer whenever I try to load the rest of my programs.
> It has taken me three days just to load in the office.
>
> JIJI
It would help to know the specs of your system. Please list the make, model,
memory, hard drive specs, attached peripherals, software, bios version,
etc..
It is possible your system is not suited for XP. XP requires a much higher
hardware requirement than previous Windows and you might be better off
purchasing an entry level XP system [$300+] that would most likely have
double even triple the power of your system that shipped with 98. You could
network the systems and even use the same monitor on both with switching
hardware.
I am not a big advocate of upgrading or clean installing anything that
shipped with 98/Me. The costs of the XP upgrade, incompatible or upgraded
hardware replacement, incompatible software replacement, memory, larger hard
drive, and the ultimate result being a system with less computing power than
a budget priced system with XP already installed. High end 98/Me; custom
built or shipped systems are the exception.
-- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com http://michaelstevenstech.com For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader. http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm -- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com http://michaelstevenstech.com For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader. http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm >>-----Original Message----- >>Check your memory modules. XP is way more fussy about > memory than Win 98 >>Terry >> >>"Grumble69" <RabidOgre@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:9ff95dd0.0409112030.6db44fa6@posting.google.com... >>> My system was stable under Windows 98SE. Due to > issues at work, I had >>> to upgrade to Windows XP Pro. And it's been hell > every since. I'll >>> be stable for about 3-4 weeks. Then I'll get the BSOD > and the system >>> automatically reboots. ...and then enters an infinite > reboot loop. I >>> go into the Window Recovery mode and do a "dir" on the > C: drive and I >>> get the "An error has occurred during the directory > enumeration". I >>> did a lot of digging on Google and nothing I read ever > fixes the >>> problem, except for re-formatting and reinstalling. > (Unfortunately >>> I've got this down to an art now and don't keep > crucial data on C:). >>> While I haven't had any problems with the HD, I went > ahead and >>> replaced it. I still get the same errors every few > weeks. And from >>> what I've seen in these newsgroups, others do too. >>> >>> I'm really tempted to just quit my job and switch to a > company where I >>> don't need XP Pro. And then go back to using good ol' > reliable 98SE. >>> But before I do that, I'd like to hear from the MS > folks--what gives?! >>> >> >> >> >>. >>
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