Re: Is Windows XP Pro naturally buggy?

From: Graham (bertie.bassett_at_n2direct.co.uk)
Date: 03/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:02:08 +0000

On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 13:28:37 -0000, "Cerridwen"
<cerridwen@celticnet.com> wrote:

>Graham wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
snip
>
>That's because we didn't bother to make sure all our hardware and software
>is compatible, now isn't it?
Sorry, Nope, all the equipment on this box is either shown as
compliant or compatible. Only software currently installed is Office
XP
>
>Blue screens seem to be the order of
>> the day.
>
>See above for the reason.
Helpful....not!
>If its not, Windows has detected a serious
>> problem..resulting in a stop...literally! I then get problems with
>> SCMan error messages. No search has really thrown up what causes this.
>> I get IRQ_equal not less etc error messages, plus other messages. Like
>> Windows has recovered from a serious error etc PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
>> messages.
>
>Again due to outdated drivers and/or hardware.
Checking all the devices in device manager properties show that all
the drivers are certified as having Microsoft Publisher certifcates.
Indeed when Win XP installed I didn't have to install any
drivers..they all came on the disk
The only one I did update (?) was from Asus but even letting XP update
the driver for a MS certified one hasn't help

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>You've never seen a BSOD under ME?! You can't be using the same version I
>did - I saw three a day, that's why I upgraded! ME was the worst OS MS has
>ever released! Installing things under ME was like building a pyramid out of
>tennis balls - you never knew when the whole lot was going to come crashing
>down!
An OS system that locks me out without any means of continuing doesn't
do anything for me. Its a bit like driving a car into a tree, sure you
can reverse but forward motion is always abruptly curtailed unless you
turn the wheel and go off in another direction
>> Asking around it seems I'm not alone. Others also suffer from blue
>> screens, major hangs etc. Come on MS, you've got the money (mine)
>> I'd like a stable platform to operate on, not an OS that suffers major
>> earthquakes at the drop of a hat.
>
>You have one - it's called XP. You can't blame MS for your inability to do
>any research before installation! The 'bug', to use your word, is sitting on
>the chair posting to Usenet!
Even shutting down the system brings up those magic words Windows has
detected a serious error; maybe it goes into shock because I actually
want to turn the box off. It can't even make up its mind what is wrong
throwing up different error messages nearly every time. At least Win
3.11 was consistant in that when it brought up an error message it was
invariably the same every time (perhaps it only had one or two). On
reboot I let MS reporting send off a message and sure it comes back
saying its a driver problem...er which one? Can't tell you! Even
though supposedly all the drivers are MS certified and supplied by MS
through its recommended update feature.
 
>> Does anyone actually have a rock steady Win XP Pro setup?
>
>Yep - have done for three months short of three years (the beta was rock
>solid too)
Thats nice to hear, at least if I expend enough time and energy I
might even join you one day!

Have a nice one

regards
Graham

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