Yes, Windows XP sucks just as much as every other version of Windows
The Comic Guy
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From: Davis, CA
Originally Posted by ManInCamo
save yourself the trouble and install SP2, which is in RC1 form - available straight from MS - very very stable.
get decent software for maintanance and you don't need to reformat - that said I've loaded windows at least 10x on my PC over the last 4 years -- usually pre-SP1. Once was bad to a horrible Virus that I couldn't get rid of, and 2-3 times b/c I felt like it.
get decent software for maintanance and you don't need to reformat - that said I've loaded windows at least 10x on my PC over the last 4 years -- usually pre-SP1. Once was bad to a horrible Virus that I couldn't get rid of, and 2-3 times b/c I felt like it.
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I've got the standard complement of Norton, Ad-Aware, etc.
For whatever reason I develop problems with things like networking and various other crap that is unexplainable. All the various quirks (and there were a whole bunch of em) are now gone since the reformat.
Actually I got this comp in November '02 and this is the first time that I've wiped it, but it's been long overdue.
For whatever reason I develop problems with things like networking and various other crap that is unexplainable. All the various quirks (and there were a whole bunch of em) are now gone since the reformat.
Actually I got this comp in November '02 and this is the first time that I've wiped it, but it's been long overdue.
The Comic Guy
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From: Davis, CA
Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
I've got the standard complement of Norton, Ad-Aware, etc.
For whatever reason I develop problems with things like networking and various other crap that is unexplainable. All the various quirks (and there were a whole bunch of em) are now gone since the reformat.
Actually I got this comp in November '02 and this is the first time that I've wiped it, but it's been long overdue.
For whatever reason I develop problems with things like networking and various other crap that is unexplainable. All the various quirks (and there were a whole bunch of em) are now gone since the reformat.
Actually I got this comp in November '02 and this is the first time that I've wiped it, but it's been long overdue.
edit: Oh yeah, and are you using home or pro?
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From: Southern NH
Originally Posted by Nightshade
I have been running Xp on my comps for 2 plus years and never had that issue...maybe you just suck at maintaining your file systems:dunno:
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From: Madison, WI
Originally Posted by jinx-mitchell
Are your mobo and memory good brands or generic? I've heard that alot of ppl who skimp on these parts have more problems than ppl who pay the extra money. My sis' old PC only convinced me more of this...
edit: Oh yeah, and are you using home or pro?
edit: Oh yeah, and are you using home or pro?
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From: Charlotte, NC
Yeah, put the OS on a seperate partition in case that's necessary again.
Personally, mine still runs as smoothly as Day 1, which was about a year and a half ago. :dunno: It's XP Pro, though. I don't like XP Home.
Personally, mine still runs as smoothly as Day 1, which was about a year and a half ago. :dunno: It's XP Pro, though. I don't like XP Home.