Comments for PC Pitstop http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com Bring your PC back to life Sat, 5 Jul 2008 01:21:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on A Few Words About My Good Buddy, Windows XP by ocean http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2226 ocean Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:19:08 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2226 Yes this is a sad time. I loved Xp for all it's performance in benchmarking, it's ease of use, and all the drivers readily available for it. I have a seperate hard drive on my desktop system dedicated for Xp only. However don't understand why a lot of these people say Vista is garbage, junk, and simply no good. I have Vista on my computer in raid for over a year and like it. It's true that it requires more resorces than Xp, and the drivers haven't been perfected yet, but givin time it will get there. Not to mention the security is much better, and Internet is much faster than XP. Appears that the interface and websurfing is much more clear and sharp than XP also. I will continue to keep a copy of XP on a seperate disk for benchmarking purposes.Hopefully Vista will work out driver issues with all vendors so that they will perform as well as XP. For the last responder Bernie Pederson, don't sweat it your computer will run forever on XP. MS is not going to produce the product anymore, but will still offer support till 2014! Yes this is a sad time. I loved Xp for all it's performance in benchmarking, it's ease of use, and all the drivers readily available for it. I have a seperate hard drive on my desktop system dedicated for Xp only.
However don't understand why a lot of these people say Vista is garbage, junk, and simply no good. I have Vista on my computer in raid for over a year and like it. It's true that it requires more resorces than Xp, and the drivers haven't been perfected yet, but givin time it will get there. Not to mention the security is much better, and Internet is much faster than XP. Appears that the interface and websurfing is much more clear and sharp than XP also.
I will continue to keep a copy of XP on a seperate disk for benchmarking purposes.Hopefully Vista will work out driver issues with all vendors so that they will perform as well as XP.
For the last responder Bernie Pederson, don't sweat it your computer will run forever on XP. MS is not going to produce the product anymore, but will still offer support till 2014!

]]> Comment on A Few Words About My Good Buddy, Windows XP by Robert http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2220 Robert Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:11:45 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2220 The only OS XP was better than was ME. XP was the biggest Virus trap ever made. Vista is secure fast and if ur graphic designer or do any real PC gaming then Vista holds the advantage and is the only descent OS from Microsoft since 98SE. Vista brought me back from switching to a MAC. XP was the reformat every 2 months OS and Vista over a year and a half and NONE of the problems people cry about. MUST BE USER ERROR. LOL anyway keep ur outdated Virus trap I am glad Bill Gates finnally did something right. The only OS XP was better than was ME. XP was the biggest Virus trap ever made. Vista is secure fast and if ur graphic designer or do any real PC gaming then Vista holds the advantage and is the only descent OS from Microsoft since 98SE. Vista brought me back from switching to a MAC. XP was the reformat every 2 months OS and Vista over a year and a half and NONE of the problems people cry about. MUST BE USER ERROR. LOL anyway keep ur outdated Virus trap I am glad Bill Gates finnally did something right.

]]> Comment on Windows XP SP3 Cheat Sheet by Leslie Buchanan http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/30/windows-xp-sp3-cheat-sheet/#comment-2219 Leslie Buchanan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:12:12 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/30/windows-xp-sp3-cheat-sheet/#comment-2219 4th of July 08 What if a person is already having tech problems, Incomplete Downloads, not removable, System Restore not working, Driver Alert not downloading correctly either if I remember correctly among all the things I've tried. I've printed out your scan, and thank you much. It's about 15 pgs, and one of the first suggestions is Reduce the capacity of System Restore. Sounds reasonable. Would that also remove whatever harmful error has maybe caused missing files? I've already reduced it a little, from "Full" to see if I could detect any difference. I'm "tech-challenged", no idea what flash card means, for instance, and don't want to mess with my Registry. I know you can turn off Sys.Rest. and turn it back on, don't know how risky that would be. Thanks. Does SP3 remove SP2? 4th of July 08

What if a person is already having tech problems, Incomplete Downloads, not removable, System Restore not working, Driver Alert not downloading correctly either if I remember correctly among all the things I've tried.

I've printed out your scan, and thank you much. It's about 15 pgs, and one of the first suggestions is Reduce the capacity of System Restore. Sounds reasonable. Would that also remove whatever harmful error has maybe caused missing files? I've already reduced it a little, from "Full" to see if I could detect any difference.

I'm "tech-challenged", no idea what flash card means, for instance, and don't want to mess with my Registry. I know you can turn off Sys.Rest. and turn it back on, don't know how risky that would be. Thanks.

Does SP3 remove SP2?

]]> Comment on A Few Words About My Good Buddy, Windows XP by Bernie Pederson http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2218 Bernie Pederson Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:40:35 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2218 I only use my Dell Dimension 2350 to surf the net and do e-mail. What I'm reading here is scaring me. This computer came with XP installed, and I've had zero problems with it in the years I've had it. These letters make it sound like XP is going to just up and quit working one of these days. Am I reading you right? Am I going to have to re-learn how to use a computer? Someone please reassure me that my computer will keep running after MS dumps XP. Please. I only use my Dell Dimension 2350 to surf the net and do e-mail. What I'm reading here is scaring me. This computer came with XP installed, and I've had zero problems with it in the years I've had it. These letters make it sound like XP is going to just up and quit working one of these days. Am I reading you right? Am I going to have to re-learn how to use a computer? Someone please reassure me that my computer will keep running after MS dumps XP. Please.

]]> Comment on REMOVE HIJACKERS, TROJANS and VIRUSES by dark41 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/30/remove-hijackers-trojans-and-viruses/#comment-2216 dark41 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:59:31 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/30/remove-hijackers-trojans-and-viruses/#comment-2216 I remove malware from computers for a living and never spend more than an hour doing so. The last system had 30 different malware products with 105 corrupted files and registry entries, including 3 of the above listed top 10 for 2008. Best of all, the tools for removal are free. Anyone can download them, use them and feel protected with them. I recommend AVG over Avast because it works better and doesn't fill your screen with silly popups for buying the paid version every day. Download and install these 2 products. It's up to you if you want SuperAntiSpyware to protect your home page or not but I recommend doing so. 1) AVG 8.0 Free Anti Virus ( http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition ) 2) SuperAntiSpyware ( http://www.superantispyware.com/ ) Update both products immediately after installation (installs latest definitions). Reboot, and update SuperAntiSpyware again (will install latest engine). Boot into safe mode and run both products (can be run at the same time). Follow instructions to remove any malware found. Reboot computer back to Windows. End of problems. Regularly run manual updates and scans to be sure the operations are happening. :-) I remove malware from computers for a living and never spend more than an hour doing so. The last system had 30 different malware products with 105 corrupted files and registry entries, including 3 of the above listed top 10 for 2008. Best of all, the tools for removal are free. Anyone can download them, use them and feel protected with them. I recommend AVG over Avast because it works better and doesn't fill your screen with silly popups for buying the paid version every day.

Download and install these 2 products. It's up to you if you want SuperAntiSpyware to protect your home page or not but I recommend doing so.

1) AVG 8.0 Free Anti Virus ( http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition )

2) SuperAntiSpyware ( http://www.superantispyware.com/ )

Update both products immediately after installation (installs latest definitions).

Reboot, and update SuperAntiSpyware again (will install latest engine).

Boot into safe mode and run both products (can be run at the same time). Follow instructions to remove any malware found. Reboot computer back to Windows. End of problems.

Regularly run manual updates and scans to be sure the operations are happening. :-)

]]> Comment on A Few Words About My Good Buddy, Windows XP by Jan http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2215 Jan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:54:40 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2215 Well, I started with windows 95, continued with 98 but skipped ME/2000 and went for Xp right away. Can't really believe it has been 6 years already... Vista just sucks from what I've seen. Can't tell you out of my own experience (an hour at a friend is all I got to it). But it just seems they tried to combine one or two Mac OS things with Xp... I am not sure where I've read about Windows 7 (BlackComb then Vienna). The successor of Vista. But that sure as hell ain't a good sign for Vista. The release for 7 is planned to be 2010. Lets all just hope Xp will survive decently till then and that this Windows 7 (Actually it's not 7 but NT 6.1.6519.1) will be a lot better. Right now... The next hardware I will be buying will run on Mac OS X. That's for sure. Vista ain't coming in here !!! (and if finance requires buying a none-Apple (Cause they are DAMN expensive), I will kick off Vista and still install Mac OS X.) Well, I started with windows 95, continued with 98 but skipped ME/2000 and went for Xp right away.

Can't really believe it has been 6 years already…

Vista just sucks from what I've seen. Can't tell you out of my own experience (an hour at a friend is all I got to it). But it just seems they tried to combine one or two Mac OS things with Xp…

I am not sure where I've read about Windows 7 (BlackComb then Vienna). The successor of Vista. But that sure as hell ain't a good sign for Vista. The release for 7 is planned to be 2010.

Lets all just hope Xp will survive decently till then and that this Windows 7 (Actually it's not 7 but NT 6.1.6519.1) will be a lot better.

Right now… The next hardware I will be buying will run on Mac OS X. That's for sure.

Vista ain't coming in here !!!

(and if finance requires buying a none-Apple (Cause they are DAMN expensive), I will kick off Vista and still install Mac OS X.)

]]> Comment on Windows XP SP3 Cheat Sheet by Pat http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/30/windows-xp-sp3-cheat-sheet/#comment-2214 Pat Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:01:05 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/30/windows-xp-sp3-cheat-sheet/#comment-2214 For anyone that lost the sound from installing sp3. Always seems to be a problem with ms. A great solution with better sound quality anyhow is Winamp lite. Try it you will like it whether you need it or not! For anyone that lost the sound from installing sp3. Always seems to be a problem with ms.
A great solution with better sound quality anyhow is Winamp lite. Try it you will like it whether you need it or not!

]]> Comment on A Few Words About My Good Buddy, Windows XP by david http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2210 david Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:01:12 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/06/27/a-few-words-about-my-good-buddy-windows-xp/#comment-2210 i dont have anydisks.... i dont have anydisks….

]]> Comment on Windows XP SP3 has problems by david http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/14/windows-xp-sp3-has-problems/#comment-2209 david Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:37:39 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/14/windows-xp-sp3-has-problems/#comment-2209 nums lock keeps coming on aswelll cheers nums lock keeps coming on aswelll

cheers

]]> Comment on Windows XP SP3 has problems by david http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/14/windows-xp-sp3-has-problems/#comment-2208 david Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:33:23 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/14/windows-xp-sp3-has-problems/#comment-2208 keep getting error message, we appol for inconvienience but windows cannot stRT PROPERLY. A recent h/ware or sware cganfe might have caused this.. goes to all safe modes and 30 secs countdown but just keeps rebooting no matter what i preess... not much knowledge been trying to follow this any help appreciated...oh can still use laptop:) keep getting error message, we appol for inconvienience but windows cannot stRT PROPERLY. A recent h/ware or sware cganfe might have caused this..

goes to all safe modes and 30 secs countdown but just keeps rebooting no matter what i preess… not much knowledge been trying to follow this any help appreciated…oh can still use laptop:)

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