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Microsoft Quietly Fixes Windows XP Resource Hog Problem
Redmond magazine ^
| 01/16/2014
| Kurt Mackie
Posted on 01/18/2014 9:44:36 AM PST by Utilizer
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This is one of the reasons I never trusted that "Automatic Update" so-called "feature" function. Besides the fact that it sometimes resulted in crashing the machine, that is. Not much more info at the site, minor links there and other references.
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:44:36 AM PST
by
Utilizer
To: Utilizer
Glad they finally got this fix done. It’s what? 4 months until they stop supporting XP at all?
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:46:43 AM PST
by
null and void
(We need to shake this snowglobe up.)
To: null and void
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:48:32 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: Utilizer
The fix also seems not to require any actions by Windows XP users or IT pros to take effect.How is that? No update/install?
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:50:33 AM PST
by
Excellence
(All your database are belong to us.)
To: Utilizer
I don't use automatic updates ... never did after my BIL told me about the potential problems way back in 1998.
I always opted for the notification, so I could read it and decide for myself.
Having said that, the last year or so, when I shut my XPPro down, I would always get a SVCHOST IS SHUTTING DOWN popup, which was explained to me as;, the computer wanting to shut down faster than the software.
I'm no geek, so I accepted it.
Always hit 'end now' and never worried about lost data ... all I ever did was surf FR and .... never mind.
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:51:15 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: Utilizer
yup, great timing .. kinda makes ya wonder 'why bother' ?
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:51:27 AM PST
by
tomkat
To: Utilizer
I get all kinds of notices from windows, but I learned the hard way to shut off their “Automatic Updates”.
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:55:37 AM PST
by
onyx
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To: null and void
Still quite a few machines out there running XP. Heck, even some NT 4.0 machines around from what I understand. But even so, MS STILL has not published the official ntfs specifications, which is why even when running one of the newest Linux distros I sometimes get a warning that an ntfs partition has indicated a problem, and need to have Windoze run a check on it and reboot at least twice to fix it.
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:56:44 AM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: null and void
In just under the wire! Good job, Microsoft!
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:57:07 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: knarf
Yeah. I only use XP to any real degree on a non-internet connected machine. Maybe this fix will stop the poor thing from having conniption fits?
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:58:04 AM PST
by
null and void
(We need to shake this snowglobe up.)
To: Utilizer
My XP laptop runs faster than greased lightning now.
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:58:40 AM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Utilizer
Its been forever since I had XP but I actually do remember SVCHOST and wondering what was taking resources back in the day. Its one of the few things I actually remember, but I do not remember it being a huge problem.
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posted on
01/18/2014 9:58:54 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
01/18/2014 10:00:20 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: Excellence
Not certain. Either it was included in the latest auto-update as of last Tuesday, or the PatchManagement.org site might have it available otherwise.
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posted on
01/18/2014 10:00:58 AM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: knarf
...the computer wanting to shut down faster than the software. I used to encounter a similar problem with Firefox, which I finally solved by first switching to a new blank tab while closing all the others, exiting, then waiting a few extra seconds before shutting down to give the software time to finish all running processes first.
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posted on
01/18/2014 10:04:22 AM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: Utilizer
Nice, but points out something I’ve always suspected, as I’ll bet this crap was going on behind the scenes even though I almost never use IE, just because it’s installed as part of Windoze.
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posted on
01/18/2014 10:05:15 AM PST
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
To: Utilizer
OMFG!! I spent HOURS trying to fix this cluster disaster of a problem. It would hog the entire CPU, and then when you would kill the process it would still let you surf the net, but wouldn't let you watch YouTube, start AIM, and wouldn't manage the Sleep state. It would hibernate and then have to be rebooted to start again. Lather, rinse, repeat until you're ready to scream.
I thought I had a virus or something was wrong with my computer. How is it that this problem just showed up something like 10 - 15 years after XP was introduced? I'm beginning to think the Linux / Ubuntu guys are right.
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posted on
01/18/2014 10:09:12 AM PST
by
Hardastarboard
(The question of our age is whether a majority of Americans can and will vote us all into slavery.)
To: bigbob
...I almost never use IE, just because its installed as part of Windoze. What I found most annoying was running across a bit of new software more and more frequently that REQUIRED IE to run! I had to install it (or, more frequently re-install it) just to get the software to run -even though I used only Opera.
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01/18/2014 10:15:13 AM PST
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
01/18/2014 10:17:08 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: Utilizer
You use Opera? I was wondering who used that browser.
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01/18/2014 10:18:04 AM PST
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GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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