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Latest Windows XP patch can slow down PCs
Computerworld ^
| April 23, 2003
| Joris Evers
Posted on 04/23/2003 10:31:14 AM PDT by Timesink
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To: backhoe
My wife recently impressed her Office Teenage Computer Geek with "diskcopy a: a:"...
LOL!
I love it when the bar goes down.. Instant computer geniuses, one and all.
101
posted on
04/27/2003 8:50:51 AM PDT
by
Jhoffa_
(Sammy to Frodo: "Get out. Go sleep with one of your whores!")
To: CyberCowboy777
" ... Windows XP can slow down PCs."
You got that right. I tried switching some 3 year old 500mhz PIIIs to winXP. Sheesh.
So I dumped the whole lot and installed RH9. Now the PCs run fine, and the clients don't have to upgrade to the newest models. Saves about $1000 a seat if you are a business.
Most people use their PCs for brwosing and writing. These recovered machines do this just fine.
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posted on
04/27/2003 8:56:39 AM PDT
by
snooker
To: Jhoffa_
No w a y
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posted on
04/27/2003 9:00:36 AM PDT
by
Consort
To: Consort
LOL!
hey!
I'll take what I can get and be thankful!
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posted on
04/27/2003 9:05:18 AM PDT
by
Jhoffa_
(Sammy to Frodo: "Get out. Go sleep with one of your whores!")
To: Jhoffa_
Instant computer geniuses, one and all. If I recall aright, Josh's comment was an awe-struck "You know DOS?"
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posted on
04/27/2003 9:41:48 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: Billy_bob_bob
If I'm annoying you then I'm doing SOMETHING right!
I knew you were annoying. What I didn't know is that you take pride in being annoying. Add that to the long list of reasons of why Mac users are becoming even more irrelevant as time passes...
To: Mr. K
Ditto, I got Windows 2000 on all my systems. I got XP Pro, but I haven't tried it yet. Should I?
107
posted on
04/27/2003 9:49:28 AM PDT
by
mrb1960
Comment #108 Removed by Moderator
To: Bush2000
I don't take pride in being annoying. I take pride in annoying you. Your endless boosterism of all things Microsoft has been noticed by many people around here, and I'm not the only one who is tired of it.
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posted on
04/27/2003 10:01:41 AM PDT
by
Billy_bob_bob
("He who will not reason is a bigot;He who cannot is a fool;He who dares not is a slave." W. Drummond)
Comment #110 Removed by Moderator
To: KBtry4-11
Hotfix Q811493, it does slow down your computer.
I just uninstalled it.
I'm running over 800 MHZ RAM, and my computer was very slow.
Start, settings, control panel, add Remove, Q811493 uninstall.
To: agincourt1415
I am about to uninstall the hotfix. I just got off a chat with Microsoft and they said they are working on a fix (no estimate of a release date). They further said to either uninstall it or disable my virus software (Mcafee).
I am running XP Pro and am the only one who uses this computer so I think I am safe (but are we ever really safe with Microsoft).
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posted on
04/27/2003 10:22:38 AM PDT
by
OC_Steve
(Support our Troops)
To: Billy_bob_bob
Your endless boosterism of all things Microsoft has been noticed by many people around here, and I'm not the only one who is tired of it.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Said the endless booster of all things Apple... Dude, you're so full of crap that you can't tell the difference between crap and non-crap anymore...
To: skeeter
"My version of XP Pro takes between five & ten MINUTES to boot."
Well, I'd say either you're running a lot of TSR applications (down by the clock), have a slow machine/memory/hard drive, etc. or the software and hardware are misconfigured -or just crappy. A good hard drive definitely helps. XPpro allows for cluster sizes >4Kb, I use a 32Kb cluster size for my 60Gb XP OS drive. My XPpro boots in less than 20 sec.s on a XP2100@1806Mhz/266FSB VIA333/512MB 2700RAM.
5-10 min.s to desktop is ridiculous. Have you defragged lately? Also, do a Start, Run, "chkdsk /f /v /r" and type Y. That'll do a check disk on the next reboot. Takes a while but it's worth it to resolve file errors. If your system is 'good' then try a Google search under "tweak XP pro".
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posted on
04/27/2003 11:41:03 AM PDT
by
Justa
To: rdb3
Interesting. One of the few nods I'd give XP over Win2K is the time it takes to boot. From POST to logon, I've always found XP to be faster. Having said that, are you talking about actual boot time, or the item(s) in your "Startup" folder loading? There is a difference. Windows comes up pretty fast, so I assume I don't have a hardware problem.I'm talking about the time it takes to load the items on the task bar.
I've tried several of the suggestions I've been given here, but nothing seems to work. I've been putting off reformatting entirely, but I'm afraid thats next.
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posted on
04/28/2003 7:03:22 AM PDT
by
skeeter
(Fac ut vivas)
To: snooker
Pardon my ignorance - "RH9"? Terminal?
I am always looking for ways to decrease cost and increase reliability for my clients and am not head over heels in love with Macrosoft.
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posted on
04/28/2003 9:37:23 AM PDT
by
CyberCowboy777
(In those days... Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.)
To: CyberCowboy777
RH9 => Red Hat 9.0, latest release of their consumer product.
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posted on
04/28/2003 11:57:38 AM PDT
by
snooker
To: skeeter
Windows comes up pretty fast, so I assume I don't have a hardware problem.I'm talking about the time it takes to load the items on the task bar. Okay, so those are the things in your Startup folder.
And today was a good day...
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posted on
04/28/2003 3:40:32 PM PDT
by
rdb3
(It ain't nuthin' to a ballah, baby...)
To: united1000
(clean out)prefetch folder ....... many thanks for that suggestion. Seems to help. Could you tell me which XP newsletter you get?
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posted on
04/28/2003 5:49:36 PM PDT
by
dennisw
To: Timesink
Sounds like a hoax from Computerwerld. Scaremongering, in other words.
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