Author: Frank Phillips
Date: 12:01:00 08/10/04
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On August 09, 2004 at 23:07:44, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >It looks that I am the only one here who is running Windows XP on both my home >systems and was never hit with virus, nor ever have system crash because of OS >bug. > >I had some problems with my notebook, that Windows Crash Analyzer was able to >trace to the keyboard (!) driver provided by HP/Compaq. After installing newer >driver version problems went away. > >I don't run any stand-alone firewall or router, just plain DSL modem. > >And yes: I am regularly installing software updates from Windows Update. Never >caused any problems, probably because I am not running any advanced programs. I >am average user and running Visual Studio, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, some >digital photo utilities, and CD burning package. Have lot of different stuff >connected to the box -- modem, DSL model, external disk drives, external CD >recorder, SCSI printer, digital camera, CF reader, etc. Average user ;-) All that software cost more than my computer. And that would be just the cost in money.... if you see what I mean. Frank > >I don't know much about Windows internals. I am not Windows guru. I am not able >to write all the scripts mentioned in that thread because I have no time to >learn all those glorious details. I have more than enough to fill my head on my >full time job, hobby project, family, etc. > >Thanks, >Eugene > >On August 09, 2004 at 12:49:20, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On August 09, 2004 at 12:36:36, Peter Skinner wrote: >> >> >>(snipped) >> >> >>For those of you tired with running a shit OS, there are viable alternative >>available. >> >> http://www.distrowatch.com/ >> >>Announcement about the new Mandrake Linux beta: >> >> http://www.mandrakeclub.com/article.php?sid=2382&mode=nocomments >> >> >> >> Christophe
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