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Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Lennyjoe on February 02, 2006, 06:36:04 PM: I'm so damned fustrated with this thing that I could load up the 10 guage shottie and blow it all to hell!!!

Can't get crap to load image wise since I upgraded to SP2. Also, with Mozilla, some images (gif) won't load. Tried to configure a wireless Linksys router and couldnt get half of the tabs to load on the page. Tried every setting change known to man and it still isn't working. After I got that darn pop up trojan things have been crappy ever since.

I'm putting stuff on CD that I want to keep and wiping this damn hard drive. Starting at the beginning.

Ughhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Felonious Monk/Fignozzle on February 02, 2006, 07:50:47 PM: I despise SP2. I never load it on any PC I'm responsible for.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 02, 2006, 08:19:46 PM: It probably isn't an option, but I've been running PC-BSD lately, and it's sweet.
www.pcbsd.org.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Sindawe on February 02, 2006, 10:38:07 PM: Hmmm. I've had zero issues with SP2 on the boxen I run and/or have control over. All are XP Pro though, that may impact the end results.
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After I got that darn pop up trojan things have been crappy ever since.
Therein may lay your problem. I got a pop-up infection on the work machine, and it REALLY dragged down the performance until I could clean it out. Home PCs have been kept clean from the get go, so the only slowdowsn have been perception wise, based on older hardware.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: garrettwc on February 03, 2006, 08:51:56 AM: dasmi, how does the BSD flavored stuff compare to Linux distros. Better, worse, different flavor of the same idea?
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 03, 2006, 09:14:38 AM: Different flavor of the same idea, I'd say.
However, in my completely subjective opinion, PC-BSD(FreeBSD) and KDE 3.5 are a much faster combination than Ubuntu Linux and KDE 3.5 were on this same machine.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: cosine on February 03, 2006, 09:29:41 AM: Man, that's too bad. I think I was the one that recommended SP2 for you too.

(Although, it always worked for me.)
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 03, 2006, 09:57:33 AM: SP2 seems to be pretty hit and miss.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Nathaniel Firethorn on February 03, 2006, 10:46:55 AM: You don't use computers. Computers use you.

- NF
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: garrettwc on February 03, 2006, 11:48:06 AM: Quote
However, in my completely subjective opinion, PC-BSD(FreeBSD) and KDE 3.5 are a much faster combination than Ubuntu Linux and KDE 3.5 were on this same machine.
Hmm.

Have you tried installing it on a laptop yet? That's probably the one thing that's keeping me from going *nix. You can't find something where everything works or can be made to work with a few conf file tweaks.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on February 03, 2006, 11:50:00 AM: Actually, yes!
I've tried PC-BSD and Ubuntu Linux on various laptops. Usually, everything works but the onboard wireless.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: garrettwc on February 03, 2006, 12:34:54 PM: Well it's back to PCBSD.org for some more reading. Thanks Dasmi.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Lennyjoe on February 07, 2006, 06:07:42 AM: Not anymore! Just got done formatting, installing and updating my hard drive and windows. All is well now until the next hack attack.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: BryanP on February 07, 2006, 08:31:50 AM: SP2 works very well. In my experience (network/desktop support for a living) the machines that have problems with SP2 are primarily machines that had some sort of viral/spyware infection when SP2 was applied. I've seen infected machines blow up horribly when SP2 was installed. If you have doubts about a machine, back up all the data, wipe, reinstall from scratch, patch & set up your apps.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Lennyjoe on February 07, 2006, 10:24:03 AM: That was most likely my issue. Since I had SP1 and upgraded to SP2, alot of pages wouldnt load gif files and such. Got tired of that and all the pop up issues so I put all the stuff I wanted to save on CD's and wiped the hard drive.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: M14rick on February 07, 2006, 02:44:59 PM: Forgive my ignorance of the subject, but how does one "wipe the hard drive"?
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Lennyjoe on February 07, 2006, 05:37:26 PM: All depends on what system you are running. If its Windows XP then throw in your XP reinstallation disc and follow the commands for installing XP. It will come to a part where it asks you which drive to format and you select "C". After it formats the drive it will start to install a fresh load of XP. After that, you have to add all of your drivers, anti-virus, spyware blocker and then update XP thru microsoft.com.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Ben on February 07, 2006, 07:35:43 PM: Quote
If its Windows XP then throw in your XP reinstallation disc and follow the commands for installing XP It will come to a part where it asks you which drive to format and you select "C".
Or to REALLY be sure, good old "Darik's Boot 'n Nuke"
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: M14rick on February 08, 2006, 04:30:07 AM: Thanks, Leenyjoe. I have a dying laptop with XP Pro installed, so I have the disc for XP Pro and have paid for and registered it. What would be the possibility of installing XP Pro on my desktop?
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: M14rick on February 08, 2006, 04:31:14 AM: I forgot to add - does the same SP 2 disc work for XP Home and XP Pro?
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Lennyjoe on February 08, 2006, 04:41:27 AM: Should. You can load XP pro on your home CP as well. Just be sure you format the hard drive first.

The most vulnerable time will be after you install Windows and go on the web for updates. Make sure you have your Anti-virus, spyware and firewall (if you have one) up and running before you hit the internet.
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: M14rick on February 08, 2006, 08:10:38 AM: Thank you, sir!
Title: My computer sucks!!
Post by: Lennyjoe on February 08, 2006, 10:29:06 AM: It's nice to have a second computer handy in case you run into problems and have to research the web for help.