Re: OT: Crash Humor

"Bob Noel" <ihatessppaamm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ihatessppaamm-E08EE8.22374929062006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You should get a modern PC, an get XP on it, without other non compatible
programs. All is well, that way.

All is well? No. Not everyone is as "lucky" as you and others.

And not everyone is as "unlucky" as you and others.

It's funny. For the most part, the only people who claim these kinds of
problems with Windows are people who are obviously predisposed to dislike
Windows software anyway. It's as if because they hate Windows so much, they
intentionally abuse their computers, visiting all the bad parts of the web
to get various viruses and worms, installing the worst drivers, and
generally neglecting their PC.

I've got three PCs running Windows XP and another running Windows 2000.
None have any sort of regular crashing problems, ever, nor do they require
constant rebooting. One of the XP computers and the Windows 2000 computer
are desktop PCs and are left running 24/7. The other two are laptops and
they get hibernated regularly, and rebooted more often simply because it's
more convenient (a shutdown is one of the easiest ways to go ahead and
install the Windows updates that have been downloaded).

Jim's post is right on the money. Crashes in Windows are practically always
due to buggy hardware drivers, usually video or audio. Windows itself is
fine, and if you have problems with it crashing all the time or requiring
regular reboots, it's because of some third-party software you installed,
NOT because of Windows itself.

Pete


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