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my WinXP computer is permanently f***ed
HPC GUY:
if xp doesnt have the right up dates or newer drivers (the ones that come with it suck) you will have problems with certain hardware. look for driver updates for your configuration and if possible do a windows up date. I hate windows problems....
Chooco:
the computer techie (who is very smart) said that the problem will probably go away if you re-install Windows. my original intention was to buy more ram (already got 512) but he said it wouldn't fix the problem. the problem keeps getting worse and worse and worse. i think i'm gonna put a blank hard drive into this thing and test Linux for a bit to see if Linux has the same problem, then i will DEFINATELY knwo it's Windows.
btw is Linux faster on Intel things than AMD things?
Calum:
quite frankly, you should tell this guy who supposedly knows his stuff that installing linux will probably make the problem 'go away'. I'd be suspicious of anybody that trusts 'probably' as a serious concept in any kind of engineering.
Good luck with linux, btw, re: AMD/intel, i gather that nowadays, many apps run faster on AMD than intel, due to the AMD chips' better efficiency when it comes to floating point calculations. This effect depends of course on whether your programs want to do mainly floating point or integer calculations.
As always, correct me if i am wrong somebody!
lazygamer:
Hey, I've noticed the shit too. Windows XP starts out great, then goes sour.
Oh and beware of techies, there are so many incompetent 'mofo's out there. Still, when your a n00b you don't got a choice(not saying you are).
It's like people being told to see their doctor constantly. Read up on health shit, eventually you can be your own doctor for much longer periods of time.
The same goes for mechanics. It all works out to the same thing, 'pay us money plz'. Mechanics, doctors and techies are there for SERIOUS PROBLEMS ONLY. They only seem common because they mainly cater to stupid newbies who don't know shit and don't know how to fix or maintain anything.
IMO techies are probably the least cruical of the three "Fixers". There is lots of mechanical problems with your car that are tough to tackle, and sometimes you don't know everything about your body. Although if you happen to be l33t, then the mechanic should be the only person that really is crucial to the "fixer" group.
Ctrl Alt Del 123:
Specifically what errors do you get? Usually a jumbled mess of numbers, which when you plug into the MS Help Search box, you might get some answers.
You so far out of everyone I have talked to, have been getting the worst results with XP. Anything you added to the computer? Or did it just start one day with crashin?
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