Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are right, so many failures indicate other problems, which may need fixing even for a Mac ;-) I use Windows XP pro daily and it is stable, and everything works as well as can be expected as long as the IT department haven't been dicking about. It still isn't a patch on the Mac though. I treat Microsoft the same way as any other manufacturer who has sold me something that they new didn't work when they sold it, I don't buy from them again. The fact that they managed to persuade the nascent market that this was in some way normal and OK in the case of computer software just makes me more p*ssed off. Frank On 21 Jul, 2005, at 06:50, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Tina, > > I am sorry to hear about all your troubles, and I do not agree that > a Mac would necessarily make it all well. I agree with Brian that > there must be something systemic to cause all those disc crashes; > the probability of 6 HDs failing in a short time is simply so low > that I refuse to believe that the problem lies there. > > FWIW, I have a Dell laptop at work which I have dragged all over > the place for 2.5 years without any problem. My coworkers, all of > whom also use Dell machines, have not had problems either. I have 4 > Windows XP machines running at home at the moment, and the only > time they crash is when the children download stupid software from > the net which mucks up their settings. Never a hardware problem > with any of the components. I have a Toshiba laptop which is now > retired after 8 years or so, only because it is simply too long in > the tooth to run today's software--all the hardware works > perfectly. So I really do not believe that the problem is with Win > XP machines per se, it must be something specific to you computer. > Even Apple people (unless they are fundamentalists) admit that XP > is very close in terms of functionality and stability to their > beloved OS whatever. > > I also find it hard to believe that there are no competent computer > people in an area like the Carolinas. You mentioned Charlotte (I > realize it is in NC, but maybe not too far from you?). Surely there > must be some competent people in a major city like that, a college > town to boot. My own best experiences have always been with small > shops, run by people who assemble computers for customers to their > specifications. The guys in those places usually know what they are > doing. > > Good luck! > > Nathan > Nathan > > Tina Manley wrote: > > >> At 12:18 AM 7/21/2005, you wrote: >> >>> What I wish for you at this point is solid, professional, >>> local >>> support -- someone who could come out, check your configuration, >>> run some >>> diagnostic tests, and figure out what's happening. >>> >>> --Gib >>> >>> >> Me, too! Do you know anybody in South Carolina? ;-) I know >> there has to be something wrong, but I've hired computer "experts" >> to come out and it turns out that they know less about computers >> than I do. How do you find somebody you can trust? >> Thanks - >> Tina >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> http://www.tinamanley.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >