Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I am a role playing game addict, and I try out new software with impunity, so Windows has always needed a spring/winter cleaning. Actually the most irritating thing I find with with Windows is the inability to erase programs efficiently - muck always remains, both in the Windows directory & the registry, and this is what makes the performance sluggish. Otherwise, I feel Windows XP is quite a stable operating system, and I, for one, will not limit myself to a Mac, which has hardly any installed base, and very limited choice of software. I have never had a virus infect my system, and its just a matter of being disciplined and regular with the housekeeping required. Cheers Jayanand On Nov 29, 2007 11:41 PM, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > I have not updated the OS on my desktop for about 3 years. One thing > I forgot to mention in my previous post is that that computer is not > connected to the Internet. This did not happen by design, but by > accident: about 3 years ago I got a new ISP, and in trying to > configure that desktop to work with it, I screwed up the network > settings so badly that days of cursing and invoking the deities of > Seattle did not help. So I decided to just leave the computer as it > was, and used various other computers around the house for the net. > In retrospect, this was no bad thing. It means that the computer on > which most of my photographic output from the past several years is > kept has no chance of getting infected with any virus, spyware and > whatnot. > > Nathan > > On 29-nov-2007, at 15:39, Frank Filippone wrote: > > > While I fully believe Michiel is correct, this is by far the most > > stressful and difficult job an average Windows user is likely to > > encounter..... > > > > Among other things, Outlook saves its file ( not files, but file) > > in some obscure place. To tear the program down and re-install on > > another computer, or in this case, reinstall the OS, requires you > > to do this before teardown. I have tried this twice in the past > > year, and failed twice, pissing off my wife greatly because she > > lost some emails that were critical to her job. > > > > Now I know about Outlook, but what other programs have hidden data > > files you must find? > > > > It is way too scary. I usually just add/swap out my HDD for a > > bigger one, and thus never really get down to just an OS upgrade. > > > > Yes, with a fresh OS install, my computer ran faster. But I am not > > an IT professional like some on this and my other lists are. > > > > It would be nice to purchase a program that would actually get all > > backup files ready for a OS re-install. I wonder if one exists? > > > > Frank Filippone > > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > A windows machine needs a fresh install of the OS on a regular basis. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >