OS Scratch Load Times
Blog Once the "Run Once" utility is done, I have to remove a couple of Fujitsu devices and drivers which block Vista SP1 from installing, then I can turn Windows Update loose on it. I've also learned the hard way that it is best not to have the system...
[November 20, 2008, 7:59]
XP SP3 Is Sick Puppy 3, Stupid Patchwork 3, Stupendous Pain-in-the-A__ 3
Blog Worker droid status in the Zombie armies of the Internet is the ultimate fate of all of the 500 to 600 desktop Windows XP computers we use in the oilfield rental fleet. It should not require all of the effort I and others in the company have had to...
[June 21, 2008, 13:54]
Marketing Mush
Blog I was a little dismayed to see that they think the best way to use Windows (any version back to and including XP) is to have the system come up from "sleep" mode. I was also dismayed that most of the discussion seemed to be centered on Vista and...
[October 17, 2008, 3:51]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
Ya Need XP Service Pack 3? Yeah Buddy. I Got Ya Servicepack3 Right Here!
Blog Comment To use "Micro-Speak", the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for XP just went up for everybody that has been applying ISOs or approved and managed patches to SP2 prior to SP3. They were pulled off the SP3 project probably 3 or 4 years ago and told they...
[June 18, 2008, 9:25]
A Few Minor Windows XP Glitches
Blog As I expect Vista SP1 to be available soon, and XP SP3 not long after that, I suppose I will be playing "disc jokey" with my laptop again before long. These problems are occurring now, with the laptop running XP Professional.
[March 14, 2008, 15:03]
Acer One Runs Vista! But Not For Long.
Blog I've been doing some work for a reseller of late and one of the items that I came across was a 4 gb Acer one net book with an install of vista running. Anyway I didn't know how they got vista on there so I checked the many forums on the subject and...
[December 4, 2008, 7:18]
