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. This week I have been reloading Vista, and even though I have slogged...
[November 20, 2008, 7:59]
Windows XP SP3 Installed
Blog Overall I am very happy with the S6510 running XP since my latest retreat from Vista last week. Moreover, they have not only held back XP SP3, they have also stopped Vista SP1 from Automatic Download (again) for the same reason.
[April 30, 2008, 8:53]
Ya Need XP Service Pack 3? Yeah Buddy. I Got Ya Servicepack3 Right Here!
Blog Comment They were pulled off the SP3 project probably 3 or 4 years ago and told they needed to help with Vista. Now they are back trying to catch up on XP but something got through the net. To use "Micro-Speak", the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for XP...
[June 18, 2008, 9:25]
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]
XP SP3 Is Sick Puppy 3, Stupid Patchwork 3, Stupendous Pain-in-the-A__ 3
Blog It should not require all of the effort I and others in the company have had to expend to make a volume license image of XP Pro work with SP3. Worker droid status in the Zombie armies of the Internet is the ultimate fate of all of the 500 to 600...
[June 21, 2008, 13:54]
To Err, Is Human
Blog Comment My investigation of VMs was a touchstone I used to compare XP Pro SP3 with Vista Business Edition SP1. Later the project I delivered used VS2005 Pro and it works well on XP Pro but NOT on Vista. It is extremely obvious that Vista is at least 20...
[January 5, 2009, 8:14]
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]
XP SP3 Problems
Talkback How quick and easy it is to install Linux compared to XP or Vista, and how quick it is to boot up each time. I have installed Ubuntu on my XP SP3 computer using Wubi (installs in the Windows partion without needing to partition the disk) and it...
[May 13, 2008, 9:09]
