RANT on ******* Microsoft
 

OK,, I'm not a techie person...I don't know or care how this stuff works BUT...it seems to me that is still isn't working properly !!
Example: a least once a day, maybe every few days I get a message from the POS MICROSOFT system that MICROSOFT HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE... is it me? Is it my laptop? WTF is it?
Does this happen to trhe MAC system also?
Don't get me started on CELL phones, that whole system doesn't seem to
work properly either.......THIS TO XP :stickpoke g:stickpoke FIX THIS S**T
GRRRRR... RANT OVER.....

Life of technology. No it shouldn't happen like that. My guess is you have a machine that is online a lot and you or someone downloads 'junk'. Or you could have installed something that caused a problem. Win XP is actually VERY stable, one of the better MS operating systems.

Macs have their glitches as well, though generally not as often as Microsoft products. Macs are more expensive, different keyboard structure, etc. Not exactly the most difficult thing to work, but just not a Microsoft computer.

Don't get spun on the grass is greener syndrome where "if Microsoft sucks, then Mac must be great". Not true. I have plenty of friends that switched to Macs, only to switch back.

I have 3 Macs and had 3 Windows boxes (XP/Vista)

Just wondering. Doesn't the error say which Microsoft application has encountered an error and needs to close? For example, Internet Explorer or Word.

If it's one the Office applications, you might be able to solve the problem by re-installing Office (if you have the CDs). If it's Internet Explorer v6, you could download and install Internet Explorer v7.

Like Wagner, I have multiple PCs running XP and Vista. My main PC is running XP (because the hardware is not great) and I have dozens of applications and many devices installed. It's as stable as rock.

Unfortunately (actually fortunately as it happens) for me, I retired almost 20 years ago...rememer those days?
What internet, what PC, ....Laptop, ...what.....so EVERYTHING I "learned" was from trial and error by myself...you guys learned how to deal with this from work. So when you talk about "programs and applications" its "jibber jab" to me....
On another note...I had the opportunity to drive a bunch of cars at a Kruse auction here in FL recently, a lot of older muscle cars, and "restored" 60's cars boy, oh boy were they a major PIA, our 90's and 2000 are SO MUCH BETTER !!!

Actually I learned about them in school grandpa :rofl: :thumbup:

As for the cars, I have a '66 and 2009 Mustang...love them both for their specific areas of interest :)

Daka, Didn't realize that you didn't want help; that you just wanted to rant... :p:

it is the sign that there is a whole bunch of junks (downloads and installs) on your computer that cause the problems. first of all, it creates a mess in windows registry what then causes the .dll and .exe files to load onto memory and stack up this then cause the conflict in memory and disc usage of the programs. the help you need is to buy (i recommend download) free software to fix your registry and clean up windows xp installation. here is the process:
-download spybot and destroy
-install and update it
-run to clean the spyware
-go to advance to run windows registry cleanup, do all.
-uninstall unwanted software from you computer.
-clean start up programs
-restart computer
-defragment your drive
-restart computer
-do the whole process one more time (only if you have time)
DONE, you now have a faster and problem free computer.
XP is much more stable than Vista, FIY.
DONE. (all can be done in spybot and destroy)

And for a one-stop-shop for all of your free software needs, I use cnet's download.com. It is a safe and trusted site with helpful user reviews and their own reviews.

http://www.download.com/windows

To answer your question... NO, this does not happen to MAC people.

I used to be die hard PC, until I moved away from my office and no longer had a staff of computer nerds. Withing 6 months, all my pc's (I had 4)were mangled.

I bought a MAC, then another, then another, then another. I'm now on my 4th MAC and the only problem I have ever had was a corrupted hard drive on a Lap Top (could happen on any computer..)

My MAC's are relatively trouble free. No viruses, no tech support issues, no need for computer nerds..

Go get a MAC.

Of course, it could never happen on a Mac :rolleyes:

I should have just responded that way in my earlier post (where I was trying to help). Could have saved you a post :stickpoke

Signed,
'Not a "get a Mac!" person'

The only people who are " 'not a "get a Mac!" person" are those that have never owned one...

Signed,
Used to be a devout PC person, then I grew a brain.

There you go again... I am not a devout or die hard PC fan. I just don't see any reason to switch. The PC offers me the expandability and capabilities that I require -- I have high expectations from both my hardware and the software.

Nothing to say on the "brain" comment apart from the fact that I'm frequently called that. :rofl: I know, it's "usually" just a typo...

I didn't say you were devout or die hard PC fan.. I said, I WAS...

I had my desktop on XP, my Avid editing system on NT, my laptop on 2000, etc. I hated MAC's. I thought to myself, why would anyone buy a MAC when they could buy a PC for 40% less and get more functionality...

- Then I lost my IT department.

- I also learned, trying to do heavy computing on a PC, graphics, photo's, video's, multimedia, etc. that I spent more of my time working on the computer than working on the project.

Mac's are simply more productive because you spend less time configuring, uploading, replacing drivers, etc. Mac's are TURNKEY. Get in it and drive, relatively problem and update free.

I didn't understand how much better my time was spent actually working on my projects rather than working on keeping the computer running well until I got a MAC.

I used to spend at least 20% of my time dealing with computer issues. Now if I spend 2% of my time, that's a lot. It's a productivity enhancer. And they really are much better, nicer machines to work on that enhance productivity.

Whatever....

(Yes, I know it's a cop out but I'm sick of these anti-PC discussions.)

Not sure why the Mac/PC thing always becomes this drawn out. I've had multiple issues with Macs and PC's. Neither one has ever been solid. And as for security holes, you can patch those if you know what you're doing..for the most part. And sorry but out of the box, Joe "I know nothing" User...will be easier served by a PC.

WOW..did I say that as I type on my 24" iMac... :) :rofl:

OK, guys DON'T FIGHT !!
I'm sorry I started this....I will do the spy bot thing....(last time I tried something like that I had to SEND the lap top to my son in VA.)
NO MORE ABOUT THIS PLEASE

Daka - don't be shocked. Do a search on MAC and watch how many of these come up :)

The whole MAC vs PC thing comes up in ANY thread having anything to do with computers. That being said, after many years of dealing with PC and all of its quirks... I switched to MAC and haven't been happier! I also have 2 partitions of windows on the mac, both XP. One is parallels and pulls up as an application on the mac desktop for when I just need something quick, the other is bootcamp and acts just like a regular PC based computer with full hardware accelloration and full use of ram.

Weasel
Oh boy, sounds like .... I don't even know what...you are talking about...partitions, parallels, rams....whew..

In basic terms, I have the best of both worlds. I have the stability and performance of the MAC, with the option of windows at the click of a button... So, never a problem!

I had IBM Laptop with XP and generally it worked fine, however I still remember doing a required update and the whole system got screwed up.

I now have a MAC and also had a few minor issues; the big plus with MAC is that if I need help I go the Apple store and they fix it while you wait.

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