You are right, device drivers can be a problem with XP ... I forgot that. So far, I've been able to
solve the very few (with printers) that I ran into without help from MS or the peripheral company. I
am even running my 12 year old DOS address book program flawlessly (no mouse, of course) full screen
on XP including printing the book on a fairly new HP laser printer.
2000 seemed to me to be very similar to XP but without the new XP interface bells and whistles. I
have had virtually no problems with either opsys,
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Gator Bob Siegel EasyRacers Ti Rush "B. Sanders" <
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> "Cletus Lee" <
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>
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> > In article <M3WEa.1182244$S_4.1207741@rwcrnsc53>,
[email protected]
> says...
> > >
> > > Personally, I hate Windows XP. It's the most bug-ridden P.O.S. that
> I've
> > > ever used. I can't believe how many application crashes I've had
since
> I
> > > started using Windows XP SP1 on my 2 month old Dell Dimension 4550.
I'm
> > > starting to wonder if these myriad Security Updates and other patches
> are
> > > actually corrupting my OS. Sure seems like it.
> >
> > Actually, XP is probabaly the most stable OS that M$ has put out. You
> don't specify which XP
> > you are running, XP Professional has been running on several of my
> machines (3 of which are
> > Dell) with no problems since the OS was released in beta. I have not
seen
> anything of an issue
> > with my wife's Vaio notebook running XP Personal either.
>
> My Mom's Compaq has been running Windows 98 for 3 solid years without a single crash. Know why?
> She never does anything to tax it beyond opening and closing a browser. I'm a hardcore Windows
> power user - if there is a flaw, I'll find it. Windows 2000 Pro was/is the best OS I've ever used.
XP
> is not nearly as stable, from what I've seen. I'm not alone in this viewpoint. Many IT managers
> won't touch XP with a 10 foot pole. Device driver problems are only the beginning.
>
> > You problems are likely caused by poorly written device drivers or
drivers
> written for a
> > previous version of Windows. You also may have device interrupt conflicts. Device driveres are
> > not controlled by M$ even though they may have been included with the OS
> install. Check with
> > the device Manufacturer to ss if you can get the lates device driver for
> your hardware. This
> > includes mice, modems, NICs as well as those for printers, scanners,
> cameras etc and those
> > furnished by Dell.
>
> All hardware is stock from Dell, with Dell-provided Windows XP compatible drivers. The software
> that crashes most often is from Microsoft. I've installed all available updates and even flashed
> the DVD+RW's EPROM to latest firmware (which helped a LOT!)
>
> M$ provides updated drivers for many common devices through the Windows Update service. I use that
> service, and have installed every patch and every driver update. I'm still having problems.
> Windows XP Home doesn't crash; but individual applications do, and quite often. This happens on
> both of my Windows XP Home equipped computers - a Dell 4550 and a Toshiba laptop. Both are
> bone-stock, and came with XP pre-loaded.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions, Cletus. I appreciate it.
>
> Barry
>
>
Pompano Beach, Fl. (GRR Ti and SOON, Bacchetta Aero Pilot)
