Windows XP...

[FuZor]

Originally posted by kanonfodda
Friend of mine upgraded PC.

result - XP won't boot. Phoned Microsoft, they said that you cannot change the hardware (MOBO), as XP uses this to generate auth keys. If it changes, XP shagged - you have to re-install.

With ya all the way man, XP is fine for people who don't upgrade their PC often, I do so I am using 2000. XP ACTIVATION is utter shit. Why the F**K do we need to do it!!!


uke:

 

[]SK[]

/me loves win2k

 

[Summo]

Yeah, but it doesn't have...

Aww, forget it.

 

[FuZor]

Originally posted by SomeGuy
Yeah, but it doesn't have...

Aww, forget it.

ACTIVATION?

LOL

 

[bodhi]

Please go away you unfunny cunt.

 

[Sar]

Originally posted by Quicksolv
Correct SAR. But if you change hardware 3 x and clean install it after every upgrade you are fecked!!!! thats what I meant

I believe u can phone MS and plead your case! But F**K that, hack it man.

You re-install Windows after every single hardware change?

Are you mental?

 

[FuZor]

Originally posted by Sar


You re-install Windows after every single hardware change?

Are you mental?

absolutly!

And I generally re-install windows every couple of months, to keep it clean and sweet.

 

[FuZor]

Originally posted by Bodhi
Please go away you unfunny cunt.

Least I tried you gimp!!

 

[Summo]

Originally posted by Quicksolv
And I generally re-install windows every couple of months, to keep it clean and sweet.

Weird.

 

[old.Jas]

Do you spend more time cleaning your pooter than using it? Whats the point of wiping, reinstalling your OS, reinstalling all your software, and then putting all your data back so often?

 

[FuZor]

I think i'm used to it know! win 9x I HAD to.
Admittedly it is probably not nessesary to in XP or 2000.

 

[Summo]

Not necessary at all. Win 9x I can understand, though it still seems excessive.

 

[FuZor]

Originally posted by Jas
Do you spend more time cleaning your pooter than using it? Whats the point of wiping, reinstalling your OS, reinstalling all your software, and then putting all your data back so often?

I generally found that in win 9x that it ran faster!!! for some reason it kept slowing down after a couple of months!!!. Got 2000 now, so hopefully won't need to re-install

 

[Sar]

With 9x I generally re-installed Windows every 6 months onto a cleaned partition.

Shouldn't really need to do it that often with XP, although I'll still do it once a year perhaps just to keep her running at speed.

 

[]SK[]

Originally posted by SomeGuy


Weird.

Nope I did. Only as it was getting slow over time. Solution to that use NTFS and the drive never seems to slow down. Defrag too but that doesnt seem to make any differance.