Steve Cochran

Part of it is that my heatsink on the processor got slightly off and the
clamp is jury-rigged at the moment and the other is the video card, I think
for the most part. Its just a test machine, but it would be nice if it were
stable. I can go days without a crash and then boom 5 x or more a day. The
new updates and latest drivers seem to help.

steve

"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:387B9DF9-6311-4168-9360-E0E604FE1744@microsoft.com...
> About the crashing, is this the final release or a beta?
> Have you looked at the reliablity monitor to figure it out?
> I have discovered that Media player 11 seems to be slightly problematic
>
> And my pc, build 5744, seems to be unable to create restore points on its
> own. I can create them manually. I wonder if my Raid 1 has anything to do
> with it.
> I haven't crashed much at all.
> jf
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> First thing I do for people is remove Norton and the computers run about
>> 30%
>> faster overall.
>>
>> I think there was a vulnerability reported, but that was plugged.
>>
>> I have this test machine and I don't have any AV on it either. It
>> crashes a
>> lot, but that's just due to Windows. <G>
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F7DA4180-5D56-4B80-8C43-A663212BF5B0@microsoft.com...
>> > Uninstalling any symantec products period will pretty much make any
>> > computer
>> > run better. I fix this stuff for a living, and the honest truth about
>> > norton
>> > is I spend more time fixing there software than I do getting rid of
>> > viruses.
>> > I have been running Vista since Sept. with no anti-virus software
>> > whatsoever.
>> > When a malicious attack happens, and it has, windows stops it in its
>> > tracks.
>> > Will be interesting to see the first Vista virus, anyone heard about
>> > one
>> > yet?
>> > jf
>> >
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You have to uninstall any suspect programs before you install Vista.
>> >> You
>> >> may
>> >> not/can not uninstall them after you do an upgrade and find out that
>> >> the
>> >> program in not compatible.
>> >>
>> >> Homework and research before upgrading really are necessary before you
>> >> attempt to upgrade.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>> >>
>> >> Quote from George Ankner:
>> >> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:un7oQgpRHHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> >I just went through a Windows XP Home -> Vista Home Premium upgrade
>> >> >and
>> >> >it
>> >> >went fairly smoothly with the exception of Norton Anti-virus. The
>> >> >instruction said to update your anti-virus program and then disable
>> >> >it
>> >> >while your are upgrading to Vista. (It should have said uninstall
>> >> >the
>> >> >anti-viris program) After the Vista upgradeit complained about
>> >> >Norton
>> >> >Anti-Virus 2006 and it recommended the download of a newer 2007
>> >> >version.
>> >> >We downloaded the 2007 version but the install kept failing. I think
>> >> >it
>> >> >is
>> >> >because the 2006 version would not uninstall.
>> >> >
>> >> > I went into the control panel and tried to uninstall the 2006
>> >> > version
>> >> > and
>> >> > it almost completed but could not stop some service. Once you click
>> >> > cancel it tried to undo the uninstall and it is not very successful
>> >> > and
>> >> > leaves the system a mess.
>> >> >
>> >> > What I need is a way to manually uninstall Norton anti-virus 2006 or
>> >> > a
>> >> > way
>> >> > to just stop it from starting up so that Norton 2007 can install.
>> >> > Anyone?
>> >> >
>> >> > Al
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>