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Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

Posts: 5,948

03-17-2004 14:54

Hi folks. I will be outta the game for a while. I updated my drivers off of the XP update site, and now my comp won't work. Can't get in, it just goes in a loop rebooting itself.

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Del Dayton

British Beer Guzzler

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 157

03-17-2004 15:02

Gack. Use the manufacturer's own drivers.. they're usually far more up-to-date than the packaged Windows Update ones

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Maerl Underthorn

i love almonds

Join date: 27 Jun 2003

Posts: 370

03-17-2004 15:09

oh nooooooooo DEV!!!...same thing happened to my system when i tried updating to XP pro..total disaster...had to Reformat<AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGH> and reload my XP home....the bastids

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

03-17-2004 18:50

oh no! I just upgraded to xp pro from xp home. what horrors await me?
so far every program takes longer to load.

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Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

03-17-2004 18:53

Sucks to be you...

The worst part is that in about a week you will get random lockups and crashes when the automatic updater tries to engage...

Just kidding (I don't even have pro)

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BTW

WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

03-17-2004 19:16

joy.
blue screen of death here I come....

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Del Dayton

British Beer Guzzler

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 157

03-18-2004 13:51

No problems with Pro here

You might want to check for unnecessary services. Pro comes with a bunch of extra stuff that home users generally don't need to have running (which begs the question of why upgrade... unless like me you needed the more flexible network file sharing)

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Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

03-18-2004 20:47

anything in particular i should look for in the task manager that isn't necessary?

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white Lily

Junior Member

Join date: 13 Dec 2003

Posts: 2

03-18-2004 21:14

I love XP Pro, it works great for me!

Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

Posts: 5,948

03-19-2004 02:54

Actually, I have XP Home. I think the driver upgrade for my K7 processor chip screwed me.

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Del Dayton

British Beer Guzzler

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 157

03-19-2004 04:57

I don't have XP in front of me at the moment, but the place you want to look is in Control Panel (Classic view), Administrative Tools, Services. Look for items that are started/automatic and think about whether they're needed. (But be careful... if you disable the wrong things it can go nuts)

There seems to be a reasonable guide to the services here:
http://www.uksecurityonline.com/husdg/windowsxp/disableservices.htm

There was a better site somewhere, but it's in my bookmarks at home (at work ATM)

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Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

Posts: 5,948

03-19-2004 17:18

1. I can't get to the control panel. The comp reboots itself way before that.

2. It appears it may not be the drivers after all. It seems that when I upgraded the drivers, and then had to reboot the machine to finish loading them, that my graphics card decided to use this opportunity to kick the bucket. So, getting a new card. Gonna get a GForce FX 5950 with 256 megs. Should have it by Wednesday. so, hopefully will see y'all then if withdrawl doesn't kill me first.

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I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

03-19-2004 17:20

thanks Del!

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Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

Posts: 5,948

03-19-2004 17:23

Oh, he was talking to the chocolate hoarder. *Sneaks out the back door with an armfull of Camille's chocolate*.

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Del Dayton

British Beer Guzzler

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 157

03-19-2004 17:57

Sorry mate... the smell of chocolate goes a long way

The new card will do you wonders... I'm still kicking myself for only getting a 128MB model.

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Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

03-19-2004 18:13

oh no! not my chcolate!
i'll go into withdrawals.

luckily i have hidden stuff.

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Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

Posts: 5,948

03-20-2004 03:56

*Breaks out his chocolate detector and starts searching*.

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Anaraxis Romulus

Quasi-maniacal

Join date: 20 Aug 2003

Posts: 26

03-20-2004 09:20

From: someone

Originally posted by Devlin Gallant
Actually, I have XP Home. I think the driver upgrade for my K7 processor chip screwed me.

I had a very similar problem with this upgrade. Luckily I was able to roll back my driver. Whew.

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Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	03-17-2004 14:54 Hi folks. I will be outta the game for a while. I updated my drivers off of the XP update site, and now my comp won't work. Can't get in, it just goes in a loop rebooting itself. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Del Dayton British Beer Guzzler Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 157	03-17-2004 15:02 Gack. Use the manufacturer's own drivers.. they're usually far more up-to-date than the packaged Windows Update ones _____________________
Maerl Underthorn i love almonds Join date: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 370	03-17-2004 15:09 oh nooooooooo DEV!!!...same thing happened to my system when i tried updating to XP pro..total disaster...had to Reformat<AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGH> and reload my XP home....the bastids
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	03-17-2004 18:50 oh no! I just upgraded to xp pro from xp home. what horrors await me? so far every program takes longer to load. _____________________
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	03-17-2004 18:53 Sucks to be you... The worst part is that in about a week you will get random lockups and crashes when the automatic updater tries to engage... Just kidding (I don't even have pro) _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	03-17-2004 19:16 joy. blue screen of death here I come.... _____________________
Del Dayton British Beer Guzzler Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 157	03-18-2004 13:51 No problems with Pro here You might want to check for unnecessary services. Pro comes with a bunch of extra stuff that home users generally don't need to have running (which begs the question of why upgrade... unless like me you needed the more flexible network file sharing) _____________________
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	03-18-2004 20:47 anything in particular i should look for in the task manager that isn't necessary? _____________________
white Lily Junior Member Join date: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 2	03-18-2004 21:14 I love XP Pro, it works great for me!
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	03-19-2004 02:54 Actually, I have XP Home. I think the driver upgrade for my K7 processor chip screwed me. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Del Dayton British Beer Guzzler Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 157	03-19-2004 04:57 I don't have XP in front of me at the moment, but the place you want to look is in Control Panel (Classic view), Administrative Tools, Services. Look for items that are started/automatic and think about whether they're needed. (But be careful... if you disable the wrong things it can go nuts) There seems to be a reasonable guide to the services here: http://www.uksecurityonline.com/husdg/windowsxp/disableservices.htm There was a better site somewhere, but it's in my bookmarks at home (at work ATM) _____________________
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	03-19-2004 17:18 1. I can't get to the control panel. The comp reboots itself way before that. 2. It appears it may not be the drivers after all. It seems that when I upgraded the drivers, and then had to reboot the machine to finish loading them, that my graphics card decided to use this opportunity to kick the bucket. So, getting a new card. Gonna get a GForce FX 5950 with 256 megs. Should have it by Wednesday. so, hopefully will see y'all then if withdrawl doesn't kill me first. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	03-19-2004 17:20 thanks Del! _____________________
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	03-19-2004 17:23 Oh, he was talking to the chocolate hoarder. Sneaks out the back door with an armfull of Camille's chocolate. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Del Dayton British Beer Guzzler Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 157	03-19-2004 17:57 Sorry mate... the smell of chocolate goes a long way The new card will do you wonders... I'm still kicking myself for only getting a 128MB model. _____________________
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	03-19-2004 18:13 oh no! not my chcolate! i'll go into withdrawals. luckily i have hidden stuff. _____________________
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	03-20-2004 03:56 Breaks out his chocolate detector and starts searching. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Anaraxis Romulus Quasi-maniacal Join date: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 26	03-20-2004 09:20 From: someone Originally posted by Devlin Gallant Actually, I have XP Home. I think the driver upgrade for my K7 processor chip screwed me. I had a very similar problem with this upgrade. Luckily I was able to roll back my driver. Whew. _____________________ Thank you! May I have another?