----- Original Message ----- From: "George Toft" To: Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 8:55 AM Subject: Re: Woohoo!!! > What is the correct setting for a default install? I choose > the defaults for Windows and Office, and it blue screens about > once per hour. Do you think that after 54 installs, in the name > of efficiency and speed, that I won't choose the defaults just > to get it done? i here you > > I have heard that MCSE's can make Windows stable. It should not > require that level of vendor training to make a consumer product > work. Dont count on it ,, anyone can be a paper MCSE To be perfectly honest this sounds like an M$ cop out > > George > Nige MCP+I MCSE+I ( in eold NT4 ) ... > > "Charles A. Reynolds" wrote: > > > > Get the setting correct for your applications and don't change them. And if > > you need to reinstall any Microsoft OS then you are doing something wrong > > initially. > > > > Charles Reynolds > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "George Toft" > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:22 PM > > Subject: Re: Woohoo!!! > > > > > I guess we are quite on the opposite ends of the spectrum. I got > > > started in Linux because Windows 95 crashed about once an hour on > > > me. I can't keep a Windows box running for more than a week, yet > > > my Linux and Solaris boxes are hardly ever rebooted (only for > > > security updates). For the Windows 98 and Linux workstations, I > > > have very similar usage patterns, so it's not like I'm using them > > > differently. One is a Timex (keeps on ticking) and the other, > > > well, dies avery few days. > > > > > > If you care to share your secrets to keeping Win98 running, I > > > would appreciate it. > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom Achtenberg wrote: > > > > > > > > My win98se box stays up for months at a time as does my win2k. I've > > seen little difference between the win98 and my rh72 boxes for this. The > > rh72 box does occasionally lock up and force a hard reboot. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: George Toft [mailto:george@georgetoft.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:29 PM > > > > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > Subject: Re: Woohoo!!! > > > > > > > > I am sharing with everyone that for the first time in over a year, > > > > I have a Win98 box up for over 4 days. It used to crash once per > > > > day, and usually flakes out after being up for 3 days. > > > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > Isaac Sparrow wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > C:\WINDOWS>uptime > > > > > > 00:41:07 up 6 days, 5:17, 1 user > > > > > > C:\WINDOWS> > > > > > > > > > > Am I missing something here??? > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Isaac Sparrow > > > > > Staff Engineer > > > > > VisiComp, Inc. > > > > > http://www.visicomp.com > > > > > > > > > > GnuPG Key Fingerprint: > > > > > 1060 5A07 F6EC B2B3 9AAA 3EA5 7B79 EFE1 6397 4F47 > > > > > Get my public key at: > > > > > http://www.concentric.net/~issparow > > > > > > > > > > The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest. > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 20 November 2001 11:46 pm, George Toft wrote: > > > > > > I am not bashing Microsoft, but in a fit of glory, I must share > > > > > > my elation. I have nursed my Windows box along to record heights > > > > > > in uptime: > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================= > > > > > > Microsoft(R) Windows 98 > > > > > > (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998. > > > > > > > > > > > > C:\WINDOWS>uptime > > > > > > 00:41:07 up 6 days, 5:17, 1 user > > > > > > C:\WINDOWS> > > > > > > ============================================================= > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > George > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > doesn't > > > > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >