XP.... get me a shotgun

wellard · 04-14-2003, 04:34 AM

Gather round Ironworkers... let me tell a tale of woe, familiar no doubt to some, but if you’re sitting comfortably I will begin [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Now this dear friends is not the usual tale of banging your head at the refusal of drivers to work ECT, Tho’ there is plenty of that. No siree! This is a much more sinister tale

My computer being 18 months old and running perfectly as a windows ME machine suddenly got molested one fine day by its owner, whom for some unknown reason decided to upgrade to XP *come to the dark side Luke*

First the keyboard. Both CTRL keys died at the same time! All other keys fine. Strange but at $15 not to bad.

Second the mouse. Walks past the mouse a few days later and smells electrical smoke! Yep the mouse had died. MMMMMM strange, no one I know has ever had a ps2 type mouse self ignite before

Third the Chipset fan seized. Having a driver problem with the soundcard required me to take the case off. This fan was working about 2 months ago when I did a spring clean "blow the dust away" operation. Maybe not connected but I am cynical [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Fourth. My computer desk chair broke... nothing to do with weight or stress fractures due to overuse

nope no way, had to be connected to XP [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Fifth. My cdrom reader/burner is playing up. Some days it works some days it don't. But only since I loaded XP

Sixth. And this is by far the most serious. My BG2 cd is scratched and the cd player *when working* can only load about 25% before "catastrophic failure"

Does any one have a shotgun I can borrow? I need to shoot something. But do I shoot myself, the computer or a Mr Bill Gates?

andrewas · 04-14-2003, 04:45 AM

I hate to say this, but most of the failures you describe are hard to attribute to XP. The mouse self igniting might indicate some weirdness in the PSU, but XP shouldnt cause that.

Go shoot at Bill anyway though.

Jorath Calar · 04-14-2003, 04:46 AM

Well... seems like Windows XP Woodoo edition finally came out... [img]smile.gif[/img]

If I were you... I wouldn't shoot anybody, just take a deep breath and accept your fate as a Microsoft user... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Dagorion · 04-14-2003, 04:55 AM

This isnt exactly encouraging when im just about to install XP... Do those sorts of problems only happen when you upgrade from ME? (please say yes)

B_part · 04-14-2003, 05:24 AM

To me it sounds like those failures are due to unstable power source, at times too low, at times too high... you can fry hardware that way. Maybe XP requires your cpu to work more and this has triggered the problem. I'd check that.
But I'd also shoot Mr. Gates, just to be sure... [img]graemlins/evillaughter1.gif[/img]

Sir Krustin · 04-14-2003, 07:15 AM

Take the shot at Billy, just don't use a shotgun - I recommend the Barret .50. [img]graemlins/rambo.gif[/img]

wellard · 04-14-2003, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dagorion:
This isnt exactly encouraging when im just about to install XP... Do those sorts of problems only happen when you upgrade from ME? (please say yes)

Well Dagorion what I am really regretting is the change. everything was working fine so why did I bother

Most problems may be to do with power fluctuations, at a guess. May be because it is running hot 45 deg (still wating to get a replacement chipset fan).

But before you do change makesure you have all the drivers. Try the drivers out on a friends computer first. It may help with trouble shooting later on [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Arvon · 04-14-2003, 07:43 AM

As for me, I up grades a Dell to XP with no problems. Oh I had the driver problems and I heven had to pay, gasp! yes pay for up grade to the cd driver. But all went clean. Works fine. Though I did only upgrade to the home edition.

/)eathKiller · 04-14-2003, 07:50 AM

I like XP and haven't found a machine that can't run it, but if you're using a real old timer then It's better to revert to 2000 or at least partition a 2000 drive. ME - bleh [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Merlin from Amber · 04-14-2003, 08:50 AM

Pick up two friends and go to the next bar and order three beers.

After ordering 14 times more, you will recognize that "xp" has been
removed completely from your brain.

04-14-2003, 04:34 AM	#1
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Gather round Ironworkers... let me tell a tale of woe, familiar no doubt to some, but if you’re sitting comfortably I will begin [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] Now this dear friends is not the usual tale of banging your head at the refusal of drivers to work ECT, Tho’ there is plenty of that. No siree! This is a much more sinister tale My computer being 18 months old and running perfectly as a windows ME machine suddenly got molested one fine day by its owner, whom for some unknown reason decided to upgrade to XP come to the dark side Luke First the keyboard. Both CTRL keys died at the same time! All other keys fine. Strange but at $15 not to bad. Second the mouse. Walks past the mouse a few days later and smells electrical smoke! Yep the mouse had died. MMMMMM strange, no one I know has ever had a ps2 type mouse self ignite before Third the Chipset fan seized. Having a driver problem with the soundcard required me to take the case off. This fan was working about 2 months ago when I did a spring clean "blow the dust away" operation. Maybe not connected but I am cynical [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] Fourth. My computer desk chair broke... nothing to do with weight or stress fractures due to overuse nope no way, had to be connected to XP [img]tongue.gif[/img] Fifth. My cdrom reader/burner is playing up. Some days it works some days it don't. But only since I loaded XP Sixth. And this is by far the most serious. My BG2 cd is scratched and the cd player when working can only load about 25% before "catastrophic failure" Does any one have a shotgun I can borrow? I need to shoot something. But do I shoot myself, the computer or a Mr Bill Gates? __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

04-14-2003, 04:45 AM	#2
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 43 Posts: 4,774	I hate to say this, but most of the failures you describe are hard to attribute to XP. The mouse self igniting might indicate some weirdness in the PSU, but XP shouldnt cause that. Go shoot at Bill anyway though. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

04-14-2003, 04:55 AM	#4
Dagorion Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: That coffee stain on your map (Australia) Age: 39 Posts: 868	This isnt exactly encouraging when im just about to install XP... Do those sorts of problems only happen when you upgrade from ME? (please say yes) __________________ <br />2,500 left handers die each year using products designed for right handers.

04-14-2003, 05:24 AM	#5
B_part Quintesson Join Date: September 11, 2002 Location: Milan (Italy) Age: 44 Posts: 1,066	To me it sounds like those failures are due to unstable power source, at times too low, at times too high... you can fry hardware that way. Maybe XP requires your cpu to work more and this has triggered the problem. I'd check that. But I'd also shoot Mr. Gates, just to be sure... [img]graemlins/evillaughter1.gif[/img] __________________ Never attribute to malice that which can be ascribed to sheer stupidity

04-14-2003, 07:15 AM	#6
Sir Krustin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON, CANADA Age: 61 Posts: 1,394	Take the shot at Billy, just don't use a shotgun - I recommend the Barret .50. [img]graemlins/rambo.gif[/img] __________________ If I say \"Eject!\" and you say \"Huh?\" - you\'ll be talking to yourself! - Maj. Bannister, <b>Steel Tiger</b>

04-14-2003, 04:46 AM	#3
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Well... seems like Windows XP Woodoo edition finally came out... [img]smile.gif[/img] If I were you... I wouldn't shoot anybody, just take a deep breath and accept your fate as a Microsoft user... [img]smile.gif[/img]

04-14-2003, 07:43 AM	#8
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	As for me, I up grades a Dell to XP with no problems. Oh I had the driver problems and I heven had to pay, gasp! yes pay for up grade to the cd driver. But all went clean. Works fine. Though I did only upgrade to the home edition. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

04-14-2003, 07:50 AM	#9
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 40 Posts: 6,043	I like XP and haven't found a machine that can't run it, but if you're using a real old timer then It's better to revert to 2000 or at least partition a 2000 drive. ME - bleh [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

04-14-2003, 08:50 AM	#10
Merlin from Amber Manshoon Join Date: March 18, 2003 Location: who cares Age: 47 Posts: 158	Pick up two friends and go to the next bar and order three beers. After ordering 14 times more, you will recognize that "xp" has been removed completely from your brain.

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