Dedpoet said:
...People complain about how their PC has slowed down so much and is full of malware and stuff but when you suggest starting clean they balk....
...People complain about how their PC has slowed down so much and is full of malware and stuff but when you suggest starting clean they balk....
I will be reloading XP sometime next week. I have to get everything backed up first.
It's a bitch moving RAM from machine to machine when you're trying to troubleshoot.
I'm starting fresh and digging the fact that I'll have a clean back-up.
From: Supernipchick will eat your dick like Kobayashi. AUGHGAUGHAGLAGLUAGHHGA
Date: 10/31/09 @ 10:39 AM
10,502
The firefox update didn't do it for me. CPU is still running at 100%, but it seems to take an hour or two for it to happen. On the plus side, since we fooled around with stuff, it doesn't lock up on me anymore and I'm able to close firefox and open either IE or chrome with no problem.
an hour or two with firefox open?
FF shouldnt tank after only a couple hours open. we all know it has memory usage problems, but thats nothing
From: Supernipchick will eat your dick like Kobayashi. AUGHGAUGHAGLAGLUAGHHGA
Date: 10/31/09 @ 11:03 AM
10,505
an hour or two with firefox open?
Yep. I'd had my laptop up and running since 3 this morning using chrome, and when I switched to firefox, it took about an hour or so for it to get funky on me and slow everything down drastically. And it did it yesterday too. I don't even really need firefox, except for the fact that I like it.
JDH annan said:
on my computer i've got a bunch of videos, and sometimes when i try to open new files or folders on my fiancee's computer via XP file sharing - it says its not accessible or i might not have permission.
the entire parent folder is shared, and every other folder in there works and is accessible but this one isn't.
In the past I've found that with files, if i make a copy of the file that I can then read that one (and delete the original) but thats stupid... and i don't really want to do it with a whole folder - or use it as a continuing solution
ideas?
on my computer i've got a bunch of videos, and sometimes when i try to open new files or folders on my fiancee's computer via XP file sharing - it says its not accessible or i might not have permission.
the entire parent folder is shared, and every other folder in there works and is accessible but this one isn't.
In the past I've found that with files, if i make a copy of the file that I can then read that one (and delete the original) but thats stupid... and i don't really want to do it with a whole folder - or use it as a continuing solution
ideas?
After you add new files, un-share the entire folder then re-share it. Other than that, I gots nothin'. :P
I had to quit using firefox because of the CPU usage shit. :( Now my spelling is obviously shit again... Lame.
If you switched to IE try http://www.iespell.com/
downloading now!
not as handy dandy as a red squigly underline but it most definatly works!
Dedpoet said:
Strife, any time you install a new OS it really is best to do a clean install. This has been true forever. It's actually one of the benefits of a new OS release. People complain about how their PC has slowed down so much and is full of malware and stuff but when you suggest starting clean they balk.
Vista will "upgrade in place" to 7, meaning your programs, data, and settings stay the same. The XP "upgrade" process takes your XP installation, bundles it up into a folder called "Windows.OLD", moves it to a safe place, installs 7, then moves "Windows.OLD" back under your C drive. You end up with a clean install of 7 and all your old data squirreled away but it takes a lot longer and you really should have a backup of your stuff anyway. If you don't have a backup you're playing with fire, and if you don't care then you have to ask yourself what the big deal is about clean formatting anyway :-)
Make a list of all the applications you use. Note if those applications have settings or data you want to keep. If they have license codes or serial numbers, write them down.
Grab the media for those applications or make sure you have the downloaded installers or know where to get them.
Back up your data and any settings identified above.
Do a clean install.
Install your applications and restore your data.
You'll be glad you did.
Strife, any time you install a new OS it really is best to do a clean install. This has been true forever. It's actually one of the benefits of a new OS release. People complain about how their PC has slowed down so much and is full of malware and stuff but when you suggest starting clean they balk.
Vista will "upgrade in place" to 7, meaning your programs, data, and settings stay the same. The XP "upgrade" process takes your XP installation, bundles it up into a folder called "Windows.OLD", moves it to a safe place, installs 7, then moves "Windows.OLD" back under your C drive. You end up with a clean install of 7 and all your old data squirreled away but it takes a lot longer and you really should have a backup of your stuff anyway. If you don't have a backup you're playing with fire, and if you don't care then you have to ask yourself what the big deal is about clean formatting anyway :-)
Make a list of all the applications you use. Note if those applications have settings or data you want to keep. If they have license codes or serial numbers, write them down.
Grab the media for those applications or make sure you have the downloaded installers or know where to get them.
Back up your data and any settings identified above.
Do a clean install.
Install your applications and restore your data.
You'll be glad you did.
Thanks Dedpoet. I think I'm going to take the plunge tomorrow. I have another question, I have two drives, one is my media/documents (C:) and the other is my OS/programs (D:). Before I reformatted last time, C: was the OS and D: the media, etc... Is there a way to reassign the drive letters when I take the plunge to W7? It's not really a big deal, it just irks me that C: isn't the OS/drive.
baz said:
Anybody running XBMC as their media center?
Anybody running XBMC as their media center?
Not sure if this will help or not:
http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-silent-standalone-xbmc-media-center-on-the -cheap
http://lifehacker.com/5393227/turbo-charge-your-new-xbmc-installation
Thanks! I have those bookmarked and will be using it to install.
Catina, Chrome checks spelling for you. Use Chrome!
strife said:
Thanks Dedpoet. I think I'm going to take the plunge tomorrow. I have another question, I have two drives, one is my media/documents (C:) and the other is my OS/programs (D:). Before I reformatted last time, C: was the OS and D: the media, etc... Is there a way to reassign the drive letters when I take the plunge to W7? It's not really a big deal, it just irks me that C: isn't the OS/drive.
Thanks Dedpoet. I think I'm going to take the plunge tomorrow. I have another question, I have two drives, one is my media/documents (C:) and the other is my OS/programs (D:). Before I reformatted last time, C: was the OS and D: the media, etc... Is there a way to reassign the drive letters when I take the plunge to W7? It's not really a big deal, it just irks me that C: isn't the OS/drive.
To be 100% sure you could disable the drive you don't want the OS on in the BIOS, do the new installation, and enable it again after.
to be 100% 100% sure you could physically remove the drive you don't want to format
And put it in the freezer. No, wait....
Went to my local cheap computer store today thinking I was gonna buy a cheap refurb laptop to be a sandbox machine to play with. Cheapest they had that was decent was $199. Headed over to the desktops and wandered around looking at them all the time thinking I don't want another full system just to load os's for fun and learn on. Started to walk back to the laptops again when I noticed the perfect solution.
This place had 2 black removable SATA disc trays for $14 each. I will keep my XP drive intact and put this spare 80Gb sata drive I have into a tray and make do a dual Linux/win 7 boot on it for testing.
$199 vs $28, I am a happy camper.
This place had 2 black removable SATA disc trays for $14 each. I will keep my XP drive intact and put this spare 80Gb sata drive I have into a tray and make do a dual Linux/win 7 boot on it for testing.
$199 vs $28, I am a happy camper.
disc trays ?
yeah i love those things
i have to get the ones with the keys for some stuff at work because they go in a safe
i've said too much
i have to get the ones with the keys for some stuff at work because they go in a safe
i've said too much
Removable trays that have a rail with a backplane you mount into a cd/dvd slot. You put your drives in the trays and can just shut down, slide out the tray/drive and put a different drive with whatever os you want and reboot.
I'll post a pic here in a minute.
I'll post a pic here in a minute.
yeah theyre awesome
for a lab or classroom too
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Closed
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Open
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With Rail/backplane
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture010.jpg
Closed
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture007.jpg
Open
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture008.jpg
With Rail/backplane
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture010.jpg
Dying to hook it up now but I have about 25 servers I have to patch remotely starting in an hour or so and I want to make sure I can start on time.
miserable it guy
yep, freaking sunday maintenance windows
i hate that
"rob comes in late"
rob also works weekends and nights so you don't notice
eat me
"rob comes in late"
rob also works weekends and nights so you don't notice
eat me
Jesus, I get that all the time, they limit my hours to 45 a week but towards the end of the week it's always "we can never reach you". Well I run out of hours on Thursday morning usually and end up working a couple free ones each week just to make meetings I have to attend.
i love it
Tyrsca said:
Linked for size
Closed
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture007.jpg
Open
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture008.jpg
With Rail/backplane
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture010.jpg
Linked for size
Closed
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture007.jpg
Open
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture008.jpg
With Rail/backplane
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s315/Tyrsca/Picture010.jpg
I always had difficulty getting tray IDE hard drives to work so you could easily switch the bootable HD
Let us know if tray Sata hard drives works for you.
especially if you have a constant 'D' data drive
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 10:44 PM
10,532
I have never had this much trouble fixing a Windows problem in my life.
Anybody want a brutal problem to solve? ;-)
Anybody want a brutal problem to solve? ;-)
YEAH!
shoot
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:00 PM
10,535
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (not the itanium one, but the 64 bit for x86 chips one) with SP2
If you go to Windows Update, you get a "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services" error, svchost.exe failed and the file in question is esent.dll
If you ignore these errors, you're greeted with a windows update hex error, 0x800706BE which corresponds to a failed RCP call.
The windowsupdate.log lines pertinent to this are:
http://pastebin.com/m3624ffe7
I suspect it's a group policy issue but this computer isn't part of a domain or anything, just a regular user's computer.
I've tried a hundred different fixes suggested on Google, but I'd love some new ideas.
If you go to Windows Update, you get a "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services" error, svchost.exe failed and the file in question is esent.dll
If you ignore these errors, you're greeted with a windows update hex error, 0x800706BE which corresponds to a failed RCP call.
The windowsupdate.log lines pertinent to this are:
http://pastebin.com/m3624ffe7
I suspect it's a group policy issue but this computer isn't part of a domain or anything, just a regular user's computer.
I've tried a hundred different fixes suggested on Google, but I'd love some new ideas.
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:01 PM
10,536
You're also greeted with that error when you go to Add/Remove Programs
sfc /scannow doesn't fix it.
windows repair doesn't fix it.
I did manage to make the Generic Host Process error go away once, by copying the esent.dll file from the Win CD in recovery console (this was before a repair install, which caused the problem again). but the 06BE error remained.
sfc /scannow doesn't fix it.
windows repair doesn't fix it.
I did manage to make the Generic Host Process error go away once, by copying the esent.dll file from the Win CD in recovery console (this was before a repair install, which caused the problem again). but the 06BE error remained.
I was gonna suggest that.
download sp3
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:06 PM
10,539
I tried a repair install...for a reason I can't recall. I probably thought the group policy setup was corrupt or something? It came back with a corrupt network connections panel, and sfc /scannow didn't even run. Another repair install fixed that.
That sort of bullshit made me think there were errors on the drive, but a bad sectors check with chkdsk found nothing.
That sort of bullshit made me think there were errors on the drive, but a bad sectors check with chkdsk found nothing.
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:07 PM
10,540
screw, x64 edition is based on the Windows Server 2003 code, there's no SP3
oh wow
is there a corresponding event viewer error?
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:13 PM
10,544
Yeah, sorry; there's so much I've gone through already in the past 2 days it's hard to remember all the "evidence"
Application section, event category 100, event ID 1000.
Application section, event category 100, event ID 1000.
what does it say
i'm thinking it's a wsus or bits error
i'm thinking it's a wsus or bits error
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:21 PM
10,547
Event viewer error is
Faulting application svchost.exe, version 5.2.3790.3959, faulting module esent.dll, version 5.2.3790.3959, fault address 0x0000000000014ba2.
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:23 PM
10,548
But what am I cleaning up with it?
what shows up?
when did it start?
when did it start?
From: geodave Damn Nelson Mandela you smell so good! Also, fuck you.
Date: 11/1/09 @ 11:28 PM
(more) 10,550
I'm not sure when it started for him, it's a friend's computer.
The majority of the entries are for ATI's Catalyst Control Centre
a few others like .NET framework, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and a half dozen other programs. Nothing that seems bizarre.
The majority of the entries are for ATI's Catalyst Control Centre
a few others like .NET framework, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and a half dozen other programs. Nothing that seems bizarre.
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