I hate the BSOD

stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2869298
Agreed, Mac is for a niche market and they do a great job at it. Their customer service is 10x better than microsofts, and the only reason Mac is afloat is because of their new innovations..

If by niche market you mean people who don't want to think or learn how to use a computer, but want to look cool with a laptop on their table while sipping their double soy decaf latte at starbucks. Ok I'll give you that...
 
zman1

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2869378
If by niche market you mean people who don't want to think or learn how to use a computer, but want to look cool with a laptop on their table while sipping their double soy decaf latte at starbucks. Ok I'll give you that...

If this bothers you, shouldn't you also stop using MS? You need to go Linux - go hrd core with even less handholding...
 
stdreb27

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Originally Posted by zman1
http:///forum/post/2869711
If this bothers you, shouldn't you also stop using MS? You need to go Linux - go hrd core with even less handholding...
My hypocracy only goes so far...
but I am running linux on my xbox, and I had it on my old pc. But it got retired when I got married, and replaced by a g5.
 
lexluethar

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2869375
IMO, the programs associated with vista are using too much memory, causing your bsod. Turning things off (and a RAM upgrade) cured mine. Extra RAM helped, but getting rid of unnecessary garbage made an amazing difference in speed and the bsod went away.
http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vi...-off-make.html
Increasing the page file would help as well. And you shouldn't get a BSOD when you are having too many programs trying to access RAM at the same time, the error would be associated with a bad memory module being acessed OR by two programs using the same memory module - usually because of a code error.
 
zman1

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You mentioned you have both Vista and Xp on them. Are you running dual-boot or did you install an upgrade? Either way, I think you indicated you were going to do a clean install. If I interpreted this correctly, that is exactly what I would do. Upgrades and dual boots are always potential problems.
There is a software package out there that MS bought and now markets (I don't now what they now call it) for running multi platforms. I have the old software before MS bought the company - it was called VirtualPc it allows you to run saved OS sessions - DOS, any MS OS, OS2 and Linux. These aren't installled in a multi-boot session but rather through the Virtpc application in your main OS...
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2869769
Increasing the page file would help as well. And you shouldn't get a BSOD when you are having too many programs trying to access RAM at the same time, the error would be associated with a bad memory module being acessed OR by two programs using the same memory module - usually because of a code error.
It is pretty random. I've got it to bsod for me immediately after logging in. (high usage) or just sitting there idle with only background programs running (low usage we've removed most of the junk)
Originally Posted by zman1
http:///forum/post/2869771
You mentioned you have both Vista and Xp on them. Are you running dual-boot or did you install an upgrade? Either way, I think you indicated you were going to do a clean install. If I interpreted this correctly, that is exactly what I would do. Upgrades and dual boots are always potential problems.
There is a software package out there that MS bought and now markets (I don't now what they now call it) for running multi platforms. I have the old software before MS bought the company - it was called VirtualPc it allows you to run saved OS sessions - DOS, any MS OS, OS2 and Linux. These aren't installl in a multi-boot session but rather through the Virtpc application in your main OS...
I agree, duel boots are always questionable. They aren't designed to do that. And yes I wiped everything and did a clean Vista only install. So we'll see it is very intermittent. Which is frustrating.
We aren't using both operating systems, Dell just loaded both during the transition period while people are moaning about vista.
 
pumper

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You are blasting out fictitious garbage. Too bad all these people actually believe your mindless ramblings pc boy. Anyone with a pistol as a avatar can't be taken seriously.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by Pumper
http:///forum/post/2869871
You are blasting out fictitious garbage. Too bad all these people actually believe your mindless ramblings pc boy. Anyone with a pistol as a avatar can't be taken seriously.
but yet you cant refute a word i said, you just insult a beautiful gun.
like most mac users you clearly have no clue why you like mac other than what steve jobs tells you to buy.
To quote the simpsons.
"You think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost 8 bucks to make and I pee on every one!" A Mapple store employee then angrily responds, "Who dares question the boss we fired 10 years ago and then brought back!
 
shogun323

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Originally Posted by Pumper
http:///forum/post/2869871
You are blasting out fictitious garbage. Too bad all these people actually believe your mindless ramblings pc boy. Anyone with a pistol as a avatar can't be taken seriously.
Come on Dude. You can't bash the 1911. It is the finest gun made. I love my Kimber.
I am an IT guy use a Mac for personal use. They are great for it. Seamless program integratation, great resource utilization, stable (after all it's based on a Unix kernel), and it can't be that bad, Windows has stolen many of their concepts for Vista as well as Windows 7.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by shogun323
http:///forum/post/2869910
Come on Dude. You can't bash the 1911. It is the finest gun made. I love my Kimber.
Windows has stolen many of their concepts for Vista as well as Windows 7.
I think a more accurate than stole would be "free for everyone's use"
 
shogun323

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2869927
I think a more accurate than stole would be "free for everyone's use"

Haahaaaa

In regards to the issue. I am curious to see how it does after a clean install. I hate intermitent problems. They are such a pain to diagnose. Due to the fact it's all three it's almost impossible to be a memory issue like you earlier stated.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by shogun323
http:///forum/post/2869950
Haahaaaa

In regards to the issue. I am curious to see how it does after a clean install. I hate intermitent problems. They are such a pain to diagnose. Due to the fact it's all three it's almost impossible to be a memory issue like you earlier stated.
I'm definately leaning away from memory, I've rerun the microsoft software that reboots then runs a memory test. Ran memtest 86 another bootup memory test software. Then I ran prime95 a stressing software for 4 hrs this morning and no crash. I feel safe to say it isn't a memory problem.
And I issued it to an engineer. So we'll see how it does...
 
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