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  • egneg
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Feb 2008
    • 4670
    #1

    Windows crashed ... again

    Windows crashed again last night and I have spent several hours reformating and installing crap. This is really getting old and if my family didn't need it for school I would install Linux and be done with it.

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    • RCprince
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Jul 2007
      • 1637
      #2
      Which windows?
      Samuel Johnson - “An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.” William Cooper "listen to everything, read everything, and believe nothing unless you can prove it in your own research!"

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        • egneg
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Feb 2008
          • 4670
          #3
          Originally posted by RCprince
          Which windows?
          XP Pro
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            • pescador
              Senior Member
              • May 2009
              • 499
              #4
              My kid finally convinced me to try a Mac, now it's pretty much all I use and I have 3 Windows machines. Big plus is no antivirus software needed.
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                • wakeboardfusion
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 462
                  #5
                  Why not run xp and linux? I run vista and linux. Very easy to do.

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                    • domwilson
                      Moderator
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 4408
                      #6
                      Actually XP is not really that bad. Run a decent antivirus and try not to use Internet Explorer and it proves itself to be pretty stable. Too many exploits with IE which makes any system unstable.
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                      "Why fix it? Blame someone else for breaking it."

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                        • egneg
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 4670
                          #7
                          Originally posted by domwilson
                          Actually XP is not really that bad. Run a decent antivirus and try not to use Internet Explorer and it proves itself to be pretty stable. Too many exploits with IE which makes any system unstable.
                          IE was the culprit I am sure ... my wife insisted on using it until now. My daughter and I have been using firefox ever since it came out.
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                            • domwilson
                              Moderator
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 4408
                              #8
                              I had problems with IE8. I uninstalled it. Now I use Google Chrome and have no complaints. It's much faster too.
                              Government Moto:
                              "Why fix it? Blame someone else for breaking it."

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                                • egneg
                                  Fast Electric Addict!
                                  • Feb 2008
                                  • 4670
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by domwilson
                                  I had problems with IE8. I uninstalled it. Now I use Google Chrome and have no complaints. It's much faster too.
                                  I didn't know you could? I thought IE was tied into so much crap that you had to have it (hence all the lawsuits w/ microsoft).
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                                    • egneg
                                      Fast Electric Addict!
                                      • Feb 2008
                                      • 4670
                                      #10
                                      IT HAPPENED AGAIN !!!

                                      Picked up a malware disguised as microsoft anti-virus and it crashed before I could get rid of it. There is a program called Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware that is supposed to be good against this sort of thing. Here is a link to a site about this nasty A$$ crap and (variations) a link to download the program. This is a very nasty bit and it will render your PC useless.

                                      Remove Personal Security (Uninstall Guide)
                                      http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-personal-security
                                      Personal Security is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Cyber Security. This program is promoted through the use of malware that will install it on your computer without your permission. In order to protect itself, this program will automatically attempt to terminate security programs that may help to remove it. When installed, Personal Security will be configured to start automatically when Windows starts. Once started, it will scan your computer and display a variety of infections, but will state that it will not remove them unless you first purchase the program. In reality, the infections it finds are either fake or legitimate programs that if deleted could cause problems with the proper operation of Windows. Therefore, please do not act upon any of the files it states are infections.
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                                        • Ub Hauled
                                          Fast Electric Addict!
                                          • Aug 2007
                                          • 3031
                                          #11
                                          try an Apple, it'll make you feel better.
                                          :::::::::::::::. It's NEVER fast enough! .:::::::::::::::

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                                            • JimClark
                                              Fast Electric Addict!
                                              • Apr 2007
                                              • 5907
                                              #12
                                              Google chrome is looking awfully nice. windows 7 here an liking it a lot very stable
                                              Jim
                                              "Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone except God.
                                              Billy Graham

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                                                • RCprince
                                                  Fast Electric Addict!
                                                  • Jul 2007
                                                  • 1637
                                                  #13
                                                  I forgot to mention that Microsoft had a special on windows 7 upgrade for 29.99 with a (.edu) college email. Now it's 64.99. Home or Professional 32 and 64bit.
                                                  Samuel Johnson - “An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.” William Cooper "listen to everything, read everything, and believe nothing unless you can prove it in your own research!"

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