1. Re: Excessive crashing in Windows (was:
Personally, after a dozen or more years working in, and occasionally programming
in, the
Win-dos "environment" (social and binary), I couldn't agree with you more. But
if one
looks at the range of "new best things" being hyped by the corporate
crapmongers, there's
not much reason to hope the situation will get any better anytime soon. I've
grown tired
of ranting about it; suffice to say that even the hoard of professional liars at
M$ have
acknowledged that Win-dos is "unstable" under any conditions. And unless one
wants to be
progressively cut off from interaction with the rest of the world by way of the
internet,
there's very little choice but to keep downgrading one's system with
progressively less
reliable garbage.
I might note that the phrase "excessive crashing" indicates some level of
acceptance of
the prevailing slovenly software practices. (I was going to use the word
"standards,"
rather than "practices," but that sounded ludicrous in the context.) I don't
hear too
many folks debating how much crashing might be acceptable with regard to their
cars, even
though "user error" is almost certainly the prime culprit in that "environment."
Ben
BenFosberg at att.net
George Henry wrote:
> Responding to THINKSWAYS EMAIL ROBOT <thinkways at YAHOO.COM>:
>
> No, I didn't throw the computers away. My wife, who is the more
> hardware-oriented one, cannibalized the first one for parts (which was in
> effect pretty much like throwing it away). I still use the second HP machine
> in a limited way. I just can't stand to run, excuse me, I mean CRASH it all
> the time.
>
> >Excessive crashing in Windows usually happens to people who install too
> >many fonts and widgets and desktop gimmicks.
>
> What are we supposed to do? Microsoft themselves and everyone else offers
> FREE software that is supposed to make your PC run more dependably (HA!),
> help you get timely information on the weather and the stock market, listen
> to exotic radio stations while you work, shop online and save time and
> money, etc. etc. etc. Are we supposed to not use our computers for the
> functions for which (we are told) they were intended, because the lame OS
> software can't handle it?
>
> IF the vendors would admit there are limits, and provide warnings when we
> approach those limits, or even IF one could uninstall the 'too much crap'
> that one tends to accumulate, and get the OS back somewhat the way it was
> before we decided to actually USE our computers, I probably wouldn't be
> writing this rant. (A different one, perhaps? 8^)
>
> Yes, I could go get certified as an MS Windows expert, and maybe then I
> could unscrew my systems, but I feel that is an extreme I should not have to
> go to; nor do I have the time, or the money, or that deep an interest as a
> USER of Windows services. (I want the OS to be there when I need it, and
> otherwise stay out of my way.)
>
> As a programmer, I will bend over backwards to avoid resource-hogging,
> crashes, or other causes of harm, pain, or irritation.
>
> Enough off-topic ranting. I will put up with the situation till it gets
> better, if it ever does.
>
> George
>
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