A service pack has hozed this windows box more than once.... I've had to do two complete formats within a week... nothing wrong hardware wise... just M$
John Hebert wrote: > Shannon Roddy wrote: > >> cease to function. In comes Linux.... My laptop is an example. It >> has Windows XP on it and is nearly dead now because the OS just can't >> live for more than a year since the registry collapses under its own >> weight. Plus all of the patches for patches for patches of service >> packs start breaking things. > > > I've recently noticed in the last couple of weeks that my WinXP laptop > is getting unstable as well, and is forcing me to consider a complete > restore as I cannot identify any particular source of the problem due > to Windows's closed nature. > > Also, a work colleague is convinced that a recent patch broke some > installed software and I have no reason to doubt him. I've read of > such occurrences but haven't experienced it myself. > > John Hebert > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
