Another XP comment-- I have three systems running in my cube 2 with 98SE and 1 with XP. Have had nothing but problems trying to place XP in an engineering environment. So the XP system will become a dual boot machine doing clerical stuff only WORD and maybe EXCEL. I had problems even using it as a graphical system with mMicrosofts PhotoDraw. Downloading pictures from a Flash Compact Disk ( SanDisk) from my Nikon proved disastrous. XP showed good images in its browser/previewer when in fact it had corrupted 2 days worth of product photo shots. Screw Bill Gates and Microsofts push for yearly upgrades when in fact these improved products only add additional headaches to my world
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Velander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] WIN XP Problems. WAS: proteledaforum Digest for 2002- 01-07 > Dez, > since your problem is actually with Win XP Home, have you tried to > talk to Microsoft? Yeah I know, maybe an hour on the phone just to be > shunted around or told it is the applications problem, but somewhere, > sometime, Microsoft has got to be made responsible for their junk. > Secondly, it doesn't seem that you have tried Protel for their > comments. They also have to be made responsible for their product. It would > be interesting if you posted Protel's response on Win XP back to forum > afterwards. Then we might all gleen some information on Protel's intended > handling of XP. > Short of this, it seems that there are strong opinions on this forum > but little prospect of help for you because nobody else seems to be using or > planning to use XP. I do remember hearing almost the exact same problems > here or on the NGs a while back, never heard of anybody coming up with a > solution then either. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander. > > Lead PCB Designer > Norsat International Inc. > #300 - 4401 Still Creek Drive, > Burnaby, B.C., Canada, V5C 6G9. > Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) > Fax (604) 292-9010 > Website: www.norsat.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derek Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:56 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] proteledaforum Digest for 2002-01-07 > > > Sorry to cover old ground... > > What was the actual problem with 99SE on XP pro? > > Don, > Thanks for trying to get back to the original problem. > > I am really pleased that everyone has such strong opinions on Microsoft Win > XP and their preferences to W2K Pro, however, if I have followed the thread > correctly my original post was related to Protel 99 se SP4 on Win XP home. > > I will install SP6 if the person that suggested this is what I should be > running would like to confirm that this prevents the problems in Win XP > home. I will install Win XP Pro if someone else can confirm that Protel 99 > se works correctly without issues on this platform. I do not have W2K Pro > available and I don't believe that this should be a necessary step for what > is effectively a trivial Win XP Home compatibility problem that would take > very little time for Protel/Altium to sort out. > > Protel 99 se SP4 does operate correctly on Win XP Home, however, it disables > a few features in Win XP Home that are what I would call a nuisance. > > The problems were Win XP Home Help & Support fails to run and related > utilities, for example SFC /Scannow will not run, System Information will > not run. The only way to make these XP Home features work again is to format > and re-install XP, as soon as Protel 99 se is installed again the Win XP > Home features immediately fail. > > Regards > > Dez Ellis > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
