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For Want of Drivers…
19.Aug.07 | 5 Comments
For Want of Drivers… the OS was lost.
- farewell to Vista oration, early Sunday morning
I really enjoyed my brief affair with Microsoft Vista — a lot more than I would have expected. However, I’m switching my laptop back to XP.
Why? Drivers.
I have one device that I flat out can’t find drivers for. My attempt to [...]
Windows XP WiFi: The Missing Patch
10.Apr.07 | 2 Comments
Here’s a little tip I picked up from the Security Now podcast.
Did you know that even if you diligently run Windows Update and get all the critical and optional patches, there’s one patch you still won’t have if you’re running XP SP2 and WiFi? This one, you have to know to go ask for by name. [...]
OneCare Tanks Test
03.Mar.07 | Leave a Comment
PC World has an article up titled, “Microsoft OneCare Last in Anti-Virus Tests.” It would seem that OneCare fell way behind the other 16 competitors in recent AV-Comparatives testing (source of the report in PDF format).
I bought a license for OneCare two weeks ago — got the beta testers deal. Covers 3 computers [...]
Moving the My Documents Folder
01.Mar.07 | Leave a Comment
Here’s a simple little tip for the Windows users. Your My Documents folder need not live on your boot drive. You can easily move it to another drive. I’ve been doing this for years to help isolate myself from drive failures and sleep better knowing that if my boot/OS/Apps drive gets [...]
Nerve-racking to Maddening
29.Jan.07 | Leave a Comment
Few days back I mentioned I was reloading my work laptop [1]. Over the weekend it became one of the most annoying projects I’ve had in a long time.
Install 1:
Booted from XP CD. Format and install went fine. Headed to Toshiba support to grab the drivers. Oddly, only two driver packages [...]
