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| Internet 8 [message #103339] |
Thu, 30 April 2009 09:46  |
Wayne
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Registered: July 2008
Location: Las Vegas
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Hi guys and gals,
Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe by
the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig stand
alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable modem,
run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs flawlessly.
P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia and a
400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
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MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we prefer
WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3 so I
have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP with
SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP Paris
rig?
Thanks,
Wayne
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103344 is a reply to message #103339] |
Thu, 30 April 2009 16:41  |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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IMHO IE 7 and IE 8 both are unstable, and I don't like either. Pages don't
load right, or at all, sometimes on multiple machines. I admin 150-ish
computers and 5 servers, plus my 6 home boxes that are on a lot (I have over
10, but not always running). I'll not be putting IE8 on the work machines
just yet, except my desktop - it gets the 'test' work done on it before I
subject users to it.
However, the recommendations I've given in the past about staying off XP SP3
has more to do with hogging RAM than anything else.
"WCarson" <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote in message news:49f9dbb2@linux...
> Hi guys and gals,
>
> Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe
> by the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig
> stand alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable
> modem, run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs
> flawlessly. P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2
> EDS, Nvidia and a 400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
> .
> MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we
> prefer WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid
> SP3 so I have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone
> running XP with SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems
> with their XP Paris rig?
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
>
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103346 is a reply to message #103339] |
Thu, 30 April 2009 23:10 |
Martin Harrington
Messages: 560
Registered: September 2005
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The first recommendation is to get rid of Norton in a fast major way.
You think Paris runs well now, wait till you remove Norton.
Martin H
Lend An Ear Sound
On 1/05/09 2:46 AM, in article 49f9dbb2@linux, "WCarson"
<waynecarson@cox.net> wrote:
> Hi guys and gals,
>
> Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe by
> the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig stand
> alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable modem,
> run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs flawlessly.
> P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia and a
> 400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
> .
>
> MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we prefer
> WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3 so I
> have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP with
> SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP Paris
> rig?
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
>
>
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103349 is a reply to message #103346] |
Fri, 01 May 2009 06:54 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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FWIW, McAfee is the new Norton. Avoid it. These days I'm running AVG free at
home and I've kicked McAfee to the curb at work and installed Kaspersky
after much testing. Way cooler app, protection rocked everything else into
the dirt and it is SO configurable it's crazy.
AA
"Martin Harrington" <martin@lendanear-sound.com> wrote in message
news:C620CF6A.9815%martin@lendanear-sound.com...
> The first recommendation is to get rid of Norton in a fast major way.
> You think Paris runs well now, wait till you remove Norton.
>
> Martin H
> Lend An Ear Sound
> On 1/05/09 2:46 AM, in article 49f9dbb2@linux, "WCarson"
> <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys and gals,
>>
>> Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe
>> by
>> the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig
>> stand
>> alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable
>> modem,
>> run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs
>> flawlessly.
>> P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia
>> and a
>> 400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
>> .
>>
>> MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we
>> prefer
>> WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3 so I
>> have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP
>> with
>> SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP
>> Paris
>> rig?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wayne
>>
>>
>
>
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103350 is a reply to message #103349] |
Fri, 01 May 2009 10:01 |
Wayne
Messages: 206
Registered: July 2008
Location: Las Vegas
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OK. I'll remain as is for now. My intention is to end up with a clean system
once I get my second home desktop to do all the other stuff. Thanks.
Wayne
"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>FWIW, McAfee is the new Norton. Avoid it. These days I'm running AVG free
at
>home and I've kicked McAfee to the curb at work and installed Kaspersky
>after much testing. Way cooler app, protection rocked everything else into
>the dirt and it is SO configurable it's crazy.
>
>AA
>
>
>"Martin Harrington" <martin@lendanear-sound.com> wrote in message
>news:C620CF6A.9815%martin@lendanear-sound.com...
>> The first recommendation is to get rid of Norton in a fast major way.
>> You think Paris runs well now, wait till you remove Norton.
>>
>> Martin H
>> Lend An Ear Sound
>> On 1/05/09 2:46 AM, in article 49f9dbb2@linux, "WCarson"
>> <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys and gals,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe
>>> by
>>> the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig
>>> stand
>>> alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable
>>> modem,
>>> run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs
>>> flawlessly.
>>> P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia
>>> and a
>>> 400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
>>> .
>>>
>>> MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we
>>> prefer
>>> WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3
so I
>>> have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP
>>> with
>>> SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP
>>> Paris
>>> rig?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103352 is a reply to message #103339] |
Sat, 02 May 2009 06:39 |
chuck duffy
Messages: 453
Registered: July 2005
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Please please please do yourself a major favor and download the free version
of one of the following:
Virtual PC 2007
Virtual Box
VMWare
Set up a virtual machine for all the non music related tasks and you can
keep the base machine squeeky clean.
Chuck
"WCarson" <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote:
>Hi guys and gals,
>
>Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe
by
>the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig stand
>alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable modem,
>run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs flawlessly.
>P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia and
a
>400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
>.
>MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we prefer
>WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3 so
I
>have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP with
>SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP Paris
>rig?
>
>Thanks,
>Wayne
>
>
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103353 is a reply to message #103352] |
Sat, 02 May 2009 10:53 |
Wayne
Messages: 206
Registered: July 2008
Location: Las Vegas
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Thanks Chuck, I'll look into this.
Wayne
"chuck" <c@c.com> wrote:
>
>Please please please do yourself a major favor and download the free version
>of one of the following:
>
>Virtual PC 2007
>Virtual Box
>VMWare
>
>Set up a virtual machine for all the non music related tasks and you can
>keep the base machine squeeky clean.
>
>Chuck
>
>
>
>"WCarson" <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote:
>>Hi guys and gals,
>>
>>Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe
>by
>>the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig stand
>
>>alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable modem,
>
>>run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs flawlessly.
>
>>P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia
and
>a
>>400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
>>.
>>MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we prefer
>
>>WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3 so
>I
>>have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP
with
>
>>SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP Paris
>
>>rig?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Wayne
>>
>>
>
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| Re: Internet 8 [message #103354 is a reply to message #103353] |
Sat, 02 May 2009 11:15 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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Senior Member |
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and get yourself some extra RAM. VPC's are addicting and they like memory.
AA
"WCarson" <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote in message news:49fc8888$1@linux...
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> Thanks Chuck, I'll look into this.
> Wayne
>
> "chuck" <c@c.com> wrote:
>>
>>Please please please do yourself a major favor and download the free
>>version
>>of one of the following:
>>
>>Virtual PC 2007
>>Virtual Box
>>VMWare
>>
>>Set up a virtual machine for all the non music related tasks and you can
>>keep the base machine squeeky clean.
>>
>>Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>>"WCarson" <waynecarson@cox.net> wrote:
>>>Hi guys and gals,
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, I still need my Paris rig as a multi-use computer. Maybe
>>by
>>>the end of the year I will be in a position to have a WinXP Paris rig
>>>stand
>>
>>>alone. So for now, I require to use the internet via external cable
>>>modem,
>>
>>>run Norton and quite a few other apps. My rig almost performs
>>>flawlessly.
>>
>>>P4 duo core, 1gig ram, two 80gig drives, two DVD drives, 2 EDS, Nvidia
> and
>>a
>>>400 or 500w PS (I forget) upgrade.
>>>.
>>>MS has just release WinXP IE 8 as a high priority update. I know we
>>>prefer
>>
>>>WinXP SP2 and IE7. Recommendations here have mentioned to avoid SP3 so
>>I
>>>have. By now the bugs may be worked out on SP3. Is anyone running XP
> with
>>
>>>SP3 and has anybody installed IE8 without any problems with their XP
>>>Paris
>>
>>>rig?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Wayne
>>>
>>>
>>
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