Why must i re-install windows every week

[David Goodwin]

What is wrong with windows 2k? has it been programmed to
self-destruct every week?

I end up re-installing windows about once a week because it
seems to kill its self. At the moment, after the first 30
minutes svchost.exe exits with a critical error, and from
then on windows becomes incapable of executing binarys, and
calling functions from DLL's, and many other things start
going wrong. at other times windows deletes its own files,
becomes even more unstable than it already is, and then
there is the 150 pages of firewall violations an hour.

I know it is not my programs because I have left it off the
network and internet without installing anything and it
still died.

re installing windows every week becomes a massive pain
because i have to install windows, install service pack 4,
spend half an hour killing windows update, install 84
security patches, and installing all my stuff. Is there any
crack out there to kill this selfdestruct code because it
is realy annoying

 

[Dan Seur]

You are infected with some variant of the msblaster virus/worm. Search
the web for fixes.

 

[MaryQuiteContrary]

Reading your posts, it is the opinion of several old computer users, that I
know (they started in 1978), that you need to take a computer course and a
course in operating Windows 2000. They offer them at the local Tech schools
or your local library. Our systems have been up and running forever, with
very few problems, because we learned how to fix them and don't blame the
system or Windows for every little glitch. You sound as if you are abusing
your system, don't know how to operate it, and just want to berate the best
OS there is (W2K). Are you a Linux user? Come on, now, are you?

 

[Daniel]

I agree with the Virus post.

We are running two machines with Win 2k and have no
problems.

Might be in the boot sector

I would check out symantec.com they have a lot of useful
info and free downloads for certain fixes

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

You sound as if you are abusing
your system, don't know how to operate it, and just want to berate the best
OS there is (W2K). Are you a Linux user? Come on, now, are you?

Sorry, while W2K is better than W9x, it's not the best OS. Just which is best
is partly a matter of taste, but objectively, there are three criteria I use:

a) stability - W2K is below average compared to other OSs;
b) ability to run any program written for it - W2K is again below average in
this regard, partly because MS won't reveal all it should about its inner
workings, partly for other reasons;
c) compatibility of upgrades ("service packs) and patches with the existing
OS - MS is notorious for providing upgrades and patches that make things
worse.

Note that I don't include "ease of use", since that's largely a subjective
judgement; but whenever I go from my preferred OS to Windows, I discover
again how clumsy many of its operations are, and how many things can't be
done at all. Right now, my favorite "feature" to bitch at is the Send To -
which is inconsistent. Bah!

Oh well, it does run Trainsimulator properly.

 

[Colon Terminus]

I'd suggest that you shy away from Windows in any form and just use Linux
instead.

Windows requires a modicum of intelligence to install and administer, a
requirement that you seem to lack.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The only way to make Win2K behave that badly is to install it on
some truly defective, sub-standard, or incompatible hardware.

Bruce Chambers

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having both at once. -- RAH

 

[MaryQuiteContrary]

I agree, all the OSs have problems, patches, flaws, etc. but W2K is the most
stable with the fewest problems "for me". It has run every program that we
have thrown at it, so far, with just a little tweaking. It will run some old
software and hardware that XP refuses to.

Linux and Unix, too, have their share of woes, breakdowns, worms,
incompatibilities, etc. It just isn't broadcast as well as those of Windows
and, at least, M$ tries to fix the problems. They could be like other
software vendors and leave you without a fix, at all. I just wait to see
what the problems are with the patches before applying them and wait for a
better patch or after no problems reported - patch.

We have all versions of Windows (except very early versions of DOS which we
donated with old computers), a few of Linux and used to have Unix. Each has
it's unique bugs. That is why, if we are going to have a computer, each of
us must learn "how to". Especially since Tech support is spotty, at best,
with all software,computer, and hardware companies, lately.

There are some "Send To' addons and fixes out there. Just be careful as
some can mess you up.

 

[MaryQuiteContrary]

See, there are Linux fanatics lurking. Linux, today, doesn't require all
that much brainpower, eh? It is getting more and more like Windows and does
have it's share of bugs, worms, and flaws. It is still incompatible with a
lot of hardware and has a good ways to go. One day, it will reach it's
goal, but for now, even with the upgrades, it is still too hard for the
"average" user unless they started out with Unix or DOS. Remember, most of
these users can't even operate Windows, which is so simple, so how can you
expect them to operate Linux or recompile it's kernel?