WINDOWS SERVICE PACK 2 STINKS

[BOB7732]

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my auto
updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell & it took a
few phone calls & they had me re install windows again [:-(>] & even restore
[before we called dell did not get rid of the problem, I still had windows
security on there] did not work. I even could not get my Norton anti-virus
working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob


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[Guest]

If one has to rely on dell to clear up thier pathetic problems,maybe you
should
try reading basic windows 101 for dummies.

 

[BOB7732]

ha ha, yeah.

If one has to rely on dell to clear up thier pathetic problems,maybe you
should
try reading basic windows 101 for dummies.

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my auto
updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell & it took a
few phone calls & they had me re install windows again [:-(>] & even restore
[before we called dell did not get rid of the problem, I still had windows
security on there] did not work. I even could not get my Norton anti-virus
working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob


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God loves you & so do I!
Have a blessed day/night

Please visit my towns (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SP20906/)

All outgoing mail is scanned by Norton anti-virus
(http://www.symantec.com/index.htm)

 

[Phil]

LOL - now that's funny. First you buy a junk dell computer, let me guess
it's a $399 special. Then you call dell and since their tech support stinks
and the "tech" couldn't help you he did the standard bail out routine and
told you to re-format and you listened to him. You also use nortons and
failed to update it properly before or after installing sp2. And you blame
SP2 for your probs.
If you prepare your computer correctly sp2 will install fine.
Did you remove all the viruses and spyware that you have before you
installed sp2?
You never did say, what was the original problem you had with sp2? All you
talk about is nortons which has nothing to do with sp2.
Last, if you don't want to do proper maintenance on your computer and keep
it updated and patched, either manually or automatically, then please do us
all a favor and turn it off and pull the plug until you can learn to keep
your computer updated.

 

[Morituri-Max]

ha ha, yeah.

No, really.. you should learn how to use your computer, aside from your car it
is the single most valuable asset you will ever own (and please nobody jump in
here and say that's your body, grin).. You will use your computer more than
anything else you buy, again aside from your car..

So don't you think, instead of coming on and moaning about how bad your life has
become, you instead become the family tech guy instead?

Seeya

 

[luminos]

Who told him he should do all of these things? Why is Dell junk? What
isn't junk to you? I am tired of arrogant stupidity.

LOL - now that's funny. First you buy a junk dell computer, let me guess
it's a $399 special. Then you call dell and since their tech support
stinks and the "tech" couldn't help you he did the standard bail out
routine and told you to re-format and you listened to him. You also use
nortons and failed to update it properly before or after installing sp2.
And you blame SP2 for your probs.
If you prepare your computer correctly sp2 will install fine.
Did you remove all the viruses and spyware that you have before you
installed sp2?
You never did say, what was the original problem you had with sp2? All you
talk about is nortons which has nothing to do with sp2.
Last, if you don't want to do proper maintenance on your computer and keep
it updated and patched, either manually or automatically, then please do
us all a favor and turn it off and pull the plug until you can learn to
keep your computer updated.

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my
auto updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell
& it took a few phone calls & they had me re install windows again
[:-(>] & even restore [before we called dell did not get rid of the
problem, I still had windows security on there] did not work. I even
could not get my Norton anti-virus working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob

 

[luminos]

No, really.. you should learn how to use your computer, aside from your
car it is the single most valuable asset you will ever own (and please
nobody jump in here and say that's your body, grin).. You will use your
computer more than anything else you buy, again aside from your car..

So don't you think, instead of coming on and moaning about how bad your
life has become, you instead become the family tech guy instead?

Seeya

Do you know as much about the internal components of your car as you do
about your computer? If not, why not?

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Who told him he should do all of these things? Why is Dell junk? What
isn't junk to you? I am tired of arrogant stupidity.

What other kind of stupidity is there?

 

[luminos]

Who told him he should do all of these things? Why is Dell junk? What
isn't junk to you? I am tired of arrogant stupidity.

What other kind of stupidity is there?

Shameless stupidity, among others.

 

[BOB7732]

Do not drive, maybe some books are better then others.

 

[Steve N.]

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my auto
updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell & it took a
few phone calls & they had me re install windows again [:-(>] & even restore
[before we called dell did not get rid of the problem, I still had windows
security on there] did not work. I even could not get my Norton anti-virus
working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob

The blame is on Dell, not SP2. I have yet to see a new Dell out of the
box without file system errors due to their factory imaging of the hard
drives. The very first thing to do with ANY new PC with a factory
pre-install of the OS is to run CHKDSK /F. I've learned that the hard way.

Steve

 

[Steve N.]

Who told him he should do all of these things?

We all have to find some things out for ourselves and there are plenty
of good resources, even free, like this and others. If it's important
enough to a person that their computer works then it's important enough
for them to do a little learning.

Why is Dell junk?

Because they are mass-produced, mass marketed, marginal hardware with
lousey imaged pre-installations of the OS that are always full of problems.

What
isn't junk to you?

Quality hardware and proper installations of OS and software, which Dell
is not.

I am tired of arrogant stupidity.

Phil might not be the most polite person here sometimes, but I wouldn't
call him stupid. People post here all the time complaining and blaming
and then demanding help, which seems more like arrogant stupidity to me.

Steve

LOL - now that's funny. First you buy a junk dell computer, let me guess
it's a $399 special. Then you call dell and since their tech support
stinks and the "tech" couldn't help you he did the standard bail out
routine and told you to re-format and you listened to him. You also use
nortons and failed to update it properly before or after installing sp2.
And you blame SP2 for your probs.
If you prepare your computer correctly sp2 will install fine.
Did you remove all the viruses and spyware that you have before you
installed sp2?
You never did say, what was the original problem you had with sp2? All you
talk about is nortons which has nothing to do with sp2.
Last, if you don't want to do proper maintenance on your computer and keep
it updated and patched, either manually or automatically, then please do
us all a favor and turn it off and pull the plug until you can learn to
keep your computer updated.

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my
auto updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell
& it took a few phone calls & they had me re install windows again
[:-(>] & even restore [before we called dell did not get rid of the
problem, I still had windows security on there] did not work. I even
could not get my Norton anti-virus working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob

 

[BOB7732]

Phil might not be the most polite person here sometimes, but I wouldn't
call him stupid. People post here all the time complaining and blaming
and then demanding help, which seems more like arrogant stupidity to me.

Steve

Steve & others:

It is just that these Users newsgroups are full of people in general who are
looking for someone to be nasty too. All you got to do is ignore them or
block who sends them on your e-mail program, one of these days they will
need help & no one will help them because they have made others mad @ them.
I personally know of a few alt. & re. newsgroups that have treated me nasty
so I just got out of them when I got my new computer [people will be people
I guess].

Bob

 

[BOB7732]

So can I do it now & if so how? I could do it easy on my other computer but
cannot find it on here, thanks.

Bob

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my auto
updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell & it took a
few phone calls & they had me re install windows again [:-(>] & even restore
[before we called dell did not get rid of the problem, I still had windows
security on there] did not work. I even could not get my Norton anti-virus
working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob

The blame is on Dell, not SP2. I have yet to see a new Dell out of the
box without file system errors due to their factory imaging of the hard
drives. The very first thing to do with ANY new PC with a factory
pre-install of the OS is to run CHKDSK /F. I've learned that the hard way.

Steve

 

[luminos]

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my auto
updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell & it took
a
few phone calls & they had me re install windows again [:-(>] & even
restore
[before we called dell did not get rid of the problem, I still had
windows
security on there] did not work. I even could not get my Norton
anti-virus
working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob

The blame is on Dell, not SP2. I have yet to see a new Dell out of the box
without file system errors due to their factory imaging of the hard
drives. The very first thing to do with ANY new PC with a factory
pre-install of the OS is to run CHKDSK /F. I've learned that the hard way.

Steve

Ludicrous. We have 50 new Dell Optiplex and none have this issue. None.

 

[Steve N.]

BOB7732 wrote:

I had to re install windows & my hard drive & am not going to put my auto
updates back on, it caused problems so bad dad had to call dell & it took
a
few phone calls & they had me re install windows again [:-(>] & even
restore
[before we called dell did not get rid of the problem, I still had
windows
security on there] did not work. I even could not get my Norton
anti-virus
working right either.

So SP2 stinks.

Bob

The blame is on Dell, not SP2. I have yet to see a new Dell out of the box
without file system errors due to their factory imaging of the hard
drives. The very first thing to do with ANY new PC with a factory
pre-install of the OS is to run CHKDSK /F. I've learned that the hard way.

Steve

Ludicrous. We have 50 new Dell Optiplex and none have this issue. None.

It's not ludicrous at all, rather direct personal experience. We
typically see around a 10% hardware failure rate (HDD, RAM, system board
failures) for new Dells and no longer buy from them for this very
reason. Every single new Dell that I have seen (in the hundreds) has had
FS errors right out of the box, many serious enough to cause system
restarts and BSODs. It is obvious that Dell does not test machines
before shipment and has terrible QA, if they have any at all. Their tech
support is just as bad. The last time we had to have a Dell contracted
service tech do on-site service it took four phone calls and a week for
the technician to show up. Express on-site service my eye.

Believe what you want, I have numbers to prove my point.

Steve