I decided to start a separate thread from Cathie's SP2. This is a combination rant and answer seeking thread.
I have XP on my Hewlett-Packard. My computer guy, who is the best I've ever seen, sent it home with me after loading SP2. This thing does the most amazing stuff I've ever seen!
I can click on a Grumble thread, and it will take me to a "Page cannot be displayed" screen, suggesting I check my firewall, number of bits of encryption, etc. BUT, I can click on 'back' from the error page and it will take me where I wanted to go.
I've mentioned that the day/time function doesn't appeaar on the G, but it does everywhere else on the computer.
When I go on-line, using Windows Explorer, not IE, about half the time it will go through the whole 'choose your dial-up numbers' process. I could go on and on and on. The computer does what IT wants to do instead of what I want it to do. Oh, and when I DO use IE, I still don't get the time stamp from the G.
Tommy suggested the trouble might be in the load of XP that came with the computer, despite all the 'fixes' that you see when you go to the install/uninstall screen. To me, that means a defective product if Windows has to keep loading 'hotfixes' while I'm on the 'net.
He suggested that Windows 98 is okay, and that's what he uses on his main machine. He has all the other ones as well, because fixing computers is what he does. Soooo...I'm thinking of spending a day with him and letting him save what needs to be saved, formatting the HD and installing an earlier version of Windows. I've used 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000(no way, Jose!) and XP. I've used those OS's. I'm not conversant with the intricacies of each one. I just want to go on-line and have the thing work like it's supposed to.
So. Given my situation, what OS would all of you use to downgrade from XP? Don't be shy now. Everybody join in. I'm really looking for ideas and opinions here. Thanks in advance.
I have XP on my Hewlett-Packard. My computer guy, who is the best I've ever seen, sent it home with me after loading SP2. This thing does the most amazing stuff I've ever seen!
I can click on a Grumble thread, and it will take me to a "Page cannot be displayed" screen, suggesting I check my firewall, number of bits of encryption, etc. BUT, I can click on 'back' from the error page and it will take me where I wanted to go.
I've mentioned that the day/time function doesn't appeaar on the G, but it does everywhere else on the computer.
When I go on-line, using Windows Explorer, not IE, about half the time it will go through the whole 'choose your dial-up numbers' process. I could go on and on and on. The computer does what IT wants to do instead of what I want it to do. Oh, and when I DO use IE, I still don't get the time stamp from the G.
Tommy suggested the trouble might be in the load of XP that came with the computer, despite all the 'fixes' that you see when you go to the install/uninstall screen. To me, that means a defective product if Windows has to keep loading 'hotfixes' while I'm on the 'net.
He suggested that Windows 98 is okay, and that's what he uses on his main machine. He has all the other ones as well, because fixing computers is what he does. Soooo...I'm thinking of spending a day with him and letting him save what needs to be saved, formatting the HD and installing an earlier version of Windows. I've used 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000(no way, Jose!) and XP. I've used those OS's. I'm not conversant with the intricacies of each one. I just want to go on-line and have the thing work like it's supposed to.
So. Given my situation, what OS would all of you use to downgrade from XP? Don't be shy now. Everybody join in. I'm really looking for ideas and opinions here. Thanks in advance.