Category Archives: Windows XP

Many PCs Still Running Windows XP

Posted on July 13, 2010 by admin

It’s 74%, in fact, according to this endgadget.com story.  Based on my own experience I would add that IT expense and software compatibility are the two keys.  Even though I’ve found that most software issues can be resolved without excessive … Continue reading →

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Ricoh MP W2400 with Windows Vista

Posted on November 13, 2009 by admin

One of my clients uses this wide format printer. After switching to Vista on his work station he had intermittent problems printing. The print job would do everything normally, but simply would not print or show up in the queue, … Continue reading →

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Installing Vista over a Damaged XP

Posted on October 9, 2008 by admin

My mother’s computer slowed down and eventually became unusable after upgrade to Windows XP SP3.  One option, of course, was to remove SP3, but we couldn’t even get things working well enough for a reinstallation.  (Note that I’m typing this … Continue reading →

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Will Vista become Standard?

Posted on October 6, 2008 by admin

Jason Hiner thinks not. The problem is likely less that Vista is bad, than that it is new and different and just a little clumsy for people who are accustomed to Windows XP.  The idea of resolving security issues by … Continue reading →

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Installation fun with Security Update for .NET Framework Service Pack 1.1

Posted on July 23, 2007 by admin

I normally assume my Windows updates will occur with a minimum of fuss and bother, and in fact it took me several rounds to even realize what was going on this morning. I kept getting an “updates ready to install” … Continue reading →

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