Windows question

[Wynd]

Windows keeps freezing and I can't seem to figure out why. Some things that cause it to freeze are: opening My computer, tying in the location bar in IE, clicking the Save In drop down box in a save or open box. The wierd thing is, it only does this on my windows identity! I tried doing all those things on all the other ones on my computer...nothing. I even tried removing and re-adding myself and it still happens. What's causing this??

[aknisely]

Time to re-install.

[filburt1]

2000 or *sigh* 9x/Me?

[beachbum]

Hi Wynd
Did u get inspiration for ur emoticon sig from Monty Python?

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by filburt1
2000 or *sigh* 9x/Me?

2000!!

[filburt1]

No, I mean what OS is he running now?

[chrisjk]

Yeah, well I mean, buy 2000!!

[filburt1]

"Buy?"

[aknisely]

Fiblert is a dirty thief!!

[filburt1]

Fiblert may be, but Filburt isn't.

[aknisely]

You know what I mean. Do you steal your RML porn too?

[scoutt]

95.9% of the time when windows freezes, is because there is a problem with your video card or video drivers, usually the drivers.

[Beacon]

By any chance do you run IE 6 beta???

[filburt1]

Originally posted by filburt1
2000 or *sigh* 9x/Me?

Still the most important question remains.

[aknisely]

Why is your question automatically the most important one?

[filburt1]

Well, it is obvious. Determining what operating system he is using could help him a bit. *voice dripping with sarcasm*

[scoutt]

sorry Arien, win2000 is not all it's cracked up to be, of course you are 1 in a billion that actually likes it and doesn't have any problems with it. Me on the other hand have it at work and quite frankly IT SUCKS. of course it doesn't hardly ever crash but I just don't like the way it runs.

[filburt1]

Compared to 98, it kicks ass. Compared to Linux...

[denniswrenn]

I really like windows 2000 because it's very stable, etc. etc. but the POS doesn't support my printer or my scanner... Now I gotta spend another $400 on my computer

my printer needed to be replaced anyway, but my scanner works great(in 9x that is), it's only a year or two old

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by scoutt
you are 1 in a billion that actually likes it and doesn't have any problems with it.

make that 3 in a billion. All problems can be solved!

[scoutt]

like I said, your opinion...........

I personally don't have any problems with98se. it hardly ever crashes, unless I do something really stupid, well ok most of the time
but it is setup just right and I don't have any problems with it.
and everything I get works on it.

and don't try to make me change to your way... cause I won't so nah nah nah you fart knocker

[filburt1]

Originally posted by chrisjk
make that 3 in a billion. All problems can be solved!

I use Windows 2000 and have no significant problems with it, except the relatively slow boot time. It supports my games and even my TV tuner.

[chrisjk]

Slow boot time? really? I'd say it at least halfed the time required to boot from before when this machine had win98.

It beats a win98 machine with twice the Mhz to the desktop..

[aknisely]

All problems are constant. No one can solve anything. I hate my children.

[denniswrenn]

A lot of times when I boot up, windows (2k) says something about inconsistencys in my drives....

I installed it on FAT32, and all of my partitions are spread across two physical drives...

Is this like scandisk or is it because it's on FAT32 rather than NTFS?

[scoutt]

Originally posted by aknisely
All problems are constant. No one can solve anything. I hate my children.

he he you too huh

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
A lot of times when I boot up, windows (2k) says something about inconsistencys in my drives....

I installed it on FAT32, and all of my partitions are spread across two physical drives...

Is this like scandisk or is it because it's on FAT32 rather than NTFS?

Do you mean you've got 1 partition as NTFS and another as Fat32?

I went the whole hog and converted it all to NTFS. In a week's use since I installed 2k, it hasn't crashed yet, and I've been testing it big time I put it down, at least in part, to NTFS...maybe you should consider converting it.

[denniswrenn]

Well, that's ok, because I hate both of your children, future children, and childrens childrens children, etc.

[filburt1]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
A lot of times when I boot up, windows (2k) says something about inconsistencys in my drives....

I installed it on FAT32, and all of my partitions are spread across two physical drives...

Is this like scandisk or is it because it's on FAT32 rather than NTFS?

Go to NTFS, and you won't see Scandisk ever again. You can do it non-destructively, too! Type this in a command prompt: convert c: /fs:ntfs

[denniswrenn]

All is FAT32.....

I wanted them like that incase I wanted to install 98 too(so I could still use all of my storage drives)...

Maybe after I back everything up, I'll wipe all the partitions off and make everything NTFS....

By then I should have at least a new printer.....

[denniswrenn]

Will I have to convert my other (storage) drives into NTFS?

Can anything go wrong in the conversion?

[scoutt]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
Will I have to convert my other (storage) drives into NTFS?

Can anything go wrong in the conversion?

you are talking about microsoft here

[aknisely]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
Well, that's ok, because I hate both of your children, future children, and childrens childrens children, etc.

Oh yeah?

[filburt1]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
Will I have to convert my other (storage) drives into NTFS?

Can anything go wrong in the conversion?

NTFS is just a file system, so as long as Windows 9x/Me doesn't access the partition or drive, you can make it NTFS for security and stability.

Why would you want to get Windows 98 on there, other than the printer issue?

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
I wanted them like that incase I wanted to install 98 too(so I could still use all of my storage drives)...

good point, but I wouldn't stick with an old technology just incase

Will I have to convert my other (storage) drives into NTFS?

Can anything go wrong in the conversion?

It hould be able to read from both types, so you could leave your fat drives as they are, and just have your win2k drive as ntfs. As for stuff going wrong, the manual says make backups just incase, so i'd go with that. But nothing went wrong when I converted a data-laden disk fom fat to fat32 a while back...

[denniswrenn]

The scanner issue and 'cause Turbo C++ 4.5 doesn't work on 2k.... But the other day I found out I'm not taking Comptuer Science 2 for another year, so I don't need Turbo C++ 4.5.... So after I get a printer, there's no reason to even think about installing 98.....


I know NTFS is just a file system, but does it just edit the information the OS uses to access the drive, or does it have to convert every single file? I would think it's the former.

[scoutt]

Originally posted by filburt1


NTFS is just a file system, so as long as Windows 9x/Me doesn't access the partition or drive, you can make it NTFS for security and stability.

Why would you want to get Windows 98 on there, other than the printer issue?

NTFS is just a file system?????

yeah if you don't have one it don't run. same thing with fat32. you have to have one. once you start messing with those then you are looking for diaster. of course if might not mess anything up switching it, but you have to have it.

[aknisely]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
I know NTFS is just a file system, but does it just edit the information the OS uses to access the drive, or does it have to convert every single file? I would think it's the former.

I'd make a backup just in case...

[filburt1]

It doesn't screw with the OS or kernel. Type convert /? in a command prompt and you'll get this:

Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V]

  volume      Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
              mount point, or volume name.
  /FS:NTFS    Specifies that the volume to be converted to NTFS.
  /V          Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.

[filburt1]

Originally posted by aknisely
I'd make a backup just in case...

Never a bad idea.