Thumbs down to xp

[PJ Lightning]

Is it just me???
Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of my
screen at odd moments, Tired of xp constantly trying to
automate things when I put in a CD (which often interfers
with the programme I actually want to use the cd with) but
most of all I am totally sick of things not working
because they were installed by someone else (even tho I am
down as an administrator), and by the time the IT guys
have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they try
to make sure they've copied everything over, I always lose
some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes so
much time resetting. There's a difference between
security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into xp
for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
stupid that I can't work at another because I don't have
an account on it; it's a waste of time all round to have
to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
need that level of security. Is it possible to switch it
off?
Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours today
because of xp's little foibles

[null]

PJ Lightning wrote:

> Is it just me???
> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of my
> screen at odd moments,

This can be disabled. Obviously, it's intended for new users, although I
can understand your frustration.

Tired of xp constantly trying to
> automate things when I put in a CD

This too can be disabled, although most of the time when I insert a CD,
it's because I want it to run.

(which often interfers
> with the programme I actually want to use the cd with) but
> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
> because they were installed by someone else (even tho I am
> down as an administrator),

This is your IT guys' problem.

and by the time the IT guys
> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they try
> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always lose
> some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes so
> much time resetting.

Gee, this is real inconvenient. How often do you get a new PC? Weekly?

There's a difference between
> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into xp
> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't have
> an account on it;

This is your IT guys' problem.

it's a waste of time all round to have
> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch it
> off?
> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours today
> because of xp's little foibles
>


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Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.

[PJ Lightning]

>-----Original Message-----
>PJ Lightning wrote:
>
>> Is it just me???
>> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
>> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of
my
>> screen at odd moments,
>
>This can be disabled. Obviously, it's intended for new
users, although I
>can understand your frustration.---HOW?
>
> Tired of xp constantly trying to
>> automate things when I put in a CD
>
>This too can be disabled, although most of the time when
I insert a CD,
>it's because I want it to run.---We use CDs most often
for archiving or sending reports. Putting in a 2nd CD to
burn the same files on seems to totally upset 'My
Computer' because of trying to run the cd burning
programme at the same time as attempting to do something
automatically. I always end up starting again for each
repeat CD.
>
> (which often interfers
>> with the programme I actually want to use the cd with)
but
>> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
>> because they were installed by someone else (even tho I
am
>> down as an administrator),
>
>This is your IT guys' problem.---Listen they don't
understand this idiotic platform's security settings
either.
>
> and by the time the IT guys
>> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they
try
>> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always
lose
>> some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes
so
>> much time resetting.
>
>Gee, this is real inconvenient. How often do you get a
new PC? Weekly?---What's that got to do with anything??
It's when new things don't work properly they have to mess
around with it and at the moment,yes that's weekly!!!
>
> There's a difference between
>> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into
xp
>> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
>> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
>> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't
have
>> an account on it;
>
>This is your IT guys' problem.---It shouldn't have to
require specialists!!
>
> it's a waste of time all round to have
>> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
>> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch
it
>> off?
>> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours
today
>> because of xp's little foibles
>>
>
>
>--
>-the small one
>
>All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or
implied.
>Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data
backups prior to
>making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to
protect your
>system.
>
>.
>

[PJL]

If it helps you understand the rant, the council IT guys
are in another building and don't really have much to do
with us. Up till now we've always been able to figure most
stuff out for ourselves rather than get someone over for
little bits and bobs. but Xp has us beat. It is really not
user friendly unless you have a degree in computing.
>-----Original Message-----

[David Candy]

That's because you are supposed to use it not configure it.

Ask the IT people to set up roaming profiles and you can log on any =
computer to your account.

Perhaps if you IT people used inbuilt tools that were in earlier =
versions as well they'd copy your profile.

Perhaps if you don't install faulty programs they'd install for All =
Users. Anyway Programs can be pushed per user (they even follow you to =
machines that you've never logged on to and where it's not installed, =
automatically at logon).
"PJL" > wrote in message =
...
> If it helps you understand the rant, the council IT guys=20
> are in another building and don't really have much to do=20
> with us. Up till now we've always been able to figure most=20
> stuff out for ourselves rather than get someone over for=20
> little bits and bobs. but Xp has us beat. It is really not=20
> user friendly unless you have a degree in computing.=20
> >-----Original Message-----
>=20

[Monte]

Well, please tell us how to disable it.

>> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
>> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of
my
>> screen at odd moments,
>
>This can be disabled. Obviously, it's intended for new
users, although I
>can understand your frustration.
>

[Bob Gibson]

To use CD without Autorun. Hold down Shift key when inserting CD until
light on CD drive goes out.

Bob


"PJ Lightning" > wrote in message
...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >PJ Lightning wrote:
| >
| >> Is it just me???
| >> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
| >> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of
| my
| >> screen at odd moments,
| >
| >This can be disabled. Obviously, it's intended for new
| users, although I
| >can understand your frustration.---HOW?
| >
| > Tired of xp constantly trying to
| >> automate things when I put in a CD
| >
| >This too can be disabled, although most of the time when
| I insert a CD,
| >it's because I want it to run.---We use CDs most often
| for archiving or sending reports. Putting in a 2nd CD to
| burn the same files on seems to totally upset 'My
| Computer' because of trying to run the cd burning
| programme at the same time as attempting to do something
| automatically. I always end up starting again for each
| repeat CD.
| >
| > (which often interfers
| >> with the programme I actually want to use the cd with)
| but
| >> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
| >> because they were installed by someone else (even tho I
| am
| >> down as an administrator),
| >
| >This is your IT guys' problem.---Listen they don't
| understand this idiotic platform's security settings
| either.
| >
| > and by the time the IT guys
| >> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they
| try
| >> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always
| lose
| >> some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes
| so
| >> much time resetting.
| >
| >Gee, this is real inconvenient. How often do you get a
| new PC? Weekly?---What's that got to do with anything??
| It's when new things don't work properly they have to mess
| around with it and at the moment,yes that's weekly!!!
| >
| > There's a difference between
| >> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into
| xp
| >> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
| >> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
| >> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't
| have
| >> an account on it;
| >
| >This is your IT guys' problem.---It shouldn't have to
| require specialists!!
| >
| > it's a waste of time all round to have
| >> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
| >> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch
| it
| >> off?
| >> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours
| today
| >> because of xp's little foibles
| >>
| >
| >
| >--
| >-the small one
| >
| >All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or
| implied.
| >Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data
| backups prior to
| >making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to
| protect your
| >system.
| >
| >.
| >

[Frank]

You are relating an IT issue not an XP issue.

"PJ Lightning" > wrote in message
...

| Is it just me???
| Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
| I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of my
| screen at odd moments, Tired of xp constantly trying to
| automate things when I put in a CD (which often interfers
| with the programme I actually want to use the cd with) but
| most of all I am totally sick of things not working
| because they were installed by someone else (even tho I am
| down as an administrator), and by the time the IT guys
| have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they try
| to make sure they've copied everything over, I always lose
| some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes so
| much time resetting. There's a difference between
| security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into xp
| for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
| the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
| stupid that I can't work at another because I don't have
| an account on it; it's a waste of time all round to have
| to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
| need that level of security. Is it possible to switch it
| off?
| Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours today
| because of xp's little foibles
|

[David]

"PJ Lightning" > wrote in news:152101c38c13$600651c0
:

>
>>-----Original Message-----
>Listen they don't
> understand this idiotic platform's security settings
> either.
>>
>>It shouldn't have to
> require specialists!!
>>
>> it's a waste of time all round to have
>>> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
>>> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch
> it
>>> off?
>>> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours
> today
>>> because of xp's little foibles
>>>

Prehaps ypour company needs to hire real IT people. Sounds to me like you have an
incompentant IT team which means your system is open to Idiot users that have no clue
breaking things and installing virus's, Variuos Hacker Exploits, and lost/corrupted
data.

A true IT person would have your network locked down so that the users can't make
changes, Would have roaming profiles set-up, and know how to use transfer and
Settings copy configuration from machine to machine. Hell, I cn do it and I have no
cerifications.

--

David

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

[Testy]

It is just you.

Testy

"PJ Lightning" > wrote in message
...
> Is it just me???
> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of my
> screen at odd moments, Tired of xp constantly trying to
> automate things when I put in a CD (which often interfers
> with the programme I actually want to use the cd with) but
> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
> because they were installed by someone else (even tho I am
> down as an administrator), and by the time the IT guys
> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they try
> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always lose
> some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes so
> much time resetting. There's a difference between
> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into xp
> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't have
> an account on it; it's a waste of time all round to have
> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch it
> off?
> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours today
> because of xp's little foibles
>


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Sounds to me more like a case of steeper-than-expected learning
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"PJ Lightning" > wrote in message
...
> Is it just me???
> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of my
> screen at odd moments, Tired of xp constantly trying to
> automate things when I put in a CD (which often interfers
> with the programme I actually want to use the cd with) but
> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
> because they were installed by someone else (even tho I am
> down as an administrator), and by the time the IT guys
> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they try
> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always lose
> some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes so
> much time resetting. There's a difference between
> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into xp
> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't have
> an account on it; it's a waste of time all round to have
> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch it
> off?
> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours today
> because of xp's little foibles
>

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

Your workplace needs to switch to a domain.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"PJ Lightning" > wrote in message
...
> Is it just me???
> Does anyone else find xp to be really really irritating?
> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner of my
> screen at odd moments, Tired of xp constantly trying to
> automate things when I put in a CD (which often interfers
> with the programme I actually want to use the cd with) but
> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
> because they were installed by someone else (even tho I am
> down as an administrator), and by the time the IT guys
> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard they try
> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always lose
> some customized settings on my programmes and it wastes so
> much time resetting. There's a difference between
> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built into xp
> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side of
> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason it
> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't have
> an account on it; it's a waste of time all round to have
> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all companies
> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch it
> off?
> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours today
> because of xp's little foibles
>

[PJL]

on council wages? not a chance. The guy on hand in the
office is doing his best but it's new to him too, and the
IT dept haven't decided yet whether to train him in xp,
(assuming that is they've had training themselves). That
would cost money!
>-----Original Message-----
>"PJ Lightning" > wrote in
news:152101c38c13$600651c0
:
>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>Listen they don't
>> understand this idiotic platform's security settings
>> either.
>>>
>>>It shouldn't have to
>> require specialists!!
>>>
>>> it's a waste of time all round to have
>>>> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all
companies
>>>> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch
>> it
>>>> off?
>>>> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours
>> today
>>>> because of xp's little foibles
>>>>
>
> Prehaps ypour company needs to hire real IT people.
Sounds to me like you have an
>incompentant IT team which means your system is open to
Idiot users that have no clue
>breaking things and installing virus's, Variuos Hacker
Exploits, and lost/corrupted
>data.
>
> A true IT person would have your network locked down so
that the users can't make
>changes, Would have roaming profiles set-up, and know how
to use transfer and
>Settings copy configuration from machine to machine.
Hell, I cn do it and I have no
>cerifications.
>
>--
>
> David
>
> "Due to Viewer dicretion...
> Graphic violence is advised"
>
>
>
>.
>

[PJL]

thanks, I'll give it a try.
>-----Original Message-----
>To use CD without Autorun. Hold down Shift key when
inserting CD until
>light on CD drive goes out.
>
>Bob
>
>
>"PJ Lightning" > wrote in
message
...
>|
>| >-----Original Message-----
>| >PJ Lightning wrote:
>| >
>| >> Is it just me???
>| >> Does anyone else find xp to be really really
irritating?
>| >> I am tired of pop up boxes appearing from the corner
of
>| my
>| >> screen at odd moments,
>| >
>| >This can be disabled. Obviously, it's intended for new
>| users, although I
>| >can understand your frustration.---HOW?
>| >
>| > Tired of xp constantly trying to
>| >> automate things when I put in a CD
>| >
>| >This too can be disabled, although most of the time
when
>| I insert a CD,
>| >it's because I want it to run.---We use CDs most often
>| for archiving or sending reports. Putting in a 2nd CD to
>| burn the same files on seems to totally upset 'My
>| Computer' because of trying to run the cd burning
>| programme at the same time as attempting to do something
>| automatically. I always end up starting again for each
>| repeat CD.
>| >
>| > (which often interfers
>| >> with the programme I actually want to use the cd
with)
>| but
>| >> most of all I am totally sick of things not working
>| >> because they were installed by someone else (even
tho I
>| am
>| >> down as an administrator),
>| >
>| >This is your IT guys' problem.---Listen they don't
>| understand this idiotic platform's security settings
>| either.
>| >
>| > and by the time the IT guys
>| >> have rejigged my user account, no matter how hard
they
>| try
>| >> to make sure they've copied everything over, I always
>| lose
>| >> some customized settings on my programmes and it
wastes
>| so
>| >> much time resetting.
>| >
>| >Gee, this is real inconvenient. How often do you get a
>| new PC? Weekly?---What's that got to do with anything??
>| It's when new things don't work properly they have to
mess
>| around with it and at the moment,yes that's weekly!!!
>| >
>| > There's a difference between
>| >> security and paranoia and most of the stuff built
into
>| xp
>| >> for security definitely falls onto the paranoia side
of
>| >> the line. If my computer is off line for some reason
it
>| >> stupid that I can't work at another because I don't
>| have
>| >> an account on it;
>| >
>| >This is your IT guys' problem.---It shouldn't have to
>| require specialists!!
>| >
>| > it's a waste of time all round to have
>| >> to get someone from IT to set one up, not all
companies
>| >> need that level of security. Is it possible to switch
>| it
>| >> off?
>| >> Sorry, don't mean to rant but I have lost 2.5 hours
>| today
>| >> because of xp's little foibles
>| >>
>| >
>| >
>| >--
>| >-the small one
>| >
>| >All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed
or
>| implied.
>| >Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data
>| backups prior to
>| >making changes to your system, and on a regular basis,
to
>| protect your
>| >system.
>| >
>| >.
>| >
>
>
>.
>

[null]

Kent W. England [MVP] wrote:

> Your workplace needs to switch to a domain.
>

That's why I say it's their IT guys' problem.

--
-the small one

All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.

[null]

Monte wrote:

> Well, please tell us how to disable it.
>

See: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307729

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All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.

[David]

"PJL" > wrote in news:0de501c38cbf$152711b0
:

> on council wages? not a chance. The guy on hand in the
> office is doing his best but it's new to him too, and the
> IT dept haven't decided yet whether to train him in xp,
> (assuming that is they've had training themselves). That
> would cost money!

Council Wages? You mean as in a Town Council or something?? Even more
important that you have a competant IT Guy.

Training? What trainer?? All it takes is a few brain cells and the
ability to read the Help & Support. Awareness of these newsgroups helps
too. I have never had any training and I can do a better job then he can.

--

David

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

Well, then, you would be right.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows

null is smaller than small

"null" > wrote in
message ...
> Kent W. England [MVP] wrote:
>
> > Your workplace needs to switch to a domain.
> >
>
> That's why I say it's their IT guys' problem.
>
> --
> -the small one