Updates are ready for your computer.
John
I'd always put off SP3 but did it in April, but it never asked me to do it again? so I don't know if it's installed properly. Too much stuff on the computer to reinstall everything.
When I get this fixed I'm going to image the C: partition once a month at least then I know if I go back, I have gone back.
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
I've recently bought a new computer with Windows 7 on it but too much stuff doesn't work properly on it, particularly a Logitech Marble mouse , so I just use that machine as an extra backup of all my all my SDHC cards. It's also got a Seagate eSATA(3GB/s) drive on it so I keep that in sync with the HD and just move the eSATA drive around if I need to.
I can't believe all the USB2 External Drives still being sold? eSATA is 6x faster and the drive inside a USB2 enclosure is a SATA drive anyway. Just a SATA cable and power lead poked out of the box would allow a SATA drive to be connected that runs at the same speed as the main HD instead of the measly 12-20MB/s that USB2 runs at.
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
My computer does upgrades on shut down, so only occasionally does it slow down start up - thought the last one did by a couple of seconds.
The Netbook does upgrades when I tell it to as it isn't on regularly enough to upgrade by schedule.
All the 32 bit programs are still running just fine. Even Photoshop 7, which is getting a bit old now, runs perfectly well.
Simon
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I guess if they are necessary it's better that we should have them!
Regarding Logitec marble mice, I have three of these at work and they all seem quite happy with Windows 7, have you downloaded the latest SetPoint software link
Microsoft have coined the phrase "Patch Tuesday" the second Tuesday of each month, where they release a bulk pack of patched. A note for Algi, Microsoft are stopping all support for any XP system that does not have SP3 installed after next month.
For an OS that's 10 years old quite unbelievable that they are still fixing bugs. They should pay us for the time spent watching the updates being done I'll have to check two PC's and one Toshiba laptop to see if they are SP3.
I've a small free program running called Netmeter and it shows you a graph of the DL speeds. Even on a 10meg cable MS updates are usually very slow. Netmeter doesn't seem to work with Win 7 and the developer has stopped work on it. Pity MS don't buy it and include it with Windows also shows any malware sending out info.
Regarding Logitec marble mice, I have three of these at work and they all seem quite happy with Windows 7, have you downloaded the latest SetPoint software link
Thanks I did DL from there a few months ago, but it looks like a new release on the 8th June so I'll give it a try. The problem was that the "Page Down" and "Page Up" buttons didn't work which makes the computer useless for looking through photos with ACDSee and probably Farstone. The daft thing was that it gave a list of actions that you could assign to the buttons, but PD and PU were missing. I use the Logitech Cordless Optical Trackman with the laptop, nowhere near as good as the Marble mouse, but cordless so better for a laptop. I might try that on Win 7 if the Marble still doesn't work. Then I need to hack the taskbar to make it work as in XP.
I still prefer Winfile from NT4 over Explorer. It works in a fashion on Win 7 and XP, but I wish MS would bring it back properly. Info about usage here and latest updated version here
I'm surprised at all the people saying they are happy with Win 7 even though it isn't compatible with Pentax software I bet all the ones who bought a K20D instead of a K-7 so that they could have tethered shooting aren't saying that
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
At work I still use a PC and have to update it regularly, then choose the restart later options as I will at the end of the day. Then the restart window constantly appears all day long. So why bother with a restart later question if you are going to keep getting asked to restart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then the restart window constantly appears all day long.
You can change that in the register
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There has never been a time when updates were not ready for my computer, whenever I've switched the bleedin' thing on!. Today, updates were ready for my computer, IMMEDIATELY AFTER I JUST INSTALLED THE LAST ONES!
Sometimes, Microsoft really gets on yer thrupenny bits!
Mowog.