hello all, XP X64 question

this summer I entered into my first day-to-day living with Windows XP,
X64 no less.

I tried asking the MS folks my question about my problems 2 weeks ago,
after being bounced several time, I was left with less then a helpfull
answer. The main problem was recovering from a update that killed most
of my internet ability on this PC, cured by a system restore, WHEW!

Since installing and setting up win XP X64 on this unit, I have visited
the MS site for updates fairly regularly. UNFORTUNATELY about 25% of
the recommended updates failed to auto-install, so I have had to
manually install about 72 out of about 209 updates since June.
Is this Normal?
Am I hosed up somewhere?
Am I facing the dreaded 'reinstall gremlins' ?

Thanks, this is probably the first of several times I shall be seeking
edumacation!

On 12/12/2010 12:15 AM, R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Hp.

> What Chuck said!

> I tried WinXP x64 in 2005 - for a year or two. Never did get good
> drivers for it. But Vista x64 was much better. And Win7 x64 is better yet!

> Is there some reason you are trying to install WinXP x64 at this late
> date, rather than Win7 x64?

> RC

well, yes there is, being on a limited fixed income, I got the xp x64
(legal copy) at a real savings compaired to vista (UGH!) or win 7.

"Hp" <> wrote in message news:iduojo$cuf$...
> this summer I entered into my first day-to-day living with Windows XP, X64
> no less.

I use xp64 on a day to day basis and have never had any such problems. On
the contrary it has been very stable for me.

I installed it shortly before Win7 was released because I didn't want to
touch Vista if I could avoid it.

"Uffe Kousgaard" <> wrote in message
news:4d054ebe$0$23762$...
> "Hp" <> wrote in message
> news:iduojo$cuf$...
>> this summer I entered into my first day-to-day living with Windows XP,
>> X64 no less.
>
> I use xp64 on a day to day basis and have never had any such problems. On
> the contrary it has been very stable for me.

I have had the same results. VERY stable ever since XP pro x64 was
released.

The latest issue is that many companies programmers are sending out patches
for their companies programs
that use multi-core processors and other <unknown to me> "features".
I had to update my BIOS a few days ago to a beta Bios just to get a patch to
work.

With the way these sloppy lazy programmers are dumping patches out
with no regard to backward compatibility,
we have no choice but to buy new hardware...
and who can afford that?
if you're a power user?
and financially hit by this stupid politically generated crisis bad economy?
Grrr!

> I installed it shortly before Win7 was released because I didn't want to
> touch Vista if I could avoid it.

Yeah. Vista & Win 7 never touched my PC and won't.
I've been just fixing problems for other peoples installs of those and am
not impressed.
Not to mention how they have buggered up all the MS Office application menu
systems ever since MS Office 2007.

That's what happens when MS gives free reign to programmers who grew up on
video games and have no clue as to what is efficient and what is not.
They don't understand that they go too far with graphical menus. They
stink! and they slow everyone down.



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