XP crashes!! I thought it wasn't supposed to do that

There is no such thing as a crash-proof operating system. The way any
computer runs is, to a very large extent, dependant upon the correct
installation of the operating system and subsequently performed regular
maintenance.

Not that you have done it, but many users get into problems with their
computer by downloading and installing just about every third party program
they see advertised - even though the OS itself is often perfectly capable
of doing the job.

I suggest you take a look at "Help and Support" and "Take the Windows XP
Tour", both of which should be on your system. They are a great source of
info for your specific problems.

Regards.

"PJ Lightning" <pjlightning@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0bc901c37cf7$98f64ab0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> My work computer was recently upgraded to XP. Since then
> I've found that I can't access the printers' properties
> thru control panel or thru printers and faxes; if I'm
> lucky it just ignores me when I try if not it crashes. I
> tried to delete a large file from the print queue but had
> to reboot twice to actually get rid of it (this has
> happened twice now, I haven't tried deleting a small file).
> Word no longer imports tifs (the filter is still there it
> just doesn't recognise tifs as being tifs any more.
> Twice now I've made the computer crash and reboot simply
> by starting word.
> My GIS no longer accepts DXFs (actually I should be
> grateful it runs at all; everyone else with XP has found
> that the GIS stopped working altogether)
> I thought XP was supposed to be almost crash proof, is it
> me?
> H E L P
> Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

Thanks for replying but the troubleshooting guide doesn't
list any of the problems I'm having. The Hardware and
Software compatability thing freezes when trying to
connect to the internet (probably because of our company's
security settings) and as I don't have sound on this heap
of junk I can't use the tour (I did look at the one
without sound but I don't get on well with pictograms)
I'm hoping to avoid a complete reformat and reinstall as
the GIS only works on the upgraded computers, not on the
reinstalled ones.

I can live with it crashing, I'm used to that as I
generally work with very large files, but the printer
trouble is getting to be a pain. And I did see that
someone else in one of the forums was having similar
trouble with printer properties, so it's not just me.

I don't think I've downloaded any third party programs
from the internet, but as I don't know what third party
progeams are, it's hard to be sure.

>-----Original Message-----
>There is no such thing as a crash-proof operating system.

The way any

>computer runs is, to a very large extent, dependant upon

the correct

>installation of the operating system and subsequently

performed regular

>maintenance.
>
>Not that you have done it, but many users get into

problems with their

>computer by downloading and installing just about every

third party program

>they see advertised - even though the OS itself is often

perfectly capable

>of doing the job.
>
>I suggest you take a look at "Help and Support"

and "Take the Windows XP

>Tour", both of which should be on your system. They are a

great source of

>info for your specific problems.
>
>Regards.
>
>"PJ Lightning" <pjlightning@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:0bc901c37cf7$98f64ab0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> My work computer was recently upgraded to XP. Since then
>> I've found that I can't access the printers' properties
>> thru control panel or thru printers and faxes; if I'm
>> lucky it just ignores me when I try if not it crashes. I
>> tried to delete a large file from the print queue but

had

>> to reboot twice to actually get rid of it (this has
>> happened twice now, I haven't tried deleting a small

file).

>> Word no longer imports tifs (the filter is still there

it

>> just doesn't recognise tifs as being tifs any more.
>> Twice now I've made the computer crash and reboot simply
>> by starting word.
>> My GIS no longer accepts DXFs (actually I should be
>> grateful it runs at all; everyone else with XP has found
>> that the GIS stopped working altogether)
>> I thought XP was supposed to be almost crash proof, is

it

>> me?
>> H E L P
>> Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

>
>
>.
>

"PJ Lightning" <pjlightning@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0c3d01c37dc4$e5c830b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> Thanks for replying but the troubleshooting guide doesn't
> list any of the problems I'm having. The Hardware and
> Software compatability thing freezes when trying to
> connect to the internet (probably because of our company's
> security settings) and as I don't have sound on this heap
> of junk I can't use the tour (I did look at the one
> without sound but I don't get on well with pictograms)
> I'm hoping to avoid a complete reformat and reinstall as
> the GIS only works on the upgraded computers, not on the
> reinstalled ones.
>
> I can live with it crashing, I'm used to that as I
> generally work with very large files, but the printer
> trouble is getting to be a pain. And I did see that
> someone else in one of the forums was having similar
> trouble with printer properties, so it's not just me.
>
> I don't think I've downloaded any third party programs
> from the internet, but as I don't know what third party
> progeams are, it's hard to be sure.
>

A 3rd party program is anything not included in the operating system...