On Saturday 09 Nov 2002 6:14 pm, you wrote: > On Saturday 09 November 2002 01:12 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > My daughter has tried commercial dvd films on her new win98 box. Some > > disks run without problems, but others crash the system. > > > > This is a problem I've never seen before. Has anyone else met it? Are > > there any solutions? > > > > Anne > > Hi Anne; > > When I'm forced to install any version of Windows on a system for anyone I > always include a copy of the utility Neil Rubenking of PC Magazine wrote > because of this problem. It's called "Startup Cop" and you can use it to > make "profiles" that allow you to switch from (for instance) "work" and > "play." > > Why use it? Simple. You may not want to permanently stop anti-virus, > firewall, time synchronisation, instant messenger, etc apps from running in > the background. Other times (if you have an always on high speed connection > for example) you may not even want to be connected to the 'net while you > run a game or video that firewalls or AV programs will crash. Right? That > would probably mean a "work" profile would include these but "play" > (gaming, watching videos and so on) wouldn't. Profiles, remember? > > I used the program when I ran Windows 'cause I was to lazy to do the > "msconfig" thing every time I wanted to do something that required more > resources than Windows default boot left available. Three clicks (to switch > profiles) was preferable to typing and reading a list and having to fight > Windows for control. > > If you know what I mean. You can read about it and download the free app at > the link below. > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,2173,00.asp > > Regards;
Thanks, Charlie. Duly downloaded, it will go into my 'toolkit'. It sounds a great saver of effort. Anne
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