It does appear the longer one has a system the longer it takes to come up and shut down. I am sure it is the longer one has the PC the more gets loaded and the OS works with more. I have gotten to a point, usually after getting something bad, I use a restore CD that wips all and starts over and the PC runs well for a time.
I back up all my important things that I do with an external HD once each month. This HD is only connected and on when I do a back up or need to recover something. I don't trust anything espeically lightning and of course the net itself. The newer the OS the more memory and work they do. I am running Vista and like it over the XP, but like XP also. I even have a 98 machine and every time I use it I go to sleep waiting. Just the dang computers. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Coy Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/06/17 Tue PM 09:19:40 EDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: software repeater controller > >XP actually runs quite well. As long as you don't load up every >program that you can find on the web on it. for a dedicated >controller just load what it takes to run it and it'llsuprise you!!! > >AC0Y > >--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, wd8chl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> jistabout wrote: >> > Hi Scott, I've been running a somewhat complex system which uses >an old >> > PC as the controller for several years now and it works just >fine. You >> > can see pictures and details at: >> > >> > http://www.ka7btv.com/cora.htm <http://www.ka7btv.com/cora.htm> >> > >> > This system deos not use the Echostation software to which you >refer, >> > but I see no reason why that shouldn't work fine for you. The >system >> > here does use Windows XP Professional, and it easily runs both >Echolink >> > and the custom repeater control program. >> > >> > Windows XP is the only operating system which I have found that >> > correctly handles multiple sound cards. >> > >> > Good luck and please let us know of your progress. >> > >> > - Darrell/KA7BTV >> >> I can't believe a PII-233 is running XP. I have yet to see a PC of >ANY >> speed run XP well enough to call it adequate. >> The company laptop is a Compaq PIII-1200 w/ 256M ram, and it makes >me >> feel like I'm back with the old 486-66 and Win95 installed from >> floppy....XcP >> The Sony Vaio I had at the last job was a P-IV 1800, and it wasn't >much >> better...w/512M ram... >> >> Oh well, enough rant...any likely hood of making the >prog/interface >> publicly available? >> > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
