Re: [Hampshire] [hants] Linux works, Windows doesn't....
On 31 March 2010 00:15, Isaac Close isaaccl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hello, Sometimes I am confronted with a computer that refuses to install or run windows without crashing badly at every attempt, yet the machine will happily run linux without problems. Which version of windows are you trying to install? If it is Windows XP, try Windows 7 instead. Windows XP does not work so well with newer motherboards. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [hants] Linux works, Windows doesn't....
At 09:21 31/03/2010, you wrote: On 31 March 2010 00:15, Isaac Close isaaccl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hello, Sometimes I am confronted with a computer that refuses to install or run windows without crashing badly at every attempt, yet the machine will happily run linux without problems. Which version of windows are you trying to install? If it is Windows XP, try Windows 7 instead. Windows XP does not work so well with newer motherboards. Do you know of any reason why that is? or is just a case that less of the drivers are known and it takes longer to get a working windows xp install. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [hants] Linux works, Windows doesn't....
On 31 March 2010 17:56, trotter m.nutt...@ukonline.co.uk wrote: At 09:21 31/03/2010, you wrote: On 31 March 2010 00:15, Isaac Close isaaccl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hello, Sometimes I am confronted with a computer that refuses to install or run windows without crashing badly at every attempt, yet the machine will happily run linux without problems. Which version of windows are you trying to install? If it is Windows XP, try Windows 7 instead. Windows XP does not work so well with newer motherboards. Do you know of any reason why that is? or is just a case that less of the drivers are known and it takes longer to get a working windows xp install. My guess is because hardly anybody actually installs windows because it comes already installed. I have a software program that crashes a windows PC. I complete reinstall of windows does not fix the problem. It is a great program to have if your laptop is getting near its 1 year old date, and results in the manufacturer replacing it. In fact, after I run the program, the only OS that will run on the machine is Linux, but it seems that very few laptop manufacturers use Linux for their diag tool. If you are interested, it is linked to one of the registers on AHCI chips. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] [hants] Linux works, Windows doesn't....
Hello, Sometimes I am confronted with a computer that refuses to install or run windows without crashing badly at every attempt, yet the machine will happily run linux without problems. Whilst I appreciate that some computers develop this personality, most customers do not share my enthusiasm. I am talking generally about computers that did once work with windows but for some mysterious reason they no longer do. What could cause this ? For example, I have a machine on the bench (ironically with a 'WinFast' mainboard), it just wont do windows. I am trying out iquisitor (live linux type distro with lots of testing tools) and so far it all seems well. My simple brain tells me its probably some sort of BIOS corruption ? But i just dont know. thank you very much Isaac. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
