Cybersouth

Sunday, Sunday! Let me tell you folks, the ribs are awesome. The potato salad is spud nirvana. The baked beans are edible (i made them). Jim brought a pork loin roast and some of Emeril's seasoned bacon and they were fork tender! The privacy fence is up! Thank you Stan!! You are the Man! Lisa, you are too sweet (she helped me all day). And the Laundry Witch showed up after working all day and got our barnyard material together!! Such a nice easy evening and no one left with too much to drink. There were buffett tunes forever and some new stuff too. I must fetch some Eric Johnson music. Holidays are nice.

Mike from Arkansas is having a problem with Windows XP running 'poorly' on his computer. Yesterday Jim and I discussed a new found problem with duplicate fixes on the windows update site. They are having problems with machines that have downloaded service pack 1 - SP1. Of course, Microsmooze is clouding the issue, but it will become apparent when, once again, some individual finds a solution to fix this annoying problem. This problem is not affecting all machines, yet seems to be pretty much a popular topic on the boards and forums.

http://www.pcbuyersguide.com/software/system/WinXP-MoreTips.html

A lot of info here about XP. Still a Windows 2000 fan, but have XP on my laptop. I haven't noticed any change in speed. This problem will pull a lot of results on a google search. There is always black viper's site that will list how to turn off services running in the background that are not necessary or security issues. I will not list the address because this is dangerous stuff and I don't want anyone flaming me again because they entered a realm where only the true geeks need to dwell. We've talked about the black viper site before and I think it is one of the best on the web! He's made several appearances on TechTV and really knows his stuff. Turning off services /processes can be very dangerous stuff so stay away from it unless you are adept.

Any tips or comments about this issue or others are welcome. The email addy is posted above! Everyone please stay safe, responsible and happy during our great holiday.