__/ [ [H]omer ] on Thursday 28 September 2006 19:33 \__
> All I wanted to do was access the NFS share on the server, from
> Windows. Honest. OMG! *What* a disaster. Why did I even bother trying?
>
> Here's my recipe for disaster:
>
> . Take 1 fully loaded, fully updated, well maintained Windows XP Pro
> installation.
>
> . Add Microsoft Services For UNIX v3.5
>
> . Add seasoning to taste, and stir.
>
> Result:
>
> Bang! BSOD: irq_not_less_or_equal, with something about tcpip.sys
>
> Reboot ... darkness ... silence.
>
> Reboot to Linux, delete C:\SFU\
>
> Reboot to Windows ... I'm in!!!
>
> Uninstall MS SFU. Must reboot.
>
> Spend the next hour or so going through the event viewer, regedit and
> various repair tools (CCleaner, chkdsk, etc).
>
> Reboot to do a chkdsk /F
>
> OK, that didn't go to well, how about something simple like ripping a
> couple of DVDs with DVDDecryptor.
>
> Insert DVD ... autorun DVDDecryptor ... 30% in ...
>
> Bang! BSOD: kernel_stack_inpage_error
>
> Reboot ... darkness ... silence.
>
> Reboot to safe mode. Run CCleaner again. Run various tools from
> SysInternals (Autoruns), and try again.
>
> Reboot ... I'm in ... again!!!
>
> Spend the rest of the day running Norton Disk Doctor, Norton
> WinDoctor, CCleaner, defrag, regedt32 and half of SysInternals
> software portfolio trying to stabilise this system.
>
> Sigh! Why do I even bother?
>
> If it wasn't for Napster and iTunes, that damn Windows partition
> wouldn't even be there.
>
> Maybe it's time I just started buying CDs.
[H]omer, mate, you have got to get out of this relationship. Is it truly
impossible to live without any Windows boxes (or remote Windows
connectivity, e.g. for a daytime job)?
My motivation for eliminating my last Windows machine (a laptop) was the
recurrence of problems and -- above all -- the reluctance of those machines
to communicate and exchange data with anything non-Windows. I am honest. Get
rid of Windows and you will save yourself a lot of time. I saved about 2
hours a week in this way. This translates to happiness and savings, which
proves that mixed environments are not the key to optimality (some TCO
studies seem to suggest otherwise because businesses connect with other
businsses... the macro level).
Best wishes,
Roy
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