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Skriven 2006-01-02 23:40:54 av Gary Britt (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 8902 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: MS Employees Rage As Internet Explorer Ship Sinks
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From: "Gary Britt" <email@from_Gary_Britt.org>

Ok Mike, I just uploaded the MSI file to binaries.  Let us know if it works for
you.

Gary

"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
news:m1air1t8c42fna9qoov3avr2q0iniqrpre@4ax.com...
>
> Please upload it.
>
> The slowness started after one of the security updates.  Oddly, when I
> wipe and reinstall, the shutdown is quick until I bring the system up to
> proper patch level, then the slowness returns.
>
> Thanks.
>
>  /m
>
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 23:54:29 -0500, "Gary Britt"
> <email@from_Gary_Britt.org> wrote:
>
> >Sounds like you need a little utility service MS used to put out called
> >uphclean.exe.  Sometimes Win2K will wait for a time out before closing
> >certain processes.  UPhclean.exe shuts them down quickly before the 60
> >second or so timeout happens.  If you end up waiting for a couple of such
> >things it can take a very long time for Win2K to shutdown.
> >
> >The problems seemed to have revolved around User Profiles and some
printer
> >drivers/services.  Anyway uphclean.exe service works like a charm and
win2K
> >shutdowns are always fast and good since I started using it about a year
> >ago.
> >
> >I'm not sure if MS makes the file available any longer.  I was able to
snag
> >it off a Japanese web site about a year or so ago.  I can upload it to
> >binaries if you'd like to try it.
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
> >news:ag8gr1973ni43itk9dt7k4ihmi68dkalre@4ax.com...
> >> On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:06:09 -0500, "Robert Comer"
> >> <bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Off the top of my head:
> >> >
> >> >The new security model is the biggest and most important change.
> >>
> >> Big and important do not necessarily mean good, or even useful.  XP was
> >> supposed to be super secure.  Is the version of Vista you have
> >> susceptible to the .WMF vuln?
> >>
> >>
> >> >The new UI is only superficially like the old WinXP one, there's quite
a
> >bit
> >> >of change there too, especially if you have a good enough video card
to
> >> >handle it. (And I'm not even talking about the transparent windows,
which
> >> >don't interest me all that much)
> >>
> >> Oh great, more eye-candy that requires noisy fans in the GPU.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >And there's a new OE, renamed Windows Mail, that'll hopefully
> >differentiate
> >> >itself from Outlook and to fix some of the worst outstanding bugs of
OE.
> >>
> >> "hopefully"?
> >>
> >>
> >> >There's a new driver model that looks promising.
> >>
> >> "Looks promising"?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >Quicker booting than XP, even though it's got beta debug code in it.
> >>
> >> Win2k used to boot very quickly for me.  Now, after some visits to
> >> Windows Update, it takes a long time to boot, and even longer to shut
> >> down (shutdown approaches three minutes, typically).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >With everything it's almost on the level of change to NT3.1 or Win3.1
to
> >> >Win95 to me.  It's certainly going to break backwards compatibility on
> >some
> >> >things...
> >>
> >> Looks like another forced upgrade cycle to me, with little to show for
> >> my money should I decide to upgrade.
> >>
> >>  /m
> >

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