Win XP Expert Needed

[Spaz Boy]

Before I ever lower myself to Dell or Microsoft, I'm going to ask everyone else. Here's a start.

Problem A: The TaskBar Clock

I. I set the correct time, and it keeps the time correctly while I watch it.
II. Later one when I come back to the computer, the clock is horribly off.

I think what it does, is when a user logs off, it stops keeping time. (I guess this cuz Win XP is retarded.)

Problem B: IIS (Internet Information Services)

No more formal stuff. ;P

I installed IIS from the CD, and there is no startmenu, desktop shortcut, or anything availible. I thought IIS was like PWS Or Apache, was I wrong?

~SB

Help. :(

[ElectroPiZZa]

Simple. Get off of Windows XP.

[Spaz Boy]

That's what I wanted to do. Geez, you reply fast, I had just clicked post when you replied. I can't switch from XP cuz it came on my computer, so I would have to format my HD. (Dell doesn't give you the uninstall)

~SB

[KRSplat]

<s>So format your harddrive!!!</s>

Uhm, get a new computer. XP is evil, with emphasis on evil. It is all evil, pure evil, nothing less, nothing more than evil, and I think you get my point. But it sure looks k3wl! :p

[KRSplat]

You stole my point. You are evil. XP is evil. YOU ARE XP!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!11111 11111111111111

[ElectroPiZZa]

Oh. Okay.

[Spaz Boy]

Can we have a:

"Windows XP and Electro PiZZa are evil especially because PiZZa is Windows XP, and Bill Gates made Windows XP so that it will crash your ICQ randomly."


BYe.

[Krezack]

You can't bobbing hexedit in XP you can't bobbing use progs that edit the memory of an app (that includes cataclysm etc) you can't edit the memory of an app! its sucks it all sucks!

[Teej]

The reason the time is always going wrong is your motherboard. It's on-board Battery is not working. It is supposed to charge up whenever it has the chance, but it's not doing that, so your clock is not staying set right. It happened on my old computer. You will have to get another motherboard (i think) unless you can somehow change the battery.

And i like Win XP
(once you make it look EXACTLY like Win ME/98/95, which i have, because Grey rocks, not blue and green, and the new start menu sucks)

[Link]

Well I'm not an expert on Windows XP (I don't even have it), but if you call Dell, they will tell you to format your computer and re-install everything. That is what they ALWAYS say, for every single thing. I would try calling Microsoft for support, as it is a Microsoft product and not a Dell thing.

[JZBlue]

IIS Services are under Administrative Tools in Settings...



(It's complicated things to use.. and windows XP is great - though I could do a lot less with the 'simplification' stuff it has, and it's new graphics- it's great for people who want to do complicated things )

[Spaz Boy]

WHAT!?!?!?! YOU WANT ME TO PAY $35 TO CALL MICROSOFT AND HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT I NEED TO GET A DECENT COMPTUER RATHER THAN MY STUPID DELL!? (90gb hd :P) BESIDES, I DUN WANNA REPLACE MY MOTHERBOARD!! ITS A NEW COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!!!


Gah, screw XP.


~SB

:O
^(For fun.)^

[Kaz]

1) If there's a suspend mode disable it and instead just remember to switch off your monitor when you get off.
2) Teej is right and it does sound like a battery problem... try running a program that ticks every second (or some kind of midi) and compare it to a bpm noise (one that's not a part of the computer) generator.
3) The CMOS is screwed.

It's actually quite easy to replace the battery, it's like replacing a battery on a watch. You just have to remember to ground yourself and read up on brain surgery.

[?Sheepy-Sheep?]

I can't belive that YOU of all ppl got XP!!
And you thought I had BAD luck...HA HA HA!!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Teej]

?Sheepy-Sheep? said: I can't belive that YOU of all ppl got XP!!
And you thought I had BAD luck...HA HA HA!!!!

For your information, XP is a very nice stable operating system. Anyway, it's the most up to date OS from Microsoft, so don't come crying to me when you can't get the latest updates because you are running something old.

[JZBlue]

Go TeeJ!

[Spaz Boy]

Time to Call Up The Old Dell and Complain About My Computer Clock. I Wonder What Warranty I Got. Hehehehe, I hope it's onsite tech support. ;P THEN I CAN DRAG THEM ALL THE WAY OUT HERE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY THAT THEY MESSED UP!!! BWHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!


~SB