Windows XP

By ringageek on Sep 10, 2014 in Windows XP | 0 comments

The beginning of this year was riddled with all kinds of threats by security experts that when XP was retired you were most certainly going to be hacked. I am here to say that all the drama that was drummed up never happened. In fact, we are seeing very few problems with any of our XP customers. If anything, the only issues we are really seeing are some of the machines dying a natural death as the older hardware fails.   Personally, I still have a couple well running XP machines and I have been carefully monitoring the operating system for any issues. Most hardware, even if XP is not listed as a supported OS, is still working fine with the operating system. There are also still many video cards that are still backwards compatible with XP even though XP is not always listed on the box.   Of course Microsoft was one of the main driving forces behind the XP retirement. That is understandable since as a company it is their best interest to sell you the newest and shiniest operating system that they have to offer.     One of the biggest issues that many of us were worried about was if anti-virus programs were going to work with XP. Almost every security choice will still work with XP. I do recommend hardening your system by adding Malwarebytes Anti Malware and also Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit to your existing security solution. In fact, adding these two tools is a great idea no matter what operating you might be using.   In addition to security, there is actually a way to get updates to your XP operating system. There is a program called Cachman that actually has an option to add security updates to XP for 5 years. Whet this option does is changes a registry entry that makes your system appear to be a POS system. The updates will not install as usual. I have been testing all the updates and they all have installed perfectly without any issues what so ever. The small price for the software is worth the extra piece of mind.   This does not mean that you will be able to use XP indefinitely...

By admin on Oct 2, 2009 in Windows XP | 0 comments

A computer error that suddenly pops up while you are working in your computer can really ruin your day. Here, you will be provided with information to help you understand the various problems you encounter in your computer. CRC Errors These errors happen during the transmission of data. To prevent these errors, CRC or Cyclic Redundancy Check is used. This technique detects automatically as you attempt to open the data received in your programs such as the Internet or various media transmission such as CD-ROMS, floppy disks and etc. The caused of these errors are generally because of lost data while on the process of transmission, connection errors in transmission, or transmitting damaged media files. In repairing these CRC errors you have to ensure the stability of your connection while transmitting such as the Internet connection, cable connectors and the service provider’s end. If transmitting media files, make sure that the used media is not defective. And if in case that the problem is none of the said manner, then damaged transmitted data might be the problem. Spoolsv.Exe Error This error happens during Windows printing process. You will know the error through this message: “Spoolsv.exe – Application Error…The instruction at “0—77fcc2c0” referenced memory at “0—00000000” “The memory could not be written.” The increasing quantities of .SHD and .SPL files are the reasons behind this problem. These files contain spool information of your printer. If you want to prevent this, the following methods might help for the removal of these files. Select Run on the Start Menu and type “Services.msc”, and then press Enter. When a Services management console window opens, look for Print Spooler service, right-click and select Stop. Make your way to the C:WindowsSystem32SpoolPrinters folder and delete all files from this folder. Look for the “temp folder” and remove all the unnecessary files from it. Lastly, from the Services management console you can now restart the Print Spooler service. In case the said methods are not successful, then you should try going back to your system before the error of Spools.exe occurs by using the System Restore. Svchost.exe Error This error is caused by services run by DLL files on Windows operating systems. As you notice, there are...