windows sux

g35x · Dec 9, 2005, 12:27 PM

ok first i didnt know where exacly to post this so im putting it here....anyway ive been haveing problems with windows ever since my computer jsut randomly shut off 2 weeks ago....since then if reformatted my 2 harddrives countless times and then reinstalled windows,i tried takeing my main out and installing windows to my 2nd harddrive and i got the blue screen of death during setup....when i install windows on my main harddive the install goes fine and it starts windows.....then i restart it and it gets to the screen with the windows loading screen and the little blue bar that goes across the screen freezes.......yeah....so im writeing this on featherlight linux which blows my mind!!!!

its a whole OS on a single cd thats about 122mb or something like that! has firefox and a aim/icq/msn/yahoo messenger called gaim its awesome if it wasnt for absence of games and things like shockwave and java and all those things websites need like that i would use this all the time!! sorry for rambling everbody lol.....ive given up tryinf with windows....ill wait for my new computer which im getting on christmas....and thanks to featherlight linux for makeing that wait alot easier by letting me browse and IM still!!!!

for those of you interested in featherlight go here http://featherlinux.berlios.de/download.htm

germanjulian · Dec 9, 2005, 01:01 PM

ur pc is broken

otherwise windows wouldnt get a BSOD.
no seriously something is wrong with your PC

windows is stable as hell

g35x · Dec 9, 2005, 01:15 PM

yea i know its fucked up.....maybe the mobo? i've tried other harddrives.....same problem.....

CDsDontBurn · Dec 9, 2005, 01:21 PM

when you said that you got a BSOD during a windows install, the only thing i can think of is that you have corrupt memory. run a memory test like memtest86 to see if that is the case. it usually is when that happens.

oh, and i'm moving this to the operating systems forum

g35x · Dec 10, 2005, 11:58 AM

can i run memtest in linux??? i cant get on windows rember? lol well i hope its not the memory i gota use this memory in the new comp im makeing.......

PangingJr · Dec 10, 2005, 12:20 PM

memtest86 or memtest86+ runs from either a boot diskette or a bootable CD. it runs before any operating system loads.

you can also add an entry of memtest program to Linux's bootloader, but you'll need its program file to reside in Linux root system or /boot partition.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 10, 2005, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PangingJr

memtest86 or memtest86+ runs from either a boot diskette or a bootable CD. it runs before any operating system loads.

yea, what he said

Dec 9, 2005, 12:27 PM	#1
g35x Code Geass. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford,New Jersey Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	windows sux ok first i didnt know where exacly to post this so im putting it here....anyway ive been haveing problems with windows ever since my computer jsut randomly shut off 2 weeks ago....since then if reformatted my 2 harddrives countless times and then reinstalled windows,i tried takeing my main out and installing windows to my 2nd harddrive and i got the blue screen of death during setup....when i install windows on my main harddive the install goes fine and it starts windows.....then i restart it and it gets to the screen with the windows loading screen and the little blue bar that goes across the screen freezes.......yeah....so im writeing this on featherlight linux which blows my mind!!!! its a whole OS on a single cd thats about 122mb or something like that! has firefox and a aim/icq/msn/yahoo messenger called gaim its awesome if it wasnt for absence of games and things like shockwave and java and all those things websites need like that i would use this all the time!! sorry for rambling everbody lol.....ive given up tryinf with windows....ill wait for my new computer which im getting on christmas....and thanks to featherlight linux for makeing that wait alot easier by letting me browse and IM still!!!! for those of you interested in featherlight go here http://featherlinux.berlios.de/download.htm __________________

Dec 9, 2005, 01:01 PM	#2
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,794 Rep Power: 0	ur pc is broken otherwise windows wouldnt get a BSOD. no seriously something is wrong with your PC windows is stable as hell __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Dec 9, 2005, 01:15 PM	#3
g35x Code Geass. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford,New Jersey Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	yea i know its fucked up.....maybe the mobo? i've tried other harddrives.....same problem..... __________________

Dec 9, 2005, 01:21 PM	#4
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 21,849 Rep Power: 133 System Specs	when you said that you got a BSOD during a windows install, the only thing i can think of is that you have corrupt memory. run a memory test like memtest86 to see if that is the case. it usually is when that happens. oh, and i'm moving this to the operating systems forum __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

Dec 10, 2005, 11:58 AM	#5
g35x Code Geass. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford,New Jersey Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	can i run memtest in linux??? i cant get on windows rember? lol well i hope its not the memory i gota use this memory in the new comp im makeing....... __________________

Dec 10, 2005, 12:20 PM	#6
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 55	memtest86 or memtest86+ runs from either a boot diskette or a bootable CD. it runs before any operating system loads. you can also add an entry of memtest program to Linux's bootloader, but you'll need its program file to reside in Linux root system or /boot partition.