XP
How to Switch Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, OS X
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Are you thinking about switching Operating Systems? Here are five things to keep in mind prior to making that big move. Stability You want to make sure that the Operating System you are going to use is functional. A buggy Operating [...]
The Choice is Windows XP over Windows Vista
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was surfing my RSS feeds the other night using Vienna. I came across a blog post about Vista from back in July, and decided it should be shared with you all, and commented on. Over on JoeClarke.net, I came across [...]
Windows XP SP3 vs Windows Vista SP1
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed fishfishstinks wrote in to ask me with the release of XP SP3… will Microsoft soon stop supporting and updating XP altogether? The answer is… yes. Eventually, it will happen, as it does with all old operating systems. When will that happen? [...]
Windows Vista Stories
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – A few friends joined me live to discuss their opinions and thoughts about Windows Vista. We discuss issues, as well as what we each feel should be done to improve. Four of my friends joined me for this discussion: Kat, SC_Thor, [...]
What is COM Surrogate Crash Error?
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – When I used to use Vista, I would have random crashes that were related to a COM Surrogate error. What the heck? I thought I owned my computer? You mean it’s a surrogate?. A COM Surrogate error is caused by video [...]
Vista Rants
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – Last night, I tried to install a Beta of SP1 for Vista. To put it mildly, it didn’t go so well. Coincidentally, two viewers have written in to ask me how I feel about Vista. Okay then. Here we go. First [...]
Back to School Laptop
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – A caller wonders whether he should get a Windows-based laptop for school, or a MacBook. He plans to do school work on it of course… but also some gaming. 25% of Microsoft MVPs have said that people should wait to use [...]
How to Make XP Look Like Vista
http://live.pirillo.com/ – LoveAndLightDan heard of a transformation pack for Windows XP which makes XP look like Windows Vista with Aero. Some people say they don't like it, while others say they've never used it. The software, to our knowledge, is safe to use: it doesn't come with any malware to our knowledge. Now, while it's [...]
