scribbles of the perennial debugger…
Posts tagged Windows
Restored and chrome
Feb 15th
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users beware. I have installed an NDAS driver from Ximeta to enable my network drive over my home LAN. Though it used to work perfectly on my old WinXP machines, the driver screws the newer Windozes big time. By big time, i mean BSOD. O yeah, BSOD occurs in Win7 too. And since it was in a messed up state, there’s no way to uninstall the offending driver, manually or automatically. Luckily, there’s system restore. Just clicked my way into a pre-install state bliss.
On a side note: Chrome browser is not for me. It just doesn’t meet my need. This browser just keeps on timing me out of any secure site. It’s fast alright, even its timers. 
My Christmas Gift to myself
Dec 27th
Here it is, brand me evil or stupid, but I got myself a Windows 7 Ultimate on my ThinkPad X200. Replacing the old and annoying Vista.
My new desktop. My wallpaper being RSS Steadfast, one of Singapore Navy’s stealth frigate.
Windows XP mode.
Of course, I couldn’t complete my desktop without Eclipse. This one’s Galileo.
Windows 7 shows promise
Aug 16th
Installed Windows 7 today on my spare laptop. For an original hardware specs which was not meant (or advised) to run Windows Vista, it is amusing to know that it runs Windows 7 smoothly, with a good performance (ie comparable to the old XP that it had). Installation was a breeze compared to what I usually experience with Windows XP or Linux distros. The look and feel is great. Sleek and simple. Looks like M$ got the clue this time. Even for an RC, it’s far superior to Vista. Just hoping that I’ll get a free upgrade from Lenovo (my ThinkPad) and Acer (my desktop).
XP Forced me
Mar 21st
I just left my machine for some other errand. And voila, my machine was forced-rebooted. Splendid Microsoft! You have genius people roaming your engineering team.
