USB probs after win update?

[Mini_Me]

Just wondering if anyone else is having say… USB Mouse issues after the latest round of winblows update? Seems my system keeps plugging and unplugging my USB mouse after the update, like its a USB memory stick or sumthin QQ Beginning to bring on violent thoughts

[DwnUndr]

Windows update??

Just say no.

;D

Turn that autoupdate stuff off and keep it that way. A good firewall and not clicking suspicious stuff is all you need.

oh…and the porn sites…hmmm

[Kaze]

@DwnUndr:

oh…and the porn sites…hmmm

Anyway, what version of winblows?

[IrateRedKite]

don’t diss windows. It might be buggy, but you’d complain about lack of flexibility with mac and god knows what with linux.

EDIT:? Where’d my Avatar go?

[Mini_Me]

Oh I’m happier with WinXp than most of the other stuff I’ve used. Thought NT4 was nice and sleek, stuck with that for quite a while, just sucked having little gaming support. The new versions of Linux seem to be… hrm I dunno I preferred Redhat 5.2
Their window managers are getting a bit more polished and user friendly, but feels more disconnected as well.

I’m using XP64 at the moment -kinda a pain getting 64 bit native progs, but much of the 32 bit still works ok.

Might not even be the updates, did a restore and mousey is still going nuts. Dont really feel like forkin out 80 bucks for a new one though

edit: guess it could have just been a timely coincidence

[aden]

80 bucks for a mouse? well a logic g7 costs bout 500 down here so…
(rambling thoughts are a way of as yet misunderstood super-intelligent communication :D)

[cheeseontoast]

Service Pack 3 is the devil. nuff said lol

[IrateRedKite]

@aden:

80 bucks for a mouse? well a logic g7 costs bout 500 down here so…
(rambling thoughts are a way of as yet misunderstood super-intelligent communication :D)

I paid about $5 for mine, I I don’t have to worry about batteries.

[Mini_Me]

500 bucks for a g7… good lord man, they better come platinum plated for that much.

I’d go with anything that felt good with 7 buttons, which also wouldn’t break after a week.

O, and running sp2 still. Usually choose only available updates that actually apply to things I use regularly -or are connected to them.

[IrateRedKite]

so other than screw up windows even more, what does SP3 do?

[Strail]

SP3 is probably the first XP SP that actually speeds up quite a few routines. Im running 32bit xp sp3 and i’m happy with it.

[FriendlyFire]

I’m also running SP3. For once, I didn’t waste a day rebooting 30 times to update my computer when I reformatted; SP3 did it all in one quick sweep.