Enough already! (was: Re: MS Laugh-In)

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Fri Oct 20 07:54:45 2000

> I had the same problem on my servers, killed the audio in the bios
> and it persisted. The 4mb Trident AGP video driver was bad news.

I used to like Trident, but I consider them foul now, and have
exorcised them from almost every machine that had them.

> The audio and video drivers in NT4 live in ring zero (low protection)
> to make the gamers happy. NT3.51 didn't do this and was far less
> prone. Better video and audio drivers often solve the problem.

MS has implemented something they call the MHQL for testing
drivers (if submitted) for Windows 2000; this contributes
greatly to its stability. I haven't seen a BSOD yet, although
I had to remove NAI VirusScan, as it caused spontaneous reboots
upon logon.

> My solution is keep the games, audio and high end video off the
> NT box I want it robust. Put those things on a W9x crate and
> play there.

Again, you really ought to try getting a copy of Win2k, at least
for your workstation, so you can evaluate it. I think you'll be
surprised and pleased.

-dq
Received on Fri Oct 20 2000 - 07:54:45 BST