Moderators Andavari Posted March 8, 2006 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2006 Windows annoyances Post something that royally annoys you What annoys me the absolute most with Windows would have to be after writting something onto a floppy or after ripping an audio CD some programs display a dialog about no disk being in A:\ or no CD being in E:\ or F:\. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Oooooo! Great topic. My biggest annoyance right now is that in the past month "Automatic Updates" has had 2 updates that were not compatible with my computer, and caused corruption. WTF - The MS solution is: "Don't customize your computer". If you want the hotfix that is made to fix the problem NOW rather than when it's released you must pay. Windows Pro Media 8.1 x64 | 8GB Ram | 500G HDD 7200 RPM | All that I know about my graphics is that it's Intel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) And that active registration (?) thing, that when you install Windows, it have to connect to the Internet and report to Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 MSN Gaming Zone and Netmeeting, which I can't seem to even get rid off. http://www.last.fm/user/Matt714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Yeah, it sucks that some software in Windows is very difficult or impossible to get rid of. Such as Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Outlook Express, Windows Fax/Image Viewer, Windows Messenger, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 9, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2006 I got rid of Outlook Express using Unlocker, and then I removed every registry reference to it I could find as well as it's other files/folders in Documents and Settings. I must have gotten rid of most of it or completely because it doesn't show up in Internet Explorer as a selectable email client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Yeah, but that is kind of taking it to the extreme... It shouldnt be that troublesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mps69_1999 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I agree, bundles suck. You should be able to choose what apps you want installed, not have to install everything then spend the next week uninstalling MSN, Outlook etc. My Webpage Googletalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 10, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2006 Yeah restorting to brute force removal of Outlook Express is a bit over-the-top and shouldn't be necessary in the first place however since it doesn't have an uninstaller that I'm aware of that was my only choice. My decision to deal with it in that manner came about because I'm not the only one who uses my computer and I noticed one day someone was playing around with Outlook Express and all I was thinking of is "this vulnerable s**t is going to infect my comp when someone downloads something in an email - remove it now." I'm a bit on the extreme when it comes to the bundleware that Windows automatically installs. I don't want MSN, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player (just the codecs alone would suffice for me). I'd also like it if those stupid empty folders for Microsoft Frontpage, and MSN Gaming Zone would stay dead after I delete them, which is more than an annoyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Yeah, I agree. I dont want MSN, Outlook Express, etc either. WMP I can live with (atleast 6.4, not the newer versions). And I dont like those stupid empty folders either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Empty folders annoy me to, also got one called xerox, I don't want it, but it keeps coming back.... I'm thinking of getting rid of Outlook, cn the "brute force" way cause problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I get the Xerox one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 10, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2006 Empty folders annoy me to, also got one called xerox, I don't want it, but it keeps coming back.... I'm thinking of getting rid of Outlook, cn the "brute force" way cause problems? I've got that xerox one as well. I removed Outlook Express a couple of weeks ago and haven't noticed any problems. Be forwarned it takes something like Unlocker to delete it, and I removed all the registry entries I could find before I rebooted. I used CCleaner's registry cleaner, EasyCleaner's registry cleaner, then RegSeeker's registry cleaner. I then performed a search for Outlook using RegSeeker after all the keys that the registry cleaners could find were removed. I then looked in "Documents and Settings\User Profile\Application Data\..." and found a folder and some files. The only thing I didn't do was look into the "Windows\System32" folder for .dll's, etc., hence that would take ages to find since I don't know what the original installation put on the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokoike Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 My absolute least favorite thing in the world is that damn Recycle Bin icon! The bug is that you delete everything from it, and it still shows pieces of paper in it, even though it contains no files! And this isn't specific to XP; I've run into this problem ever since the dawn of the Windows GUI! The only way I've found to fix it is to make a temporary file/folder, delete it, and then remove it from the Bin, AND EVEN THEN it doesn't always work!!! This alone is enough to make me want to switch over to nix! It makes me wonder that if old Willy boy and his buddies at MS can't even take the time to fix something small like that, do they even care about the big stuff?! It's the little things that bother me... Save a tree, eat a beaver. Save a tree, wipe with an owl. Every time a bell rings, a thread gets hijacked! ding, ding! Give Andavari lots of money and maybe even consider getting K a DVD-RW drive. If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 11, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2006 That Recycle Bin bug annoys me when it happens which isn't that often on WinXP but then again I really don't utilize the Recycle Bin all that much. You're right it isn't just an XP thing I witnessed it allot more on Win98 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medab_1 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Shared .dll files & one Service being connected to something else so that if you disable a Service,something else quits working. Back in the days when space was at a premium,sharing files between programs saved space. Today computers have Gigabytes of space. I would like to see stand-alone Windows applications. Each with its own uninstaller. I use lots of stand-alone downloaded programs. If I don't like them,I uninstall them. Each contains its own .dlls & .exes,whatever is needed. I think Microsoft should lean in this direction in the near future. It would make a lot of people happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-051. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. After you install this update, you may experience various problems in Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) or Microsoft COM+ applications. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 909444 Systems that have changed the default Access Control List permissions on the %windir%\registration directory may experience various problems after you install the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051 for COM+ and MS DTC. Windows Pro Media 8.1 x64 | 8GB Ram | 500G HDD 7200 RPM | All that I know about my graphics is that it's Intel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtman Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I get the Xerox one too. This is something to do with nVidia (at least on my system). I managed once to delete it manually, for it to reappear next reboot. And I just managed to get me first ever BSoD for over five years, by trying to delete it with Unlocker !! (If it is nVidia's, then why's it called xerox ?? They related ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokoike Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 This is something to do with nVidia (at least on my system). I managed once to delete it manually, for it to reappear next reboot. And I just managed to get me first ever BSoD for over five years, by trying to delete it with Unlocker !! (If it is nVidia's, then why's it called xerox ?? They related ?) I don't believe it is related to Nvidia, because I have a pair of notebooks with ATI integrated, both of which contain this folder as well. Also, I built a computer 2 months ago with an ATI x850 graphics card, and Program Files still contained this folder. I think it is related to Windows itself. I just built a new comp, with a clean install of Windows XP Home SP2, so I'll fire it up tomorrow and see if that folder is there or not. But I'm pretty sure it will be. Save a tree, eat a beaver. Save a tree, wipe with an owl. Every time a bell rings, a thread gets hijacked! ding, ding! Give Andavari lots of money and maybe even consider getting K a DVD-RW drive. If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 12, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted March 12, 2006 Well I have that xerox folder and I have an ATI display card, so I'd think it isn't nVidia related. Hmm, this is new my xerox folder now has a folder in it named: nwwia Although not all that interesting from a RegSeeker full registry search I was able to find references pointing to xerox (the bagmru is probably just some junk references though) that seem to be hardware related, notice the PCI reference: And nwwia shows up in two bagmru references. Update: I did a Google search for nwwia and it seems as if some people got rid of the xerox folder using Sysinternals Process Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowday444 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I usually don't have my speakers on, so when I do I often forget to turn them off. Sooooo, the freaking windows chime thing when you shut down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medab_1 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Well,I searched through a few Microsoft sites & filled out a suggestion form for feedback on Microsoft products. I got a reply. The return address said,"Microsoft Contact Us". The email address is msconus@microsoft.com They said they take suggestions seriously & if I had more suggestions, to send them. I think everybody should start sending suggestions. Lots of suggestions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokoike Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Update: I did a Google search for nwwia and it seems as if some people got rid of the xerox folder using Sysinternals Process Explorer. So is it safe to delete, or does it actually serve some purpose? And I just thought of a Windows bug that annoys me almost as much as the Recycle Bin thing: Sometimes after you run Disk Defragmenter, you get a message saying that Windows could not defrag some files, and it asks you to view the list of files that didn't defragment for more info. And then, when you press OK and the list appears, NO FILES ARE LISTED!!! At first I thought it was just my computer, but that is something that I have had happen on multiple rigs as well. Although it might only happen on XP, but I'm not sure. Whatever the case, that just bugs the crap out of me. Stupid Windows. I think this thread has helped lower my blood pressure about a dozen points or so. Save a tree, eat a beaver. Save a tree, wipe with an owl. Every time a bell rings, a thread gets hijacked! ding, ding! Give Andavari lots of money and maybe even consider getting K a DVD-RW drive. If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 12, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted March 12, 2006 So is it safe to delete, or does it actually serve some purpose? I don't know. If the xerox folder is deleted it will just re-appear therefore I opt to just ignore it. Those xerox searches done by RegSeeker actually have the xerox reference embedded (the only word I can think of) in those registry locations therefore removing them would most likely be unwise. Sometimes after you run Disk Defragmenter, you get a message saying that Windows could not defrag some files, and it asks you to view the list of files that didn't defragment for more info. Try Sysinternals Contig. If you need a right click shell add-on for it I can send it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rochip Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I found this info about the xerox folder: "The Xerox WIA driver for Microsoft? Windows XP? provides users with a method to quickly scan jobs at their Xerox multifunction devices and retrieve the images at their PC desktop. The WIA driver enables scanning without the use of a scan server. For system administrators familiar with the creation of scan templates via CentreWare Internet Services, the WIA driver automatically creates a scan template on the Xerox device that points to a folder on the Windows XP workstation. Note: Use the WIA driver for basic scan to file only. To perform more advanced scanning functions, use other Xerox scanning solutions, such as CentreWare Network Scanning Services, Flowport, and CentreWare Internet Services." The PDF document is here. It also explains the drivers related to it. My biggest gripe is when you click on the more info link in an Events Viewer error message the Help and Support page says we cuurently have no information regarding this error or something to that effect. I figure this really means: We forgot we created both the problem and the error message. We're lying. We don't like you and we don't have to. That's for us to know and you to find out (which you never will). This error message refers to a problem that is really, really bad so we don't people knowing what it is. (bad Jack Nicholson impersonation) The error? You can't handle the error! We're ignoring you. Go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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