Is it bad 2 constantly turn off ur computer?

[Bigg Limn]

At the bottom of the blue screen, there will be a code that starts 0x

Write it down then google it when you get the chance.

aite thx...havent seen it in a while tho

 

[Rukas]

Just get a mac. No viruses no problems. I literally have not shut down my macbook in like 6 months. I just close the lid and it sleeps, open it and in less than a blink of an eye I'm right back where I left it no load time nothing.

 

[masta247]

Same for me and Windows 7. However often hardware is at fault.

 

[Prize Gotti]

Agreed, definately hardware fault. Blue Screens rarely pop up for software errors, and that, just driver issues.

 

[Cooper]

Just get a mac. No viruses no problems. I literally have not shut down my macbook in like 6 months. I just close the lid and it sleeps, open it and in less than a blink of an eye I'm right back where I left it no load time nothing.

My Pc's the same....doesn't sleep tho. Always on.

 

[Bigg Limn]

this harddrive did fry a month after i bought it...something 2 do wit running xp on a vista machine mebbe? dunno ive heard somethn be4 about the chipset or smthn bein different on em and if theyre not changed itll fuck it up.

iunno..i fuckn hate computers. always crash right about deadline time

 

[Bigg Limn]

Definition: STOP 0x00000024, 0X0000024, 0X24 or NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM

Applies to: Windows XP and other operating systems.

This stop error means that your ntfs file system is corrupt (damage in the file system, bad hard drive data, corrupt SCSI or IDE drivers or a corrupt ntfs.sys file).

faggot computer

 

[Prize Gotti]

faggot computer

Well it looks like its driver based, wont cost you so much to fix, see if you can find a tutorial on how to fix it or hire some computer geek.

 

[Casey]

No viruses no problems.

Well that's simply not true. There are plenty of viruses for Macs. The most recent one was a trojan that was included with some highly torrented copies of iLife '09.

The situation is that there are less viruses for Macs because there are less Macs in the world, and the people who write viruses are only out to target as many people as possible.

OSX has something like 5% of worldwide market share. To put that into perspective, Windows 7 was only released 4 months ago and already has 10% of worldwide market share. XP still has around 70% and Vista about 15%.

With simple virus protection, there's nothing to worry about. I've literally maybe had 2 viruses on PC's in the last decade and both of those were my fault for being careless and were sorted out with an hour or so.

Limn, start by doing this:

1. Download CCleaner from CCleaner - Home
Hit the "Run Cleaner" button and let it do it's thing. Then hit the "Applications" tab and hit "Run Cleaner" again. The select "Registry" on the left side and click "Scan for Issues". It'll no doubt find a bunch, when it has, click "Fix selected issues". Then click "Tools" on the left, select "Startup", and disable EVERYTHING except for the 3-6 items where the File path begins with "C:\Windows".

Then select "Uninstall" from the left, and uninstall anything you don't use. I mean literally be ruthless with it, only keep what's essential.

2. Reboot your machine. Let me know what antivirus you are using.

Are you running Windows XP? NTFS problems usually mean hard drive corruption, but there's a few things we can do to check for that. But do this stuff first and then get back to me and we'll go from there.

 

[Cooper]

Well that's simply not true. There are plenty of viruses for Macs. The most recent one was a trojan that was included with some highly torrented copies of iLife '09.

The situation is that there are less viruses for Macs because there are less Macs in the world, and the people who write viruses are only out to target as many people as possible.

OSX has something like 5% of worldwide market share. To put that into perspective, Windows 7 was only released 4 months ago and already has 10% of worldwide market share. XP still has around 70% and Vista about 15%.

With simple virus protection, there's nothing to worry about. I've literally maybe had 2 viruses on PC's in the last decade and both of those were my fault for being careless and were sorted out with an hour or so.

Limn, start by doing this:

1. Download CCleaner from CCleaner - Home
Hit the "Run Cleaner" button and let it do it's thing. Then hit the "Applications" tab and hit "Run Cleaner" again. The select "Registry" on the left side and click "Scan for Issues". It'll no doubt find a bunch, when it has, click "Fix selected issues". Then click "Tools" on the left, select "Startup", and disable EVERYTHING except for the 3-6 items where the File path begins with "C:\Windows".

Then select "Uninstall" from the left, and uninstall anything you don't use. I mean literally be ruthless with it, only keep what's essential.

2. Reboot your machine. Let me know what antivirus you are using.

Are you running Windows XP? NTFS problems usually mean hard drive corruption, but there's a few things we can do to check for that. But do this stuff first and then get back to me and we'll go from there.

And back your shit up

 

[masta247]

I can't remember the last time I had a virus. I just can't picture being bothered by them unless you like to download suspicious files off the internet.
People who buy Macs say that "no virus" stuff because PC viruses usually don't affect their machines. They have their own viruses and bugs plaguing their loved computers though and they just spread in different ways. These days when I check spam mails I see viruses for Macs more and more often.

 

[Bigg Limn]

thx casey ill try that

 

[Rukas]

Well that's simply not true. There are plenty of viruses for Macs. The most recent one was a trojan that was included with some highly torrented copies of iLife '09.

The situation is that there are less viruses for Macs because there are less Macs in the world, and the people who write viruses are only out to target as many people as possible.

OSX has something like 5% of worldwide market share. To put that into perspective, Windows 7 was only released 4 months ago and already has 10% of worldwide market share. XP still has around 70% and Vista about 15%.

With simple virus protection, there's nothing to worry about. I've literally maybe had 2 viruses on PC's in the last decade and both of those were my fault for being careless and were sorted out with an hour or so.

I can't remember the last time I had a virus. I just can't picture being bothered by them unless you like to download suspicious files off the internet.
People who buy Macs say that "no virus" stuff because PC viruses usually don't affect their machines. They have their own viruses and bugs plaguing their loved computers though and they just spread in different ways. These days when I check spam mails I see viruses for Macs more and more often.

You guys keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better . :thumb:

For the record, after all of your "Macs are overpriced!" comments. I actually checked, a Macbook is only 9% more expensive on average than other laptops.

Im fine paying 9% more for a superior product.

So Limn, go spend 9% more on a new system and know that it'll be worry free recording. There is a reason every major studio runs Macs.

 

[Flipmo]

Limn if you spend 9% more on a new system, I will cut off your balls.

*This message was brought to you by your friendly neighborhood PC user*

 

[Casey]

I guess products like these exist for no reason:

ClamXav
iAntiVirus - Free AntiVirus for Mac
avast! Mac Edition - Antivirus Software for Mac OS X
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac
Mac Anti Virus - Macintosh AntiVirus Solutions
Pure Mac: Virus Scanners - Software for Macintosh
The Best Antivirus for Mac : VirusBarrier X6
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac OS X Beta Program

As for prices, can't speak on what things cost in Australia but here:

My new laptop running 64bit Windows 7:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GhZ processor
4GB of RAM
250GB internal hard drive
15.4" screen
1280x800 resolution

Cost - £400

Latest Macbook running 32bit OSX:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GhZ processor
2GB of RAM
250GB internal hard drive
13.3" screen
1280x800 resolution

Cost - £816

So certainly a lot more than "9% difference" and certainly not a superior product,
considering the Mac processor only has an advantage of 66MhZ, and the PC
has twice the RAM and a 64bit OS. (and for the record, Win7 is everything
OSX wishes it could be)

If I paid £816 for a PC laptop I could probably get a system 3x as powerful
as that Macbook. Hell for a grand or so you can get QUAD core processor systems
with 8GB of RAM, which is insane.

Thing is, Apple could maybe increase their market share if they lowered their
prices, which they could easily do and still make obscene profits. Especially
since they switched to using Intel chipsets (which pissed a lot of Mac fans off,
because many people had bought hi spec machines just before they announced
the switch, and now Snow Leopard is only compatible with Intel machines).

I mean you crack open a Mac and a PC side by side and all the parts are
identical anyway - Intel chips, hard drives and optical drives by Samsung/Hitachi/
Toshiba, NVIDIA GPU's etc etc etc. The difference is marginal.

As for studios - I happen to know of at least 3 major label studios in the states
that have already switched to PC's, including 1 studio exclusively used by Interscope
artists. If you're running Pro Tools, you're using Digidesign hardware anyway so
it doesn't make much difference if you're using a PC or a Mac, and they can get
higher spec systems for the same amount of money. My cousins studio in London
is worth at least 2 million dollars (between property price and equipment)
and he's going to switch to a PC based system next time he upgrades.
So don't believe the hype.

 

[Rukas]

^^ Looks like the UK is waaaay overpriced. Sucks to be you.

Oh btw, OSX is 64 bit. Get your facts straight. Just goes to show how misinformed you are about everything, cant even get that right. Your stats are usually wrong. For example, your 5% is actually 10% Mac userbase worldwide and 20+% in the US.

Oh and for the record, Windows 7 stole most of its shit from OSX. Please dont be a fucking dweeb Casey. Do the research yourself.

Please show me where you bought this 400pound laptop from? I call bullshit until you provide a source. Sounds like a great deal I might need to forward it to a friend out there, just hope it isnt some cheap chinese brand.

Dont believe the hype? Dont worry, I believe very little of what you say when it comes to these matters, they stink of hate, bias and blind faith.

A year from now you'll be saying how Windows 7 sucks and Google Android OS rules, and in the mean time they will be stealing all of your personal information and you'll have ads all over your desktop. And me? Ill still be ad free, privacy secure, and virus free on a Mac happy I paid the little extra for my security and peace of mind. You get what you pay for.

I will however be running a Windows 7 64 bit desktop as soon as I get my hands on the OS, it's not all bad . Im building an i7 desktop for a Pro Tools rig only because I have several Windows only RTAS licenses I cant live without.

 

[Rahim]

yes it's very bad. don't do it!

 

[S O F I]

This thread needs to die. I hate seeing it pop up under New Posts.

 

[masta247]

You guys keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better . :thumb:

Well, I don't know which part of these was not true. I'm with Casey on this one and I remember a laptop thread where Casey posted a link to a shop with that laptop. Some "cheap" chinese brands are actually good. Be it Lenovo/IBM or Compal and such. Actually there are many awesome laptops in a similar price too and from brands superior to Apple if it comes to quality.

Same with a PC. You can have a way superior PC built from the best components of much better quality and.. cheaper. If you'll look at the hardware in Apple computers most components are of just average quality and if you decided to build a PC from exactly the same components you'll pay at least half of that price. You're not getting ANYTHING better paying more.
The reason behind people thinking that Apple products are superior come from people who usually have no idea about hardware and have bad experience with faulty computers as it's quite easy to buy a shitty PC. As Apple usually doesn't use extremely shitty components that doesn't happen often with their computers. They're not great by any means though.

 

[Casey]

^^ Looks like the UK is waaaay overpriced. Sucks to be you.

Compared to other countries it's not. In Brazil apparently it costs twice as much for a Macbook compared to the US. But still, Mac products are overpriced everywhere.

Oh btw, OSX is 64 bit. Get your facts straight. Just goes to show how misinformed you are about everything, cant even get that right. Your stats are usually wrong. For example, your 5% is actually 10% Mac userbase worldwide and 20+% in the US.

Jesus fucking christ. I was comparing the two laptops I mentioned. YOU NEED MORE THAN 2GB OF RAM TO RUN A 64BIT OS. I'm fully fucking aware that there IS a 64bit version of OSX but that machine I listed is running a 32bit version because it only has 2GB of RAM.

Oh and for the record, Windows 7 stole most of its shit from OSX.

Such as?

Please show me where you bought this 400pound laptop from? I call bullshit until you provide a source. Sounds like a great deal I might need to forward it to a friend out there, just hope it isnt some cheap chinese brand.

I posted all the info in the laptops thread repeatedly in the tech section before I even bought it. It's a Korean brand but far from cheap - big US names like Alienware and Asus buy Clevo (the Korean brand) and re-brand them in the US under their own names. Again we covered all of this in that thread, go ahead and take a look.

A year from now you'll be saying how Windows 7 sucks and Google Android OS rules, and in the mean time they will be stealing all of your personal information and you'll have ads all over your desktop. And me? Ill still be ad free, privacy secure, and virus free on a Mac happy I paid the little extra for my security and peace of mind. You get what you pay for.

LOL. You really have no idea how Google operates, or Android. LMAO at them stealing my info and having ads on my desktop. How they can steal information when I willingly provide it to them? Google has everything from my search history to my health records - because I give it to them.

Windows 7 is a full desktop OS, Android is not. I have no doubt that they'll consider building it into a full OS but right now it's a mobile/netbook OS. And since Google plan to use Chrome OS for their netbooks, it's really just a mobile OS (and the best one at that)