Some taboos in XP

First, avoid virtual optical drive

Now most virtual optical drives are unstable in XP, which is easy to cause XP to crash, because virtual optical drive is different from general software: it uses special mechanism in "equipment "The manager" spoofed Windows, let Windows think that the physical drive is added. XP only designed the driver to restore the hardware. I did not expect to "restore/delete" the hardware itself. Because XP is specially optimized for NTFS and network, and most virtual CD-ROMs are developed under the FAT32 environment. Currently, there are few virtual CD-ROM softwares that are compatible with XP. If you have to install them, you have to endure several crashes. Slowly try which one is stable, and XP may crash if you don't.

Special reminder:

Even if you find a stable virtual drive software, if you virtualize more than 4 physical drive, it may trigger the XP activation check mechanism, asking you to activate XP again. ——Because Microsoft thinks that you have changed four hardware, it is likely to be a machine change. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not install a virtual CD drive.

If you want to use a virtual optical drive, it is better to use multiple operating systems. It is better to use the 98 inside. It seems that only developers who write virtual CD-ROM software can write a new version that can run stably without causing activation, so that everyone can really use the virtual drive.

Second, avoid invalid date

XP also has a date test mechanism with activation test. If your motherboard CMOS battery is powered down, or if you misuse or use other date-restricted software, causing the date to become an invalid date in 1999 (no XP developed in 1999), then XP will initialize the graphical interface. After the word "welcome", the system is locked, and there are no prompts and options, just like the crash of the mouse. If you don't pay attention to the effect of the date, you can't fix XP anyway, so be sure to take care of the date you start XP. After you enter XP, it's okay to change the date.

Third, avoid the power supply of the cat is not open

XP is optimized for ISDN and broadband network design, for MODEM is not so "care". Many cats do not have proper drivers in XP. They can only be replaced by FOR 2000 or NT drivers, and dial-up exceptions often occur. Especially for many foreign cats, if you don't turn on the power of MODEM when you start XP, you will not find the hardware when you open XP after you enter the graphical interface. You need to refresh the scanning hardware or restart XP again in the device manager. trouble. So please pay attention to friends with foreign cats: remember to turn on your MODEM power before entering XP.

Fourth, avoid opening the default sharing and remote assistance

Because XP is part of the Microsoft .NET strategy, by default, many network functions are turned on. For example: share your drive, remotely solve Windows operation problems through the network, and so on. These network functions may be very convenient for people who know how to do it, but for beginners who don't have enough knowledge about network security, there is a certain danger, because sharing the drive and allowing remote assistance is the need to open the port of your computer and open it. Permissions, although XP has its own firewall, but if you encounter a clever virus or a malicious hacker, these services may also expose you to data loss or compromise.

People who are not familiar with network security knowledge are advised to turn off sharing and remote assistance if they do not need to access the LAN.

Five, avoid installing XP and then install Windows 9X in the same partition

XP is developed with NT architecture, but the default directory for placing files is not WINNT, in the partition where you install XP Also named is the Windows directory. If you install Windows 98 in the same partition after installing XP, not only may destroy the boot menu of multiple operating systems, but also may damage the XP system because the 98 installer overwrites the file, because 9X default installation path It is also Windows. Therefore, it is recommended that you still have a separate partition for each operating system, and pay attention to installing a low-level version of the window, and then install XP, so as not to use the installer to repair the multi-boot menu.

Six, avoid using XP standby or hibernation on machines that support ACPI is not good

Support ACPI is not good on the machine, mainly the problem of power supply and motherboard, if you use sleep at this time Or the standby function, after the recovery, the sound card may sound abnormally, with a lot of murmurs.

In addition, because standby and hibernation are to shut down the hard disk, but in the system with poor ACPI support, the hard disk is turned off but the power is not turned off, or even the hard disk is not completely closed, you may leave for a few seconds. After the hard disk is automatically turned on, the magnetic head is greatly affected by the current without being reset in a short time, and the life of the hard disk will be greatly affected.

suggest you find your XP system standby or hibernation function BUG, ​​the best another good power supply or motherboard good, you're not going to change, it is best not to use XP's standby and hibernate functions.