Although Windows XP has good stability, there are some things we should pay attention to when setting them up, otherwise it will cause system failure.
1. Avoid virtual optical drives
Nowadays, most virtual optical drives are unstable in XP, which can easily cause XP to crash, because virtual optical drives are different from general software: it tricked Windows in the "Device Manager" through a special mechanism, making Windows think that it has added a physical optical drive. XP only designed a driver for restoring hardware, but did not expect to "restore/delete" the hardware itself. Because XP is specially optimized for NTFS and network, and most virtual optical drives are developed in the FAT32 environment, there are currently few virtual optical drives that are well compatible with XP. If you have to install them, you have to endure several crashes and slowly try which one is stable. Maybe XP may crash.
Special reminder:
Even if you find a stable virtual optical drive software, if you virtualize more than 4 physical optical drives, it may trigger the activation verification mechanism of XP, requiring you to activate XP again - because Microsoft believes that you may have changed four hardware and it is likely that you have changed the machine, so it is recommended that you do not install a virtual optical drive.
If you really want to use a virtual optical drive, it is better to use multiple operating systems and install it with 98 inside. It seems that only when developers who write virtual optical drive software write a new version that can run stably without causing activation can everyone truly use virtual optical drive smoothly.
2. Avoid invalid dates
XP also has a date inspection mechanism that is suitable for activation inspection. If your motherboard CMOS battery goes down, or you misoperate or use other software that restricts dates, causing the date to become an invalid date in 1999 (XP has not been developed in 1999), then XP will lock the system at the word "Welcome" after initializing the graphical interface, and there are no prompts or options, and it will be like a crash except for the mouse to move. If you don't pay attention to the impact of the date, no matter what operation you use, it will not be able to repair XP, so be careful about the date when you start XP. It is OK to change the date after entering XP.
3. Avoid not turning on the power supply of the cat
XP is optimized for designs such as ISDN and broadband networks, and is not so "careful" for MODEM. Many cats do not have appropriate drivers in XP, and can only use FOR 2000 or NT drivers instead, and dialing abnormal problems often occur. Especially for many foreign cats, if the MODEM power supply is not turned on when starting XP, and then turning on XP after entering the graphical interface, the hardware will not be found. You need to refresh the scanning hardware in the device manager again or restart XP, which is very troublesome. So friends who use the outer cat, please pay attention: remember to turn on your MODEM power before entering XP.
4. Avoid turning on default sharing and remote assistance
Because XP is part of the implementation of Microsoft's .NET strategy, many network features are turned on by default. For example: sharing your drive, remotely assisting in solving Windows operation problems through the network, etc. These network functions may be very convenient for those who know the knowledge, but they are at risk for beginners who do not have enough network security knowledge, because sharing drives and allowing remote assistance require opening your computer's ports and opening certain permissions. Although XP has its own firewall, if you encounter clever viruses or malicious hackers, these services may also cause you to suffer from data loss or leaks.
Generally, people who are not familiar with network security knowledge are advised to turn off the sharing and remote assistance functions if they do not need to go to the LAN.
5. Don’t install Windows 9X in the same partition after installing XP.
XP is developed using the NT architecture, but the directory where the file is placed by default is not WINNT, and it is also named Windows directory on the partition where you install XP. If you install Windows 98 in the same partition after installing XP, it may not only destroy the startup menu of multiple operating systems, but also may also destroy the XP system because the 98 installer overwrites the files, because the default installation path of 9X is also Windows. Therefore, it is recommended that each operating system occupy an independent partition, and pay attention to installing the lower version of the window first and then installing XP to avoid using the installer to repair the multi-start menu.
6. Avoid using XP standby or sleep on machines that are not supported by ACPI
On machines that do not support ACPI, it is mainly due to the power supply and motherboard. If you use the hibernation or standby function at this time, the sound card may make abnormal sound after recovery, with a loud noise.
In addition, because both standby and sleep are required to turn off the hard disk, but in systems that do not support ACPI, turning off the hard disk without cutting off the power, and even turning off the hard disk is not complete. You may turn on the hard disk automatically after you leave for a few seconds. In this way, the head will be greatly impacted by the current before it is reset in a short period of time, and the life of the hard disk will be greatly affected.
It is recommended that if you find that there are bugs in your XP system's standby or hibernation function, it is best to change a good power supply or a good motherboard. If you don't plan to replace it, it is best not to use XP's standby and hibernation functions.
1. Avoid virtual optical drives
Nowadays, most virtual optical drives are unstable in XP, which can easily cause XP to crash, because virtual optical drives are different from general software: it tricked Windows in the "Device Manager" through a special mechanism, making Windows think that it has added a physical optical drive. XP only designed a driver for restoring hardware, but did not expect to "restore/delete" the hardware itself. Because XP is specially optimized for NTFS and network, and most virtual optical drives are developed in the FAT32 environment, there are currently few virtual optical drives that are well compatible with XP. If you have to install them, you have to endure several crashes and slowly try which one is stable. Maybe XP may crash.
Special reminder:
Even if you find a stable virtual optical drive software, if you virtualize more than 4 physical optical drives, it may trigger the activation verification mechanism of XP, requiring you to activate XP again - because Microsoft believes that you may have changed four hardware and it is likely that you have changed the machine, so it is recommended that you do not install a virtual optical drive.
If you really want to use a virtual optical drive, it is better to use multiple operating systems and install it with 98 inside. It seems that only when developers who write virtual optical drive software write a new version that can run stably without causing activation can everyone truly use virtual optical drive smoothly.
2. Avoid invalid dates
XP also has a date inspection mechanism that is suitable for activation inspection. If your motherboard CMOS battery goes down, or you misoperate or use other software that restricts dates, causing the date to become an invalid date in 1999 (XP has not been developed in 1999), then XP will lock the system at the word "Welcome" after initializing the graphical interface, and there are no prompts or options, and it will be like a crash except for the mouse to move. If you don't pay attention to the impact of the date, no matter what operation you use, it will not be able to repair XP, so be careful about the date when you start XP. It is OK to change the date after entering XP.
3. Avoid not turning on the power supply of the cat
XP is optimized for designs such as ISDN and broadband networks, and is not so "careful" for MODEM. Many cats do not have appropriate drivers in XP, and can only use FOR 2000 or NT drivers instead, and dialing abnormal problems often occur. Especially for many foreign cats, if the MODEM power supply is not turned on when starting XP, and then turning on XP after entering the graphical interface, the hardware will not be found. You need to refresh the scanning hardware in the device manager again or restart XP, which is very troublesome. So friends who use the outer cat, please pay attention: remember to turn on your MODEM power before entering XP.
4. Avoid turning on default sharing and remote assistance
Because XP is part of the implementation of Microsoft's .NET strategy, many network features are turned on by default. For example: sharing your drive, remotely assisting in solving Windows operation problems through the network, etc. These network functions may be very convenient for those who know the knowledge, but they are at risk for beginners who do not have enough network security knowledge, because sharing drives and allowing remote assistance require opening your computer's ports and opening certain permissions. Although XP has its own firewall, if you encounter clever viruses or malicious hackers, these services may also cause you to suffer from data loss or leaks.
Generally, people who are not familiar with network security knowledge are advised to turn off the sharing and remote assistance functions if they do not need to go to the LAN.
5. Don’t install Windows 9X in the same partition after installing XP.
XP is developed using the NT architecture, but the directory where the file is placed by default is not WINNT, and it is also named Windows directory on the partition where you install XP. If you install Windows 98 in the same partition after installing XP, it may not only destroy the startup menu of multiple operating systems, but also may also destroy the XP system because the 98 installer overwrites the files, because the default installation path of 9X is also Windows. Therefore, it is recommended that each operating system occupy an independent partition, and pay attention to installing the lower version of the window first and then installing XP to avoid using the installer to repair the multi-start menu.
6. Avoid using XP standby or sleep on machines that are not supported by ACPI
On machines that do not support ACPI, it is mainly due to the power supply and motherboard. If you use the hibernation or standby function at this time, the sound card may make abnormal sound after recovery, with a loud noise.
In addition, because both standby and sleep are required to turn off the hard disk, but in systems that do not support ACPI, turning off the hard disk without cutting off the power, and even turning off the hard disk is not complete. You may turn on the hard disk automatically after you leave for a few seconds. In this way, the head will be greatly impacted by the current before it is reset in a short period of time, and the life of the hard disk will be greatly affected.
It is recommended that if you find that there are bugs in your XP system's standby or hibernation function, it is best to change a good power supply or a good motherboard. If you don't plan to replace it, it is best not to use XP's standby and hibernation functions.