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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / May 2005Fred - May 3rd
Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale monster.... Monday things looked good for a free month of May, as King Arthur might say, the Merry Month of May.... Today the scale showed the same as yesterday and no telling what Weds might show. Today, traffic was terrible after a shooting near the freeway so I thought.... hmmm. Looked at traffic maps and when WW had a nearby meeting. Work was undemanding so I went for a WI. Can one say "skin of teeth?" FREE but only by 0.2 - not bad but certainly not good. But since the weight actually has been almost stable for about a week, I will take it and run (hopefully, off my butt) for the rest of the month. Hope all have luck and success this week. (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Whatever works! You got past the scale monster and ended up with another free month under your belt. Don't know anything about XP but it doesn't sound good. Does this mean you'll be fading in and out? -- Linda P >Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale >monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >(meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >everything runs as if under honey or molasses) >Whatever works! You got past the scale monster and ended up with >another free month under your belt. Same weight again this morning. Maybe I have finally recovered the stamina to hold the switch in place - for the moment. >Don't know anything about XP but it doesn't sound good. Does this mean >you'll be fading in and out? Quite possibly. If my weight were as consistent as my XP problems, I would have things under complete control. Frightening is that MS wants cars to be more automated. I can see a CRASH being the real thing and the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH being just death!!!!!! Scary thoughts  SignatureWill~ 196.2 / 131.8 / 137 lbs 89 / 59.8 / 62.1 Kg Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg > > >Whatever works! You got past the scale monster and ended up with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > wants cars to be more automated. I can see a CRASH being the real > thing and the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH being just death!!!!!! Congratulations on being FREE for the next month! Hope you can solve your computer problems soon. Brenda > Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale > monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. > everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Thanks. The XP, service pack 2 installation took hours - it ran as slowly as the computer has been functioning. We shall see..... >Congratulations on being FREE for the next month! Hope you can solve >your computer problems soon. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Let me know how you like the sp2. I have heard others complain of *issues*, so have avoided it myself. I'm hoping they get the quirks worked out of it soon. Joyce >Thanks. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Jumping in here...I avoided installing SP2 on our 3 XP machines. We finally bit the bullet and installed it. The only noticable problem is that I have lost the ability to "see" DH's PC on our network. Some firewall setting or something is preventing connection. Otherwise we have not noticed any problems. > Let me know how you like the sp2. I have heard others complain of > *issues*, so [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Oh boy, the network issue might cause us some problems since the kids share my printer. And I often work from my laptop or family room computer, and grab files from my main computer. I think we have too many computers. <g> Joyce >Jumping in here...I avoided installing SP2 on our 3 XP machines. We finally >bit the bullet and installed it. The only noticable problem is that I have [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) I KNOW we have too many computers in this house.<g> The 3 of us have our own computer. I have a spare/backup desktop in our bedroom so that makes 4 right there. Then we just upgraded mine and DD's laptops so we have those 2 new ones floating around the place. The spare upstairs is on 24x7 with the monitor turned off. My printer is attached to that one so that DD and I can print stuff. Its only DH's computer that is having the problem. I have not researched it very much. He does not want me touching his machine so I have to do my tweaking when he is at work. I don't know if he changed something or the SP2 install did something. I can *see* his computer on the network but it won't let me connect. Very strange. > Oh boy, the network issue might cause us some problems since the kids > share my [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] >>>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Well, I am one computer shorter (brother finally removed his) and balanced that with my daughters new college laptop arriving on our doorstep yesterday. Lesseeeeee, there are 4 desktops hooked up to the network (me and the two kiddies, and the spare) ... and we each have our own laptops, hub has a laptop he hasn't learned how to turn on yet <g> and daughter has an additional laptop. What's that ... 8 total??? We have to jump through hoops to see my sons computer on our network, because he runs Win2000 and the rest of us use XP. I know it isn't supposed to be a problem, but it is. Somedays he is there, somedays he mysteriously disappears. I may have to go play with it sometime, but I usually try to avoid stumbling through his bedroom. LOL Joyce >I KNOW we have too many computers in this house.<g> The 3 of us have our own >computer. I have a spare/backup desktop in our bedroom so that makes 4 right [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] >>>>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) I did find that connecting with my win2K machine worked differently. You need to have an ID and password set up on the win2K machine for things to work. This can be the admin ID or a user ID but it does require a password set to get things to work plus a folder on the machine needs to be set as "Share". when the other machines try and access his machine the first time you will get prompted for the ID and password. Once that is sucessfully entered the connection should always be there. > Well, I am one computer shorter (brother finally removed his) and balanced > that [quoted text clipped - 96 lines] >>>>>>>> system. >>>>>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) hmmmmmmmm, I will have to check into that sometime when sonny boy is actually home during daylight hours. <g> I'm not sure if he has an ID/password, never asked. Thanks for the info. Joyce >I did find that connecting with my win2K machine worked differently. You >need to have an ID and password set up on the win2K machine for things to [quoted text clipped - 104 lines] >>>>>>>>> system. >>>>>>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) I am hoping that sp2 will have fixed my slowdown issues which may be virus or spyware related and that sp2 would overwrite some bad files somewhere. So far, fingers crossed, MAYBE. I had avoided it, too but decided at this point, I would give it a try. I did look but not that hard for a REPAIR option on my original xp disk but it only wanted to do a full install. Maybe the web had something but I got a disk from work to boot to sp2 and just ran the damn thing. MS is working on the next version so you migth just wait for that. >Let me know how you like the sp2. I have heard others complain of *issues*, so >have avoided it myself. I'm hoping they get the quirks worked out of it soon. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) >I am hoping that sp2 will have fixed my slowdown issues which may be > virus or spyware related and that sp2 would overwrite some bad files > somewhere. So far, fingers crossed, MAYBE. As for curing your problems, who knows. If you are truely having some issues I would start over again by reformating the HD. I know that it is a pain and very time consuming but sometimes worth the effort. If it was due to a virus or spyware related reformating sometimes is your only option if it is nasty bug. My daughter got infected with something and it took AdAware, Spybot, Spysweeper and A-squared before it was completely clean of all of the spyware. I came pretty close to reformating the hard drive if I hadn't been persistant enough to try all 4 programs. I think it was Spysweeper that finally detected it. It also took multiple scans with each program before it was completely gone. I spent most of an afternoon working on it. > I had avoided it, too but decided at this point, I would give it a > try. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > something but I got a disk from work to boot to sp2 and just ran the > damn thing. I think the "repair" option is to reinstall over the existing OS. It does not reformat the hard drive but you do have to reinstall everything as the registry is wiped clean. Your data files are safe but the programs are hosed. Still a pain. > MS is working on the next version so you migth just wait for that. I think the new MS version is not due out for at least another year. I would install SP2 because of the security holes it plugs. >>I am hoping that sp2 will have fixed my slowdown issues which may be >> virus or spyware related and that sp2 would overwrite some bad files [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >finally detected it. It also took multiple scans with each program before it >was completely gone. I spent most of an afternoon working on it. I may give all of those options a try. I've run 2 or 3 of them plus norton but I hear that it may not be catching things. >> I had avoided it, too but decided at this point, I would give it a >> try. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >registry is wiped clean. Your data files are safe but the programs are >hosed. Still a pain. Yes, that's what I don't want but clearly it may be inevitable >> MS is working on the next version so you migth just wait for that. > >I think the new MS version is not due out for at least another year. I would >install SP2 because of the security holes it plugs. Since I'm running along fine at this moment, I'll probably hold off. I update fixes for sp1 still, but that is as far as I go. You really didn't have anything to lose by trying it though. I'm hoping it resolves all your issues. Joyce >I am hoping that sp2 will have fixed my slowdown issues which may be >virus or spyware related and that sp2 would overwrite some bad files [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) > Since I'm running along fine at this moment, I'll probably hold off. > I update fixes for sp1 still, but that is as far as I go. > > You really didn't have anything to lose by trying it though. I'm > hoping it resolves all your issues. Holding of SP2 is not a wise decision, because the next bunch of security fixes will have SP2 as a prerequisite, in other words: they force you to have SP2 installed otherwise they won't even install. I suggest you download a couple of programs to eradicate the spyware from your computer before installing SP2: Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 1.05 (freeware) : http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&t ag=button Spysweeper 3.5 for home users (Trial): http://www.webroot.com/downloads/ Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3 (freeware): http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?pa rt=dl-spybot&subj=dl&tag=but CWShredder 2.14 (freeware): http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html Spywareblaster 3.3 (freeware): http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html Windows AntiSpyware (Beta, but works very good): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4 c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en If you find the 270 MB download of SP2 too large you can also order a CD with this Service Pack at Microsoft free of charge. It will take 4 to 6 weeks before delivery. More info on ordering this CD can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/d efault.mspx Ekko 247/205/198 > Joyce > [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > >>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" > system. >>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) >> Since I'm running along fine at this moment, I'll probably hold off. >> I update fixes for sp1 still, but that is as far as I go. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > security fixes will have SP2 as a prerequisite, in other words: they > force you to have SP2 installed otherwise they won't even install. I'm surprised that this has not already happened. They did say that they will stop allowing people to not skip the SP2 updates shortly. So if you want any updates you *will* have to bite the bullet and install SP2 else you can forget about any updates. >I > suggest you download a couple of programs to eradicate the spyware from [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Spysweeper 3.5 for home users (Trial): http://www.webroot.com/downloads/ For Fred and other AT&T Worldnet customer: we have access to Spysweeper for free. Just go to this page: http://www.att.net/security/sc_pc.html?DCMP=ILC-security&HQS=mainnav_pc You can either do an online scan or download the product to install on your harddrive. > Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3 (freeware): > http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?pa [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/d > efault.mspx Mine arrived in about a week. They will tell you 4-6 weeks so I was very surprised when it showed up in days. Well worth the wait. I grabbed the AT&T offer. Thanks >>> Since I'm running along fine at this moment, I'll probably hold off. >>> I update fixes for sp1 still, but that is as far as I go. [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] >Mine arrived in about a week. They will tell you 4-6 weeks so I was very >surprised when it showed up in days. Well worth the wait. > >> Since I'm running along fine at this moment, I'll probably hold > off. >> I update fixes for sp1 still, but that is as far as I go. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > So if you want any updates you will have to bite the bullet and > install SP2 else you can forget about any updates. For most of the recent updates SP2 is already needed as a prerequisite, but SP2 will definitely needed in the near future for all XP-updates. <software links removed> > > If you find the 270 MB download of SP2 too large you can also order > > a CD with this Service Pack at Microsoft free of charge. It will [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Mine arrived in about a week. They will tell you 4-6 weeks so I was > very surprised when it showed up in days. Well worth the wait. Ekko 247/205/198 Thanks for the info Ekko. There is no spyware on my system, I keep pretty good track of all that ... and keep the kiddies off too. Amazing I have by far fewer computer problems since they are no longer allowed on my machine. <g> I'm sure I'll get around to SP2 sooner or later, just not in too much of a hurry right now. Joyce >> Since I'm running along fine at this moment, I'll probably hold off. >> I update fixes for sp1 still, but that is as far as I go. [quoted text clipped - 97 lines] >> >>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" >> system. >>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) > >> Joyce > >> [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > >> >>>>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" > >> system. >>>>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) > Thanks for the info Ekko. There is no spyware on my system, I keep > pretty good track of all that ... and keep the kiddies off too. > Amazing I have by far fewer computer problems since they are no > longer allowed on my machine. <g> I wish more people would do this. Or at least monitor what their kids are doing on their PCs. I would save them from a lot of computer-troubles. > I'm sure I'll get around to SP2 sooner or later, just not in too much > of a hurry right now. Please do it sooner rather than later, because Microsoft sees SP2 more and more as a prerequisite to provide you with updates. There are more than 20 post-SP2 hotfixes already, most of them marked as critical by Microsoft themselves. Ekko 247/205/198 Well you got away with it, even if 0.2 is quite a close shave! Hope you get to fix the computer one way or the other. SignatureNathalie from Belgium 134.1/88.4/minigoal 86.2/ Goal 68 Kg 295.6/194.9/minigoal 190/Goal 150 pounds CL Challenge: 199.5/194.9/185.5 pounds 90.5/88.4/84.1 Kg > Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale > monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. > everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Thanks. Yes, it was close. I decided to go for it rather than "weighting" till later in the month since it looked like I could lock May in early. I do not plan on blowing things anyway but.... Fred, on the laptop. >Well you got away with it, even if 0.2 is quite a close shave! Hope you get >to fix the computer one way or the other. >Can one say "skin of teeth?" > >FREE but only by 0.2 - not bad but certainly not good. But since the >weight actually has been almost stable for about a week, I will take >it and run (hopefully, off my butt) for the rest of the month. Another month under your belt. Make sure there isn't as much under your belt next month:) >(meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >everything runs as if under honey or molasses) I had a mate who put sp2 on his laptop and had a similar problem. If it's still running like a dog take a look in task manager to find out whats taking all the CPU. I can't remember what the task was that my mate had, but when we aborted it the laptop worked great afterwards. (I had a quick google to make sure it wasn't anything interesting first). Ray >>Can one say "skin of teeth?" >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Another month under your belt. Make sure there isn't as much under >your belt next month:) I am trying. I particularly want to be at or under goal at the two year point which is coming up next month. I have to cinch the belt (around the mouth!) >>(meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>everything runs as if under honey or molasses) >I had a mate who put sp2 on his laptop and had a similar problem. If >it's still running like a dog take a look in task manager to find out >whats taking all the CPU. I can't remember what the task was that my >mate had, but when we aborted it the laptop worked great afterwards. >(I had a quick google to make sure it wasn't anything interesting >first). Actually, it was just the installation running on the very SLOW computer that was nuts. Since everything ran slow, the SP2 installation took about 6 hours - not kidding. At first, it appeared to still be slow but it might have cured something. More tests are needed. I a boat that needs an anchor..... >Ray Whew ! Good work ! SignatureWill~ 196.2 / 131.8 / 137 lbs 89 / 59.8 / 62.1 Kg Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg > Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale > monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. > everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Work yes, but it could definitely be gooder!!! It is taking discipline and trying to talk myself away from snacks >Whew ! Good work ! I'm there with you these days, we're having a family crisis that is ongoing and I got the snack monster attacking me a lot !Add hormones going wilde and working a crazy schedule and I'm just out of whack ! Set a goal ! I'm going home end of july and I wanna be THIN ! Gooder.. Wow.. I wish I could invent a word.. ;op SignatureWill~ 196.2 / 131.8 / 137 lbs 89 / 59.8 / 62.1 Kg Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg > Work yes, but it could definitely be gooder!!! It is taking > discipline and trying to talk myself away from snacks > > >Whew ! Good work ! >I'm there with you these days, we're having a family crisis that is ongoing >and I got the snack monster attacking me a lot !Add hormones going wilde and >working a crazy schedule and I'm just out of whack ! I hope life lets you catch up or slows down - whichever is more practical. >Set a goal ! I'm going home end of july and I wanna be THIN ! I want to hike easily and actually, that has been somewhat of a driving force in this ongoing Weight Watching. I like the current ability to do it, even as I age. Although I think that when I have a tough day out there I wonder why I am controlling my weight when it is not getting any easier - obvious answer - it could be much worse. >Gooder.. Wow.. I wish I could invent a word.. ;op Go ahead. You've my permission (G) Well har de har my lurking paid off. I got my April w.i. the last week, and was official at 164.8, don't know when I will go in May. Actually went to a Party Friday night past... as in out of the house social gathering..... Bizarre . My life is er.. an Actual Life these days. SignatureLesanne > Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale > monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. > everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Lurking and not eating pays off. Enjoy real life - you are owed it. Now I need to get back down to fighting weight.... >Well har de har my lurking paid off. I got my April w.i. the last week, and >was official at 164.8, don't know when I will go in May. Actually went to a >Party Friday night past... as in out of the house social gathering..... >Bizarre . >My life is er.. an Actual Life these days. An Actual Life... Lesanne, this is the best news of the week. >Actually went to a Party Friday night past... as in out of the house social gathering..... >Bizarre . >My life is er.. an Actual Life these days. Enjoy Actual Life! Nice to *see* you! Brenda > Well har de har my lurking paid off. I got my April w.i. the last week, > and was official at 164.8, don't know when I will go in May. Actually went [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Oh yeah, Good Going Free!! Hope we both soon quit struggling around goal and get a little wiggle room again. I know I am Exhausted :)-- Lesanne > Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale > monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. > everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Yes, we seem to have given up the competition since the struggle with the scale on our own is more than sufficient to drive me/we nuts. >Oh yeah, Good Going Free!! Hope we both soon quit struggling around goal and >get a little wiggle room again. I know I am Exhausted :)-- [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) you betcha :). SignatureLESLIE ARNIM > Yes, we seem to have given up the competition since the struggle with > the scale on our own is more than sufficient to drive me/we nuts. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Congrats on one more freebie month, means you are doing something right. <g> Good going Fred! (now step away from those meringues) Joyce >Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale >monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >(meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >everything runs as if under honey or molasses) I WAS doing something right. Tonight was a bit overboard on a dinner of FRIEDS and then chocolate custard with chocolate sprinkles for dessert. Or is that chocolate jimmies to some folks? >Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Congrats on one more freebie month, means you are >doing something right. <g> Good going Fred! (now step away from those meringues) [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>(meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>everything runs as if under honey or molasses) LOL! Those nights do happen, you know how to handle them though. Reduce for a few days and it all will even out. Easy to say, right? <g> They are definitely sprinkles here ... jimmy is my vehicle. lol Joyce >I WAS doing something right. Tonight was a bit overboard on a dinner >of FRIEDS and then chocolate custard with chocolate sprinkles for [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>(meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >>>everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Good job on another FREE month. You seem to have gotten things under control at least in the weight department. If only your PC problems could get under control that easy. > Yup, early one week, late another week - whatever works for the scale > monster.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. > everything runs as if under honey or molasses) Like I mentioned elsewhere - if my weight were as consistent as my pc problems..... >Good job on another FREE month. You seem to have gotten things under control >at least in the weight department. If only your PC problems could get under [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> (meanwhile sp2 is slowly attempting to update my "failing XP" system. >> everything runs as if under honey or molasses) |
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