Comment re rig & o/s

DaneBrooke · 07-25-2008, 08:12 PM

It would be nice if we could add *all* our machines to our profile. I am running 4 desktops (The Athlon runs 5 OSs) and 3 laptops (leaving one spot on my hub for a guest.) And I imagine many, if not most, of us have multiple platforms.

**sobeit** · 07-26-2008, 08:57 AM

ot sure why you want to post all of your machines but you can add them as part of your signature as a few other members do.

Tumbleweed36 · 07-26-2008, 10:11 AM

DaneBrooke,

The reason we don't do that is called resources. There comes a point where we can not add resources and still have the forum operate normally. Therefore, limiting somewhat the content of the forum this way prevents us from taking resources that are needed elsewhere on the forum to operate in an efficient manner.

dai · 07-26-2008, 11:06 AM

it's mainly there so we can see what someone is running that we are helping

DaneBrooke · 07-27-2008, 12:44 AM

Right, but with multiple platforms that info all has to be supplied anew every time.

**Terrister** · 07-28-2008, 10:25 AM

I know a lot of the ones I answer have nothing to do with the os or machine in the profile. Would be nice to have this information in the very 1st post.

**jcgriff2** · 07-31-2008, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneBrooke

It would be nice if we could add *all* our machines to our profile. I am running 4 desktops (The Athlon runs 5 OSs) and 3 laptops (leaving one spot on my hub for a guest.) And I imagine many, if not most, of us have multiple platforms.

Good idea, but I think most would not keep it updated - like now with the OS listed under their name. Look in Vista - you will find many OS' listed as XP.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terrister

I know a lot of the ones I answer have nothing to do with the os or machine in the profile. Would be nice to have this information in the very 1st post.

I agree 100% - as many people have more than one system. But...

I prefer various sets of fresh reports to confirm the system info. Too often I have wasted my personal resources looking at a single sysinfo report while processing BSOD dumps... only to find out that the dumps and/or sysinfo report originated from different systems or the wrong system entirely as was in the case of a doctor who had an office network and provided me with dump files from various identical systems - but one sysinfo report.

JC

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sinclair_tm · 07-31-2008, 10:37 PM

All of mine are in my profile. Just click on the My System thingy under my name there to the left of this post and you'll see the stats of all three.

07-25-2008, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
DaneBrooke Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle! Posts: 110 OS: Win2000sp4+ My System	Comment re rig & o/s It would be nice if we could add all our machines to our profile. I am running 4 desktops (The Athlon runs 5 OSs) and 3 laptops (leaving one spot on my hub for a guest.) And I imagine many, if not most, of us have multiple platforms. __________________ Dane Brooke Seattle!

07-26-2008, 08:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Comment re rig & o/s ot sure why you want to post all of your machines but you can add them as part of your signature as a few other members do. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

07-26-2008, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Re: Comment re rig & o/s DaneBrooke, The reason we don't do that is called resources. There comes a point where we can not add resources and still have the forum operate normally. Therefore, limiting somewhat the content of the forum this way prevents us from taking resources that are needed elsewhere on the forum to operate in an efficient manner. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-26-2008, 11:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Comment re rig & o/s it's mainly there so we can see what someone is running that we are helping __________________

07-27-2008, 12:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
DaneBrooke Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle! Posts: 110 OS: Win2000sp4+ My System	Re: Comment re rig & o/s Right, but with multiple platforms that info all has to be supplied anew every time. __________________ Dane Brooke Seattle!

07-28-2008, 10:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Comment re rig & o/s I know a lot of the ones I answer have nothing to do with the os or machine in the profile. Would be nice to have this information in the very 1st post. __________________