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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Started conversation Nov 10, 2006
Traveller in Time 
running Windows 95 for half a year on end
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that is my record on a system I daily use so far.
The initial system was installed 1998 and has been refreshed every few months so far.
'as the number of DLL files on a computer increases over time.'
This is completely upon the use of the system nothing time related about it.
I can crash this system in a second by starting and stopping the wrong combination of programs (loading some mutually dependend libraries).
Most annoying of the blue screen is when you managed to reboot and then get the message _you_ had to stop the system in a normal fashion 
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Nov 10, 2006
Yes, I hate that message too, advising you to shut your computer down 'properly' next time!
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Nov 10, 2006
Traveller in Time on a polite system 
"The key about the dlls is just _not_ time. I have the windows 95 system up and running continuous for months without any glitch, and it does that already for several years. The dll problem (if it is the dlls and not a memory leak or a disk related problem) is _not_ time dependend in any way.
If I would get a penny for all the insults musof addressed to me, I would be as rich as Mr Gates. "
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Is mise Duncan Posted Nov 12, 2006
A percentage of windows related errors are due to memory leaks or integer overruns, both of which are time dependent...but, DLLs don't load "over time", they load on demand.
A tip for reducing your BSoD vulnerability is to remove any hardware drivers that you don't use - especially for second hand machines which may once have been attached to a different hardware setup. My only ever BSOD was eventually traced down to a hardware driver for a CD burner 
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AlexAshman Posted Nov 13, 2006
TiT - I'm not sure how to reword the DLL section to make it correct - any suggestions? 
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Nov 13, 2006
>The probability of such an event occurring increases depending upon how long the computer has been running the operating system for, as the number of DLL files on a computer increases over time.
The probability of such an event occurring increases depending upon how long the computer has been running the operating system for, as the number of DLL files on a computer increases over usage.
Traveller in Time reading 'Recumbentman'
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Nov 13, 2006
Traveller in Time rebuilding the line
"This even makes more sense:
The probability of such an event occurring increases depending upon what the operating system has been running, as the number of DLL files on a computer increases over usage.
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AlexAshman Posted Nov 13, 2006
Oh - I thought it would be more complicated 
will get on it right away
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- 1: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Nov 10, 2006)
- 2: AlexAshman (Nov 10, 2006)
- 3: Titania (gone for lunch) (Nov 10, 2006)
- 4: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Nov 10, 2006)
- 5: Is mise Duncan (Nov 12, 2006)
- 6: AlexAshman (Nov 13, 2006)
- 7: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Nov 13, 2006)
- 8: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Nov 13, 2006)
- 9: AlexAshman (Nov 13, 2006)
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