{OT} -- Computer Problem
#261
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
> switched to Linux, or Mac?
Yep, using an Ibook. Somewhere upthread someone was talking about a
linux setup.
user wrote:
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> snip>
>
> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
> switched to Linux, or Mac?
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> switched to Linux, or Mac?
Yep, using an Ibook. Somewhere upthread someone was talking about a
linux setup.
user wrote:
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> snip>
>
> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
> switched to Linux, or Mac?
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#262
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
#265
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
wrote:
>Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
>drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
>even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
>way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
>
>The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
>
>Oh well.
>
>Mike
>
Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
working?
Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
cards.
....
>Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>> of different tasks.
>>>
>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
>>> faster.
>>>
>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
>>> what my strategy will be.
>>>
>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>> will restore from.
>>>
>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>
>>
>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
>> tolerate the pain that long).
>>
>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>>
>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>>
>>
>> NEW QUESTION
>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff
>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd
>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what
>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
>> "dummies" in the title ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
#266
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Hey Frank,
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#267
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Hey Frank,
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#268
Guest
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Hey Frank,
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#269
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Hey Frank,
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
computer skills, FWIW
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No spyware,
> no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file system :-)
> It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can get a CD
> shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#270
Guest
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
Thanks, Frank_v7.0!
I wanted to write the same thing but without it sounding like a
"Neener, neener, neener" type of statement. And, no, you didn't make it
sound that way either. :)
It's just that I have been running several distros of Linux for the
last 6 years and have had no problems that the Microsofties are saying
they are having. For the last 5 months I have been running PCLinuxOS.93,
waiting patiently for .94 Started my Linux experience with Mandrake
8.0. Played with Suse, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Gentoo, and now PCLinuxOS,
My wife runs her computers with Microsoft products flawlessly and she
even has a couple Macs with OSX that I want to try to learn.
> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>
> user wrote:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>> snip>
>>
>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>
Thanks, Frank_v7.0!
I wanted to write the same thing but without it sounding like a
"Neener, neener, neener" type of statement. And, no, you didn't make it
sound that way either. :)
It's just that I have been running several distros of Linux for the
last 6 years and have had no problems that the Microsofties are saying
they are having. For the last 5 months I have been running PCLinuxOS.93,
waiting patiently for .94 Started my Linux experience with Mandrake
8.0. Played with Suse, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Gentoo, and now PCLinuxOS,
My wife runs her computers with Microsoft products flawlessly and she
even has a couple Macs with OSX that I want to try to learn.