Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
Thanks guys!

Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
> distribution.
>
>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>
>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image.
>> 3. You will be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click on
>> the Open button.
>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>
> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>
> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order the
> CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>
>

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ÐÏࡱá

 

I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the machine
lost a race with a snail.

I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
protection ...

The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference is
that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...




"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>

 

I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the machine
lost a race with a snail.

I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
protection ...

The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference is
that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...




"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>

 

I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the machine
lost a race with a snail.

I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
protection ...

The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference is
that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...




"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>

 

I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the machine
lost a race with a snail.

I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
protection ...

The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference is
that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...




"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>

 

LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

The Merg wrote:
> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
> Thanks guys!
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>> distribution.
>>
>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>
>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image.
>>> 3. You will be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>> on the Open button.
>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>
>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>
>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>
>>
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>
>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

The Merg wrote:
> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
> Thanks guys!
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>> distribution.
>>
>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>
>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image.
>>> 3. You will be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>> on the Open button.
>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>
>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>
>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>
>>
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>
>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

The Merg wrote:
> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
> Thanks guys!
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>> distribution.
>>
>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>
>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image.
>>> 3. You will be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>> on the Open button.
>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>
>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>
>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>
>>
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>
>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

The Merg wrote:
> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
> Thanks guys!
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>> distribution.
>>
>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>
>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image.
>>> 3. You will be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>> on the Open button.
>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>
>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>
>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>
>>
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>
>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

Try AVG Free ver. 7.5 for anti-virus and their free spyware program
works well. I use them both on my Windows XP drive. And you can't go
wrong with AdAware and SpyBot S&D.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
> reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the
> machine lost a race with a snail.
>
> I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
> protection ...
>
> The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
> Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference
> is that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...
>
>
>
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

--
FRH