I have a copy of Corel Linux on cdrom here but have never installed it
because I can't play my games on it too.
I have a copy of Corel Linux on cdrom here but have never installed it
because I can't play my games on it too.
I really would like to, but then I won't be able to use my expensive copies
of Adobe Photoshop and Pagemaker, not to mention all the games I own too.
Also there are no Linux drivers for my ATI R8500.
"Marc"
Pretty close Marc.... But I like to think I'm more the don't replace(i.e.
spend $$) something that was already working. :)
--don't replace(i.e. spend $$) something that was already working. :)
--don't replace(i.e.spend $$) something that was.... (<bzzrtscrit>)
dave henrie
> > You really want something to tinker with?
> > Go download Linux. ;)
> I have a copy of Corel Linux on cdrom here but have never installed it
> because I can't play my games on it too.
--
Fester
"Is it that we need a nobrainer Linux desktop OS for people with no
brains or should people do a little more reading and smarten up?"
from alt.linux.mandrake NG
> > The burning software in XP is by Roxio. 8-( Guess what they want you
to
> > do?
> Oh geeze, so it's really Roxio Lite then. :-)
> > Yup, bout 60-65 bucks depending where you get it I guess.
> > I never thought I would need imaging software, but after getting this
> clean
> > install of XP and it be so rock solid, I wanted to image my drive to
> another
> > , so should something happen I can revert back to my previous freshly
> > activated copy of XP.
> > Don Burnette
> I should have stuck with FAT32 then I could still be using my *free* copy
of
> Ghost. Oh well, stuck with XP's system restore isn't too bad I guess.
Here's a really dandy, step-by-step article on how to optimize XP:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/,3396,s%253D1027%2526a%253D19543,...
(URL MAY WRAP!)
Some minor little things like disabling fast user switching (if not
necessary) and cutting down on some of the visual effects will do a great
deal for performance. Remember, too, the OEM has probably installed a whole
lot of unnecessary "monitoring" software which runs in the background just
in case their techs need to access the machine.
--
Chris H.
> \(The
> > > >Keep in mind that during this whole process MICROSOFT had all of my
> data
> > > >locked up and held hostage by this stupid activation system.
> > > Thus setting up a scenario where MS decide to raise the activation to
> $400 or
> > > something, just out of the blue. You'd have to pay the money, or lose
> all
> > your
> > > data.
> > > Sounds like extortion to me... :(
> > It isn't. Just ask GWB's "Department of Justice XP"(TM).
> > /Jens
Eldred
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>> >If your Dad is a computer neophyte he is much better off with XP IMO.
>> I considered that too, but I haven't made up my mind yet...
>> Eldred
>> --
>XP all the way man, the stability alone is awesome.
Eldred
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> >Yeah, but I heard the Dad (I forget his name), was a genuine, prime,
grade-A
> >*** in real life, and no one on the show could stand to be near the
guy
> >between takes :)
> Robert Reed. (useless trivia info...<g>)
> Eldred
> --
Or, it might be because that copy is forever locked to your computer and
can't even be MOVED to a different machine (OEM copies are not transferrable
to a different machine).
There's a reason for it. It sure ain't out of goodness :)
-Larry
> > Since, I believe January of 2000, Microsoft has pressured OEM's to NOT
> > provide full Windows CD's with their computers.
> > From what I understand, the OEM's absolutely HATE the idea, but you know
> how
> > that goes. Can't risk pissing off the Mothership. Might start getting
> > late/short deliveries and what...
> > It's definetely a MS thing, not an OEM thing.
> > -Larry
> > > Isn't that the preference of the OEM? Don't the OEMs want to lock the
> > > consumer into using just their product and their support? A user can
> > order
> > > a machine without an OS and purchase an "OEM" version (with qualifying
> > > hardware) at a lot of places. Or, like a lot of us have done, build
> your
> > > own if you have the knowledge to do so.
> > > --
> > > Chris H.
> > > > What about all those people who buy OEM machines, and get screwed
out
> of
> > > > their real OS CD's, and only get restoration CD's.
> > > > Another fine Microsoft idea :(
> > > > -Larry
> > > > > I believe that's where we need to boot with the CD and enter using
> > Safe
> > > > Mode
> > > > > without Internet enabled. I haven't had to do that, but I believe
> > it'll
> > > > let
> > > > > you copy personal data files off to another partition or hard
drive.
> > > > > - Chris H.
> > > > > > I think the problem there is that it kicks in too soon, before
> > > services
> > > > > even
> > > > > > launch. That's why I was unable to re-activate by internet
> because
> > > the
> > > > > NIC
> > > > > > card drivers never had a chance to re-install themselves.
> > > > > > At a minimum, MS should at least get you to the Desktop, and
> permit
> > > you
> > > > to
> > > > > > COPY files to another medium. At least that way your data isn't
> > held
> > > > > > hostage. That really pissed me off more than anything else.
> > > > > > Oh, well :)
> > > > > > -Larry
At this rate, the new iMac might actually out-sell Windows XP :)
-Larry
> So much is based on "knowledgeable industry sources' expectations"
perceive
> should happen. When it doesn't, whatever the item is turns out to be a
> flop. It isn't their projection that's wrong. I wouldn't mind
> three-quarters of a million of something selling. 8-)
> --
> Chris H.
> > "You need to research your false claims *prior* to spewing forth :)
> > > did not sell XP the way they had hoped it would sale (even with the
> > > commericals). In fact it is their worst launch of a operating system
in
> > > recent time.
It depends on where the numbers come from.
If the factory drops a copy on the floor and it falls down in a crack in the
concrete, Microsoft counts it as a moved license :)
Then, there's re-shelving. While it might be possible to figure out how
many copies a store sells, it's impossible to know how many to subtract
because of the one's that were shelved after an initial trial period.
One thing is for certain. It's fairly easy to say the actual number of
in-use copies is FAR less than what Microsoft reports as sales.
-Larry
> > > While in theory your method would work, it does not work when dealing
> with
> > a
> > > Monopoly.
> > > Which is the worst part about a Monopoly. Voting with one's wallet is
> not
> > a
> > > concern to them.
> > And complaining in a newsgroup that Microsoft probably doesn't even know
> > about, much less cares about is going to make a difference?
> > It is the only choice we have. There is no reason to go to XP, why give
> them
> > money and support them? Espically if there is no reason to have it.
> > A couple of years ago Intel had the identification built in the the P3.
It
> > upset many people, many people did not buy a P3 because of that. When
they
> > introduced the P4, they made sure everyone knew it did not have the
> > identification code in it. Although Intel is not a Monopoly, they are
> close
> > to a monopoly. It seemed to make a difference to Intel.
> > Let me ask you this, if everyone stopped buying XP, and stuck with 98,
ME,
> > or 2000, which will still run almost everything you want to run, what
> would
> > happen to Microsofts profits? Espically with the Xbox (which is costing
> > Microsoft an arm and a leg). I think not buying it, can, and will make a
> > difference. It already has made a difference, there profits where down.
> They
> > did not sell XP the way they had hoped it would sale (even with the
> > commericals). In fact it is their worst launch of a operating system in
> > recent time.
> Hmm, that's just opposite of what I have been hearing, I thought XP's
sales
> were way above and beyond what they had anticipated.
> Don Burnette
There is a news item today that covers an XP update, and this is one of the
symptoms it is reported to fix.
The last time I checked, the link was dead.
It's an XP Pre-SP1 patch, and the Q article says a fix is 'in the works'.
-Larry
> Another example of software that does Packet Writing that most don't know
> about. DriveImage creates CD's in packet written format.
> -Larry
> > > Actually, my guess is that they are being packet-written, and his
Win98
> > > doesn't have the UDF driver installed.
> > > Packet-Written CD's (except in certain circumstances where some
software
> > > burners can 'close' them for use on other machines) are not a normal
> > format
> > > and need help.
> > > -Larry
> > You serious? XP uses packet writing even on a CDR? I don't think it is
> > packet writing because when doing this drag and drop method it writes a
> lead
> > in/lead out just like when you burn cdr with other software. Packet
> writing
> > doesn't do that.