I don't work for anyone. I'm disabled and on permanent Social Security
Disability. I've also run everything from DOS 1.0 until today. I posted
a link to a very good explanation of what goes into the activation count
earlier: http://www.racesimcentral.net/
- Chris H.
I have to agree with Chris, if you don't like the "features" of XP, don't
buy it (although don't even think about buying a new computer, thats another
subject though). All the moaning and complaining means nothing if you go out
and buy it. The only message that Microsoft will listen to is the finacial
one, if XP flops then that is a message they will listen to. Otherwise why
should they care if your happy? You keep buying there software.
Although, it is nice to hear of the problems to inform people (which is what
this tread started out being).
> > Do you really think we can make or break MS...too late I think. I'd like
> to
> > hear your plan however :)
> Well, after reading this article below I have made up my mind. I'm going
> back to Win98, I'm going to install Win98Lite by Shane Brooks to gut out
IE,
> I'm going to use Opera as my web browser and I'm going to use Agent for
news
> and email. This is as far as I'm ever going with Microsft softare for the
> forseeable future.
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/#demandslist
> "Second, we do not recommend consumers use any Microsoft products, for a
> variety of reasons including its history on privacy and security. Creating
> something called an "import privacy rule" for IE6 constitutes an implied
> endor***t very remote from our estimation of the company and its
products.
> Regrettably, the products we recommend for people to protect their privacy
> online are not made by Microsoft. Other web browsers have consistently
> provided better cookie management features and less privacy-invasive
> defaults. It is very sad that the largest software manufacturer has done
so
> little for privacy, and is willfully continuing that trailership
position."
Don Burnette
> > > > If MS didn't feel like overcharging for anything and everything they
> > > sell -
> > > > you could spend more on the software you're putting on your computer
> > than
> > > > the computer itself with Microsoft products alone - I highly doubt
> > piracy
> > > > would be any problem.
> > > I don't consider MS pricing overpriced at all. Considering that Norton
> > Ghost
> > > 2002 costs $119.00 CAD and XP Home cost me $139.00 CAD I would say
that
> XP
> > > gives far more bng for the buck.
> > Ghost costs that much for absolute CRAP!?!? Wow. It can't even deal
with
> > NTFS partitions! I think I got it packaged with a motherboard once.
> > Milhouse
> > > > And I'll take my friends over some 100% anti-MS *** whining in a
> > > newsgroup
> > > > any day.
> > > At least I don't steal from Microsoft! You think your friends are some
> > > modern day Robin Hood's or what?
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
> Without knowing the specific CD-ROMs involved on your XP or Win98 systems
or
> the specific media you're using, some of this is just a shot in the dark.
> (1) Some CD-ROMs are partial to one brand or other CDs, and it depends on
> whether a CD-R or CD-RW is used in some cases.
> (2) Shell recording creates Mode 2 multisession discs in a standard
> ISO-9660/Joliet format. Some older players can't handle mode 2 -- and some
> can't handle multisession discs. The combination needs an up to date
> reader - though up to date in this context really means something that's
no
> older than a few years.
> (3) The recorded discs do read okay on Windows XP, correct? Shell
> recording is also just terminally broken with some recorders, and an
> unreadable disc is one of the symptoms.
> (4) Media quality can play a part in something like this as well. There's
a
> lot of cheap stuff floating around (some of it under well known brand
> names), so one of the standard suggestions is to try different media --
> preferably good quality, not the 100 blanks for $9.99 things that
sometimes
> show up at the box stores.
> (5) The approach of testing a different program also may work, like Nero
> has a free, 30-day trial version available to see if the writing software
is
> the program. Be sure to clear the enable tab for shell recording in the
> recorder's properties, though.
> (6) You can try going into the recording page and set the speed down to a
> manual level - one within the CD-RW speed of the drive. If you're using
> CD-RW media, the built-in software sees it as CD-R and will record at CD-R
> speed (usually twice as fast) if left to make the decision.
> (7) If you're using multi-session Mode 2 CDRs that haven't been closed,
> then that may be why the Win98 system cannot read the disks although there
> are very few CD-ROMs now which can't handle multi-session such as certain
> early NECs up to about 1995.
> (8) Burning compatible CDs and using them from one system to the next is
> described as being an "art," getting the disk where the laser will fully
> burn out a pit, without thinning down the background too much, coupled
with
> the setting in the reader for the reflected intensity switches between
being
> recognized as 0 or 1. Computer CD-ROMs need to be officially multi-read
to
> be able to read CD-RW media, no matter the other file format
considerations,
> along with problems with some readers and "80-minute" disks.
> (9) Without knowing the equipment you're using, there also seems to be a
> common laser frequency issue below 4-speed and even up to 8-speed on some
> drives.
> (10) Some CD-R media (the "specials") have very thin top paint layer
which
> are intended to be labeled, that don't reflect adequately.
> And thanks to your asking the question, I know have an "inkling" of a
little
> bit of information about CD-R/RW functions.
> --
> Chris H.
> > P.S. I do have one techie question for you that maybe you can answer for
> me.
> > Why when I burn files to cdrom in XP are they not readable on a Win98
> > system? This is using drag and drop method of burning in XP and not 3rd
> > party software.
-Larry
> The way it was explained to me was like, say, a bank account. The account
> information is kept on the user hard drive, when you contact the bank, the
> bank requests permission to access the info on your hard drive and you
> either grant or deny it. Without the user entering their own password to
> access the bank system, the bank won't even know who you are and where to
> check for the information.
> The Remote Assistance in XP is similar. You have a problem, e-mail or
> Messenger a request to someone with XP for help. They contact you as
> instructed in the message, and you authorize access. If you don't want
them
> there, or at any time during the assistance the person starts heading in a
> direction you don't want, you can immediately kill the authorization and
> they're gone. The user, who sees on their own screen what is happening,
> controls the situation, even being able to set a time limit for
> authorization in the initial assistance request.
> - Chris H.
> > It's frightening that Microsoft doesn't even know what they, themselves,
> are
> > doing with the data they collect!
> > Man, I can't wait to see the bloopers that crop up with .NET. It will
be
> > epic, truly epic.
> > -Larry
Phillips did a SMART thing when they notified these stupid record companies
that they can NOT use the Compact Disc-Digital Audio certification/insignia
on their defective CD's.
There are standard behind that symbol, and these defective CD's do not meet
that standard.
I say, way to go Phillips!
-Larry
> And I don't think Philips made any. Rather, they said - as they hold lots
> of copyrights/patents on the CD standard - that any such CD cannot be
> actually called a compact disc. Kinda pointless, yes. But it's kinda
like
> the old SNK NES games.
> Milhouse
> > You know, this whole activation thing reminds me of the copy protected
> music
> > CDs that came out recently. There was such an uproar about not being
able
> to
> > play these CDs on different CD players and not being able to mp3 them.
> Shops
> > had a very high percentage returned so Philips listen to the consumer
and
> > wuthdrew these CDs. I wonder if MS will do the same with this
activation?
> > --
> > Steve Levett
> > > Richard,
> > > You _really_ think there's a choice in this matter, don't you ?
> > > There are _some_ choices, but not full choices.
> > > I have a reason for running XP. I still have that reason, and I will
> > > continue to run XP.
> > > That, however, (the last time I checked), doesn't take away my right
to
> > > point out technical glitches and other complaints.
> > > -Larry
> > > > > > If you don't like it, then don't run the software. It's
perfectly
> > > > > > simple.
> > > > > What, people aren't allowed to voice their opinion's about bad
> > > technology
> > > > > any more, Richard?
> > > > Of course they are, but it is silly to moan about Microsoft's
products
> > but
> > > > keep buying them!!!
> > > > That's almost as daft as people who complain about EA, then buy all
> > their
> > > F1
> > > > titles... ;-)
> > > > --
> > > > Richard.
> > > > "It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog."
Another fine Microsoft idea :(
-Larry
> - 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
Gotta go look :)
-Larry
> Don Burnette
> > Ghost 7.0 works fine with XP on NTFS, and so does DriveImage 5.0.
> > --
> > Chris H.
> > > > > If MS didn't feel like overcharging for anything and everything
they
> > > > sell -
> > > > > you could spend more on the software you're putting on your
computer
> > > than
> > > > > the computer itself with Microsoft products alone - I highly doubt
> > > piracy
> > > > > would be any problem.
> > > > I don't consider MS pricing overpriced at all. Considering that
Norton
> > > Ghost
> > > > 2002 costs $119.00 CAD and XP Home cost me $139.00 CAD I would say
> that
> > XP
> > > > gives far more bng for the buck.
> > > Ghost costs that much for absolute CRAP!?!? Wow. It can't even deal
> with
> > > NTFS partitions! I think I got it packaged with a motherboard once.
> > > Milhouse
> > > > > And I'll take my friends over some 100% anti-MS *** whining in a
> > > > newsgroup
> > > > > any day.
> > > > At least I don't steal from Microsoft! You think your friends are
some
> > > > modern day Robin Hood's or what?
Since when did one give up their rights to comment on a product and it's
problems because they decided to buy it?
I never have understood this philosophy. Not at all...
-Larry
Eldred
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>I have to agree with Chris, if you don't like the "features" of XP, don't
>buy it (although don't even think about buying a new computer, thats another
>subject though). All the moaning and complaining means nothing if you go out
>and buy it. The only message that Microsoft will listen to is the finacial
>one, if XP flops then that is a message they will listen to. Otherwise why
>should they care if your happy? You keep buying there software.
>Although, it is nice to hear of the problems to inform people (which is what
>this tread started out being).
Eldred
--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
GPLRank - under construction...
Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
I seem to remember a bunch of linux fans bying laptops (Which is
pretty har to get without an os, with a desktop system you can always
build it yourself.) refusing the license and trying to get their money
back for the software which they could prove they didn't use. Don't
think it worked, though.
--
-asbjxrn
> Gotta go look :)
> -Larry
> > I can vouch for DriveImage 5.01
> > Don Burnette
> > > Ghost 7.0 works fine with XP on NTFS, and so does DriveImage 5.0.
> > > --
> > > Chris H.
> > > > > > If MS didn't feel like overcharging for anything and everything
> they
> > > > > sell -
> > > > > > you could spend more on the software you're putting on your
> computer
> > > > than
> > > > > > the computer itself with Microsoft products alone - I highly
doubt
> > > > piracy
> > > > > > would be any problem.
> > > > > I don't consider MS pricing overpriced at all. Considering that
> Norton
> > > > Ghost
> > > > > 2002 costs $119.00 CAD and XP Home cost me $139.00 CAD I would say
> > that
> > > XP
> > > > > gives far more bng for the buck.
> > > > Ghost costs that much for absolute CRAP!?!? Wow. It can't even
deal
> > with
> > > > NTFS partitions! I think I got it packaged with a motherboard once.
> > > > Milhouse
> > > > > > And I'll take my friends over some 100% anti-MS *** whining in
a
> > > > > newsgroup
> > > > > > any day.
> > > > > At least I don't steal from Microsoft! You think your friends are
> some
> > > > > modern day Robin Hood's or what?
