Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-05 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2012-02-02 12:04 PM, Michael Mol mike...@gmail.com wrote: Pretty much what I've got going for my grandmother. I had her working with Evolution and Firefox on XP Interesting... the last time (admittedly a *long* time ago) I tried Evolution on Windows it was totally unusable... Are you

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-05 Thread Michael Mol
On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org wrote: On 2012-02-02 12:04 PM, Michael Mol mike...@gmail.com wrote: Pretty much what I've got going for my grandmother. I had her working with Evolution and Firefox on XP Interesting... the last time (admittedly a *long*

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Mol
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Frank Steinmetzger war...@gmx.de wrote: On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 09:31:13PM -0500, Mike Edenfield wrote: From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive.  They said it recognized the change in the serial numbers.  When I ran into that before tho,

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread James Broadhead
On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive.  They said it

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Dale
James Broadhead wrote: On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They said it recognized the change in the serial numbers. When I ran

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Mol
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: James Broadhead wrote: On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Thu, Feb 02, 2012 at 11:01:16AM -0600, Dale wrote: This whole thread is off topic as it gets. Fire away. Heck, talk about the weather. It could be more on topic than a Linux list talking about fixing a windoze install. ROFL You started it. :-P Perhaps we should found a

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't have the restore discs. We ordered those from

[gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't have the restore discs. We ordered those from Gateway. I went up today and tried to install winders 7 on the new drive. I put the system disc

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue.  First, the hard drive went out.  We ordered a new one and installed it.  Then he realized he didn't have the restore discs.  We ordered those from Gateway.  I went up today

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't have the restore discs. We ordered those from

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Mike Edenfield
From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't have the restore discs. We ordered those from

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Mike Edenfield
From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They said it recognized the change in the serial numbers. When I ran

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Mike Edenfield wrote: From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't have the restore discs. We

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Mike Edenfield wrote: From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They said it recognized the change in the

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Mike Edenfield
From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:43 PM Mike Edenfield wrote: From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM Howdy, I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went out. We

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 09:31:13PM -0500, Mike Edenfield wrote: From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive.