Gel, I suspected it might mess up FP, sure. As mentioned, I didn't care much, but didn't outright install it because I had some idea I might maybe want to look at it someday while trying to help somebody. I am always astounded at the number of wannabe web designers who start out with FP and then get in trouble with the invisible code. One of the biggest issues I ran into in web hosting support. But that's another rant.
It pisses me off though that moving Front Page messes up Excel and Word. Modularity anyone? It also pisses me off that I am supposed to dig through stuff and get a disk out because I moved files around on my own computer. I thought the major system change dealie was only supposed to happen if you change the hardware, and I don't much like the idea even then. M$ is wanting to suck my time to check up on what I am doing with *my* copy of their product. Excuse me, but i am not naive enough to believe that this is for my own good. Dana On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:45:33 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Umm..I have to agree with Matthew there. You just cannot move installed > applications to other locations on your hard disk, and > expect everything to work. Microsoft or anything else. > > Heck , if I even do that with GAMES, some of them won't work. The issue isn't > a microsoft one. If you feel that way about > Microsoft's product though, then by all means look into an alternative. > > Check out OpenOffice. > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana > > Matthew, explain to me please why a spreadsheet program requires > FrontPage????? Front Page sucks anyway. I don't even *want* it on > my computer. It's like AOL an ugly thing that came with the computer. > > I'm sorry, but I don't feel protected by the requirement that I have the > install disk. I probably do, and it's probably with my 2000 > install disk in a box in the front room, and i haven't thought about it in > six months. > > It feels to me that *Microsoft* is the one being protected here and I am all > the more incensed that matter of fact tis is bundled > software that was legally obtained. If it weren't I'd say fair enough, I took > my chances and they took their measures, and fair > enough. > > As it is, a product that was part of a bundle that I purchased and which > belongs to *me* is getting pissy with me. Fuck it, I say. > I'm downloading a freeware wordprocessor as we speak and it's less than a > meg. Minus the bloatware I'll have *plenty* of room on C. > > And I really don't like the "microsoft knows best" rant. I spent several > years of my life dealing with stupid microsoft defaults, > like the insistance that phone numbers have an area code in dial-up > connector, resulting in thousands of customers getting "the > number you have dialed does not require an area code" which of course the > modem reports are no dial time. Arg. Microsof it > protecting me, sure. > > Dana > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139796 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
