Jon Drews wrote: > A friend is having terrible problems with an e-Machines computer that > came with Windows Xp. We can get dial out to work but the IE browser > will connect to no sites. I think tis is due to NetZero using a proxy. > I am not sure though, as I can ping www.google.com. Furthermore, I > can't get the sound to work in Xp.
Seems as though there are two issues: network configuration and sound. What test did you do to determine that the sound doesn't work? If sound really doesn't work and the machine is still under warranty, return it to the place of purchase. As for networking, what error message does IE give if you try to go to Google.com? > I would like to install Ubuntu/Kubuntu. The only sticking point is > that Ubuntu issues lots of updates and this person uses a modem. Doing > massive updates over 56k is not an option. My question: Is there a way > to limit updates to only essential ones? Also does anyone know if > Kubuntu or Xubuntu issue fewer updates? > > My other option is to install OpenBSD 4.0 and run TextMaker and > PlanMaker in Linux compat mode. The OpenBSD project issues far fewer > updates. Seems like any of those solutions is overkill. If the sound card is dead, using a different OS isn't going to fix it. Plus, if NetZero is proxying, you friend will likely have the same problem using any of the other OSes. P.S. Hope you're surviving the cold OK. Regards, - Robert _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
