that sounds reasonable. while i haven't had to completely reformat, i have had to reinstall the disk driver, which is always something worth trying. the mac os is robust. the windows thing where you have to reinstall all the apps is another part of windows obnoxious (and obviously ineffective) copy protection/user hassling system, i believe they've patented it. ;)
"Eric D." wrote: -------------- > The difference that I've noticed over the years b/t Mac OS and Winblows is > that when a Mac goes down files are recoverable 98% of the time (& 85% of > the time (probably) the OS can keep chugging away with a minor tweek or > simply a re-install of the OS overtop the misbehaving one (a painless > procedure on a Mac)). > > On Winblows, when it goes down, IT GOES DOWN. In my experience I'd say files > are unrecoverable, 20% of the time, and the OS 50-75% of the time. And, when > you have to re-install Winblows, you have to re-install EVERY LAST > application that you ever installed (unlike Mac where you simply re-install > the OS and save your Preferences folder and you're off to the races (most of > the time)). ============== -- Philip Stortz, mad scientist at large. --Every 13 seconds an American gun owner uses a firearm in defense against a criminal. gun ownership deters crime, it doesn't increase it. gun control increases crime and cost lives. <http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/framedex.html> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
