2009/7/29 Schwab,Wilhelm K <[email protected]> > Mariano, > > Actually, I can do a little better than that - I can use a remote desktop > connection to a Windows box for any stuff that needs to run on it. >
That's a good solution if you can do that. > The new machine is absolutely going to run Linux; I bought it with that > in mind. However, since it was pre-infected, it seemed wise to smell the > roses - though the fertilizer appears to be the overpowering sensory > stimulus. > I have the same problem as you. When I bought my laptop, it came with Vista (later I noticed in Dell you can ask for Ubuntu directly instead of Vista). I didn't remove it because I play Pro Evolution Soccer with it ahahahaha but I installed Ubuntu and inside it a VirtualBox with a clean tunned XP. > > Bill > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mariano > Martinez Peck > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:28 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Pharo-project] [OT] Vista must-see items?? > > Bill: be happy, install Linux and Wine + VirtualBox for the windows stuff > you don't have anoother option. > > best, > > Mariano > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Schwab,Wilhelm K > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> You want tough? :) I have now poked around enough to see that they have >> worked _really_ hard to completely screw up the explorer. They've flipped >> the meaning of the open and explore commands; it's no big deal, but it's >> pointless. Where there were once scroll bars, one now has to hover with the >> mouse and somehow will the hidden pixels into view: maybe they were thinking >> of charging extra for that feature as a Ouija board simulator. I realize >> that I am expecting too much from a first service pack, but it seems sad to >> watch the system go into (minor) hysterics when faced with a flash drive in >> a USB port. The mouse cursor went nuts, and it seems to think it has >> several such drives connected (it does not) making it a fun exercise to >> figure out which of the devices to stop. >> >> Overall, it's worse than I expected, and THAT'S saying something. I might >> play around more tomorrow, but that noise you hear is a drive getting ready >> to be reformatted. >> >> Bill >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Boris Popov >> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:02 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] [OT] Vista must-see items?? >> >> Like I said, tough crowd :) >> >> -Boris >> >> -- >> +1.604.689.0322 >> DeepCove Labs Ltd. >> 4th floor 595 Howe Street >> Vancouver, Canada V6C 2T5 >> http://tinyurl.com/r7uw4 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Igor Stasenko >> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:01 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] [OT] Vista must-see items?? >> >> 2009/7/29 Boris Popov <[email protected]>: >> > By that time free upgrade coupon would have arrived for the retail >> > version, and new machines are entitled to it after June 26th, but I >> > rest my case :) >> > >> Your statement having a severe semantic error: the words 'free' and >> 'Microsoft' can't be used together in same context :) >> >> > -Boris >> > >> > -- >> > +1.604.689.0322 >> > DeepCove Labs Ltd. >> > 4th floor 595 Howe Street >> > Vancouver, Canada V6C 2T5 >> > http://tinyurl.com/r7uw4 >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Igor >> > Stasenko >> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:52 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] [OT] Vista must-see items?? >> > >> > 2009/7/29 Boris Popov <[email protected]>: >> >> Install Windows 7 RC and revert to Classic look. >> >> >> > which will refuse to boot after 1 Jan 2010. >> > Thanks, but No :) >> > >> >> -Boris >> >> >> >> -- >> >> +1.604.689.0322 >> >> DeepCove Labs Ltd. >> >> 4th floor 595 Howe Street >> >> Vancouver, Canada V6C 2T5 >> >> http://tinyurl.com/r7uw4 >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> >> Schwab,Wilhelm K >> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:19 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [Pharo-project] [OT] Vista must-see items?? >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> I finally bought a new machine. It arrived with a severe malware >> >> infection (Vista), and while I was tempted to blow it away w/o even >> >> so much as letting it boot, I decided to have a look. Is there >> >> anything I should try before the stampede of Penguins begins? >> >> >> >> In particular, is there any way to gag the animation/visual >> >> effects/whatever they call them? >> >> >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pharo-project mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pharo-project mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Best regards, >> > Igor Stasenko AKA sig. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pharo-project mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pharo-project mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Igor Stasenko AKA sig. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pharo-project mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> _______________________________________________ >> Pharo-project mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> _______________________________________________ >> Pharo-project mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >
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