Get WinXP Pro. No activation thingy. Wait a sec, other than the graphics, it's identical to Win2K Pro, but double the price. You are right, Microsoft is a P___k.
____________ Brian Guralnick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bagotronix Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | > Why is anybody bothering with a lousy piece of software like XP in the | first | > place? | | Well, it's not like you have a choice! When you go to buy any packaged PC | system, all you can get is Windows XP. You want W2K, too bad! You want | Linux, too bad! The only way to get a different OS on your PC is to build | your own PC from parts, or have one built by a local PC shop. Or maybe you | can wipe XP from a new PC and install W2K or Linux. But you still have paid | the Microsoft tax if your machine came with XP. | | The Microsoft tax is alive and well despite all of the anti-trust findings. | Note that Micrsoft has been found to be a monopoly and that some of its | business practices have been found to be unfair. This is a fact. It's just | that nothing has been done about it - no remedy has been enacted and | enforced. I have absolutely zero confidence in the gov't prosecution of | Microsoft. | | DOJ: Bill, we find you guilty of maintaining your OS monopoly through | unfair business practices | Bill G.: So? | DOJ: Oh, no problem, we just wanted to let you know. | | IMO, Microsoft is digging it's own grave faster than ever. The "activation" | in their new software is the shovel. I used to want the gov't to stop | Microsoft monopoly tactics, but now that Microsoft is digging fast, I don't | want someone telling them to slow down or use a less effective shovel. | | FYI: I recently installed Suse 7.3 Linux on my home PC (dual boot W98SE and | Suse). It was an easy install except for the PnP ISA modem which I had to | configure manually. The Konquerer browser was well integrated with | multimedia apps (MP3 player, etc) in KDE desktop. Printing is still not | good under Linux - everything I tried to print to my HP P1000 printer looked | awful compared to printing from within Windows. What is it with Linux | geeks - don't they want beautiful printouts, too? I guess they just want | kernel source code printouts on their fanfold tractor paper ;-) The KDE | desktop reminds me more of an Apple GUI, not Windows. Why make a geek thing | (Linux) look like an anti-geek thing (Apple GUI)? | | Since XP is the current thing for those who buy new PCs, I wonder if Protel | is testing for XP compatibility? | | Best regards, | Ivan Baggett | Bagotronix Inc. | website: www.bagotronix.com | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Sean James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:57 PM | Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | | | > Why is anybody bothering with a lousy piece of software like XP in the | first | > place? | > Sean James | > PCB Designer | > Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc. | > 102 Grove Street | > Worcester, MA 01605 | > (TEL) 508.754.4858 x33 | > (FAX) 413.541.6170 | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > To: "proteledaforum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 5:46 AM | > Subject: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | > | > | > I attempted to find a faq for this forum but failed. I hope this question | > has not been over-asked. | > I have a new PC with WinXP home, when Protel 99 se is installed. XP help | and | > support fails to run. System info fails to run, sfc /scannow fails to run. | A | > comlete format and re-install is required to get these items operational | > again and they fail immediately when Protel 99 se is installed. I know | that | > the Protel site shows Win 2000 compatibility and not XP but does anyone | know | > a workaround for the problems with XP? | > Or has anyone else experienced the same problems but do not know a | > workaround? | > | > Regards | > | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Posted from Association web site by: Derek Ellis | > | > | > | > | | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
