Lori, I wrote you an e-mail couple of weeks ago when I was going through the process of purchasing a new computer after I thought I had completely lost my old one. It was a very tumultuous time for me because I ended up purchasing a computer with 4 GB of RAM and it wasn't until I went to upload this to upgrade for Dragon that I discovered Dragon doesn't work with a 64-bit system. The worst part is all of the new computers they are currently selling the big box stores right now are 64-bit systems.
I personally like some of the features in Vista, but I do also dislike the fact I cannot get into some of my directories. I don't know much about programming; actually that's a bit of a overstatement. I don't know anything about programming. I ended up getting a 32 bit system (the last one in the store) with 3 GB of RAM and I find it is just a little quicker than my previous computer was with 1 GB. Vista is definitely a serious memory hog and this is even more accentuated when you use Dragon. Take care, Quadius On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Oh don't you know it! We have 2 GIG (yes gig!) on our C drive. And we > have several blue ray disc backup hard drives! > > We have way too much information not to back it up on a regular basis. > Heck, I have 36 GIG of images for my latest favorite hobby of digital > scrapbooking. > > Lori > > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 6:02 PM, David O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> BACKUPS !!! the life-blood saviors of the PC. if you don't have at >> least 2 good backups of everything you cherish (pictures, documents, >> instruction [.bat] files...) you are very foolish. All my "GOOD" stuff is >> in one directory structure headed by CBU. I back this up daily to an >> external drive (automatic) and weekly to a 2nd external drive ( 1 click). >> the 1st one is always online and backs up in background mode. Anything >> else is flying without a parachute, or sex w/o a rubber/pill/iud. Youb >> choose your level of comfort. >> AZDAVE >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> Dave, >>> >>> Sounds like you are having one of the *major problems* or issues that we >>> were having and did not like. We did not have control over our own >>> directories like I mentioned yesterday and that you mentioned below! That's >>> crazy! >>> >>> We have backups out the Kazoo! Thank god now for blueray discs!!! >>> >>> Lori >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:07 PM, David O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> As a matter of fact...... I loaded Vista last summer and find i don't >>>> like many of it's 'features' - it's way too protective - can't access many >>>> of my own directories - i don't have permission. Vista doesn't talk to my >>>> scanner and Limewire won't work. luckily. i kept my laptop on XP so the >>>> damage is bearable. so i just keep both set up, close by and ready to go. >>>> i like having a hot back up anyway. i also have not had a single virus >>>> problem or any other s/w fault during that time, except one self inflicted >>>> MSIE problem. be careful what toolbars you download. i also run Mozilla >>>> Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome to avoid MSIE problems. (the Go-Back >>>> feature is worth GOLD.) >>>> >>>> AZDAVE <-- 25 YEAR PROGRAMMING HISTORY, TIMEX SINCLAIRE, VIC 20, >>>> COMMODORE 64, IBM XT, AT PENTIUM............. THINKING OF TRYING AN IMAC. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Lori Michaelson < >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> After installing VISTA on the 23rd - -- nothing but problems. Thought >>>>> they'd be workable but it's gotten worse. So my husband MAY overwrite it >>>>> with XP (as MS has it so one CAN'T uninstall it!). >>>>> >>>>> Yesterday & today after trying to open 2 programs used regularly -- we >>>>> get the message -- "The application has failed to start because its >>>>> side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event >>>>> LOG for more detail." >>>>> >>>>> Worked fine yesterday. Did nothing different since yesterday. Today >>>>> we get that OBSURE message today twice (so far) without knowing the cause >>>>> or >>>>> how to fix it. >>>>> >>>>> But VISTA doesn't say how to find this "event log" or what it is. >>>>> Grrrrrrrrrrr. >>>>> >>>>> Being a principal software engineer (my husband) and working with >>>>> computers at work (engineering) and at home AND having worked with every >>>>> operating system out there for 37 yrs (even Unix/Linux) he's beyond >>>>> frustrated. >>>>> >>>>> Seems VISTA takes more managability over one's system away from you. >>>>> Very UNCOOL! >>>>> >>>>> Anyone else having probs? >>>>> >>>>> Lori >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AZDAVE @ DAVEOCONNELL.COM <http://daveoconnell.com/> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lori >>> C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post >>> Tucson, AZ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> AZDAVE @ DAVEOCONNELL.COM <http://daveoconnell.com/> >> > > > > -- > Lori > C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post > Tucson, AZ > -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury
