Try Linux.
How do you account for that 1% market share while Apple increased to 10%.
Looks like Apple was taking business away from both Windows and Linux
over this last year. I expected to see more of a Net Book bounce for
Linux.
It was, however, very simple: was the information Marcio
got from his shop owner about WHY he should not upgrade
accurate and reliable? Does the shop owner appear to be
knowledgable and competent? It's clear to everyone except
you that she is not.
I answered that directly.
Oh? Where?
Redmond took the business from linux.
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Try Linux.
How do you account for that 1% market share while Apple increased to 10%.
Looks like Apple was taking business away from both Windows and Linux
over this last year. I expected
How do you account for that 1% market share while Apple increased to 10%.
Is Apple now wearing the equivalent of a water-filled push-up bra?
That number looks plumper than it really is.
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On Mon, 4 May 2009, mike wrote:
Redmond took the business from linux.
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Try Linux.
How do you account for that 1% market share while Apple increased to 10%.
Looks like Apple was taking business away from both Windows and Linux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems
Looks like Linux peaked in 3Q08. No?
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On Mon, 4 May 2009, Tom Piwowar wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems
Looks like Linux peaked in 3Q08. No?
Depends on which poll you look at...
PollPeak
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Depends on which poll you look at...
Except that looking at any 09Q2 stats is just funny numbers. We are just
starting 09Q2.
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I am not sure. I have worked with her for yeras and as far as I can tell
she has always been honest with me. She put together for me the before
last computer (I bought the parts one at a time) and she did this last one
that is working fine. She asked me if I wanted the Vista or the XP,
stating
Then with your Vista question, again they did not care that XP was a
much safer choice for you. They had to push Vista to bolster M$ bottom
line at your expense and they jumped all over your truth-telling
computer lady.
Unbelievable.
Here is one of the questions I asked you:
Did I, or
Nobody pushed Vista. Nobody suggested Vista. Nobody even *hinted* that he
should buy Vista. When I confronted you with your previous posts on this,
you insisted that it never happened (so that you could feign indignation?).
Okay. Then let's agree to agree. Vista bad, stick with XP.
I'm glad
Okay. Then let's agree to agree. Vista bad, stick with XP.
I'm glad that's over.
That's just pathetic.
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On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
I will... If Vista was OK, why 7?
The name Vista has the stink of death on it. I think that they got a half
decent product with SP1 but by then it was too late. So they retooled lots
of what was wrong with Vista and kicked the
This is more or less what my computer woman told me...
Marcio
-Original Message-
From: John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com
Sent: May 2, 2009 8:06 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Marcio m
This is what I am afraid... If this is the case I would rather do a clean
install with Vista now while the computer is new.
Marcio
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From: Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 7:01 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista
This sounds better...
Marcio
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From: mike xha...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 7:14 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
Chris is correct...no upgrade from xp to 7, but you can get the upgrade
price. You just have to wipe
This is always my fear... what a pain!
Marcio
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From: Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 9:10 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
I do but do you want to have to reinstall everything on your system
Just made an appointment with a psychoanalyst instead of a computer shop. But,
can they be trusted?
Marcio
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From: Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 8:35 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
My particular problem
This is what I am afraid... If this is the case I would rather do a
clean install with Vista now while the computer is new.
Marcio
Actually, I think Jeff had a great idea. Windows 7 RC1 will be available for
free download on May 5 and will be valid for a full year, so it will work until
I sure wouldn't recommend a casual user - especially one that fears
reinstalling a few apps - to install a RC version of Windows 7! At most it
will be good for a year, at which point they would likely need to do a clean
install again. I mean, who would trust an upgrade to an RC, even if that
path
No. You've made, what is for you, the short trip from amusing to very sad.
For an interesting take on behavior and self-righteous indignation;
http://www.davidbrin.com/addiction.htm
The Most Common (but Unstudied) Form of Self-Addiction
We all know self-righteous people. (And, if we are
You know it clearly amazes me the lack of insight many folks have.
Many folks do not FEAR a reinstall, they just do not like it. It is
frustrating and time consuming.
I have had to do reinstalls. Just not my cup of tea, and if I can
avoid it, I avoid it.
I have done many upgrades over
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Sent: May 1, 2009 10:34 AM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
You know it clearly amazes me the lack of insight many folks have.
Many folks do not FEAR a reinstall, they just do not like it. It is
frustrating and time consuming.
I have had
1. Did the shop owner accurately characterize Microsoft's plans when she
said that it is taking Vista out of the market because it would cost them
too much to fix all the bugs?
Win 7 appears to be mostly a deloused version of Vista. Some have even
claimed that it would be wrong for M$ to charge
It is not nonsense.
Not many of mine can simply be backed up they require a complete reinstall.
Any program that writes to the registry cannot simply be backed up it
requires a complete reinstall.
We must use different programs.
Stewart
At 09:21 AM 5/1/2009, you wrote:
Please don't keep
But no one that I read FEARS an reinstall, they just do not like the
time wasted reinstalling all their stuff and getting their system to
where they like it once more.
It depends on what the computer is used for. If its a part of a
production system and having a computer down will cause work
Hmmm now I am puzzled. Restore a C: and...no need to install a new OS?
Please advise
Marcio
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From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com
Sent: May 1, 2009 11:21 AM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
Please don't keep spreading this nonsense
Assumptions, assumptions, assumptions.
Try Linux.
Stewart
At 09:54 AM 5/1/2009, you wrote:
It depends on what the computer is used for. If its a part of a
production system and having a computer down will cause work to be backed
up and deadlines to be missed I can understand using the word
Please don't keep spreading this nonsense. All *my* programs are backed up.
Many won't require reinstall even if I install a clean OS on my C drive, but
those that do - even the ones I've downloaded - will install in moments.
Looks like Tony does most of his computing with shareware. It is
Well, that seems pretty boneheaded on MS's part, given the low
adoption rate of Vista and the fact that they already have an
XP -- Vista upgrade engine that could easily be adapted to
Win7.
I think it is just FUD to get people to buy Vista in a panic. When MS
looks at the numbers and starts
Could you please provide some statistics and an unbiased reference to
corroborate this?
In my experience, and I've worked in IT many years, mission-critical
systems tend to be servers running some form of Unix. Often there's a
mainframe in the picture as well.
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:54 AM,
Is there anything wrong with XP that would motivate
upgrading to Vista? I don't see anything.
etc. etc. etc.
I knew it was hopeless to ask for honest, non-weasely responses.
You failed to answer a single question honestly because, over and over and
over, you're completely missing the point.
Now, Tom is going to splutter and fume and start hyperventilating because
we're suggesting that you use a beta version of Windows. He would have
been right if we'd suggested this in December. But the current beta is
already rock solid, and RC1 is the release candidate--the version that
will be
This is to be considered I think. Just want to avoid the pain of doing a
clean install later on... when I have more programs in my computer...
A PC bought today will need to be replaced about the time Win7 hits
stability with SP1 or SP2. So just run XP until it comes time to replace
your PC.
Question for this group: is there a way of installing a program from a
backup image (DriveImage, similar to Ghost image) onto a boot disk
without the original program disks?
I have used Ghost to clone a damaged drive to a new drive. Because Ghost
made an exact copy at the hardware level - a
I think that is ingrained in American corporate culture.
Until consequences equal the severity of the lie, it will not
change. They can call it advertising, or whatever. But until there
is some law that makes lying in a corporate atmosphere a sever
penalty they will continue to do it.
I avoided addressing this in the interest of simplicity. A desktop or
laptop running OSX 10.5 or higher is technically a Unix computer. I suspect
the preponderance of Apple computers in active use are running earlier
versions of OSX. When I refer to Unix servers, I have in mind a category
of
As I understand it, Apple OS is a Unix base with a GUI added on top.
Most Unix Servers etc. run proprietary stuff on top of the Unix so
they are similar but not the same.
My TIVO box is a Linux Base with a GUI (TIVO) Added on top of it.
My Tom-Tom is a Linux base with a GUI added on top of
It's possible some Apple hardware is included in this mix, but
focusing on that is basically a distraction.
Oh yes, the old it has to be brown to be an MP3 player argument.
Apple makes a very nice server.
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As I understand it, Apple OS is a Unix base with a GUI added on top.
Most Unix
Could you please provide some statistics and an unbiased reference to
corroborate this?
You would just nitpick to obscure the truth. Waste everybody's time.
In my experience, and I've worked in IT many years, mission-critical
systems tend to be servers running some form of Unix. Often there's a
Please don't keep spreading this nonsense. All *my* programs are backed up.
Many won't require reinstall even if I install a clean OS on my C drive, but
those that do - even the ones I've downloaded - will install in moments.
All of my programs and data are backed up too. Commercial programs
It was, however, very simple: was the information Marcio got from his shop
owner about WHY he should not upgrade accurate and reliable? Does the shop
owner appear to be knowledgable and competent? It's clear to everyone except
you that she is not.
I answered that directly. Your Vista Protection
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
You would just nitpick to obscure the truth. Waste everybody's time.
...
OS X is UNIX.
this is a nitpicking, legalistic distinction, and irrelevant to the original
topic.
You really do need to learn more about computers.
No. You've made, what is for you, the short trip from amusing to very sad.
For an interesting take on behavior and self-righteous indignation;
http://www.davidbrin.com/addiction.htm
Interesting that you chose to use something from David Brin, one of
the most self-rightous and sanctimonious,
Grab the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 on May 5. It's the last beta
release before RTM (release to manufacturers) later this year.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicar
ticleId=9132397
Actually April 30th if you are on M$'s insider list. There must be
Please ask yourself why you reacted so radically? What is so threatening
to you?
Did you read it? You are making Brin's point.
Jeff Wright wrote:
No. You've made, what is for you, the short trip from amusing to very sad.
For an interesting take on behavior and self-righteous indignation;
If you're saying that you think she IS competent, then either you're
delusional or you're playing one of your little games.
Anything that does not agree with your preconceived notions is invisible.
I got it. We won't bother you with facts and logic.
Please ask yourself why you reacted so radically? What is so
threatening
to you?
Brilliant. I await your declaration of mike and I being in denial.
I can see now why you play on Tom's team. If you can't dazzle them with
bullshit, baffle them with bullshit.
Did you read it? You are making
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From: Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com
Sent: May 1, 2009 5:11 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
It was, however, very simple: was the information Marcio
got from his shop owner about WHY he should not upgrade
accurate and reliable? Does the shop
I wouldn't take my computer there for ten bux.
If he doesn't know what MS is going to do, he doesn't know much of anything,
it's all over the tech scene what they are doing.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
Talk with my computer shop today and wanted to buy
Talk with my computer shop today and wanted to buy from them the
Windows Vista Nome SP1 to install on my new computer. The nice owner
told me that I should not buy it because Microsoft is taking Vista out
of the market because it would cost them too much to fix all the bugs.
Recommended that
Talk with my computer shop today and wanted to buy from them the Windows
Vista Nome SP1 to install on my new computer. The nice owner told me that
I should not buy it because Microsoft is taking Vista out of the market
because it would cost them too much to fix all the bugs. Recommended that
I
My first reaction was This guy is an idiot. But I think you may have just
misunderstood. Perhaps he was saying that, for the cost of him installing
it, you might be better off waiting a couple years for Windows 7 SP1. Or
something.
Anyway, MS has no intention of killing off Vista before XP, but
Your computer shop guy is a smart guy. Our WFBs will disagree.
Is this supposed to be funny, or what?
Encouraging your own list member--an individual who appears to trust CGUYS
for good advice and information--continue to patronize an establishment
where management is clearly clueless is a
I will not comment on the shop owners Vista comment (Don't run it,
cant comment)
However here is the scoop. An Acer exec has said that Windows 7 will
be released in October.
We will wait and see.
flavors of Vista:
Home Basic
Home Premium
Business
Ultimate
Stewart
At 03:54 PM 4/30/2009,
? To prepare for 7?
Marcio
-Original Message-
From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 4:35 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
My first reaction was This guy is an idiot. But I think you may have just
misunderstood. Perhaps he was saying
-Original Message-
From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 4:35 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
My first reaction was This guy is an idiot. But I think you may have
just
misunderstood. Perhaps he was saying that, for the cost of him
Have an url for that because MS hasn't said when 7 will be released. The RC
just came out...then GM will be out.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:
I will not comment on the shop owners Vista comment (Don't run it, cant
comment)
However
That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, Marcio.
Did you know I was that good at forecasting the future?
You need to get a new computer shop.
You certainly don't want to deal with someone who puts your interests
first. Better to find a shop where the lie to you and get you to waste
I will not comment on the shop owners Vista comment (Don't run it,
cant comment)
Rev, you don't need to be a Vista user to know that she's wrong. What she
said was, Microsoft is taking Vista out of the market because it would cost
them too much to fix all the bugs. That's just false, as in not
] Windows Vista out?
I will not comment on the shop owners Vista comment (Don't run it,
cant comment)
However here is the scoop. An Acer exec has said that Windows 7 will
be released in October.
We will wait and see.
flavors of Vista:
Home Basic
Home Premium
Business
Ultimate
Stewart
At 03:54 PM 4
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Sent: Apr 30, 2009 5:13 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, Marcio.
Did you know I was that good at forecasting the future?
You need to get a new computer shop.
You certainly don't want to deal
for 7?
Marcio
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From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 4:35 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
My first reaction was This guy is an idiot. But I think you may have
just
misunderstood. Perhaps he was saying
Seems strange he would say this. The comment about the free 30 day upgrade
would kill sales now I would think. On top of MS specifically not saying
when win 7 is due.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10231122-1.html?part=earthlink
Stewart
At 04:23 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
Have an url for that because MS hasn't said when 7 will be released. The RC
just came out...then GM will be out.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
He said it not me.
However they have usually done this type of free upgrade and most
software sellers do it as an inducement to get them to keep buying
before a new release comes out.
Stewart
At 04:46 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
Seems strange he would say this. The comment about the free 30
Chris I don't use so I don't know how buggy it is.
However I always take a computers shop recommendation with a grain of salt.
Last year one of my members got her system back after being told she
needed to replace the motherboard.
I opened it replaced the video card and she is still using
to start from scratch with 7 so be it...
Marcio
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From: mike xha...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 5:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
Two points here. No, at this point with win 7 on the horizon there is no
reason to go out
You certainly don't want to deal with someone who puts your interests
first. Better to find a shop where the lie to you and get you to waste
your money. After all M$ has to find a way out of its $ales $lump. Got
to put first things first and customers last.
This is incomprehensible.
She
-Original Message-
From: mike xha...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 30, 2009 5:22 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
Two points here. No, at this point with win 7 on the horizon there is no
reason to go out and buy a copy of Vista. If you are purchasing a new
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?
Two points here. No, at this point with win 7 on the horizon there is no
reason to go out and buy a copy of Vista. If you are purchasing a new
computer which comes loaded with Vista then good, leave it. Vista has no
more
Seems strange he would say this. The comment about the
free 30 day upgrade would kill sales now I would think.
On top of MS specifically not saying when win 7 is due.
Supposedly, any new PC sold with Vista after July 1 is going to be eligible
for a free upgrade.
Local news station here tested half a dozen shops, before taking the
computer in they remove the ribbon cable from the HD and told the tech that
the computer had just stopped working. Five shops had problems from under
100 to hundreds of dollars to fix, one shop the owner told her what the
The upgrade path is not known at this time, but
it should be expected that you will be able to
upgrade directly from XP to Windows 7.
No, it appears that you will be able to do an in-place upgrade from Vista,
but not from XP. If you have XP, a clean install will be required.
Chris is correct...no upgrade from xp to 7, but you can get the upgrade
price. You just have to wipe the machine...
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote:
The upgrade path is not known at this time, but
it should be expected that you will be able to
Chris I don't use so I don't know how buggy it is.
I don't think I expressed myself very clearly.
Whether or not Vista is buggy isn't relevant. Here's what she said, in
essence:
Toyota is discontinuing the 2009 Camry because it stinks, and Toyota
doesn't want to spend the money to build it
Huh?
Stewart
At 04:56 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
You can expect pain when you take a hammer to your fingers too.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:
The upgrade path is not known at this time, but it should be expected that
you will be able
You'll get about as much done hammering your fingers as upgrading from XP to
7. Not recommended.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:
Huh?
Stewart
At 04:56 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
You can expect pain when you take a hammer to your
Encouraging your own list member--an individual who appears to trust CGUYS
for good advice and information--continue to patronize an establishment
where management is clearly clueless is a really lousy thing to do.
I think I know very well who is completely clueless.
Agreed.
It is just like auto shops when the final verdict comes in.
Stewart
At 05:01 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
Local news station here tested half a dozen shops, before taking the
computer in they remove the ribbon cable from the HD and told the tech that
the computer had just stopped
Whether or not Vista is buggy isn't relevant.
Finally the truth comes out.
All that is relevant is that M$ will be missing out on some much-needed
revenue if you don't run out immediately and buy. It is very wrong that
you want to deny M$ its due. Your are obviously being an uncooperative,
I hope they find a better way to upgrade or a lot of us will just not do it.
I will not loose all my stuff just to upgrade their OS.
Stewart
At 05:14 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
Chris is correct...no upgrade from xp to 7, but you can get the upgrade
price. You just have to wipe the machine...
My particular problem is just this... should I wait with mu XP Home or
should I have Vista Home or Premium and wait?...
Do you have any sins that you need to atone for? Replacing your XP with
Vista would certainly expiate much of your accumulated guilt. The Rev can
provide details.
The only
You'll get about as much done hammering your fingers as upgrading from XP to
7. Not recommended.
Expiate. Expiate. Expiate. Hammering fingers seems extreme. Can one just
whip oneself with a length of chain? Expiate. Expiate. Expiate.
Whether or not Vista is buggy isn't relevant.
Are you SURE you're not a politician? I ask this because you're really,
really good at quoting stuff out of context.
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Vile? Really? Is that like you calling someone a thief or someone else a
gaybasher? Grow up, Tom. Your constant name calling is what is vile on
this list. Why the whole list puts up with your abuse I have no idea. I'm
wondering why I do myself.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Tom Piwowar
Encouraging your own list member--an individual who
appears to trust CGUYS for good advice and information
--continue to patronize an establishment where management
is clearly clueless is a really lousy thing to do.
I think I know very well who is completely clueless.
Rev, please tell me you back up?
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:
I hope they find a better way to upgrade or a lot of us will just not do
it.
I will not loose all my stuff just to upgrade their OS.
Stewart
At 05:14 PM 4/30/2009, you
Actually, it's pretty amusing.
And the indignant outrage is hilarious.
And by the way: Windows?. clean install?they should not
be in the same paragraph.
mike wrote:
Vile? Really? Is that like you calling someone a thief or someone else a
gaybasher? Grow up, Tom. Your
I do but do you want to have to reinstall everything on your system?
In these days of key#s and stuff it takes a couple of months to
restore a system to what it was before when you have to reload stuff.
Stewart
At 06:42 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
Rev, please tell me you back up?
On Thu, Apr
Jordan, stop being an asshole. Is that funny enough?
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, it's pretty amusing.
And the indignant outrage is hilarious.
And by the way: Windows?. clean install?they should not be
in the same paragraph.
You have to say that the owner is a smart guy who's putting his
customers first. What claptrap.
And I was completey wrong it appears. The guy was a gal.
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In these days of key#s and stuff it takes a couple of months to
restore a system to what it was before when you have to reload stuff.
Sadly true for my PC.
However I have found Apple's migration tool to be amazingly effective. I
can install a new OS on a new drive and then quickly migrate all
And the indignant outrage is hilarious.
Should I have littered my post with smileys? Smileys seem so immature.
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I have found PC Mover from laplink to be an excellent tool. Bought
it once for the office came with the USB cable.
Problem is it costs about 59 per move. OUCH.
MS includes a migration tool, but only for their apps.
Stewart
At 08:09 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
In these days of key#s and
Hear, Hear!
Two months ago my boot disk on my PC failed, I opted to do a clean
install of Windows XP Pro on a new disk instead of a disk image backup
of the failed disk. Reason: the computer had become so slow to operate
that I was fretting. With a clean install, the computer now has a
And I was completey wrong it appears. The guy was a gal.
Right. I think there were one or two other problems with your responses
besides that.
Please answer the following yes or no questions:
1. Did the shop owner accurately characterize Microsoft's plans when she
said that it is taking Vista
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