L. Mark Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Microsoft Vista Sales Slip
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Barron's Eric Savitz (Tech Trader Daily) notes that Windows' Vista
isn't exactly lighting it up over at Amazon's Software best seller
list.
In even stronger terms, on March 19 he
i'd get a mac
On 3/16/07, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The time had come for me to purchase a new laptop, so off to the store I
went. Everything was set up with Vista, so I bought an HP. I couldn't use
the lighted multimedia buttons at the top of the keyboard since I couldn't
do it by
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From: Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:32 PM
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The time had come for me to purchase a new laptop, so off to the store I
went. Everything was set up with Vista, so
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Tom - I don't believe it is a hardware or memory problem as everything
worked perfectly for the 2 years prior to installing XP Repair Pro
2007.
I have little doubt that program is the problem
mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Hi Kevin,
Just between you me, I think MS needed to sell some more software
so
they created Vista where a need had not been shown to exist - at least
not
anything I need. I like MS because I believe
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
By the way, if you have a router installed then you don't need a
firewall, not even Windows firewall because a properly configured
hardware router is the best firewall you can buy. Why? Because the
bad guys can't reach through the box to your machine.
Where SWMBA works, there is a 36 month cycle for upgrading. If it
comes with the new OS, that is kept sealed and the prevalent OS is
installed/cloned on. When enough hardware has accumulated and IS is
happy, there is a big change over to the new OS. Took them until y2k
to finally move
Allan,
What you have is probably the best configuration.
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
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From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03/16/07 07:31 PM
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 7:53 PM
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Bill,
I recommend uninstalling the application. If uninstalliing resolves the
issue then I'd push for a full refund or a solution.
One real issue with Windows
By the way, Windows is attacked so frequently because it's 80% of the
install base. Apple is just as vulnerable
Sorry, I do not believe this. Microsoft had a good time throwing
in all kinds of features without ever giving a thought to what that
might mean to the security of a box, and the
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From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:17 PM
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I think the hype outpaced reality. I bought XP after it was out for a
year or more so the bugs were resolved.
On Mar 16, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
By the way, Windows is attacked so frequently because it's 80% of the
install base. Apple is just as vulnerable and Lynux is more vulnerable
but the virus writers don't bother. They are much happier attacking
the
80% install base. If the roles
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By the way, Windows is attacked so frequently because it's 80% of the
install base. Apple is just as vulnerable
Sorry, I do not believe this. Microsoft had a good time
http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com; 'Mercedes
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 7:53 PM
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recyclers
Seems that folks are not happy with Vista in Seattle. Looks like just
weeks after launch, M$'s new OS is being offered on hardware sent in as
recycling at RE-PC. The south store has a PC running vista for the low
price of $700. Dude must have gotten it home and tore his hair out for
a week,
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Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:13 PM
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Seems that folks are not happy with Vista in Seattle. Looks like just
weeks after launch, M$'s new OS is being offered on hardware sent in as
recycling at RE-PC. The south store has a PC running
On 3/15/07, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can buy a brand new Compaq with AMD 2 gig processor running Vista at
Staples for $600. It's actually a very nice PC. I bought oneTook it
back after a few days as I am so used to my IBM laptop that the Compaq was a
pain to learn and not
Microsoft Vista Sales Slip
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Barron's Eric Savitz (Tech Trader Daily) notes that Windows' Vista
isn't exactly lighting it up over at Amazon's Software best seller
list. Quoting Fred Hickey, Savitz observes:
The real point here is that the slow uptake for
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:29:04 -0400 Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
*sobs* I loved that keyboard. But 400 tons of junk on top of anything
in a move will destroy it.
So that's how you personify your last name? :-)
Craig
I'm not surprised, actually. The hype MS blows about their OS has
always been quite out of proportion to the usefulness of the product,
and their prices are, well, extreme.
If they sold it for $50 and got rid of the stupid you have to be on
line and let us check your computer every week) I
http://www.openoffice.org
does all you need, and is compatible with Micro$#IT
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:54:44 -0600, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not surprised, actually. The hype MS blows about their OS has
always been quite out of proportion to the usefulness of the
not much of a surprise: Lets see: $130 for a full version of OSX, or
$300-400 for a poor imitation? This article is from Jan 4, 2007
Information Week:
1. Editor's Note: Vista Lagging, XP Unflagging
Cost of upgrading to business versions of Vista: $199, $299, or $399,
depending on which
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to be able to share calendars with my wife [at her
office] and my MiL in her attached apartment. Any suggestions?
BillR
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From: Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 12:40 AM
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BillR wrote:
Luther, and other computer savvy folks,
I have a 2 - 3 year old Compaq Presario, which I am reasonably happy with
[still miss my company owned laptop, though], running Windows XP. I would
be happy to find a good replacement for MS Office Professional 2003 -
especially
The company I contract with has just gotten moved up to XP from 2000 on
our new computers -- seems a lot of the corporation wide software
didn't run on XP, and believe me, getting custom written software onto
a new platform ain't fast or easy!
No one cares, actually, what system they are
Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The company I contract with has just gotten moved up to XP from 2000
on our new computers -- seems a lot of the corporation wide software
didn't run on XP, and believe me, getting custom written software
onto a new platform ain't fast or easy!
Myself included. 2000 is stable, relatively simple, more intuitive than
any other windows os and without all the bloated kiddie candy of xp and
vista. First thing I do with XP or vista is make it look like 2000. The
only useful thing Xp added is remote desktop and remote assistance,
Less than 8, probably around 3 GB since it must install in the first 8
GB of a drive on some older machines like mine (ROM limit on IDE drives
-- when my BW was new, it came with a 4 GB drive),
Boots a lot faster in 10.3.x, too.
Don't know about universal code on the new Intel macs, but
with aftermarket software. Neither of these are
Microsoft's fault.
Tom
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From: BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: 3/16/07 8:32 AM
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Thanks Tom
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:56 PM
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Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), I work on
a lot of Windows boxes.
And over 90 percent
a mystery, but one that is merely annoying, not a show stopper.
BillR
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'BillR' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List'
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Vista hits the recyclers
The time had come for me to purchase a new laptop, so off to the store I
went. Everything was set up with Vista, so I bought an HP. I couldn't use
the lighted multimedia buttons at the top of the keyboard since I couldn't
do it by touch alone since touching them set them off and there was no
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:47 PM
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Bill:
My recommendation would be to run Linux for its stability
You might try http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix
This little utility cured a sound card driver that kept disappearing
in my XP laptop. It sounds like it might work in your case also.
I'll try
to reinstall MS Office 2003 Pro on the other disk first prior to doing what
seems to me a drastic
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