> > Curly wrote:
>
> > once people learn libre office and thunderbird, they
> > they can learn *buntu and we will be away from the M$ desktop.
> Rick wrote:
>
> Good for you,(attaboy) and good for them. I had an Ubuntu program
> on my last box that moved the maximize, minimize, and close
> windo
So, what did you have to give the automated voice system to get a valid
activation key?
I tried the alternative desktops to access the real aplications hosted on
Terminal Server a couple of times. The systems were rock solid, but the
users rebelled and we were back the flavor of then year desktop
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From: Curly McLain via Mercedes
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 2:11 PM
once people learn libre >office and
>thunderbird, they they can learn >*buntu and we will be away from >the
>M$ desktop.
Good for you,(attaboy) and good for them. I had an Ubuntu program on my last
bo
Russ is right (again)
XP activated, not over the internet, but over the phone. It is 100%
automated. Because these are the 10 machine license through technet,
but it has been installed on dozens, if not hundreds of computers, it
won't activate over the internet. The automated phone system
OK, thanks. My 2003 oriface is from a technet subscription, as is
most of my XP licenses. They may have shut down those editions. who
knows?
I am currently installing a clean install of XP. I will find out
Worked over the internet.
On Tue,1/13/15 21:24, Curly McLain via Mercedes wro
Worked over the internet.
On Tue,1/13/15 21:24, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Did it work over the internet, or did you have to call in? Last ones
I've done have to call in. As soon as I get the indian on the phone,
he gives me the key with no problem.
It phones home to activate now w
Now Apple is pushing their newest OS on folks. For free. like that
U2 album. All you need is a five year old mac to run it.
Seven, or maybe eight. Core 2 duo Macbook Pros will run it.
We have one.
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Did it work over the internet, or did you have to call in? Last ones
I've done have to call in. As soon as I get the indian on the phone,
he gives me the key with no problem.
It phones home to activate now whether only on one
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It phones home to activate now whether only on one machine or not I'm
not sure. I had the original Prod.I.D. Key
for his system.
On Tue,1/13/15 08:41, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
So it still wants to phone home and get activated on one machine only?
--R
On 1/12/15 11:19 PM, Russ William
Ages ago, I was running M$ office gunk on a 486. I snagged a Mac Plus (1meg)
and installed office on that as well. Decided to run a spreadsheet on both.
The Mac beat the pc with no troubles. New hardware skunked by a ten year old
machine with old software.
Now Apple is pushing their newest
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> Unpatched 2000 would be a good candidate for VM and running machines, as
> it it pretty stable in the unpatched versions.
>
VMs get viruses too. When I was at Cisco my desktop port got shut down
beca
Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Has anyone tried to do a clean install of XP in the last month or so?
You got a box running XP that you can shut down or don't need to keep on the
net?
Activation backup and restore can be your friend here.
Mitch.
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So for a discontinued unsupported product they are still requiring
that? Figures.
--R
Yep, where most companies put old software into the public domain,
Micro$haft wants to disable it completely or at least make it so
crippled you waste a lot of time trying to use it.
I am think about di
So for a discontinued unsupported product they are still requiring
that? Figures.
--R
On 1/13/15 10:32 AM, Curly McLain wrote:
Oh Yeah! It has to phone home and be accepted or it turns into a 30
day eval. The patch that broke that was broken by M$ years ago. I
found that out the expensi
Oh Yeah! It has to phone home and be accepted or it turns into a 30
day eval. The patch that broke that was broken by M$ years ago. I
found that out the expensive way.
So it still wants to phone home and get activated on one machine only?
--R
On 1/12/15 11:19 PM, Russ Williams via Merce
So it still wants to phone home and get activated on one machine only?
--R
On 1/12/15 11:19 PM, Russ Williams via Mercedes wrote:
Yep did one last week. It will activate. The support that M/S dropped
was any new critical updates and email and phone support.
Be prepared to install 140+ updates
Yep did one last week. It will activate. The support that M/S dropped
was any new critical updates and email and phone support.
Be prepared to install 140+ updates if you are install XP Pro w/SP3.
On Mon,1/12/15 21:53, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Has anyone tried to do a clean install of X
Has anyone tried to do a clean install of XP in the last month or so?
I am wondering if there is any way to successfully do a clean install
of XP since the much publicized "lack of support" from MS. MS
support I can easily live without. But the MS sabotage is
irritating. It certainly is not
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