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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:30 PM Original message |
Three strikes and I'm out - Microsoft XP |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah this is why I use win2k |
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InfoMinister (546 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. If You Turn Off All of XP's Extras It's About The Same |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. You can install as many times as you like. However, if there are too |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. 30 days without activation and a little history lesson that will anger U: |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. I don't need a history lesson. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Delete - dupe |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. I just snagged me an institutional license that bypasses all the |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Corporate/Enterprise editions will do that too :) |
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Lannes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ive already switched to firefox |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. Don't worry |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. And Microsoft wonders why |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. See my other post; it's not a first M$ sells sw the ame price as the hw. |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not illegal |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Best buy and all often don't get the new versions in for 2+ months: |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I prefer |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Ubuntu! |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. And Debian based |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. What!? Cannot write to hard drive? |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 06:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Answers |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Two possible solutions |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. the protection scheme wastes our time and does nothing about Asian piracy. |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. Is Linux next for you? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I just read up on Ubuntu... |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Maybe |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Well, let's do that! |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Admins of DU |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Why wait? |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Silly DUer |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. ROTFL |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Way ahead of ya |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Ubuntu rocks! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. If I can't get them to activate my dam OS, then yes it is! |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. You did not buy the OS |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. "I will pay you for your lemonade stand in my yard. |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. Mad as hell |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. The company whose CEO proudly said he'd be like Gates if given the chance. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. Someone needs to be able to manufacture Apple hardware besides Apple. n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Apple is a hardware company. The OS adds value, and so does |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 06:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. OSX=FreeBSD without the hassle |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 06:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. get Darwin here: |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Of course if a person is not good with the CLI, |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-05 05:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Don't know |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. first they should go with the standard UNIX/Linux packages. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. Linux is ready for you. |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. NIC card no function? |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Excellent advice here. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. I use FreeBSD |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Not to start a flamewar... |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. BSD? |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Easy to install |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-05 02:00 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Been there, done that |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. Yep |
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rndmprsn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. been using "illegal" copies of windows... |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. The new hard drive controller/motherboard thing is a serious problem in XP |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. That is exactly how I feel about it! |
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JohnyCanuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-29-05 02:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Tip of the day: How to reinstall XP after a MOBO swapout. |
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