On 3/17/2011 7:51 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Joe Konecny wrote: > >> I'm not claiming I can explain the solution to his problem but this is a >> good example of why >> microsoft is so successful. MS has MVP's (most valuable professional's) >> (and they aren't necessarily on ms's payroll) that hang out in forums and >> relentless answer questions that >> have been asked thousands of times. With the open source world... you are >> usually responded to with "rtfm" or "don't let the door hit your ass on >> the way out." > > That's not my experience at all. > I often find it very hard to get help with simple Windows problems, > and don't know of any Windows forums (fori?) similar to this one, > or to the other Linux mailing lists I subscribe to. > By contrast I nearly always get several helpful suggestions > in response to any of the many Linux (Fedora) questions I ask.
There are loads of ms forums out there. Many of them are very professional. I've asked four questions here and didn't receive a response on a single one. But that won't make me go away. :) > Yesterday for example I was looking for a solution to a problem > on my wife's Windows laptop ("STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}"), > and found innumerable offers of "free" programs that would solve this > and every problem under the sun for $35. > In the end I found by running a Fedora Live CD > that a memory module was faulty > (the machine's Diagnostic program said it was fine). Memtest86 perhaps? > Incidentally, is there a Windows backup program as good as BackupPC? > The standard Windows backup program has no facility > to make incremental backups, as far as I can see, > and also seems inordinately slow. You're kidding right? There are so many good windows backup programs out there. Yeah you'll have to pay for the best ones. I honestly cannot remember the name of the last one I used, I've been using Amanda for a long time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/