Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 October 2003 12:08 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > It's incredible how they get away with it. But yes, it will run IE. > Just remember though that every moment you are online with IE your > windows partition is at the same level of risk as it was before. > Take whatever precautions you can. BTW, have you tried using Opera > (windows and linux) set to announce itself as IE? It works for a lot > of sites. > > Anne But it will not work with UPS world ship. My wife and myself have both tried that a number of times for what ever reason UPS world ship software depends on exploiter to download information from UPS although I think I could fool the UPS web site I cant seem to fool the world ship software. I keep getting tempted to switch to FedEx because of this and a few other irritating things that UPS does but UPS and FedEx both have their good points and bad still trying to decide on the switch. I do send a email to UPS every couple of months to complain about their world ship software and generally get a runaround for a reply. I think next I am going to start complaining to my UPS account manager if for no other reason than my theory that if enough people complain they will have to do something sooner or latter. Next time I may try to find out what they do for IBM. I would assume that IBM is using Linux for almost everything. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 5:43 pm, Marc wrote: > On Sunday 05 October 2003 10:27 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > > > > only have to use it 1 or 2 times a day for just a few minutes > > > > to generate > > > > > > UPS > > > > > > > shipping labels and other shipping paperwork. > > > > Bottom line right now windoze is fubared I need to reformat > > > > the windoze partision and only the windoze partision and then > > > > do a fresh windoze installation and leave my Linux partision > > > > untouched. > > > > Will the tools on a windoze boot disk format and fdisk > > > > allow me to do this > > > > > > ? > > > > > > > or do I need to get some other partitioning , formating > > > > software? I do realize that I will probably have to repair > > > > the MBR after > > > > > > reinstalling > > > > > > > windoze but that is no problem. > > > > > > Since you are using win98, you should look into win4lin so you > > > don't have to reboot all the time. > > > > Absolutely true. During install you reboot windows as normal, > > but your linux carries on running. Win98SE is 100% stable under > > win4lin. I can run a windows program and swap backwards and > > forwards between that and reading incoming mail in kmail. It's > > not free, but not very expensive, and their tech support is > > excellent if something goes wrong or you want to know how to > > safely move your registration to a new linux install. > > > > Anne > >But will it run internet exploiter? everything UPS related seems > highly dependant on internet exploiter Mozilla , Netscape or opera > WILL NOT work with it. As software goes it UPS world ship is about > as screwed up as anything I have ever seen!!! But it does take all > the hassle out of shipping stuff to Canada from the US, you would > not believe the insane BS paperwork it takes without UPS world ship > to do something that used to be so simple. It used to be easy > before NAFTA. > It's incredible how they get away with it. But yes, it will run IE. Just remember though that every moment you are online with IE your windows partition is at the same level of risk as it was before. Take whatever precautions you can. BTW, have you tried using Opera (windows and linux) set to announce itself as IE? It works for a lot of sites. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 October 2003 10:27 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > > > only have to use it 1 or 2 times a day for just a few minutes to > > > generate > > > > UPS > > > > > shipping labels and other shipping paperwork. > > > Bottom line right now windoze is fubared I need to reformat the > > > windoze partision and only the windoze partision and then do a > > > fresh windoze installation and leave my Linux partision > > > untouched. > > > Will the tools on a windoze boot disk format and fdisk allow me > > > to do this > > > > ? > > > > > or do I need to get some other partitioning , formating software? > > > I do realize that I will probably have to repair the MBR after > > > > reinstalling > > > > > windoze but that is no problem. > > > > Since you are using win98, you should look into win4lin so you > > don't have to reboot all the time. > > Absolutely true. During install you reboot windows as normal, but > your linux carries on running. Win98SE is 100% stable under win4lin. > I can run a windows program and swap backwards and forwards between > that and reading incoming mail in kmail. It's not free, but not very > expensive, and their tech support is excellent if something goes > wrong or you want to know how to safely move your registration to a > new linux install. > > Anne But will it run internet exploiter? everything UPS related seems highly dependant on internet exploiter Mozilla , Netscape or opera WILL NOT work with it. As software goes it UPS world ship is about as screwed up as anything I have ever seen!!! But it does take all the hassle out of shipping stuff to Canada from the US, you would not believe the insane BS paperwork it takes without UPS world ship to do something that used to be so simple. It used to be easy before NAFTA. Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Formatting Tool
On Sunday 05 Oct 2003 4:00 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > > only have to use it 1 or 2 times a day for just a few minutes to > > generate > > UPS > > > shipping labels and other shipping paperwork. > > Bottom line right now windoze is fubared I need to reformat the > > windoze partision and only the windoze partision and then do a > > fresh windoze installation and leave my Linux partision > > untouched. > > Will the tools on a windoze boot disk format and fdisk allow me > > to do this > > ? > > > or do I need to get some other partitioning , formating software? > > I do realize that I will probably have to repair the MBR after > > reinstalling > > > windoze but that is no problem. > > Since you are using win98, you should look into win4lin so you > don't have to reboot all the time. Absolutely true. During install you reboot windows as normal, but your linux carries on running. Win98SE is 100% stable under win4lin. I can run a windows program and swap backwards and forwards between that and reading incoming mail in kmail. It's not free, but not very expensive, and their tech support is excellent if something goes wrong or you want to know how to safely move your registration to a new linux install. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
