Re: Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Greg Morphis
No problem, I just went through the same thing a week ago or so On Jun 21, 2013 12:35 PM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > Thanks Greg. I found a hack and it worked like a charm. Page is bookmarked. > > Bruce > > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > > > > There is a registry hack

Re: Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Bruce Sorge
Thanks Greg. I found a hack and it worked like a charm. Page is bookmarked. Bruce On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > There is a registry hack for that. Google fresh install with update disc > On Jun 21, 2013 10:56 AM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > > > > Hey guys, > > I have

Re: Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Greg Morphis
There is a registry hack for that. Google fresh install with update disc On Jun 21, 2013 10:56 AM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > Hey guys, > I have Windows 7 and when I try to activate it, I am told that the key I > provided is for upgrades and not a fresh install. Fair enough since I > obviously bou

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread William Bowen
ermmm... I asked about your assertion that M$ had "decided to completely ignore" their own Usability Groups, not whether they *had* them... > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/usability/default.aspx A link to sign up for M$ User Research with a "humorous" video... > http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Its also what I've seen from the occasional reading of their lab reports when published. On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/usability/default.aspx > http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/research/usability_centers.html > http://www.wired.com/gaming/vi

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/usability/default.aspx http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/research/usability_centers.html http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/ff_halo?currentPage=all On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM, William Bowen wrote: > >> What is really stupid is that M$ has one

RE: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Eric Roberts
unity Subject: Re: Windows 8 on tequila... She is doing better drunk than I did my first time playing with it sober. Shit. I should drink more rum and dew the next time I fire up my Windows 8 machine, LOL... I still can't figure out how to close some windows. On Nov 9, 2012, at 2:31 AM, &qu

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread William Bowen
> What is really stupid is that M$ has one of the best usability > research groups in the business, and decided to completely ignore > them. Is that supposition on your part, or do you have a link that you can share to back that up? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; a

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
What is really stupid is that M$ has one of the best usability research groups in the business, and decided to completely ignore them. On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > She is doing better drunk than I did my first time playing with it sober. > Shit. I should drink more ru

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Bruce Sorge
She is doing better drunk than I did my first time playing with it sober. Shit. I should drink more rum and dew the next time I fire up my Windows 8 machine, LOL... I still can't figure out how to close some windows. On Nov 9, 2012, at 2:31 AM, "Eric Roberts" wrote: > > http://bit.ly/RIQl

Re: Windows 8

2012-10-31 Thread Sam
Wow, only $40? I think I'll give it a try. So you they can patent "live tiles"? Isn't that the same as what we've called "Dashboard" for years? . On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > So, since I have a Windows based laptop that sits around doing nothing and I > was bored, I

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
http://www.blackviper.com/2008/06/16/windows-xp-service-pack-3-services-registry-files/ I urge you to do a registry backup though before you do this. Horked as it is it at least boots, right? On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > Thanks Dana! Where did you see his registry f

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
Thanks Dana! Where did you see his registry files? I restored from late December and tried ipconfig, still same error.. The earliest I can go back is November 4th and I'm trying that right now. I download his Start reg and I'll run that but I think there's more wrong that just services not started

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
unity is useful, It hides the Windows part so all you deal with is the app. I use it for SSMS. Just click on the SSMS icon in the doc and you get an application window. It looks like no windows involved (even though it is). Now I just have to find non MS version of an RDP client for the Mac. On

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
I use winebottler. The best use to date was to package a Windows-only genealogy program (Legacy) for use on my Mac. (I am using it this very moment, chasing down some family history data) I recommend it highly. Jerry Milo Johnson On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Unity

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Unity is pretty simple, it makes a windows app run in its own context. Making it appear to be a Mac app. There is an app called WineBottler that's supposed to do the same thing, but no windows required. I haven't had a chance to try it, but for SSmS, I have not run across a windows application tha

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Ras Tafari
mine too :) btw, i love three finger swipe right --> bam, fire up windows 7, three finger swipe back and im back in osx world. i havent quite figured out UNITY MODE, but from the few seconds i tried... it seemed kinda cool and seamlessly integrated. it kinda hurt my brain when i was in that mode

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
you may want to just download one of his registry files if you know your user has already copied his files off. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Dana wrote: > I feel your pain. I turned off some windows services once and it took a > couple days to figure out which ones I should have left alone a

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
I feel your pain. I turned off some windows services once and it took a couple days to figure out which ones I should have left alone and how they were supposed to sign on. I am on windows 7 but hmm let me see if this site I used has an xp versionit does. I was a bit leery of the user name, bu

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
That's one of the problems. DHCP and TCPIP issues. Can't get to the Internet. Been having to download on a different machine and transfer via usb drive. Thanks! On Mar 6, 2012 6:43 PM, "Dana" wrote: > > mind you you'll have to re-download the service pack. But still. You could > set it to do tha

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
mind you you'll have to re-download the service pack. But still. You could set it to do that through windows update, should take care of any OEM vs non-OEM issues you may be having. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Dana wrote: > worth a shot if it's that or give up on the machine... > > > On Tue

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
worth a shot if it's that or give up on the machine... On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > Yeah I've got restore points for a long time. I downloaded SP3 and > installed it fine but I still get errors. I don't know he started > experiencing the issue but I can try one from l

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
Yeah I've got restore points for a long time. I downloaded SP3 and installed it fine but I still get errors. I don't know he started experiencing the issue but I can try one from late last year On Mar 6, 2012 5:49 PM, "Dana" wrote: > > I don't suppose he has a restore point set, does he? From be

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
I don't suppose he has a restore point set, does he? From before he was having whatever problem made him bring it to you? On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > I've thought about Linux, something like Linux Mint but he's getting up > there in years. > And money is an issue for

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Agreed. My MacBookPro is the best Windows machine I've used. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Ras Tafari wrote: > > tell him to buy a MacbookPro! > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> >> Ubuntu. >> >> :D >> >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: >>> >>> I'm trying

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread morgan lindley
Sounds like you have an OEM key, but not an OEM ISO. For xp, there were differences, and a regular install disc won't validate an OEM key, and vice versa. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > I've thought about Linux, something like Linux Mint but he's getting up > there in y

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
I've thought about Linux, something like Linux Mint but he's getting up there in years. And money is an issue for him. However I'm not about to buy him a new one ;) Yeah, I barely got anything done yesterday with work and am close to calling it quits. Without the key or the appropriate version of

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Ras Tafari
tell him to buy a MacbookPro! On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Ubuntu. > > :D > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: >> >> I'm trying to help a friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it boots but >> things are missing, system files.. services wont start

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Scott Stroz
Ubuntu. :D On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > I'm trying to help a friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it boots but > things are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent 2 days on > it. It's a netbook so I don't think there was install media. I know it h

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Brian Thornton
The key might most be for a different version of windows. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > I'm trying to help a friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it boots but > things are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent 2 days on > it. It's a netbook so I do

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Ray Champagne
2 days on an old netbook? Man, i'd tell him that you officially have spent 3X in labor the costs of the machine and go buy a new one. Or buy a new one for him and save yourself any further costs. :) On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > I'm trying to help a friend out with

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-03-03 Thread Vivec
Here is another article on Windows backup solutions. It actually goes into a lot of detail describing how to seperate your Windows Installation and Programs from your Data totally. One program which they mentioned, which I forgot about, was Macrium Reflex for System imaging and backup. http://ww

RE: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Justin Scott
> myself, I just plug in a usb drive into the airport base > station at home and make sure that Timemachine is running. As the subject suggests, I'm interested in something I can run on Windows. Next! -Justin ~| Want to reac

RE: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Justin Scott
> Windows 7 can do that with the System Image option > I believe... What happened when you tried it? It gives me errors and not enough status on what it's actually doing. It's made for non-techies from what I can gather. I don't trust it, and I can't get it to work properly. -Justin ~

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Vivec
:-| There is nothing wrong with Windows 7 Acronis usually works fine. *humph* *mutters under breath about Macintosh Elites* ^_^ On 23 February 2010 15:19, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > Larry, that was a low blowthere are some people who are forced to use MS > Windows.  I know it seems lik

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Its a matter of FREE WILL! On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > Larry, that was a low blowthere are some people who are forced to use MS > Windows.  I know it seems like abuse, but it's perfectly legal in the United > States.  For people caught in that predicament,

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Larry, that was a low blowthere are some people who are forced to use MS Windows. I know it seems like abuse, but it's perfectly legal in the United States. For people caught in that predicament, we can only offer our sympathies and a shoulder to cry on. Now, say you're sorry and promise

RE: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Scott Raley
Everything fine, malware, avg, all of them find nothing. I only use it to run architecture software. I surf the inet on this laptop. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:09 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows Backup Software

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Vivec
Really? Acronis didn't work for you? ... Wow. 0_0 well...I...hmm... Something could be fundamentally wrong with your current windows installation itself then. Have you run Malwarebytes recently to check it out? http://www.malwarebytes.org/ If your current installation isn't working well...it may

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Larry C. Lyons
myself, I just plug in a usb drive into the airport base station at home and make sure that Timemachine is running. Automatic backups over our home network. No weird configuration problems etc. It just works. On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Justin Scott wrote: > > I recently upgraded to Windows

RE: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Scott Raley
l.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:56 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows Backup Software Well okies if you don't want to use what is in Windows 7 : Acronis TruImage. http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ Can't get better than that for full System

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Vivec
Well okies if you don't want to use what is in Windows 7 : Acronis TruImage. http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ Can't get better than that for full System Backup and full/partial restore. ~| Want to reach

Re: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Vivec
Windows 7 can do that with the System Image option I believe... What happened when you tried it? On 23 February 2010 14:33, Justin Scott wrote: > > I recently upgraded to Windows 7 and the system backup/restore software is > leaving a bad taste in my mouth (they had it right with the Windows XP

RE: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Scott Raley
I used to use Comodo but for some reason it only seems to realize its supposed to be running and run on Sundays. It is scheduled every day of the week. -Original Message- From: Justin Scott [mailto:jscott-li...@gravityfree.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:34 PM To: cf-community Su

RE: Windows Backup Software

2010-02-23 Thread Scott Raley
Let me know what you find because I can't find anything for free, cheap or name brand that ends up working correctly. -Original Message- From: Justin Scott [mailto:jscott-li...@gravityfree.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:34 PM To: cf-community Subject: Windows Backup Software I

Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-18 Thread Matthew Smith
I've never created an image before. What is the software of choice? Any free options? How do I restore the image to a blank partition? On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Vivec wrote: > > That didn't take too long: > > http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3075/how-to-upgrade-the-windows-7-rc-to-rtm/

RE: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-18 Thread Scott Raley
What imaging product will support win7 ? -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality That didn't take too

RE: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-18 Thread Scott Raley
What imaging product will support win7 ? -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality That didn't take too

RE: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-18 Thread Scott Raley
I've started my information move and program uninstall and license key file copy.. here goes the big one this weekend. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 Beta and Wind

RE: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-16 Thread Scott Raley
They should have put out a damn upgrade from RC to RTM and just prompt me for the stupid product key. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC

RE: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-16 Thread Scott Raley
They should have put out a damn upgrade from RC to RTM and just prompt me for the stupid product key. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC

Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-16 Thread Vivec
That didn't take too long: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3075/how-to-upgrade-the-windows-7-rc-to-rtm/ I think if yo udo that..you may be setting yourself up for problems afterward. Oh..and if you DO reinstall...then might I STRONGLY suggest that you create an Image of your setup (even with Win

Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-16 Thread Vivec
Sadly...with the RC you HAVE to reinstall from scratch. I am having tons of computer problems over the last few weeks...I need to get a small backup machine for times such as these (never happened to me before). But one thing I also need to do..is to reinstall the OS. I have my Backup Vista OS,

RE: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-16 Thread Scott Raley
t: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:25 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Scott Raley wrote: > > For those who asked since I have a machine with the RC version on it but it >

Re: Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) expiration dates and functionality

2010-02-16 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Scott Raley wrote: > > For those who asked since I have a machine with the RC version on it but it > doesn't give much help on how to get it to the real license I purchased > without reinstalling everything. > > Description of Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 Release

Re: Windows VPS recommendations?

2009-11-08 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
+1 for KA. I've used them for a couple clients, and the uptime and support have been top-notch. Price is hard to beat for Windows hosting, considering the price most places still charge for even a small RAM upgrade. ~| Want

Re: Windows VPS recommendations?

2009-11-08 Thread Erika L. Rich
My pleasure :) On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Dang, 960 MB of RAM for $35 a month. That ain't bad at all. > > Thanks Erika with a k :) > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something the

Re: Windows VPS recommendations?

2009-11-08 Thread Judah McAuley
Dang, 960 MB of RAM for $35 a month. That ain't bad at all. Thanks Erika with a k :) On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Buncha of the guys in the IRC channel use this company and like it > > http://www.kickassvps.com/ > > If you sign up - tell them Jason Dean sent you ...

Re: Windows VPS recommendations?

2009-11-08 Thread Erika L. Rich
Buncha of the guys in the IRC channel use this company and like it http://www.kickassvps.com/ If you sign up - tell them Jason Dean sent you ... they host his blog for him, and he has a few VPS accounts with them as well. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I'm going to

Re: Windows 7

2009-11-07 Thread denstar
+1 Way better than XP. And XP was my favorite Windows distro. Typing in the start menu is the bomb. * * * Huzzah! It's like I lived a bit over a week in seconds. -- Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment. Emile M. Cioran On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Bruc

Re: Windows 7

2009-11-07 Thread K-Sea - dvsDJTV.com
On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > So anyway, I > am quite pleased. > > Yeah, I've been very pleased. Sound: One of the best things in windows 7... If you are like me with multiple usb sound cards. When you open sound preferances you can change default card and it automa

RE: Windows 7

2009-11-07 Thread Scott Raley
I like it but did a fresh install on my laptop and not an upgrade. There is a good phrase for you "software recovery software" .. :) -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:13 PM To: cf-community Subject: Windows 7 So I made the

RE: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread Scott Raley
Do you do real work? -Original Message- From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:52 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 = blah why does it seem that i am the only person without vista problems? on my desktop @ home and laptop at work, i

RE: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread Jacob
-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 = blah why does it seem that i am the only person without vista problems? on my desktop @ home and laptop at work, i havent a single complaint. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > that beats vista by 700% ! > > On Aug 12, 2009,

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread morgan l
There also existed rare creatures with problems with 98, but for whom winMe worked wonders. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > why does it seem that i am the only person without vista problems? on > my desktop @ home and laptop at work, i havent a single complaint. > > On W

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread Ras Tafari
ok cool! me too, ultimate is my version at home (thanks to our friend here) and at work its the business version. word. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > You're not the only one. > > I run Vista Home Ultimate at home with nary a care. > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:52 AM

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread William Bowen
You're not the only one. I run Vista Home Ultimate at home with nary a care. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > why does it seem that i am the only person without vista problems? on > my desktop @ home and laptop at work, i havent a single complaint. > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread Ras Tafari
why does it seem that i am the only person without vista problems? on my desktop @ home and laptop at work, i havent a single complaint. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > that beats vista by 700% ! > > On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Vivec wrote: > >> >> Just checked, m

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
that beats vista by 700% ! On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Just checked, my machine running Windows 7 has now been up and > running for 1 > week of constant use with no slowdowns or hiccups. > > > ~| Want to r

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-12 Thread Vivec
Just checked, my machine running Windows 7 has now been up and running for 1 week of constant use with no slowdowns or hiccups. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of F

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
ah ok I did not realize it was a mrketing question. That makes better sense. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Don L wrote: > > nope, it's because this demographics is a part of target market... > > >why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, > I > >say that the sm

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Don L
nope, it's because this demographics is a part of target market... >why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, I >say that the smart ones are running XP still. Many people loathe Vista and 7 >is still quite new. > >On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM, D > >> ~

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Don L
thank you for your input. > Most new laptops will have Vista home premium because that is what > the > hardware vendors are installing but you could install multiple os on > multiple partitions and have a testbed for all them. > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Don L wrote: > > ~~

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Dana wrote: > > why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, > I > say that the smart ones are running XP still. Many people loathe Vista and > 7 > is still quite new. > Wish i had a computer when I went to school. ~~~

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-04 Thread Dana
why are you being guided by college students? For what it is worth though, I say that the smart ones are running XP still. Many people loathe Vista and 7 is still quite new. On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Don L wrote: > > So, I took the courage to have wiped out everything on a hard drive runn

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-04 Thread denstar
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > Windows 7 does not suck pig balls, ergo it is better than Vista. LOL! :D -- If writers stopped writing about what happened to them, then there would be a lot of empty pages. Elaine Liner

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-03 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Windows 7 vs XP and Vista charts here. > It really is a lot better than Vista, and I would say it matches XP. > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22006&page=2 > Windows 7 does not suck pig balls, ergo it is better than Vista. ~~

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-03 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Don L wrote: > > So, I took the courage to have wiped out everything on a hard drive running > xp pro from compaq bought zillions years ago (2001), and have it reformatted > with recovery cd for laptop for want of its own recovery cd, so, as far as > OS goes, it's

Re: windows os - reality - dilemma

2009-08-03 Thread Maureen
Most new laptops will have Vista home premium because that is what the hardware vendors are installing but you could install multiple os on multiple partitions and have a testbed for all them. On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Don L wrote: > > So, I took the courage to have wiped out everything on

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > I like the new name Camero.   Is that in honor of the new Camaro? List chopper eats my name sometimes. If I add some after my name I think it prevents chopping. -Cameron CHOPPER PREVENTE ~~~

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-03 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I like the new name Camero. Is that in honor of the new Camaro? On Aug 3, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Vivec wrote: >> Windows 7 vs XP and Vista charts here. >> It really is a lot better than Vista, and I would say it matches XP. >> >> http://

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Vivec wrote: > Windows 7 vs XP and Vista charts here. > It really is a lot better than Vista, and I would say it matches XP. > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22006&page=2 "The time it takes an operating system to start up is not crucially important for performance

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-03 Thread Vivec
Windows 7 vs XP and Vista charts here. It really is a lot better than Vista, and I would say it matches XP. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22006&page=2 2009/8/2 Larry Lyons : > > Are you sure you're not taking about OSX? I mean aside from the DRM stuff > that is the Mac. ~~~

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-08-02 Thread Larry Lyons
>It starts a lot faster. > >You can actually use your computer a lot sooner from launch. > >There are far less services loaded at launch. > >It handles memory a lot more efficiently than Vista. > >It is optimised for SSD hard disks. > >The User Interface is much enhanced, I love it over Vista and

RE: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Scott Raley
essage- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:24 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows 7 = blah On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:07 PM, G Money wrote: >> For the record, VISTA was the s

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:07 PM, G Money wrote: >> For the record, VISTA was the step backward ;) I meant Win7 is a step back forward to the same place XP has always been? ~~~

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:07 PM, G Money wrote: > For the record, VISTA was the step backward ;) So, XP is a step forward to the same place XP is now? ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread G Money
For the record, VISTA was the step backward ;) On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:54 PM, G Money wrote: > > Is it fast, stable, and compatible with most legacy apps?!?!? I > mean...lets > > get back to the basics. > > Sounds like you are

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:54 PM, G Money wrote: > Is it fast, stable, and compatible with most legacy apps?!?!? I mean...lets > get back to the basics. Sounds like you are saying it's good because it works like XP did. Step backwards anyone?

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Cameron Childress
Sounds like you are saying "Win7 is good because Vista sucked in the following ways"... On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Vivec wrote: > > It starts a lot faster. > > You can actually use your computer a lot sooner from launch. > > There are far less services loaded at launch. > > It handles memor

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've had Windows 7 installed for a few weeks now as a vm. So far, I > can't see what's so impressive about it. It's still got the registry > (which I consider the bane of windows). It's got a start bu

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Vivec
It starts a lot faster. You can actually use your computer a lot sooner from launch. There are far less services loaded at launch. It handles memory a lot more efficiently than Vista. It is optimised for SSD hard disks. The User Interface is much enhanced, I love it over Vista and have found

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread G Money
Is it fast, stable, and compatible with most legacy apps?!?!? I mean...lets get back to the basics. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Ray Champagne wrote: > > It's shiny > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've had Windows

Re: Windows 7 = blah

2009-07-31 Thread Ray Champagne
It's shiny On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've had Windows 7 installed for a few weeks now as a vm. So far, I > can't see what's so impressive about it. It's still got the registry > (which I consider the bane of windows). It's go

Re: Windows Remote Desktop questions

2009-07-10 Thread Matthew Small
Windows Remote Assistance is a built-in component of Windows OSes. It allows your father to send an assistance request directly to you, then you can log into his machine to fix it. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457004.aspx - Matt Small >Logmein.com is also a really nice fai

RE: Windows Remote Desktop questions

2009-07-09 Thread Scott Raley
[mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 6:44 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Windows Remote Desktop questions http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.msp x#E6G On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > Judah McAuley wrote: &

Re: Windows Remote Desktop questions

2009-07-09 Thread Dana
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx#E6G On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > Judah McAuley wrote: > > Yes, you would share his screen, it does not do a separate instance of > > the login. What OS is he running? With Windows XP you can

Re: Windows Remote Desktop questions

2009-07-09 Thread Judah McAuley
Logmein.com is also a really nice fairly non-technical alternative to RDP. Judah On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Justin Scott wrote: > >> Trying to visualize what he is seeing and doing >> as well as giving clear instructions by verbal >> descriptions alone is quite challenging and often >> frus

RE: Windows Remote Desktop questions

2009-07-09 Thread Justin Scott
> Trying to visualize what he is seeing and doing > as well as giving clear instructions by verbal > descriptions alone is quite challenging and often > frustrating. See: www.copilot.com It's well worth the $5 or so for a day pass just to not have to deal with settings and configuring NAT route

Re: Windows Remote Desktop questions

2009-07-09 Thread Ian Skinner
Judah McAuley wrote: > Yes, you would share his screen, it does not do a separate instance of > the login. What OS is he running? With Windows XP you can go through > and have him send you an invitation and your remote desktop will > connect through that. Takes a lot of the guess work out of route

  1   2   3   4   5   >