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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of John Bird
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 21:00
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone
> I remember once coming across a Delphi unit that can return all the
> Windows
> folder settings for almost everything (temp files, program files,
> Windows
> folder, Start menu user, Start menu all users, etc etc). Can't find
> it!
> Does anyone know of a version that gives the locations for al
Vista:
I have not actually worked day to day yet in Vista, but two things I see
about it I am all in favour of.
1 - UAC - as a long time Unix user used to running as a non admin (root)
user I just got used to setting up data folders and ownerships and
permissions. It's a necessary "evil" that is
ginal Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Alister Christie
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 14:52
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
No reason to move to Vista but it looks so pretty
Alister Christie
Computers for P
somewhere on their website...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Richard Vowles
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 12:45 PM
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
Conor Boyd wrote:
> I'd love
ssage in error please delete
it and notify me. Thank you."
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Levis
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 2:47 p.m.
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
I'll try that URL aga
No reason to move to Vista but it looks so pretty
Alister Christie
Computers for People
Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
http://www.salespartner.co.nz
PO Box 13085
Johnsonville
Wellington
Richard Vowles wrote:
Conor Boyd wrote:
I'd love to know what the original poster's opinion on the
June 2007 14:41
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
There are ways to disable the annoying prompts. I suggest the 2nd approach
in this article...
http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2006/09/20/windows-vista-s
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 14:26
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
I have a positive story about Vista.All MY apps. I have written work on
it with no issues :-)
But like the rest, I have vistal (Ultimate) installed both at hom
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Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
Richard
Being as cynical as I am it would probable be easier to get anyone to give a
+ve attribute of Vista (thats a challenge to everyone)
your statement would also mean the XP was now "the second most irritating t
: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
Richard
Being as cynical as I am it would probable be easier to get anyone to give a
+ve attribute of Vista (thats a challenge to everyone)
your statement would also mean the XP was now "the second most irritating to
use operating systems in history. And everythin
Sean Cross wrote:
It is just good enough that I haven't take the day or 2 to upgrade back to xp.
If you want Vista, get it on a new machine. Don't bother installing it on an
existing machine.
I took that day out on my laptop to revert it back to XP. It caused me
so many problems with pre
Neven MacEwan wrote:
Richard
Being as cynical as I am it would probable be easier to get anyone to
give a +ve attribute of Vista (thats a challenge to everyone)
your statement would also mean the XP was now "the second most
irritating to use operating systems in history. And everything was
] [mailto:delphi-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leigh Wanstead
> Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 1:38 p.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
>
> May I ask why not?
>
> TIA
>
> Regards
> Leigh
> www.smootharm.c
Richard
Being as cynical as I am it would probable be easier to get anyone to
give a +ve attribute of Vista (thats a challenge to everyone)
your statement would also mean the XP was now "the second most
irritating to use operating systems in history. And everything was moved
for no apparent
List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
Leigh Wanstead wrote:
> May I ask why not?
>
>
Because it has to go down in history as one of the most irritating to
use operating systems in history. And everything was moved for no
apparent reason. IMHO of course :-)
Richard
--
>From my POV, there is nothing compelling about upgrading to Vista.
So the question to my mind, is not "why not", but "why"?
All the applications I currently want to run, run very happily on XP, so
why should I consider spending more money on newer hardware, when the OS
is probably going to suck
Leigh Wanstead wrote:
May I ask why not?
Because it has to go down in history as one of the most irritating to
use operating systems in history. And everything was moved for no
apparent reason. IMHO of course :-)
Richard
--
Richard Vowles, Product Evangelist
Developers Inc Ltd (for Del
May I ask why not?
TIA
Regards
Leigh
www.smootharm.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Conor Boyd
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:22 PM
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: RE: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
I'd have to
I'd have to agree with you on that one. ;-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Richard Vowles
... given there is simply no reason to move to Vista whatsoever).
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NZ Borland Developers Group - De
Conor Boyd wrote:
I'd love to know what the original poster's opinion on the subject is in
light of the discussion since the original post?
You're usually pretty quick to jump in with a response on licensing when
somebody offers a copy of Delphi for sale, Richard... ;-)
I dunno - not up to
I'd love to know what the original poster's opinion on the subject is in
light of the discussion since the original post?
You're usually pretty quick to jump in with a response on licensing when
somebody offers a copy of Delphi for sale, Richard... ;-)
C.
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From: [EMAIL
Here is some information I found while looking for something else...
Relevant to getting OEM Windows - these paragraphs in particular may be
relevant if you want to install it on a PC other than the original OEM
manufacturer. I am not expert in this however - I also saw references to
shops selli
?
after all M$ is not the riaa
Neven
Hi Berend,
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From: "Berend de Boer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
"Brian"
, June 15, 2007 7:02 AM
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
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>>>>> "Rob" == Rob van der Linde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Rob> As far as I recall, XP OEM can be
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> "Rob" == Rob van der Linde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Rob> As far as I recall, XP OEM can be sold with either a new PC,
Rob> HDD, CPU or Motherboard, well that is what I recall from 4 or
Rob> 5 years ago, when I was working in a com
ight? Still, I feel a little uneasy to
> see any software company's licence treated in so cavalier a fashion.
>
> Brian
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Neven MacEwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List"
land Developers Group - Delphi List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
> Brian
>
> Ingram Micro (neeTechpac) sold oem with a hdd so your point is?
> after all M$ is not the riaa
>
> Neven
> > Hi Berend,
> >
>
6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
"Brian" == Brian Wrigley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Brian> Surely OEM licences can't be sold without the computer
Brian> systems to which they apply?
No, OEM license is a license without sup
Hi Berend,
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From: "Berend de Boer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] Anyone need XP Pro?
> >>>>> "Brian" == Brian Wrigley
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> "Brian" == Brian Wrigley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Brian> Surely OEM licences can't be sold without the computer
Brian> systems to which they apply?
No, OEM license is a license without support. That's all.
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All the best,
Beren
Surely OEM licences can't be sold without the computer systems to which they
apply?
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From: "Richard Vowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:52 PM
Subject: [DUG] Anyo
A friend of mine has 20 copies of XP Pro OEM, entirely legit with
certificates of authentication to sell. They haven't been opened or
registered in any way. They were provided with systems where the
customer had a site license for XP Pro, so they are surplus to
requirements. If anyone is intere
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