OT: Difference between OEM and Retail Windows 7

Is there any reason not to buy the OEM version of Windows 7 from Amazon and install in as a virtual OS on my Linux laptop? http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BB16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410554262&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+home+premium Amazon just s

Re: OT: Windows guru needed (personal)

ets > things all put back together it will happen again. > > Not running as admin is a good idea. I don't know if running as user (she > doesn't install programs) would have prevented this, but I'll try to get > her to change. > > Mark > > > > S

Re: OT: Windows guru needed (personal)

e: Some tips and pointers. With windows never run as an admin except to install software.this is true of Linux as well but is handled more gracefully. Also a current antivirus with a known reputation. And use a secure browser with the ability to shut off 3rd party p

Re: OT: Windows guru needed (personal)

lot more about Windows than I do. Any help, suggestions, or name recommendations, either on or off list, will be gratefully accepted. Mark Jarvis

Re: OT: Windows guru needed (personal)

Some tips and pointers. With windows never run as an admin except to install software.this is true of Linux as well but is handled more gracefully. Also a current antivirus with a known reputation. And use a secure browser with the ability to shut off 3rd party plugins except when needed. This is

Re: OT: Windows guru needed (personal)

all there.) > > Finding and putting things back in a reasonable order is going to to be a > major job. She would like to know: > > 1) what caused it > > 2) once she collects things, what can be done to prevent it from happening > again. > > Answers will require the help

OT: Windows guru needed (personal)

ke to know: 1) what caused it 2) once she collects things, what can be done to prevent it from happening again. Answers will require the help of someone who knows a lot more about Windows than I do. Any help, suggestions, or name recom

Re: windows program

loaded. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> what do you think could I install it on a windows machine then burn >> the resulting directory onto a DVD and copy that onto the Linux BOX? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> &

Re: windows program

I don't know I guess my lens isn't aligned perfectly because I accidently opened it again and it loaded. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > what do you think could I install it on a windows machine then burn > the resulting director

Re: windows program

what do you think could I install it on a windows machine then burn the resulting directory onto a DVD and copy that onto the Linux BOX? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I got a windows program I would like to use. I stick the DVD in and this &

windows program

I got a windows program I would like to use. I stick the DVD in and this is what the terminal says is on the disk: :/media/bmike1/Berlitz$ ls 卅〹㌴䌮䈴 卅〹㌱䌷?㑕 卅〹㌲䌵?㑕 卅〹㌳䌳?㑕 卅〹㌴䌱?㑕 卅〹㌴䌷?㑕 卅〹㌵䌮䈴 卅〹㌱䌸?㑕 卅〹㌲䌶?㑕 卅〹㌳䌴?㑕 卅〹㌴䌲?㑕 卅〹㌵䌱?㑕 卅〹㌱䌳?㑕 卅〹㌲䌱?㑕 卅〹㌲䌷?㑕 卅〹㌳䌵?㑕 卅〹㌴䌳?㑕 卅〹㌵䌲?㑕 卅〹㌱䌴?㑕 卅〹㌲䌲?㑕

Re: OT: Windows Virtual Machine Software

Windows 8 gets allot better with classicshell.net or stardocks start8. I also found modernmix was another large improvement. On Thursday, August 15, 2013, Lisa Kachold wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Trent Shipley > 'trent_ship...@yahoo.com');> > &g

Re: OT: Windows Virtual Machine Software

On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: > I have a Windows 8 laptop on order. > > I would like to run Ubuntu as a guest on a virtual machine. What are some > good candidates? It doesn't have to be free, but VMware for Workstations > would be overkill at th

Re: OT: Windows Virtual Machine Software

13 at 8:04 PM, Trent Shipley mailto:trent_ship...@yahoo.com>> wrote: I have a Windows 8 laptop on order. I would like to run Ubuntu as a guest on a virtual machine. What are some good candidates? It doesn't have to be free, but VMware for Workstations would be overkill

Re: OT: Windows Virtual Machine Software

Ill have to second VirtualBox On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: > I have a Windows 8 laptop on order. > > I would like to run Ubuntu as a guest on a virtual machine. What are some > good candidates? It doesn't have to be free, but VMware for Workst

Re: OT: Windows Virtual Machine Software

Virtual Box works quite well, will even load VMWare images, and VMWare Player is free for windows and Linux (but not Mac for some reason), but has a lot fewer options than VMWare worksation. Phil Waclawski On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: > I have a Windows 8 laptop

OT: Windows Virtual Machine Software

I have a Windows 8 laptop on order. I would like to run Ubuntu as a guest on a virtual machine.  What are some good candidates?  It doesn't have to be free, but VMware for Workstations would be overkill at this point.  Is Oracle still developing Virtua

Google: Windows 8 Disaster and get the scoop.

> http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/04/14/is-windows-8-microsofts-biggest-failure-ever.aspx Google: Windows 8 Disaster and get the scoop. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or

Articel: Is Windows 8 Microsoft's Biggest Failure Ever?

is article today and thought others might want to read it.  http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/04/14/is-windows-8-microsofts-biggest-failure-ever.aspx Keith Smith--- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PL

RE: What's wrong with Windows 8?

If you still have an Apple IIgs: By this time, the floppy drive(s) will refuse to work. The internal power supply needs a simple repair. Built by Sony, I've diagnosed a the single faulty capacitor that all IIgs' have. Inside the PS box on the white circuit board is one very small 1 microfarad ca

Re: What's wrong with Windows 8?

classicshell.net solved 95% of all my issues with windows 8 making the system usable for me. so if you are in a situation where you are needing to use windows 8 and cannot flip to something better it can help. On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Lee Reynolds wrote: > I commonly tell people t

What's wrong with Windows 8?

I commonly tell people that they should avoid Windows 8. "Stick with 7," I tell them. Or "Stick with XP." Sometimes I'll even say "Just go buy a Mac." The latter is particularly ironic given that the last Apple computer I had ANY love for was the IIgs. P

Re: Windows cleaner

how do you access the included registry cleaner in windows; or else, will the registry clean option in kaspersky do it? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > why do you think Kasersky is not free. I mean it uses KDE. I hope he has > sense enough to open

Re: Windows cleaner

> will be created automatically: > > supp...@hpchelp.asu.edu > > > > > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org [ > plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] on behalf of AZ Pete [ > p...@cactusfamily.com] > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 5:52 PM > To: Main PLUG dis

Re: Windows cleaner

Yeah? Ultimate Boot CD for Windows was based on BartPE. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Lee Reynolds wrote: > This is awesome if it is free. You used to be able to create something > like this on your own using BartPE and McAfee, but McAfee stopped letting > people dow

Re: Windows cleaner

it was 300-400 MB iso is i think a 1g stick would work. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > kaspercy? how big of a usb should I get for it? do you know of any > supporting documentation for the programs contained within? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:52 PM,

RE: Windows cleaner

From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org [plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] on behalf of AZ Pete [p...@cactusfamily.com] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 5:52 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Windows cleaner I've run this and it works great. It's Kasper

Re: Windows cleaner

kaspercy? how big of a usb should I get for it? do you know of any supporting documentation for the programs contained within? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:52 PM, AZ Pete wrote: > I've run this and it works great. It's Kaspersky rescue disk. Copy the > image to a bootable USB stick a

Re: Windows cleaner

Thank you for for saying this. Would you know of any documentation for this (I need to be trained)(woof)? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Shane Lofgren wrote: > I use TRK LIve CD - http://trinityhome.org > > > --- PLUG-discuss mailin

Re: Windows cleaner

I use TRK LIve CD - http://trinityhome.org On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:52 PM, AZ Pete wrote: > I've run this and it works great. It's Kaspersky rescue disk. Copy the > image to a bootable USB stick and boot your machine from it. > http://support.kaspersky.com/4162 > > > On 2/15/2013 9:11 AM, ki

Re: Windows cleaner

I've run this and it works great. It's Kaspersky rescue disk. Copy the image to a bootable USB stick and boot your machine from it. http://support.kaspersky.com/4162 On 2/15/2013 9:11 AM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: No, he doesn't want AVG. He wants a live CD Linux distribution with the nec

Re: Windows cleaner

I have never retained a copy of Windows that came with any machine I have ever purchased, as I typically pop in a linux disc and wipe away on first boot. Then I run Windows inside VirtualBox. I have a real partition for a windows installation now, but even so, when I use windows I only use the

Re: Windows cleaner

I agree Lee. That's why I use the wipe/restore method... Eric On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Lee Reynolds wrote: > The problem with Windows isn't Windows itself, but the calibre of people > who tend to use it. > > I'm not talking about IT folks who do Win

Re: Windows cleaner

e CDs with which to clean your Windows box. Its even worth using a couple of them as sometime one will be able to find/fix something the first one did not. Do be sure to update definitions when you boot the live CD. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Lee Reynolds wrote: > The problem with

RE: Windows cleaner

The problem with Windows isn't Windows itself, but the calibre of people who tend to use it. I'm not talking about IT folks who do Windows, I'm talking about the people who are only barely competent enough to do ANYTHING on a computer at all. They use Windows because that'

Re: Windows cleaner

The best advice I ever received IMO with regards to cleaning Windows machines was this: Do a clean install, get everything installed and updated, then take an image of the drive. Keep your files (My Documents) backed up. When the machine gets infected, wipe the disk, restore the image, update

Re: Windows cleaner

I think it might have been. I know Kaspersky was a Linux based live cd On Feb 15, 2013 9:26 AM, "kitepi...@kitepilot.com" wrote: > Is that a live-CD Linux distribution? > ET > > Stephen writes: > >> Well I have had luck with the malware bytes disk, and avast. >> >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:11 AM

Re: Windows cleaner

Have you tried combofix ? It cleans up preboot. I have used it couple times. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix *Amit K Nepal Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE) omNovia Technologies Inc. Amit K Nepal

Re: Windows cleaner

Is that a live-CD Linux distribution? ET Stephen writes: Well I have had luck with the malware bytes disk, and avast. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:11 AM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com < kitepi...@kitepilot.com> wrote: No, he doesn't want AVG. He wants a live CD Linux distribution with the nece

Re: Windows cleaner

Well I have had luck with the malware bytes disk, and avast. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:11 AM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com < kitepi...@kitepilot.com> wrote: > No, he doesn't want AVG. > He wants a live CD Linux distribution with the necessary tools to clean an > inactive (but accessible) Wincrap file

Re: Windows cleaner

No, he doesn't want AVG. He wants a live CD Linux distribution with the necessary tools to clean an inactive (but accessible) Wincrap filesystem. I know what he is after... ET John J. Macey writes: Wipe Drive, Install Linux. LOL! Give the AVG Trial a try. On 02/15/2013 08:41 AM, Mic

Re: Windows cleaner

Wipe Drive, Install Linux. LOL! Give the AVG Trial a try. On 02/15/2013 08:41 AM, Michael Havens wrote: I Love Linux. That being said, what is the best OpenSource program for cleaning an infected Microsoft computer (spyware/virus)? :-)~MIKE~(-: --

Re: Windows 8 Computers -- not off topic!

I can only speak about my one install. I recently blew away windows 8 on an Asus G76V. I turned off secure boot and other than a small false start where the video card wasn't very well supported by the nouveau drivers, I just simply rebooted with the nomode set parameter and all went

RE: Windows 8 Computers -- not off topic!

There are a range of issues: Some machines apparently will only boot from known strings; if it isn’t “Windows Boot Loader” or sometimes “Red Hat Enterprise Linux" it won’t boot at all. You also may need to either disable “Secure Boot” or install the shims designed to allow loading

Windows 8 Computers -- not off topic!

Hello Hello, I read another article about the horrors of getting linux to run on a UEFI windows 8 machine. But I have NOT seen any articles discussing the option of NOT dual-booting! Is it dual-booting that causes the problems? What if I am willing to destroy Windows 8 and only load linux

OT: Side Gig - Need Windows Engineer (Linux a plus)

t do. The IT staff consist of 2 full-time programmers and the Operations Manager oversees the staff. The lead programmer handles the Windows Updates, but he is not an Engineer. Company provides 24x7 service to approximately 100 municipalities and growing, and they place value on supportab

Re: 2nd windows tech support scam call

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 1/13/2013 9:57 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > I have yet to receive one of these calls so I'm waiting to have fun > with the first one that calls. While I'm on the subject of phones, > has anyone ever had a problem with people calling a number and > get

Re: 2nd windows tech support scam call

I have yet to receive one of these calls so I'm waiting to have fun with the first one that calls. While I'm on the subject of phones, has anyone ever had a problem with people calling a number and getting you when they don't dial the right area code? About 3 years ago I had that problem. My n

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I thought I would give out a little more information. When I wrote my last rant I was a little over the 1 week period of using Windows 8. Yesterday was a full three weeks and I used my wonderful weekend Saturday to cleanse my poor system of that horrid

Re: 2nd windows tech support scam call

Bump; I block them from skype too. On 10 Jan 2013 10:50, "keith smith" wrote: > > I got another call from "Computer Tech Support". The guy sounded Indian > and said his name was Eric. He asked if my computer was running slow and I > played along. Within a minute he asked me to go to TeamViewe

Re: 2nd windows tech support scam call

I feel so deprived... I never have gotten one of these calls. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:46 PM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com < kitepi...@kitepilot.com> wrote: > http://800notes.com/Phone.**aspx/1-645-781-2458/3 > I get those scam calls all

2nd windows tech support scam call

I got another call from "Computer Tech Support".  The guy sounded Indian and said his name was Eric.  He asked if my computer was running slow and I played along.  Within a minute he asked me to go to TeamViewer.com so he could access my computer.  When I asked what the name of his company was

AD Auth (was Re: Windows 8 demo video parody)

On 12/31/2012 04:21 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: Lee Reynolds: True, but getting a Linux system to work with AD in terms of allowing users to log in using AD authentication, use their home directories, etc, etc, is tricky. REALLY? I will have to clue in the 4 companies I have implement

RE: Windows 8 demo video parody

p...@hpchelp.asu.edu From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org [plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] on behalf of Lisa Kachold [lisakach...@obnosis.com] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 4:21 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Windows 8 de

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

g-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org [ > plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] on behalf of Lisa Kachold [ > lisakach...@obnosis.com] > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 2:51 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: Windows 8 demo video parody > > Anything that work

RE: Windows 8 demo video parody

hpchelp.asu.edu From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org [plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] on behalf of Lisa Kachold [lisakach...@obnosis.com] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 2:51 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Windows 8 demo video parody Anything that works with lda

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

Anything that works with ldap works with AD. On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Lee Reynolds wrote: > Sadly these other directory service systems don't work with Windows, or at > least they don't make it clear that they do. The page for 389 said past > versions did,

RE: Windows 8 demo video parody

Sadly these other directory service systems don't work with Windows, or at least they don't make it clear that they do. The page for 389 said past versions did, which means current versions don't. Apache's product says nothing about supporting windows, which means it proba

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

On 12/31/2012 11:29 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: I have to differ that Windows AD is the only directory management beast out there worth using! Never said it was, but you'll never NOT find some level of ad servers around already to tame the stupid windoze desktops everyone want still.

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

I have to differ that Windows AD is the only directory management beast out there worth using! This is a matter of running a dumbed down OS; running systems that ensure you don't need to know anything about the systems you support, and we have all seen from the Microsoft example, that this

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

3 was obviously much improved (xp+server stuff) and quickly became defacto, but for at time, it was good for passage out of the dark ages of 16bit os's. I saw it on a couple servers and replaced it with linux on a few others. It wasn't horrible, but come one! Windows ME on an N

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

So you use an eval copy of Windows so you have access to IE?  Keith Smith --- On Mon, 12/31/12, Nathan England wrote: From: Nathan England Subject: Re: Windows 8 demo video parody To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Monday, December 31, 201

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

Excellent points. I don't entirely believe 2000 was a bomb. But in all reality, I don't know anyone that used it. I saw it on a couple servers and replaced it with linux on a few others. It wasn't horrible, but come one! Windows ME on an NTOS kernel? I thought the frequent au

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

ruly innovated in the smartphone space originally when the only competition was really PalmOS devices, or Blackberry. At some point, they simply gave up, let it languish, and eventually faded out. They missed a huge opportunity to capture the entire budding smartphone market, and now want des

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

I don't think it's fair to call 2000 a bomb. It was possibly the best Windows OS ever released for the time it came out, pre-SP2 XP on the other hand was pretty awful. On a related note, why is it Linux folds are so down on anything MS puts out. I really prefer a *nix OS but I thi

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

That is definitely Microsofts M.O. Windows 95 was awesome Windows 98 was a bomb Windows 98 SE was awesome (it was more than just an update) Windows Millenium was a bomb Windows 2000 was a bomb (though some really liked it) Windows XP was awesome Windows Vista was a major bomb! Windows 7 was

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

I get the feeling windows 8 will turn out to be a bigger dud than vista or Bob. Anyone disagree? On 12/31/2012 03:39 AM, Nathan England wrote: That is hysterical! The first real computer I owned was a Compaq Presario 486DX2, 66MHz with 4 MB of ram and it came with Windows 3.1? and Bob. I

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

That is hysterical! The first real computer I owned was a Compaq Presario 486DX2, 66MHz with 4 MB of ram and it came with Windows 3.1? and Bob. I thought it was a game or something and I could never figure it out, so I deleted it. It was later that day that I found the Yahoo! page for

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

neat thing that everyone's heard of and hardly anyone's actually seen. There aren't even any coppies available on ebay... there is however a book about it using it on there. I'm betting that was a best seller! Brian On 12/29/2012 04:15 PM, Lee Reynolds wrote: Windows 8,

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

n the wrapper. I would be a neat thing that everyone's heard of and hardly anyone's actually seen. There aren't even any coppies available on ebay... there is however a book about it using it on there. I'm betting that was a best seller! Brian On 12/29/2012 04:15 PM, Lee

RE: Windows 8 demo video parody

Windows 8, aka Microsoft Bob 2012 Edition. Lee Reynolds Systems Analyst Principal ASU Advanced Computing Center a2c2.asu.edu GWC-558 480.965.9460 (Office) 480.458.7434 (Mobile) Have an A2C2 related question or problem? Just send an email to the following address detailing the nature of the

Re: Windows 8 demo video parody

This is the first version of windows where you don't need to make a video like this one. All you have to do is actually show windows 8 in action. Brian Cluff On 12/29/2012 01:29 AM, Derek Trotter wrote: I'm sure most if not all of you will like this, especially if you haven

Windows 8 demo video parody

I'm sure most if not all of you will like this, especially if you haven't seen it yet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ1oPDtdhFo -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I'm not there, I carry on as usual." Patrick Moore -

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