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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:05:00 Vista curse
Earlier Kasper muttered: >>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >>> into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >>> quite yet. >> >>Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>now has a newer one than most of us?! > >Yeah, he went so far to the left that he appeared on the other side of >the screen. Like in Pacman. I had to travel ALL the way back in time across the screen before I could post to USENET again. -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." -
Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:05:59 Vista curse
Earlier Kasper muttered: >>> Yeah, he went so far to the left that he appeared on the other side of >>> the screen. Like in Pacman. >>> >>A slender Pacman with longish hair. >> >>Pacman looks like a wheel of dutch cheese with a bit missing, so that's >>fitting too. > >Mmmm. Gouda. Only if it's old. Oh.. Hmmm.. Cheddar! -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." -
DG wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:35:59 Vista curse
Pixel "#~ schreef: > > Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. > I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who > thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files > do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. > And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! > evil grin I always caution people about removing files. The result is even worse. The drive fills up, I have to come round and clean it up, but I have no idea which files they want to keep and what programs must stay on the drive. So I end up sitting side by side with them doing a task they could easily do themselves. > The worst thing I ever had to do was the following. A friend called, > saying her scanner didn't work anymore. So I said, did you try > reconnecting all the plugs so that they are in firm? Yes yes yes. > Alright, so I get on my bike and cycle all the way over there, puzzle > about the problem for over an hour. THEN I decide to check the cables > again, and -floop- it all works again. eyes kill > And of course, same person, almost some thing. "Hi, my computer want > start up, it just beeps." Hmmm, so I say, do you get a visual at all, > because if no, have a look if your monitor is connected correctly, > because if not, that cause warning-bleeps. No no no, all connected. So > I get there, give the monitor cable a good push, and there you go the > things boots again without any problems. grrrr > I know it all too well. My sister is good about connecting cables, but she won't open the damn thing up. She had moved the PC and dislodged the video-card. It took me a hour to get there and push it in half a centimeter... Another nice one: hardware that doesn't work and nobody, including the helpdesk, believes you. Because it sorta half works. Now it does, now it doesn't. They want you to wait till the warranty is gone and it has totally fried. Meanwhile you're stuck downloading drivers. Also a lot of fun: fixing the computer whilst having to look after the kids that are looming over you, running off with gear, roughhousing and so on. Just so the parents can go out for a smoke. It takes you at least twice as long to fix stuff when you've got people looking over your shoulder or you're trying to not get them electrocuted. -- Danny.
DG wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:38:00 Vista curse
Pixel "#~ schreef: >>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >>> into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >>> quite yet. >> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >> now has a newer one than most of us?! > > Well, yes, I can't help it, they don't do 15 year old OS's anymore on > the new laptops you buy these days. But I have installed Windows > Virtual PC, so I'll have it up and running in no time. > > Also, I still have my own trusty PC, that still runs win95, from which > I am posting this as we speak. > > So the universe isn't folding in on itself that fast. Would a Win95-free Pixel be the fourth horseman? -- Danny.
Vigilante wrote at: 2007-07-21 08:50:59 Vista curse
"Pixel "#~" <jjwweerrff DeleteThis (~=~) phil.uu.nl> wrote in message news:gghu93tdusru796rdqg1lt0ceqcghgk47h (~=~) 4ax.com... > My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new > laptop. But it came with Vista. > > Did anyone else get Vista yet? > I hates it. Vista seems to be having a pretty bad press right now and I'm hoping it's a long time before companies take it up, because I am trying to get into IT and doing XP-based certification and I don't want to have to learn Vista.
Vigilante wrote at: 2007-07-21 08:53:00 Vista curse
"DG" <dammygerritsen.TakeThisOut (~=~) censored.zzn.com> wrote in message news:f7sglv$m1q$2 (~=~) registered.motzarella.org... > Pixel "#~ schreef: >>>>>> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>>>>> now has a newer one than most of us?! >>>>>> >>>>> Oh no! The universe has started to fold in on itself!!! >>>> Universe origami! Let's make a crane out of it. >>>> >>> In 42 folds. >> >> Can you do a panda? >> >> > Gross. This reminds me of that Simpsons episode.
Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 13:24:00 Vista curse
A day without Pixel "#~ is like a day without sunshine... >>>>>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too >>>>>> deep into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not >>>>>> changing quite yet. >>>>> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>>>> now has a newer one than most of us?! >>>>> >>>> Oh no! The universe has started to fold in on itself!!! >>> Universe origami! Let's make a crane out of it. >>> >> In 42 folds. > > Can you do a panda? We'd need another universe for that. -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that?
ervaqre wrote at: 2007-07-21 15:03:00 Vista curse
Pixel "#~ mehawa... \| Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. \| I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who \| thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files \| do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. \| And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! \| evil grin I always do that actually! It's fun! And hey, I need to keep my Win XP people below 500 MB, otherwise the universe will implode. -- ervaqre, your worst nightmare
Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 22:49:00 Vista curse
A day without ervaqre is like a day without sunshine... > \| Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. > \| I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who > \| thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files > \| do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. > \| And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! > \| evil grin > > I always do that actually! It's fun! And hey, I need to keep my Win XP > people below 500 MB, otherwise the universe will implode. This is the same universe we are folding up in another part of the thread? -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that?
Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 22:55:00 Vista curse
A day without ervaqre is like a day without sunshine... > \| My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new > \| laptop. But it came with Vista. > \| > \| Did anyone else get Vista yet? > \| I hates it. > > Maybe you like Zenwalk? It's a Linux distribution I pretty much like > myself. Though of course you could also try Bloatbuntu. > > http://www.zenwalk.org/ That looks like something trying to pretend to be a Mac. -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that?

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Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:05:00 Vista curse
Earlier Kasper muttered: >>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >>> into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >>> quite yet. >> >>Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>now has a newer one than most of us?! > >Yeah, he went so far to the left that he appeared on the other side of >the screen. Like in Pacman. I had to travel ALL the way back in time across the screen before I could post to USENET again. -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." -
Pixel "#~ wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:05:59 Vista curse
Earlier Kasper muttered: >>> Yeah, he went so far to the left that he appeared on the other side of >>> the screen. Like in Pacman. >>> >>A slender Pacman with longish hair. >> >>Pacman looks like a wheel of dutch cheese with a bit missing, so that's >>fitting too. > >Mmmm. Gouda. Only if it's old. Oh.. Hmmm.. Cheddar! -- pixel - knight of aglami www.warande.net/~pixel pixel at aglami dot net msn: johannesvanderwerf at hotmail dot com icq: 58550811 www.aglami.net - "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight... turbulence and then explode." -
DG wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:35:59 Vista curse
Pixel "#~ schreef: > > Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. > I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who > thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files > do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. > And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! > evil grin I always caution people about removing files. The result is even worse. The drive fills up, I have to come round and clean it up, but I have no idea which files they want to keep and what programs must stay on the drive. So I end up sitting side by side with them doing a task they could easily do themselves. > The worst thing I ever had to do was the following. A friend called, > saying her scanner didn't work anymore. So I said, did you try > reconnecting all the plugs so that they are in firm? Yes yes yes. > Alright, so I get on my bike and cycle all the way over there, puzzle > about the problem for over an hour. THEN I decide to check the cables > again, and -floop- it all works again. eyes kill > And of course, same person, almost some thing. "Hi, my computer want > start up, it just beeps." Hmmm, so I say, do you get a visual at all, > because if no, have a look if your monitor is connected correctly, > because if not, that cause warning-bleeps. No no no, all connected. So > I get there, give the monitor cable a good push, and there you go the > things boots again without any problems. grrrr > I know it all too well. My sister is good about connecting cables, but she won't open the damn thing up. She had moved the PC and dislodged the video-card. It took me a hour to get there and push it in half a centimeter... Another nice one: hardware that doesn't work and nobody, including the helpdesk, believes you. Because it sorta half works. Now it does, now it doesn't. They want you to wait till the warranty is gone and it has totally fried. Meanwhile you're stuck downloading drivers. Also a lot of fun: fixing the computer whilst having to look after the kids that are looming over you, running off with gear, roughhousing and so on. Just so the parents can go out for a smoke. It takes you at least twice as long to fix stuff when you've got people looking over your shoulder or you're trying to not get them electrocuted. -- Danny.
DG wrote at: 2007-07-21 05:38:00 Vista curse
Pixel "#~ schreef: >>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too deep >>> into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not changing >>> quite yet. >> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >> now has a newer one than most of us?! > > Well, yes, I can't help it, they don't do 15 year old OS's anymore on > the new laptops you buy these days. But I have installed Windows > Virtual PC, so I'll have it up and running in no time. > > Also, I still have my own trusty PC, that still runs win95, from which > I am posting this as we speak. > > So the universe isn't folding in on itself that fast. Would a Win95-free Pixel be the fourth horseman? -- Danny.
Vigilante wrote at: 2007-07-21 08:50:59 Vista curse
"Pixel "#~" <jjwweerrff DeleteThis (~=~) phil.uu.nl> wrote in message news:gghu93tdusru796rdqg1lt0ceqcghgk47h (~=~) 4ax.com... > My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new > laptop. But it came with Vista. > > Did anyone else get Vista yet? > I hates it. Vista seems to be having a pretty bad press right now and I'm hoping it's a long time before companies take it up, because I am trying to get into IT and doing XP-based certification and I don't want to have to learn Vista.
Vigilante wrote at: 2007-07-21 08:53:00 Vista curse
"DG" <dammygerritsen.TakeThisOut (~=~) censored.zzn.com> wrote in message news:f7sglv$m1q$2 (~=~) registered.motzarella.org... > Pixel "#~ schreef: >>>>>> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>>>>> now has a newer one than most of us?! >>>>>> >>>>> Oh no! The universe has started to fold in on itself!!! >>>> Universe origami! Let's make a crane out of it. >>>> >>> In 42 folds. >> >> Can you do a panda? >> >> > Gross. This reminds me of that Simpsons episode.
Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 13:24:00 Vista curse
A day without Pixel "#~ is like a day without sunshine... >>>>>> I've tried the free 30 day thing. I liked it, but I didn't get too >>>>>> deep into it. My XP-system is working fine as it is, so I'm not >>>>>> changing quite yet. >>>>> Wait... so Pixel, who we used to laugh at for having some ancient OS, >>>>> now has a newer one than most of us?! >>>>> >>>> Oh no! The universe has started to fold in on itself!!! >>> Universe origami! Let's make a crane out of it. >>> >> In 42 folds. > > Can you do a panda? We'd need another universe for that. -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that?
ervaqre wrote at: 2007-07-21 15:03:00 Vista curse
Pixel "#~ mehawa... \| Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. \| I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who \| thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files \| do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. \| And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! \| evil grin I always do that actually! It's fun! And hey, I need to keep my Win XP people below 500 MB, otherwise the universe will implode. -- ervaqre, your worst nightmare
Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 22:49:00 Vista curse
A day without ervaqre is like a day without sunshine... > \| Never, I never killed a puter like that, I think. > \| I am sort of cautious, and not of the kind, like my girlfriend, who > \| thinks: I really should clean up my computer, what do all these files > \| do (back in DOS days). Autoexe.bat? Oh, never used it, lets delete it. > \| And then being in total panic, because IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!!! > \| evil grin > > I always do that actually! It's fun! And hey, I need to keep my Win XP > people below 500 MB, otherwise the universe will implode. This is the same universe we are folding up in another part of the thread? -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that?
Daffy wrote at: 2007-07-21 22:55:00 Vista curse
A day without ervaqre is like a day without sunshine... > \| My girlfriend's laptop died a few weeks back, so now we have a new > \| laptop. But it came with Vista. > \| > \| Did anyone else get Vista yet? > \| I hates it. > > Maybe you like Zenwalk? It's a Linux distribution I pretty much like > myself. Though of course you could also try Bloatbuntu. > > http://www.zenwalk.org/ That looks like something trying to pretend to be a Mac. -- Daffy Now it's your turn. aglami.net? What is that?

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