[NCLUG] Re: Re: 'we have met the enemy, and he is us' (Nicholas Lang)

[David W. Graham]

The general bad news is that I agree XP Professional install was extremely
easy.  I did it for the first time last week.  The system froze up twice
(stopped responding to my keyboard and mouse) which is not uncommon because
I use a poor quality switch box (have to get to my Linux servers).  But when
I rebooted the machine in mid install it simply picked up right where it
left off which truly was amazing.  

Dave Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: nclug-admin at nclug.org [mailto:nclug-admin at nclug.org] On Behalf Of
Nicholas Lang
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 7:38 PM
To: nclug at nclug.org

I actually have never had that problem because the only version of M$XP
I've ever used is the corporate edition. (no hardware registration, I was
tech support for my old university in colorado springs, and so I did about
2-3 upgrades/reinstall/format in windows a day when XP came out)

Nick

Free the heel and
the mind will follow

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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Robert Weber wrote:

> 
> > not to support M$ or anything, but installing windows is actually
> > relitivly easy, compared to what you just said. (relativly meaning you
> > have the supported hardware to start with) then its just: insert cd,
click
> > click...reboot, click click...and your done.
> >
> > but I'm not saying redhat isn't easy, you just have to have supported
> > hardware as well, cause if you don't it can be a pain in the ass trying
to
> > find a driver or find someway around getting your device to work.  (I
know
> > I've had a hell of a time with my laptop, still a work in progress :(
> >
> > this comming from a linux user of 3+ years, and still having fun
> >
> > Nick
> >
> 
> First, let's not forget to add the handy software registration
> requirements in the latest Windows version.  That adds another few clicks,
> and often a phone call to the mix.  Beside that, a Windows install is
> rarely perfect.  I have had every kind of nightmare imaginable.
> 
> An ideal Linux install is somewhat more complex than an ideal Windows
> install, but when a Linux install gets dicey it is much easier to fix.
> 
> Maybe that's where M$ fits into this equation.  They could drop all of the
> server and business stuff and concentrate on a simple, secure OS that
> works good fo the casual e-mail/internet home user.  Linux is a good fit
> for all the geeks, gamers, and businesses that have IT people to handle
> all the geeky stuff.
> 
> Bob
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