In Ten Minutes...
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...I'm going to unplug my computer, put in the new 120GB HDD I bought 3 weeks ago. Then I'm going to blow away Windows 2000 Professional and install Windows XP Professional. After that is up and running I will follow up with Red Hat 9 and FreeBSD 5.1 in that order. If anyone knows that this is the wrong order or has any other knowledge to pass on you better be quick. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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...I'm going to unplug my computer, put in the new 120GB HDD I bought 3 weeks ago. Then I'm going to blow away Windows 2000 Professional and install Windows XP Professional. After that is up and running I will follow up with Red Hat 9 and FreeBSD 5.1 in that order. If anyone knows that this is the wrong order or has any other knowledge to pass on you better be quick. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
Too late, I waited 14 minutes with no answer. One operating system transplant coming up. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Too late, I waited 14 minutes with no answer. One operating system transplant coming up. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
Oh, damn... I was going to warn you off WinXP - you'll hate it - but I'm too late. Bummer. Just as a precaution, re-install a copy of Win2K somewhere so you'll have something functional to work with later.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long -
Too late, I waited 14 minutes with no answer. One operating system transplant coming up. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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...I'm going to unplug my computer, put in the new 120GB HDD I bought 3 weeks ago. Then I'm going to blow away Windows 2000 Professional and install Windows XP Professional. After that is up and running I will follow up with Red Hat 9 and FreeBSD 5.1 in that order. If anyone knows that this is the wrong order or has any other knowledge to pass on you better be quick. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
Well, this is too late I guess. Just one warning: Install the WinXp first and RedHat last. WinXp messes up with the master boot sector, so it is better to install it first. The Grub Loader of Redhat it really nice and can find any operating systems. Thus if you install it the last, the Grub Boot Loader will allow you to boot all of those operating systems without any painful setup process... Mustafa Demirhan http://www.macroangel.com
"What we do in life echoes in eternity" - Gladiator
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Oh, damn... I was going to warn you off WinXP - you'll hate it - but I'm too late. Bummer. Just as a precaution, re-install a copy of Win2K somewhere so you'll have something functional to work with later.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus LongControl Panel, Display, Appearance tab, select Windows Classic style from the Windows and Buttons drop-down. Right-click your taskbar, select Properties. On the Start Menu tab, select Classic Start menu. Voilà, Windows XP looks like Windows 2000. There's also a way to get the old Shutdown box (the one with the drop-down list of options rather than the three coloured buttons) but I can't remember how to do it right now. -- Mike Dimmick
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...I'm going to unplug my computer, put in the new 120GB HDD I bought 3 weeks ago. Then I'm going to blow away Windows 2000 Professional and install Windows XP Professional. After that is up and running I will follow up with Red Hat 9 and FreeBSD 5.1 in that order. If anyone knows that this is the wrong order or has any other knowledge to pass on you better be quick. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
I recommend that you ghost win2k onto the new drive, and then proceed with the linux stuff. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
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Oh, damn... I was going to warn you off WinXP - you'll hate it - but I'm too late. Bummer. Just as a precaution, re-install a copy of Win2K somewhere so you'll have something functional to work with later.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus LongI actually like the new look. But it is in no way faster than any other windows operating system like they claim... John
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I actually like the new look. But it is in no way faster than any other windows operating system like they claim... John
I have to admit that it boots up a lot faster than any other version of Windows, but there all speed improvements end. It also is frustrating to work with, as it loses network connections constantly, and the wireless drivers built in don't work with any wireless equipment I've tried. Apps crash every few minutes, resulting in polite little dialogs that offer to report the problem to Microsoft. We hates it.....
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
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I have to admit that it boots up a lot faster than any other version of Windows, but there all speed improvements end. It also is frustrating to work with, as it loses network connections constantly, and the wireless drivers built in don't work with any wireless equipment I've tried. Apps crash every few minutes, resulting in polite little dialogs that offer to report the problem to Microsoft. We hates it.....
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus LongHave you booted windows 3.1 lately? It is considerably slower than Win 3.1 or Win 95 when it comes to booting. But as for stability I have never worked with a more stable operating system. If a lot of things are crashing this is a sign of a harware problem, faulty drivers or poorly written software. John
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Oh, damn... I was going to warn you off WinXP - you'll hate it - but I'm too late. Bummer. Just as a precaution, re-install a copy of Win2K somewhere so you'll have something functional to work with later.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus LongRoger Wright wrote: Oh, damn... I was going to warn you off WinXP - you'll hate it - but I'm too late. Bummer. Just as a precaution, re-install a copy of Win2K somewhere so you'll have something functional to work with later. I need it. I have spent too much time lately in front of client machines running it and poking around looking for where all the settings hide. The bloke who owns the company where I worked my second job is buying a couple of VMWare licenses soon. I should be able to run Win2K under Red Hat 9 then. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Farewell. We'll miss you. :(( ;P
"Der Geist des Kriegers ist erwacht / Ich hab die Macht" StS
sighist | Agile Programming | doxygenpeterchen wrote: Farewell. We'll miss you. :(( ;P I'm baaccckkkk. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Have you booted windows 3.1 lately? It is considerably slower than Win 3.1 or Win 95 when it comes to booting. But as for stability I have never worked with a more stable operating system. If a lot of things are crashing this is a sign of a harware problem, faulty drivers or poorly written software. John
John M. Drescher wrote: poorly written software As I said... This behavior is on brand new, straight out of the box Dell computers using only Microsoft applications...
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
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Well, this is too late I guess. Just one warning: Install the WinXp first and RedHat last. WinXp messes up with the master boot sector, so it is better to install it first. The Grub Loader of Redhat it really nice and can find any operating systems. Thus if you install it the last, the Grub Boot Loader will allow you to boot all of those operating systems without any painful setup process... Mustafa Demirhan http://www.macroangel.com
"What we do in life echoes in eternity" - Gladiator
It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that I just don't careMustafa Demirhan wrote: Well, this is too late I guess. Just one warning: Install the WinXp first and RedHat last. WinXp messes up with the master boot sector, so it is better to install it first. The Grub Loader of Redhat it really nice and can find any operating systems. Thus if you install it the last, the Grub Boot Loader will allow you to boot all of those operating systems without any painful setup process... That was my very limited understanding as well. XP is done and I'm working, will try Red Hat 9 tomorrow. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
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Roger Wright wrote: Oh, damn... I was going to warn you off WinXP - you'll hate it - but I'm too late. Bummer. Just as a precaution, re-install a copy of Win2K somewhere so you'll have something functional to work with later. I need it. I have spent too much time lately in front of client machines running it and poking around looking for where all the settings hide. The bloke who owns the company where I worked my second job is buying a couple of VMWare licenses soon. I should be able to run Win2K under Red Hat 9 then. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
Michael Martin wrote: I have spent too much time lately in front of client machines running it Yeah, I know the feeling. X| Someday I'll have to install it on something, but I'm not looking forward to it.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long -
I recommend that you ghost win2k onto the new drive, and then proceed with the linux stuff. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I recommend that you ghost win2k onto the new drive, and then proceed with the linux stuff. My Win2K installation had become so filled with shit that it was time to reinstalled anyway. Only way to clear out the crap successfully. I decided to go with XP as a lot of client sites I visit run it and I spend ages trying to figure out where everything hides. I haven't had a programming job since November 2001 and after 13 months out of work got a non-techical job which sucks. 2 weeks later I got an after hours job basically doing sys admin and trouble shooting mostly onsite. Not great but better than the government paper shuffling shit I have during the day. As bad as XP is it's better than 95/98/Me/NT which is what all clients bar one have if they don't have XP already. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002
