Re: XP PRO. VS. 98 SECOND EDITION ATT: All MVP's, Kurt, and Everyone in the Know
From: Dan (spamyou_at_user.nec)
Date: 02/26/05
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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:25:12 -0700
Exactly, correct Kurt! A 1.44 mb 3.5 inch floppy is one way to start an
operating system but you can also force a start from a CD drive -- all you
have to do is have a self-starting cd that has files to allow a start-up and
redirect the BIOS (BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM) to have the cd drive load
first. It is that simple. LOL!! All this talks takes me back to me IBM PCjr
that had a cordless keyboard supported through hardware and to make matters
worse Microsoft Cordless Keyboards require 2000 or XP. Microsoft is trying
to save time, MONEY, and effort by elimating the 9x line. However, Microsoft
does this at their own risk. Users now have Mozilla Firefox which I use as
my primary browser which supports 256 bit encryption --- IE is only 128 bit
encryption by default --- heck although I am using Outlook Express --- I have
used Mozilla Thunderbird all loaded and ready to go in case Outlook Express
is hacked on my system. Also, Mozilla Firefox allows users to analyze more
data than IE allows. In addition, Firefox has tabbed browsing and finally it
gives me a break from using all Microsoft products. LOL!! I am really in
trouble now -- not but I like to humor the entirely pro-Microsoft fans that
think I am. I am willing to use Apple, Linux and Unix if the need arises and
that is why I use a dual-boot 98SE and XPPRO. system. Another alternative
down the line may be Microsoft Virtual Machine if I have $129 bucks lying
around. <evil smile> Have a great day everyone and Microsoft does do really
well on their product support at least for me, they released a security cd
free of charge, Microsoft extended critical updates of 98, 98SE and ME until
30 June 2006 which gives me time to push for 9x going open source or
becomming a seperate Classics line for users. Microsoft has useful Tech.
articles for people like me who understand that stuff. Anyway, bye and I am
completely pro-consumer as well as pro-business until the business tries to
s*crew over the consumer. I am pro-government until the government tries to
take freedom and liberty away from consumers.
I suggest everyone watch "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart, as
well as "The Matrix" and read 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell (not his
real name --- a pen name I think) to get an idea of where things are going.
1984 is starting to arrive in 2005 because of the fu_cking terriorists and
their associated bullcrap that has caused our government to go into full
alert status to protect our citizens no matter the cost. This is unfortunate
because liberties are erroding and we must help to try and keep our
government accoutable and not let the federal government take too much power
away from the states and cities. Individuals also have a responsibility to
make sure the government does not take too much power away from them. A
perfect example of this is the case that will be presented to the Supreme
Court that says cities could take away land from people to make more money.
BS because this is greed plain and simple. Cities, States and the Federal
Government need to focus on the Bill of Rights and Core Responsibilities that
are laid out in the Constitution. <Rant Over and Storms Away Fuming to Grab
a Beer to Settle Down>
"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknowuniverse.org> wrote in message
news:eVRuQI2GFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: André Gulliksen wrote:
: > kurttrail wrote:
: >> Yeah, NT really is built on a kernel with no command line structure
: >> at all. The DOS emulation was attached as an afterthought!
: >>
: >> Dan has a real point about NT not really having a true maintenance OS
: >> that it is built on.
: >
: > What is the problem?
:
: That trying to repair an installation has been dumbed down.
:
: > Is the command line really that necessary for
: > maintenance?
:
: It definitely couldn't hurt.
:
: > If you are sore about not being able to fit a complete
: > startup environment onto a 1.44 MB floppy like in the old days, then
: > too bad.
:
: LOL! Like a floppy disk is the only removable bootable storage media!
:
: > But there are several alternatives for doing maintenance
: > work on a corrupt XP installation apart from running a repair
: > installation (or even the recovery console) from the installation CD.
: > The reason the repair installation is suggested so often in here is
: > most likely because it is a more or less automated routine, it may
: > work and most people these days wouldn't have a clue about what to do
: > if they found themselves in a command line environment such as the
: > recovery console.
:
: It is the dumbing down of the OS to the lowest common denominator.
:
: --
: Peace!
: Kurt
: Self-anointed Moderator
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: "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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