Re: xp reactivation after mobo change

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:22:57 -0400, "kurttrail"
<dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Donald McDaniel wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:05:01 -0400, "kurttrail"
> > <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Donald McDaniel wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >>> I've been using Microsoft Products since the early 80's, and have
> >>> never felt bullied by Microsoft.
> >>
> >> And snake oil salesmen never seem to bully their customers either.
> >>
> >> Obviously you have little understanding on the power of subliminal
> >> marketing. It is like the preachers that convert people by subtly
> >> preying on their fear of the unknown, with the false promise to know
> >> what is unknowable.
> >>
> >> Charlatans come in many sizes and shapes, but the all prey on the
> >> sucker that is within all of us, and make it seem like they are the
> >> best thing since we came out of the trees.
> >
> > My choices in Software are never determined by advertising or
> > peer-pressure.
>
> So you say. But if you wouldn't be the best judge of determining the
> effect of advertising some of which is quite subliminal had on you.

The claims of "subliminal advertising" by crackpots such as yourself
have been LONG dismissed as UNTRUE by researchers. So-called
"subliminal advertising" MAY have been practiced in the past (the
50s), but the Federal government outlawed the practice years ago.

> >
> > EVERY item of software I keep and use was chosen by EXPERIMENTATION,
> > not advertising promises. I take ALL advertising promises from ANYONE
> > with a grain of salt. If I want to try a product out, I download a
> > legal trial, and put it to the test. If I feel that it does what I
> > want it to, I purchase it. My decision to purchase is ALWAYS
> > preceeded by a thorough trial of the software.
>
> But even taking advertising with a grain of salt, you still have paid
> attention to it, and its effect can influence how you perceive your
> testing. Without a true controlled testing through scientific method,
> your results more that likely is skewed in some manner.
>
> > I also listen very carefully to WHAT any preacher or teacher (or
> > anyone in authority) says, and always apply my powers of discernment
> > and intellect to judging the worth of what they say. I am NEVER
> > fooled by a preacher of ANY religion.
>
> LOL! So you say. If you believe in any established religion, then you
> are influenced by teachers and preachers but past and present.
>
> Only a very few people in history can claim to come to their
> spirituality un-influenced. Unfortunately their names are lost to
> history as they pre-date history by many millenia.
>
> The closest modern written-historical man has come to not being
> influenced about their spiritual beliefs are true agnostics, that keep
> an open mind and truely believe that they don't know what to believe
> when it comes to the spiritual.


>
> > I learned MANY YEARS ago that the claims of advertisers, charlatans,
> > and preachers seldom stand up to experimentation very long. I
> > certainly have no illusions that Microsoft is any different. I also
> > realize that Microsoft is in the business to make money, not make
> > people happy. But the fact is, they have made MILLIONS of buyers
> > happy in the process of making their money.
>
> LOL! And what evidence do you base this customer-satisfaction on?
> Surely not because Windows is preinstalled on 9x.x% of the computers
> sold?

ALL the negative words about the worth of Microsoft products is
nothing but anti-Microsoft PROPOGANDA, such as yours in these
newsgroups.

>
> > On the other hand, I did try several varieties of Linux for the sole
> > reason of investigating the claims of Linux enthusiasts. Linux fell
> > very short when compared to Windows XP. Maybe it is a good server OS,
> > but it certainly is a poor desktop experience.
>
> It is getting better. But again, that isn't a measure of
> customer-satisfaction.

You actually mean that whether a product works as it claims it should
is not a factor in determining its worth, or whether a customer will
be satisfied with it or not?

You're an idiot, kurt. For a while there, I thought you were fairly
intelligent. But after your making a statement like that, I no longer
have any respect for you.

>
> > Since I have no need for a server, there is no need for Linux in my
> > life. All it brought me was frustration and disappointment.
>
> But that may also be influenced by the fact that you are set in you
> Windows ways.

Nope, I learn software very quickly. Using a new and unknown product
seldom frustrates me very long. The only time I am disappointed is
when the software does not live up to the claims of its enthusiasts or
manufacturers.

Microsoft Windows XP does what its users (and manufacturers) claim,
without fail, if the user has a machine which was built to properly
run it. Putting XP on a machine which was built for Windows 9x will
ALWAYS disappoint a user, especially a novice like the majority of
home computer users.

My brother and I carefully researched hardware (by experimentation)
which would properly run XP, and settled on what WE considered the
best test-bed for Windows applications.

On the other hand, I am continually disappointed by the "free"
software I download and try.

>
> >
> > And I certainly reject your weak arguments, since they are nothing but
> > hate-filled words.
>
> What hate-filled words? Please quote what you felt was hate-filled
> words in my last post.

kurt, it is obvious that you hate Microsoft. Your anti-Microsoft
rhetoric in 99% of your posts marks you completely, and shows how
hate-filled your heart is.

You may be a little more intelligent than most who post in these
groups, and have a better command of English than most, but you just
use more "acceptable" language to express your hatred, rather than
language which would show you up for what you really are.

>
> >
> > I really feel sorry for you, kurt, that you have nothing but coldness
> > in your heart. You need to learn to trust others.
>
> LOL! I trust those that earn my trust. And you would know nothing
> about my heart. Worry about you own.
Donald L McDaniel
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