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Just went with Windows 7 in my Laptop. I'll see if it will run my scanner
when I have time.

--
Burr
Big, Lean, Mean and Clean
I'll be lifting until they pry the
bar from my cold dead hands
Adventure before Dementia

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I found an unopened copy of Windows Vista at a yard sale last week for $10.
The guy said he bought it but then traded his laptop in on one with Windows
7. I've been sitting here all week looking at this WIndows Vista and I
cannot build up the nerve to load it on my Windows XP machine. My Windows XP
works so well I hate to return to the Follies d'Renton and go back at square
one with patches and updates for the next few months trying to get my
computer then to work as well as it works now. If it's not broke don't fix
it. Too bad the MS folks don't smoke test their software before unleashing
it on us.

I know..."no guts, no glory." I am sure there are a few other sayings that
would fit here too.

But jeez I hate to fiddle with something just to have the newest...that
probably is little different from what I got now.

Isn't that the way technology dupes us into buying all this crap in the
first place?

Besides, by the time Internet II replaces the Internet we have now I doubt I
will even own a computer.

GL on Windows 7...hope the transition goes smoothly for you.

Smokey

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"SX-25" wrote in message
m...

I found an unopened copy of Windows Vista at a yard sale last week for
$10. The guy said he bought it but then traded his laptop in on one with
Windows 7.

This is a good trick. Window 7 has not yet been released, IIRC, it's due out
in September. If there's a version of Windows 7 installed on the laptop,
it's either:

1) a beta version that's been hacked (they have shut off all the beta
versions already)

2) a "Release Candidate" version, either hacked or unhacked. If it's not
been hacked, it will expire and quit working the day the official release
comes out.

or

3) a pirate copy of the official release (or a predecessor of it) that was
leaked to the net.

Any way you look at it, the guy that bought the Windows 7 laptop should be
wary of the OS he's running.

or

4) He doesn't have the laptop yet, but has pre-purchased one with a factory
Windows 7 load.

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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:48:56 UTC, "SX-25"
wrote:


I found an unopened copy of Windows Vista at a yard sale last week for $10.
The guy said he bought it but then traded his laptop in on one with Windows
7. I've been sitting here all week looking at this WIndows Vista and I
cannot build up the nerve to load it on my Windows XP machine. My Windows XP
works so well I hate to return to the Follies d'Renton and go back at square
one with patches and updates for the next few months trying to get my
computer then to work as well as it works now. If it's not broke don't fix
it. Too bad the MS folks don't smoke test their software before unleashing
it on us.

I know..."no guts, no glory." I am sure there are a few other sayings that
would fit here too.

But jeez I hate to fiddle with something just to have the newest...that
probably is little different from what I got now.

Isn't that the way technology dupes us into buying all this crap in the
first place?

Besides, by the time Internet II replaces the Internet we have now I doubt I
will even own a computer.

GL on Windows 7...hope the transition goes smoothly for you.

Smokey

I would not let VISTA near your computer! No wonder everyone is
downgrading to XP! That is probably why the guy had it for only $10!




"What do you mean there's no movie?"

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"SX-25" wrote in message
m...

I found an unopened copy of Windows Vista at a yard sale last week for
$10. The guy said he bought it but then traded his laptop in on one with
Windows 7. I've been sitting here all week looking at this WIndows Vista


DON'T

Vista is crap that why I got windows 7 early.

7 comes out the 20 of next month, it replaces all the xp's and Vista.

Vista is junk, that's why they came out with 7.

You can make 30 days.

Burr

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"SX-25" wrote in message
m...

I've been sitting here all week looking at this WIndows Vista and I cannot
build up the nerve to load it on my Windows XP machine. My Windows XP
works so well I hate to return to the Follies d'Renton and go back at
square one with patches and updates for the next few months trying to get
my computer then to work as well as it works now. If it's not broke don't
fix it. Too bad the MS folks don't smoke test their software before
unleashing it on us.

I know..."no guts, no glory." I am sure there are a few other sayings that
would fit here too.

But jeez I hate to fiddle with something just to have the newest...that
probably is little different from what I got now.


Depending upon the version of Vista, you could open a can of worms that
would bring a flock of birds your way.

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running in
Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run Windows
XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all "legacy"
support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for most users,
but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video games that will no
longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter). Vista will not run most
emulators without tweaking.

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Windows 7 Release Candidate

Notice: Downloads will end August 20


Say sorry I called you a liar Burr.

And this 7 is good until June so I can wait until they get the bugs out
before I buy it.

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I would not let VISTA near your computer! No wonder everyone is
downgrading to XP! That is probably why the guy had it for only $10!




You are very right, I was going back to SX pro when Microsoft put me on
this.

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Brenda Ann wrote:

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running in
Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run Windows
XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all "legacy"
support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for most users,
but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video games that will no
longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter). Vista will not run most
emulators without tweaking.

A lot of words to say that Vista is a P.O.S. :-)

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"Joe from Kokomo" wrote in message
...
Brenda Ann wrote:

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running
in Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run
Windows XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all
"legacy" support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for
most users, but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video
games that will no longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter).
Vista will not run most emulators without tweaking.

A lot of words to say that Vista is a P.O.S. :-)

Ah, but it settles a lot of questions that might have come up as a result of
simply saying that Vista is a P.O.S... some might think that statement
arbitrary and capricious.

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Brenda Ann wrote:
"Joe from Kokomo" wrote in message
...
Brenda Ann wrote:

Many pieces of hardware do not, and will not, have drivers for Vista.

Various versions of Vista have extremely restrictive DCMA software that
won't even let you load or play your own ripped mp3 files or pre-recorded
video.

There have also been issues with various application programs not running
in Vista, requiring you to install and run a "virtual machine" to run
Windows XP compliant programs. In addition to this, Vista dropped all
"legacy" support for 16 bit software. This is not normally a problem for
most users, but some have "favorite" screen savers or nostalgic video
games that will no longer run on Vista (or Windows 7 for that matter).
Vista will not run most emulators without tweaking.
A lot of words to say that Vista is a P.O.S. :-)

Ah, but it settles a lot of questions that might have come up as a result of
simply saying that Vista is a P.O.S... some might think that statement
arbitrary and capricious.


1 - 10 of 19,500,000 for vista sucks (About) - 0.46 s | SearchScanBETA On

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"dave" wrote in message
m...
1 - 10 of 19,500,000 for vista sucks (About) - 0.46 s | SearchScanBETA On

ROFL!!!

But just think, lot of people thought XP sucked, too.. till Vista came out,
and they found that Bill Gates had created the perfect vacuum.. :)

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The guy at Velocity Micro www.velocitymicro.com installed and
tweaked Windows XP Home Edition in my Velocity Micro ProMagix desk top
computer.It works Grrrrrrrreat.
cuhulin

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One of my recent snail mail computery magazines says Windows 7 isn't
hardly any faster than XP,,,, maybe the article says Vista, I would have
to look it up.
cuhulin

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Brenda Ann wrote:
"dave" wrote in message
m...
1 - 10 of 19,500,000 for vista sucks (About) - 0.46 s | SearchScanBETA On

ROFL!!!

But just think, lot of people thought XP sucked, too.. till Vista came out,
and they found that Bill Gates had created the perfect vacuum.. :)




XP works O.K. (for Windows).

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wrote:
The guy at Velocity Micro www.velocitymicro.com installed and
tweaked Windows XP Home Edition in my Velocity Micro ProMagix desk top
computer.It works Grrrrrrrreat.
cuhulin


For these prices I hope you got a reacharound too.

http://www.velocitymicro.com/category.php?cid=2

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I bought my big Velocity Micro computer in 2004.I paid about $1,440.00
for my Velocity Micro computer.If I ever buy another computer, it will
be a Velocity Micro computer, a big desktop computer.I have no desire
for little portable computers, laptops, notebooks, netbooks or similar.I
don't tote.
cuhulin

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The thing is, they are not going to support XP for ever.

I love XP but the new software won't run on it.

I """WILL""" learn Windows 7. I'll make it run fine.

Burr

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wrote:
I bought my big Velocity Micro computer in 2004.I paid about $1,440.00
for my Velocity Micro computer.If I ever buy another computer, it will
be a Velocity Micro computer, a big desktop computer.I have no desire
for little portable computers, laptops, notebooks, netbooks or similar.I
don't tote.
cuhulin


I am typing on a $200 WalMart Everex desktop computer. It works great.
My amateur radio computer has a $40 motherboard, a $120 Core 2 Duo
processor, a $30 high efficiency power supply, $20 worth (2 gigs) of
RAM, an old 80 gig PATA drive, and a used case. It will run circles
around your giant Velocity Micro.

I have a netbook doing web radio duties. I have another that monitors
10.140 MHz (USB) for psk31 traffic and reports any activity to the
pskreporter on the internets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpBGh9RMEQ

http://psk.gladstonefamily.net/pskmap.html

I have never paid more than $500 for a personal desktop computer.
Including my ProTools machine.

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My August 2009 PC World snail mail magazine showed up here
yesterday.There are a few articles in the magazine about Windows 7, but
I haven't read them yet.I will read/glance at them next time I am
sitting on the pot.My August 2009 Smart Computing snail mail magazine
should be showing up here in a few days.My older snail mail computer
magazines have some articles about Windows 7 too.I do my best reading
when I am on the pot.
www.smartcomputing.com
www.pcworld.com
Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines have some good computer
articles too.
www.popularmechanics.com
www.popsci.com
cuhulin

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wrote:
My August 2009 PC World snail mail magazine showed up here
yesterday.There are a few articles in the magazine about Windows 7, but
I haven't read them yet.I will read/glance at them next time I am
sitting on the pot.My August 2009 Smart Computing snail mail magazine
should be showing up here in a few days.My older snail mail computer
magazines have some articles about Windows 7 too.I do my best reading
when I am on the pot.
www.smartcomputing.com
www.pcworld.com
Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines have some good computer
articles too.
www.popularmechanics.com
www.popsci.com
cuhulin


http://www.theregister.co.uk/

"Apple sued over shrink-wrapped Mafia death threats

An iPod you can't refuse"

"Amazon vanishes 1984 from citizen Kindles

Orwellian moment"

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On Jul 18, 8:03*pm, dave wrote:
wrote:
The guy at Velocity Micro * *www.velocitymicro.com* *installed and
tweaked Windows XP Home Edition in my Velocity Micro ProMagix desk top
computer.It works Grrrrrrrreat.
cuhulin

- For these prices I hope you got a reacharound too.
-
- http://www.velocitymicro.com/category.php?cid=2

Dave " a reacharound"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...m=reach+around

Had to look that up -butt- coming from you
.. . . i should have known ~ RHF

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On Jul 20, 7:01*am, dave wrote:
~ RHF wrote:
On Jul 18, 8:03 pm, dave wrote:
wrote:
The guy at Velocity Micro * *www.velocitymicro.com* installed and
tweaked Windows XP Home Edition in my Velocity Micro ProMagix desk top
computer.It works Grrrrrrrreat.
cuhulin
- For these prices I hope you got a reacharound too.
-
-http://www.velocitymicro.com/category.php?cid=2

Dave " a reacharound"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...m=reach+around

Had to look that up -butt- coming from you
. . . i should have known ~ RHF
*.

- You've never seen "Full Metal Jacket"?

Dave,

Clearly what I 'saw' and now 'remember' from
"Full Metal Jacket" is not what you did.

~ RHF