Chain Link

Anyone else been using XP without the service packs? Ive refused time and time again to install that ****ed thing. This is after I uninstalled it because programs like my HALO demo(I wont buy it unless they add co-op to it) stopped working.

Well, Out of nowhere- Not after a reboot, or anything like that, My IE flat out refused to download any image files. Reset settings, cookies, files, rebooted, everything. It would download and display anything except .jpg, .gif, and .bmp files ect(flash worked fine)

Finally, I gave in and let it install its trashware on my computer and now they work.. Thus proving Bill Gates has total controll over PCs everywhere.

BUY LIBERTY, BUY LINUX!
(God I love that smilie)

Mudge

But, you dont have to buy Linux. Thats the half the point of open source software. You could have just as easily run FireFox or some other browser, instead of going all the way and going Linux.

SP2 for XP causes some issues, indeedy. I have a stock install at home and it works just fine, no service packs.

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Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu
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maniclion

My "Corporate" XP work's great, don't do the SP2 thing it's broken, they know it is and they expect you to tell them whats wrong with it.


Linux is wonderful if you have the time and patience to fiddle with it, but most folks don't have those skills.

BoneCrusher

Firefox is far superior to ie. So many plug-ins. AND there's very few virus scripts being written for it right now.

Chain Link

Wow, I didnt know linux was Open Source, thats awesome. Im going to have to look into getting it.. Ive heard Red Hat linux is good, but that was years ago, lol. will have to do some research Thanx

Edited to add: Downloading FireFox now

Stu

Red Hat has evovled into Fedora which is what i'm running at the minute. Haven't had any problems so far, runs very smoothly

Mudge

Linux was released under GNU in 1993, definitely open source.

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Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu
I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

busyLivin

exactly. i think it will remain a tech's OS. I can't see it ever overcoming M$. Their too big, too much money.

class Liberalism
{
public void main(){
while (1 != 2)
{ Bitch(); Moan(); BlameBush(); }}
}

dg806

I have a enterprise version of XP and have sp2 installed on 5 computers and have no problems at all. I have been meaning to try firefox................

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DOMS

I just installed Fedora Core 2 yesterday, and with the exception of picking a partition, was a completley no-brainer. Even though I used three CDs (there are four total) it only took about 35 minutes.

Once it came up I created a non-root account and didn't have to do anything else. Nada. The DHCP client picked up my cable modem and away I went.

DOMS

Once you install it, get the adblock and tab preferences extensions.

busyLivin

try explaining what a partition to somebody

class Liberalism
{
public void main(){
while (1 != 2)
{ Bitch(); Moan(); BlameBush(); }}
}

DOMS

Like I said, that's the only part that might have been confusing to a non-tech. I had to pick a partition because I have four hard drives. You can just tell it to do a typical user install and it will partition and do everything else for you.

maniclion

I have to admit Linux has come a long, long way but the minute you encounter a problem there's no one to rely on to help you out especially for drivers. If I didn't have a free copy of XP I'd def. be on Linux and if I didn't have a free copy of Office 2003 I'd be on OpenOffice.

Stu

Just wipe windows completely off your system, you'll never have trouble with partitioning again

You should get the rpms for apt and synaptic. it solves the module dependacy problems that occured with the older linux kernels

DOMS

Actually, Fedora has a auto update function that had me download 165 RPMs. w00t!

maniclion

I just installed Firefox, it seems to load pictures a little slower, not too much but a little slower than IE. But when I strated using the tabs all of that is petty crap now.

DOMS

You have been saved!

Don't forget to get the adblock and tabbed preferences extensions. And the browser agent one is pretty good too.

Lastly, I think there is a Windows optimized version of FireFox out there.

DOMS

Oh yeah, and middle clicking a link opens it in a new tab and middle clicking the tab closes that tab. w00t!

maniclion

Holy cow IM is ad free now

Stu

Yeah i'm running fc2 as well. The auto update fucntion only keeps the core fedora rpms up to date, get apt and synaptic its well worth it. with synaptic ive got access to 4000+ different apps, PM me if you need repository lists