Re: OT - Microsoft XP

I didn't mean to use 'format' to clear up windows from your hdd. (You have to use 'fdisk /mbr' too)

But some more sophisticated tools of erasing - like candle & pin :-))))

Yea, it's friday.

JP

Dne pá 24. srpen 2001 14:25 jste napsal(a):
> Ahh of course you are right - :P I didn't elaborate (slaps my own wrist :)
>
> If this is the case - insert your boot disk (I'm not sure whether you would
> want the 98 or 2000 one at this stage though, as I've never wiped and
> upgraded along this path), and use the following:
>
> C:\>format c: /s
>
> Then insert a LINUX CD.. lol.. no I'm not a UNIX bigot..
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:41
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>
>
> Sorry, but "format c:" will not run if you're on c: partition (anf if c: is
> system partition). :-)))))
>
> JP
>
> Dne pá 24. srpen 2001 11:32 jste napsal(a):
> > Kevin,
> >
> > My advice would be to type:
> >
> > C:\>format c:\
> >
> > Then install Win2K from the outset! The install is painless, and the O/S
>
> is
>
> > a HELL of a lot more stable. Don't bother upgrading from 98 -> 2000, as
>
> you
>
> > *can* get software driver problems etc.
> >
> > Now I also know (like me) you're a gamer, (is this why you went for 98
> > also?), and Win2K gets some bad press in this world too - I can
> > categorically state that given a stable machine, and provided you monitor
> > what is installed on your system, and don't install crappy apps, the
>
> system
>
> > will run sweet as a nut!
> >
> > Go on, take the plunge!!
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Kostyszyn
> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 22:52
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > well screw that!! They can keep XP, I am staying away from it now!! You
> > know, I just built myself a sweet monstosity of a machine at home. I
> > installed Windows 98 because I have it and it was easier than figuring
> > out how to install win2k. Now I am so frustrated with the instability of
> > it that I am almost depressed. Oh what to do.....
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:40 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > Has anyone heard of all the troubles that the new version of Microsoft is
> > having getting released ??
> >
> > One of the ugliest things I see is their new licensing scheme. They make
> > sure you are using it only on a specific machine by having its
> > functionality based on hardware items on your system. This
> > configuration has to be registered either by phone or by internet about a
> > month after it is installed or everything stops working. If you change
> > something big, like a Network Card or cpu chip, your system will not
> > boot because it thinks you have installed it on a different machine.
> >
> > Anyone have options on the new XP ?
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