Re: Seeking help for learning system for absolute beginners

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lon.stowell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> krw wrote:
> > In article <R-mdnbnx4NAlqgDanZ2dnUVZ_ovinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > lon.stowell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> krw wrote:
> >>> In article <fnj5f7$2qf$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, plinnane3
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> >>>> krw wrote:
> >>>>> In article <479cecd0.216152390@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, grue@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
> >>>>> says...
> >>>>>> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:54:25 +0000 (UTC), Maciej Katafiasz
<mathrick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Den Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:42:40 -0800 skrev pg:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The computers will be Windows 98SE based
> >>>>>>> Please don't. It's the worst possible OS to install for such a
scenario. 
> >>>>>>> It'll be unmaintainable for you, and (what's even worse) will
teach the 
> >>>>>>> kids that computers are inherently unreliable and not to be
trusted.
> >>>>>> What a bunch of FUD. Win98 is easily the best OS Microsoft has
ever created. Too
> >>>>>> bad they don't sup****t it anymore.
> >>>>> Troll.
> >>>>>
> >>>> depends on your POV; win98se does have alot of sup****ters.  I
(continue 
> >>>> to) use XP because it hasn't crashed since I installed it; if it
wasn't 
> >>>> for that I'd probably still be using win98se or winme; *much*
lighter, 
> >>>> more user-comprehensible, full command line; get infected and just 
> >>>> reinstall in a couple minutes.
> >>> All Win9x variants are a pile of ****e.  I've been having a lot of 
> >>> trouble with XP lately too.  In the five or six years I used Win2K I

> >>> never had any problems that I could pin on M$.  Win2K was by far the

> >>> most stable Windows.  (let's just forget Vista ever happened)
> >>>
> >> Most trouble with XP is user injected.
> > 
> > In this case, I'm quite sure it's device driver injected.  I have 
> > the damned thing working again (reboot-reinstall) but it still can't 
> > rememberer screen modes across power mode changes worth a damn.  
> > Suspend is useless.
> > 
> Ow, I dont remember having that kind of issue even with Win/95a--which 
> wasnt a model of stability.

I didn't have it in 2K either, which was.  Win2K couldn't undock 
without rebooting, XP can't anymore either.  :-( 

-- 
Keith