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Steve N.
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Steve N.
Carey said:"Alias" seldom offers any viable troubleshooting solutions.
He perfers to whine and cry rather than help anyone.
Ignore his posts...
Look who's talking! LOL!
What frikkin joke! MVP my @$$!
Steve
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Steve N.
George said:That's mean geak skwad. She is good.
Carey's a he.
I have gotten advice from her that no
one else had at their dispoal.
Anyone that can do a Google search has the same and BETTER advice at
their disposal than this shitstain Carey does, especially if they can
actually READ, which he's proven time and again he can't or worse, WON'T.
I don't know about her methods and her post
here was an attempt to help.
Then you should shut the f*ck up because you obviously don't know what
the hell you're talking about.
That she may be a little mislead by the
utility of her advice is really not herr fault.
Stupidity and ignorance are his fault as well as the utter lack of basic
respect for his peers, even for those with the MVP title. Try correcting
him when he's wrong, and trust me, there are a plethora of
opportunities. He'll never respond or cop to a mistake he's made.
Next time do a little research before you spout off your meaningless and
ill-informed lame-ass opinion about someone and something you know next
to nothing about, if that much.
Steve
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ANONYMOUS
Perhaps your computer is telling you to spring clean it. 4 years is a
long time to accumulate all the temp files and cache - nevermind copies
of old MS patches.
When you do a clean install, your system will be faster and most
probably you will see extra disk space.
However, you have to be prepared to do a clean install. You need serial
numbers, CDs of applications, copy your own data and emails, copy
settings. Also, you should copy Windows Activation and Office
Activation files which are normally hidden from view. You also need big
SP2 file and perhaps virus signature files before you go online again.
hth
long time to accumulate all the temp files and cache - nevermind copies
of old MS patches.
When you do a clean install, your system will be faster and most
probably you will see extra disk space.
However, you have to be prepared to do a clean install. You need serial
numbers, CDs of applications, copy your own data and emails, copy
settings. Also, you should copy Windows Activation and Office
Activation files which are normally hidden from view. You also need big
SP2 file and perhaps virus signature files before you go online again.
hth
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George Hester
Like I said Sony will just find one that cannot be recognized. They already
exist.
exist.
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Paul Knudsen
"Alias" seldom offers any viable troubleshooting solutions.
He perfers to whine and cry rather than help anyone.
Ignore his posts...
Good idea. I just did exactly that. I wonder why he even hangs out
here.
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Alias
Paul said:Good idea. I just did exactly that. I wonder why he even hangs out
here.
Interesting how both of you cannot respond to content and can only shoot
the messenger. Very telling.
Alias
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Alias
George said:Like I said Sony will just find one that cannot be recognized. They already
exist.
And the reason they're pulling all these CDs off the shelf is? The
reason they are exchanging the copy protected CDs for ones that are not
copy protected is?
See:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-11-14-sony-cds_x.htm
I would say that Sony, unlike MS, has realized that pissing off paying
customers and assuming them to be thieves is not good business. Then
again, Sony, unlike MS, doesn't enjoy a monopoly.
Alias
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kurttrail
Paul said:Good idea. I just did exactly that. I wonder why he even hangs out
here.
And you should add yourself on the list of top ten conservative idiots,
for agreeing with a shill for a proven predatory monopoly.
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Peace!
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Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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George Hester
Your first is easy to answer. Because they got caught and now it is back to
the drawing board. The second I am unaware of. But don't count on things
staying that way. Where there's a will there's a way. Just because they
got caught with Rootkit A does not mean Rootkit B will never happen.
the drawing board. The second I am unaware of. But don't count on things
staying that way. Where there's a will there's a way. Just because they
got caught with Rootkit A does not mean Rootkit B will never happen.
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Bob I
You mean they got caught AGAIN!
George said:Your first is easy to answer. Because they got caught and now it is back to
the drawing board. The second I am unaware of. But don't count on things
staying that way. Where there's a will there's a way. Just because they
got caught with Rootkit A does not mean Rootkit B will never happen.
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plew
The biggest item to me would be the courts had degreed that if the
users downloading the music files were violating copyrights, Napster
& such would be liable.
The same should be true for Sony's copy protection scheme in that
if the "copy protection" allows someone to use as a launching pad
for any virus that infects other systems, Sony should be liable for
ALL damages. Of course, this should be true for any trojan or spyware
even if done by m$.
users downloading the music files were violating copyrights, Napster
& such would be liable.
The same should be true for Sony's copy protection scheme in that
if the "copy protection" allows someone to use as a launching pad
for any virus that infects other systems, Sony should be liable for
ALL damages. Of course, this should be true for any trojan or spyware
even if done by m$.
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Ghostrider
Bob said:You mean they got caught AGAIN!
Well, it is back to an earlier version of copy protection,
for which crackers already exist. This turn of events only
demonstrate thes law of diminishing returns, when attempts
at suppression accomplishes the goal of self-destruction.
Sony's CD music division has not been doing much lately,
anyway, and it should, perhaps, allow for some pirating,
er, illicit copying, to resurrect a number of its aging
and soon-to-be-forgotten performers and the label.
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Guest
Thank you very much for this answer, and, unfortunately, I am about show the
depths of my ignorance, but here goes...
I cannot figure out how to back up my important files. When I go through
the normal start up windows will not allow me to log in under any
circumstances. In safe mode, my rom drives will not operate. I cannot burn
copies of anything. This is all complicated by the fact that I have a VAIO
(no XP disk). My options are the Application Recovery disks, which don't run
at start up and are therefore unavailable in my current predicament; or the
System Recovery disks, which will wipe my PC clean.
I was so desperate last night that I even checked out the "guilty until
proven innocent" option, but there honestly was no reference to a Reset5 in
my registry...
Am I just doomed to loosing my data?
depths of my ignorance, but here goes...
I cannot figure out how to back up my important files. When I go through
the normal start up windows will not allow me to log in under any
circumstances. In safe mode, my rom drives will not operate. I cannot burn
copies of anything. This is all complicated by the fact that I have a VAIO
(no XP disk). My options are the Application Recovery disks, which don't run
at start up and are therefore unavailable in my current predicament; or the
System Recovery disks, which will wipe my PC clean.
I was so desperate last night that I even checked out the "guilty until
proven innocent" option, but there honestly was no reference to a Reset5 in
my registry...
Am I just doomed to loosing my data?
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Alias
smb said:Thank you very much for this answer, and, unfortunately, I am about show the
depths of my ignorance, but here goes...
I cannot figure out how to back up my important files. When I go through
the normal start up windows will not allow me to log in under any
circumstances. In safe mode, my rom drives will not operate. I cannot burn
copies of anything. This is all complicated by the fact that I have a VAIO
(no XP disk). My options are the Application Recovery disks, which don't run
at start up and are therefore unavailable in my current predicament; or the
System Recovery disks, which will wipe my PC clean.
I was so desperate last night that I even checked out the "guilty until
proven innocent" option, but there honestly was no reference to a Reset5 in
my registry...
Am I just doomed to loosing my data?
If you can go into Safe Mode with Networking, us AIM to send folders to
another computer. Or, you could use a second hard drive to do it.
Alias
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Guest
Thank you very much, I will give it a try.
And thanks for sparking such an interesting discussion thread. Whether
people agree with you or not, I have been effectively locked out of my own
PC. This was a legal version of XP so I cannot take advantage of MS's mea
culpa solution and I am being forced to wipe my computer clean. The biggest
irony is that when I'm done, they will also be forcing me to go through the
"guilty until proven innocent" process with all of my other software as it
has been "previously installed" and will most likely not automatically active
again. NOT a big fan of Microsoft right now....
And thanks for sparking such an interesting discussion thread. Whether
people agree with you or not, I have been effectively locked out of my own
PC. This was a legal version of XP so I cannot take advantage of MS's mea
culpa solution and I am being forced to wipe my computer clean. The biggest
irony is that when I'm done, they will also be forcing me to go through the
"guilty until proven innocent" process with all of my other software as it
has been "previously installed" and will most likely not automatically active
again. NOT a big fan of Microsoft right now....
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Alias
If you have another computer handy, you could also slave the hard drive
to it and move your data that way. You make it a slave by changing the
jumpers on the end of the hard drive. There should be some little
pictures on the top of the hard drive telling you how to set the jumpers
to Slave or Master. I am assuming -- perhaps incorrectly -- that you
have a desk top.
Good luck!
Alias
to it and move your data that way. You make it a slave by changing the
jumpers on the end of the hard drive. There should be some little
pictures on the top of the hard drive telling you how to set the jumpers
to Slave or Master. I am assuming -- perhaps incorrectly -- that you
have a desk top.
Good luck!
Alias
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George Hester
Yes this is the best way to back up files. In effect what you could do is
have a small partition for your op sys that you don't have anything on but
programs. Put all your data on a slave drive. Then a reinstall is only a
loss of customization of your settings. That's nothing to sniff at but at
least your data is relatively safe. Actually what I do is throw a dummy op
sys on each of my drives.
have a small partition for your op sys that you don't have anything on but
programs. Put all your data on a slave drive. Then a reinstall is only a
loss of customization of your settings. That's nothing to sniff at but at
least your data is relatively safe. Actually what I do is throw a dummy op
sys on each of my drives.
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Guest
Moved important data to another drive and then reinstalled software. I was
then able to shift the data back. Thanks again for all of your assistance!!
then able to shift the data back. Thanks again for all of your assistance!!
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