eMachines OEM XP woes - time to buy $tandard?

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Depends on the distro. Try the latest Linspire, I bet it will run from CD.
I love competition, it always benefits the consumer in the end.
http://www.linspire.com/

It's not that much cheaper than an XP Home OEM.

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[kurttrail]

Oh yea! Funny! Let's be like "kurttrail"; Oh, I wasn't changing the
subject, I was just looking out for the ignorant people, who might
roll themselves into danger.

LOL! And how was you illogical statement, "It takes ignorance, to know
ignorance" looking out for "ignorant people?"

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[kurttrail]

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Biased by my own experience, and admittedly so, and so is the crap of
the Linux Advocates in this thread. I'm honest enough to admit it
though! And I'm trying to explain to them that they are off-topic to
this thread and this group.

Depends on the distro. Try the latest Linspire, I bet it will run
from CD. I love competition, it always benefits the consumer in the
end. http://www.linspire.com/

I've tried many distros, and there is always at least one, usually more
than one, that they all choke on. I'm trying to do this like most
computer users would, ignorant. And I'm a Lifetime Linspire Insider.

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Biased by my own experience, and admittedly so, and so is the crap of
the Linux Advocates in this thread. I'm honest enough to admit it
though! And I'm trying to explain to them that they are off-topic to
this thread and this group.


I've tried many distros, and there is always at least one, usually
more than one, that they all choke on. I'm trying to do this like
most computer users would, ignorant. And I'm a Lifetime Linspire
Insider.

Cool, I am very neutral or try to be. Windows can't be beat right now for
ease of use and availability of mainstream applications, but I was very
surprised with Linspire 5.0's usability. Still it requires a license to gain
full benefits of the updates and applications data base as does most Linux
user friendly distros.
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[Plato]

I've had trouble with my eMachines desktop's WinXP from the getgo
(11/03). The often reported "corrupt/missing Registry files" struck

At that time you should have returned it and/or cancelled the charge.

Would purchasing a retail version of XP Home Standard (w/SP2) fix my
woes? My hope is that installing the retail version will be more
stable somehow. Can I rely on it detecting the onboard devices out of
the gate?

Perhaps. But dont rely on the retail version to have the drivers you
need. See if you can get the drivers independently first.

 

[Plato]

Sounds more like user ignorance to me, with a dash of buying a cheap,
piece of sh*t computer.

Often one is fully aware what they are buying, then just want to see if
they can make the best of it. Personally, I'm famous for doing that with
automobiles

 

[Tony Norman]

That wasn't even a response to your post, so why do you care? Oh, wait,
there's your answer. It was a RESPONSE to a post! What a concept.

 

[Tony Norman]

and I'm sure no one has ever told you that you are ignorant for doing so....

 

[kurttrail]

That wasn't even a response to your post, so why do you care?

It's not a matter of caring, just trying to clarify the seeming
hypocritical nature of some of your comments in this thread.

Oh,
wait, there's your answer. It was a RESPONSE to a post! What a
concept.

Stating the obvious! Of course you are just doing that so you wouldn't
forget that it was a response to a post!

And I do love that you didn't have the chutzpah to answer my question to
you. Thanks for demonstrating you cowardice!

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[Tony Norman]

I didn't think that you would need an explanation, but since you obviously
do, it has nothing to do with it. Now, read my post again, because it will
explain why it has nothing to do with it. I can't believe I thought you
would have known that.

 

[kurttrail]

I didn't think that you would need an explanation, but since you
obviously do, it has nothing to do with it.

Really? So you are now backtraking on you statement that "It takes
ignorance, to know ignorance," since you'd have to use your ignorance to
be able to recognize and help ignorant people!

Don't you have the courage of your convictions, or are you just totally
stupid?!

Now, read my post again,
because it will explain why it has nothing to do with it. I can't
believe I thought you would have known that.

But I can believe that you didn't see where I was really going with my
question, Tony Moron!

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[Tony Norman]

I'm a moron? I answered your question, and you still don't even realize it.
I answered it TWICE now. Make that 3... "it has nothing to do with it". Now,
"Really? So you are now backtraking on you statement that "It takes
ignorance, to know ignorance," since you'd have to use your ignorance to be
able to recognize and help ignorant people!" You'd have to use your
stupidity to realize that I may be stupid. It's called implying something.
Yes, you did imply that I may be stupid. "..or are you just totally
stupid?!" Now, you might try to come back with a definition of implying, but
let me save you the trouble of looking through your dictionary. Imply, is to
indirectly express something. Just like you implied that the user was
"ignorant" because of the computer he bought. Just like the definition of
ignorant, which you should remember giving, is "stupid". So, you'd have to
use your ignorance (stupidity) to imply someone else's.

 

[kurttrail]

I'm a moron?

If you have to ask, then that pretty much means you are! ROFL!

I answered your question, and you still don't even
realize it. I answered it TWICE now. Make that 3... "it has nothing
to do with it".

"That wasn't even a response to your post, so why do you care? Oh, wait,
there's your answer. It was a RESPONSE to a post! What a concept."

This first response was not an answer to my question at all. Too bad
you don't have the attention span to remember that! Then after you
failed to answer my question, I goaded you into answering!

"And I do love that you didn't have the chutzpah to answer my question
to
you. Thanks for demonstrating you cowardice!"

Then you answered with, "it has nothing to do with it." Why you quoted
it again, was totally unsolicited by me. I accepted your lame answer,
there really was no need to repeat it a second time, as the "Really?"
was rhetorical, and that should have been obvious since I answered it
myself by saying, "So you are now backtraking on you statement that 'It
takes ignorance, to know ignorance,' since you'd have to use your
ignorance to be able to recognize and help ignorant people!"

But I'm convinced now that all this is going over your head. You have
demonstrated that you really are a moron.

Now, "Really? So you are now backtraking on you
statement that "It takes ignorance, to know ignorance," since you'd
have to use your ignorance to be able to recognize and help ignorant
people!" You'd have to use your stupidity to realize that I may be
stupid. It's called implying something. Yes, you did imply that I
may be stupid. "..or are you just totally stupid?!" Now, you might
try to come back with a definition of implying, but let me save you
the trouble of looking through your dictionary. Imply, is to
indirectly express something.

"Don't you have the courage of your convictions, or are you just totally
stupid?!"

LOL! I gave you a choice of answers, it is you that chose to dwell on
the choice of being stupid, instead of lacking the courage of your
convictions!

Just like you implied that the user was
"ignorant" because of the computer he bought.

Actually, I was suggesting that he was ignorant of not knowing to
install the nvidia drivers, and saying outright that he bought a cheap,
piece of sh*t computer. And I see that no one is really disputing that
eMachines are cheap, pieces of sh*t!

"Your problems have nothing to do with the version of OS you are using.
Sounds more like user ignorance to me, with a dash of buying a cheap,
piece of sh*t computer."

"Have you tried installing the latest nVidia drivers after your
install/restore?"

My question was meant to help guide the OP out of what "sounded" to me
to be his ignorance.

Just like the
definition of ignorant, which you should remember giving, is
"stupid". So, you'd have to use your ignorance (stupidity) to imply
someone else's.

Again I left the choice up to you, and YOU chose to only address the
"stupid" choice!

You made your choice, now you have to deal with it!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[Tony Norman]

You really are an idiot. You keep trying to cover up what I say, with other
things. You only hear what you want to hear (read what you want to read, in
this case), so why bother? You're right, I am an idiot, for wasting my time
in a thread with an idiot like you.

 

[kurttrail]

You really are an idiot.

LOL! Sorry but the opinion of somebody that has to ask if he is a moron
doesn't mean a thing to me, or, I'd venture to say, anyone else!

You keep trying to cover up what I say, with
other things.

Like? Too bad you didn't take the opportunity to explain yourself!
Your toothless accusation is totally without foundation!

You only hear what you want to hear (read what you want
to read, in this case), so why bother?

LOL! I'm the one that is responding to you practically line by line.
You are the one that is only responding to what you want, making
unsupported accusations.

You're right, I am an idiot,

I don't believe I ever called you an idiot, but I'll accept your
unsolicited admission of being an idiot!

for wasting my time in a thread with an idiot like you.

Yet you wasted your time even more by posting your confession of
"wasting [your] time in a thread," and admitted to being an idiot on top
of it all.

So who do you really think is gonna believe you, a self-admitted idiot,
about what you think about me, Tony Moron?!

Oh, and any future response to me in this thread will only further
demonstrate the depth of your idiocy by wasting even more of your time
in this thread with me.

You cannot win, as you admittedly do not possess the intellectual
capacity to keep up with me. All you can do is retreat, with your tail
tucked meekly between your legs.

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[VWWall]

You made your choice, now you have to deal with it!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

K-Man has that trademark--but you're a worthy sucessor!

 

[kurttrail]

Cool, I am very neutral or try to be. Windows can't be beat right now
for ease of use and availability of mainstream applications, but I
was very surprised with Linspire 5.0's usability. Still it requires a
license to gain full benefits of the updates and applications data
base as does most Linux user friendly distros.

The Linspire Live CD dies in about 5 seconds. Running the diagnostic,
the final message is:

<0> Kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init!

But I'll keep trying. One day Linux will be more friendly to my system.

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[marika]

NoStop wrote:

A well designed operating system is
inherently designed to offer security and will protect itself without the
need for condoms on top of condoms.

yahooo!!!

mk5000

"Alllriiiiiight. And I even had football to compete with."--§¦«The
Wraith»¦§

 

[Plato]

and I'm sure no one has ever told you that you are ignorant for doing so....

Correct. Because I knew what I was buying. When I sell my old cars, I
even list
everything that I know what is wrong with them on a sheet I tape to the
window as a courtesy to those who may not be able to tell themselves
during their test drive or inspection.

 

[NoStop]

The Linspire Live CD dies in about 5 seconds. Running the diagnostic,
the final message is:

<0> Kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init!

But I'll keep trying. One day Linux will be more friendly to my system.

Kurt,

A really nice live cd to try is knoppix, if you haven't tried it. It is the
most jam packed single cd I've ever seen, with just tons of goodies on it.
Even a Windows user would appreciate some of the tools available for
troubleshooting Windows systems that have really broken.

http://www.knoppix.org/

You might want to download the ISO and try it out sometime. Sure offers so
much more than Linspire. Runs completely from the CD and in RAM. Won't
touch your existing system, so you can play with it all you like without
fear of screwing up Windows in any way.

And to address what Michael Stevens said about user friendly distros and
needing to purchase a license to get full benefits. I suggest looking into
Mandrake (now called Mandriva), which is recognized as the most user
friendly and easiest to install for someone only familiar with Windows. You
can pickup over 18,000 packages and you don't need to spend a cent.

Cheers


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