Online Registrations - A Rant.

[Predicted This]

Hi,

I ran DOS 6, for YEARS, and
never had to reinstall the OS,
except when a HDD wore out.
I don't remember EVER
keeping a spare copy of the OS,
because another re-install is
always a few weeks away.

WinXP, and the internet, has
turned using a computer, into a
full-time occupation.

I don't suppose DOS 6, would
be any better off, against
sabotage; but at least I could
look at the file dates, and
sizes, and know what to replace.

I'm also running a fee for
service, firewall/AV app
recommended by MS - and not only
has it - not - solved my
problems; but it fails to accept
the software key, and when it
accepted it, on my backup copy of
Windows; it is reading a
two-year subscription, as a one
year subscription!

I'm running a fee for
service, spyware application, but
"hackers" seem to have no trouble
constantly destroying my
settings, and making Windows die
young.
And the anti-spyware, may be
what's killing my chkdsk
utility.

SFC seems like a step, in
the right direction, but it is
falling short.
sfc /scannow isn't helping.

Now, I just did a re-install
of WinXP, trying to fix my
primary copy, and wear, and
handling, have brought the CD, to
such a state, that it's not
reading netcomm.dll, and
msoe.dll.

And even after this latest
re-install, My primary copy,
still won't connect to my ISP.
Y'no - I don't have a
single "internet-aware"
application - that works as well
as the old DOS applications did.
(Actually works.)

I ran Desqview, and got all
of the benefits I've found so
far, in WinXP - and only
reinstalled it, when a hard drive
went belly-up.
(Pre-internet.)

Maybe we need a law - that
software cannot require, or use
an internet connection, to do
anything resembling the
validation of software, over a
live connection ?

REALLY(!) Sick of badly written
software,
Ken .

 

[philo]

Hi,

I ran DOS 6, for YEARS, and
never had to reinstall the OS,
except when a HDD wore out.
I don't remember EVER
keeping a spare copy of the OS,
because another re-install is
always a few weeks away.

WinXP, and the internet, has
turned using a computer, into a
full-time occupation.

I don't suppose DOS 6, would
be any better off, against
sabotage; but at least I could
look at the file dates, and
sizes, and know what to replace.

Although I've been running XP for years now with very few problems...
you may want to check out Linux...
I've been dual booting for about 5 years now

 

[DL]

I've run win2k sys for 10? years and only had a serious problem when hw
failed, the sys runs 24/7 and is allways connected.
I've also had no problems with winxp.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Hi,

I ran DOS 6, for YEARS, and
never had to reinstall the OS,
except when a HDD wore out.
I don't remember EVER
keeping a spare copy of the OS,
because another re-install is
always a few weeks away.

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Dos 6 was slightly less complicated than Windows XP. It fit on a couple of
floppies. Just a few less files to check. It was susceptible to many
viruses. The Internet would a lot less useful in text mode. There are text
mode browsers available for Linux if you want to see for yourself. You are
comparing apples and oranges. You may prefer the tates of one but in the end
they are very different things.