Quirks and Tips For Upgrading To Vista

jcatcw writes "Computerworld's Scot Finnie has some advice for those considering an upgrade to Vista. He praises the work Microsoft has done on the installation program, but thinks it still presents problems for those who wish to upgrade. He recommends the free Windows Vista Upgrade Adviser. Then, be sure to pick the best edition for your use." From the article: "Don't bother wiping your hard disk. Just run the in-place upgrade from your previous installation. You'll be given the option to perform either an Upgrade or Custom (advanced) installation. Opt for the Custom install to clean-install Vista, and Windows Vista Setup does something smart: It creates a folder called Windows.old in your root directory that contains your old Documents and Settings, Program Files and Windows folders. (Note that on my test machine, this added step used an additional 7GB of disk storage.)"

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Quirks and Tips for Upgrading to Keith Curtis

[Keith Curtis]

You disgusting Mick. Step away from the booze.

Re:Don't bother

[Anonymous Coward]

Are you tired of the antics of HomelessInLaJolla? Well, then do something about it. Go to this site: http://lajollalibrary.org/easymessage.htm and paste in the following letter to the form, and send it to the library. If we all work together, we might be able to stop this troll from ruining the online experience of the rest of us. If you do not wish to use a web form, you can also contact the La Jolla Administrator using the phone number listed on this page: http://lajollalibrary.org/contact.htm


SPREAD THE WORD - PASTE THIS POST! GET THIS TROLL'S NET ACCESS REVOKED! STOP THE ABUSE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY BANDWIDTH!

Dear Administrator of the La Jolla Library,
I would like to call to your attention the harassing, provoking, and potentially illegal on-line activities one of your patrons is utilizing your bandwidth for. This person claims to be Mr. Steven Baumeister, a 31 year old Homeless man who uses the alias HomelessInLaJolla on the website Slashdot.org.

Treason is defined as the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family.

HomelessInLaJolla is advocating treasonous activities when he wrote about overthrowing the United States Government in his on-line journal at this link where he advocates targetting family members: http://slashdot.org/~HomelessInLaJolla/journal/166 371

He has also requested information on exploits he could use to compromise your library computer systems: http://slashdot.org/~HomelessInLaJolla/journal/166 587

He has posted potentially libelous statements about one Mr. Tom Darling: http://slashdot.org/~HomelessInLaJolla/journal/164 024, and http://slashdot.org/~HomelessInLaJolla/journal/165 060 and potentially libelous statements about his brother, here: http://slashdot.org/~HomelessInLaJolla/journal/163 984

He has also admitted to harassing your patrons if they approach the door before your building opens: http://slashdot.org/~HomelessInLaJolla/journal/164 134

He also harasses with combatitive and profane language anyone who disagrees with him or questions him: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=226913&cid=183 80391

Mr. Baumeister's actions reflect poorly on the good name of your organization. It might be in your best interest to discuss Mr. Baumeister's potentially illegal activities with him, as he is using your equipment to engage in these activities, or perhaps to restrict Mr. Baumeister from using your facility and equipement to engage in potentially illegal activity.

Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]