I've been cleaning the virus off people machines over the phone using MS own instuctions here but then going to the manual removell instructions as people couldn't connect to the internet. I have noticed a lot of the computers have avserve.exe and avserve2.exe on them, but I've trouble over the phone finding *_up.exe and running the search was being incrediblely slow, ended up just going the folder and then choosing to view the contents.
Have you tried installing Xandros? Insanely easy, really.
BTW Windows installs which most users have are based on what the OEM sets up, don't mess with the partitions or something will go wrong when you next need to reinstall. Unless you have particular knowledge of the OEM set up, it can be a real pain, what's that, press escape when the OEM logo is on the screen to force it to boot from the recovery CD...
Under a gnu/Linux system you do have a lot of power as to how system errors are reported. The kind of erros your talking about do require a level of knowledge to understand, I'm not sure what would be appropriate in most cases. In any case, Windows XP is no big wiz at these errors, disk full maybe ok but not when it comes to CD writting, USB drawing power you have to goto Device manger, get to the appropriate USB root hub and check how much power is being drawn under the power tab... defaultly it'll stop using a USB device, IP address problem I'm not sure but I know that duplicate MAC addresses is non obvious in manifasting itself apart from not managing to surf broadband internet connection. Afriad I'm not sure About how OS X does these things.
Ok, I have to answer your points about linux not being ready
-First two points, it's down to driver support which does require cooperation from manufacturers. When there are openm source drivers, I've found things to be even smoother than windows when the technical specs were available.
I'm not quite sure what to say about the screen organization. I've found various systems for organizing what apps I've got open whether it is to have them in different screen, tinker with the configuration options for the taskbar or play with pager whether the WM/DE I've used is Gnome, KDE or Enlightenment (umm, pretty enlightenment)
I've not used rpm package management, and I tend to prefer using apt-get at the command line, but have you looked at items such as aptitude or maybe Xandros Networks? Really for stability I think leaving it to the distrubution you like is the best way to go.
Proprietary standards - this is not an excuse by many distros, it would cost them to include. Having said that, have you looked at commericial distrubutions such as Xandros? Worked like a dream.
System notification methods - you are kidding yeah? I've recieved some of the most down to earth explaitions in linux from a message from dselect saying not to do what I was about to do, or maybe abcde telling me I'd not put the CD in the draw! Maybe use find STOP 0x000000?? CRYPTIC MESSAGE more handy, yes I can check out what it means, but I've had plenty of useful answers in linux. I have had plenty of bad notifications in Windows telling stuff that isn't true, apps not installing because a service not running which when you check is aghhh.
Not only that, but at work I sometimes have trouble with copying text out of pegasus mail and pasting it into, well anything. I don't belive I have a problem in windows, what you gain in X is just choose of how to do it.
I to feel the same. Almost by definition, if your into GNU/Linux, your pretty into computers, and the chances are your unlikely to be going out there to buy the cheap arse computers. You probabily consider the hardware that is in your computer, all the glorious techy details. I know a lot of people who are out there may wish to assemble thier own computer but for a lot of techy computer people it can still be fine to buy a pre assembled computer as long as the hardware meets thier requirements.
This is common practive already on many OEM computers. This includes Packard Bell, HP, Compaq etc. It does have upsides as well as downsides... on the upside the consummer really doesn't have to worry about a CD they got at the time they bought the computer, and the downside they will oftern be charged if they need the disk later
How about the mini ITX via boards? It's what I'm looking at to replace my current router which is an old 486 using freesco. Why am I replacing it? Mostly for disk space to be honest...
While I'm horrifid by the idea of the so called Trusted Computing and Pheonix making the BIOS far more complex than it needs to be, don't forget that the LinuxBIOS is an OS for performance reasons. Check out the FAQ on the LinuxBIOS.
I'm not knocking the project,, in fact when I've got a motherboard or two spare to play with and have found a reasonable out let for DOCs (Disk on chip) I'll give it a go:-)
Arghh, I feel dumb. I could do the original cube even if not a speed freak about it, but the 4x4 that my house mate has got has had me stumped... maybe I'm not as obsesive as I was as a kid, but the 4x3 seems pretty tough to me
If you could provide a link on how to do this, it would be cool. When after recompling a bit ago I realised that I hadn't compiled a loop back module it was a bit of a pain to have to recomplie the whole kernel it was fustrating.
Positivily had a fail on me before now, and I know of many more who say they can not get it to delete. Anyway, it's linux all the way now adays so it's been a while since I've experimented
Firstly let me make make myself clear, I'd like the world and thier dog to use linux of some breed but...
When people have been experimenting in using linux they have found that they couldn't delete the partitions using the standard fdisk which comes on a win9x boot disk. Yep, I know, use cfdisk or fdisk off a linux boot disk, or use The Ultimate Boot Disk, www.startdisk.com, if you want to get rid of the partitions (I don't know if the recvoery console in winxp will delete the partions or not)
Actually one of the reasons I've played with Knoppix is because you can try out different window mangers very easily...
While booting up up you get the choose of going for help, and if you do that you will see the choose of different window managers to try.
Not sure about the need for another live distro (but I'll qualify that with a what ever scratches an iche) then again, anything that has the same quality as knoppix is sure to impress any on looking windows users:-)
This is getting to me. Note, the Matrix is not deep, the arguments are all far too self contained at best, there is no doubt as to the nature of reality. Please, it's entertaining as it goes, but deep.. really
We know physics terms, but in what way has the AOL techie, if that isn't an oxymoron, come to the conculusion that it was a flux problem of some nature, or were they just fobbing the customer off...
Ok, on my Woody Debian system with a kernel complided by myself, the OS does not crash... sometimes Opera falls over, but that my be to do with me keeping far too many web pages open considering the specs of my machine.. but the point is, the OS just doesn't fall over.
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I've been cleaning the virus off people machines over the phone using MS own instuctions here but then going to the manual removell instructions as people couldn't connect to the internet. I have noticed a lot of the computers have avserve.exe and avserve2.exe on them, but I've trouble over the phone finding *_up.exe and running the search was being incrediblely slow, ended up just going the folder and then choosing to view the contents.
Hey, I ordered a cheese burger!
Have you tried installing Xandros? Insanely easy, really.
...
BTW Windows installs which most users have are based on what the OEM sets up, don't mess with the partitions or something will go wrong when you next need to reinstall. Unless you have particular knowledge of the OEM set up, it can be a real pain, what's that, press escape when the OEM logo is on the screen to force it to boot from the recovery CD
Under a gnu/Linux system you do have a lot of power as to how system errors are reported. The kind of erros your talking about do require a level of knowledge to understand, I'm not sure what would be appropriate in most cases. In any case, Windows XP is no big wiz at these errors, disk full maybe ok but not when it comes to CD writting, USB drawing power you have to goto Device manger, get to the appropriate USB root hub and check how much power is being drawn under the power tab ... defaultly it'll stop using a USB device, IP address problem I'm not sure but I know that duplicate MAC addresses is non obvious in manifasting itself apart from not managing to surf broadband internet connection. Afriad I'm not sure About how OS X does these things.
What's the difference between having a 3D desktop Enviroment as you described in your post, and having virtual desktop if they had transition effects?
Ok, I have to answer your points about linux not being ready
-First two points, it's down to driver support which does require cooperation from manufacturers. When there are openm source drivers, I've found things to be even smoother than windows when the technical specs were available.
I'm not quite sure what to say about the screen organization. I've found various systems for organizing what apps I've got open whether it is to have them in different screen, tinker with the configuration options for the taskbar or play with pager whether the WM/DE I've used is Gnome, KDE or Enlightenment (umm, pretty enlightenment)
I've not used rpm package management, and I tend to prefer using apt-get at the command line, but have you looked at items such as aptitude or maybe Xandros Networks? Really for stability I think leaving it to the distrubution you like is the best way to go.
Proprietary standards - this is not an excuse by many distros, it would cost them to include. Having said that, have you looked at commericial distrubutions such as Xandros? Worked like a dream.
System notification methods - you are kidding yeah? I've recieved some of the most down to earth explaitions in linux from a message from dselect saying not to do what I was about to do, or maybe abcde telling me I'd not put the CD in the draw! Maybe use find STOP 0x000000?? CRYPTIC MESSAGE more handy, yes I can check out what it means, but I've had plenty of useful answers in linux. I have had plenty of bad notifications in Windows telling stuff that isn't true, apps not installing because a service not running which when you check is aghhh.
Anyway, I'm done
Not only that, but at work I sometimes have trouble with copying text out of pegasus mail and pasting it into, well anything. I don't belive I have a problem in windows, what you gain in X is just choose of how to do it.
Well ...
What if you auditted the code for the compiler, used the compiler to compile the source code and compared md5 check sums for them?
I'll admitt it, I may be over looking something, but then again, perhaps not.
To risk sounding like an AOLer ...
I to feel the same. Almost by definition, if your into GNU/Linux, your pretty into computers, and the chances are your unlikely to be going out there to buy the cheap arse computers. You probabily consider the hardware that is in your computer, all the glorious techy details. I know a lot of people who are out there may wish to assemble thier own computer but for a lot of techy computer people it can still be fine to buy a pre assembled computer as long as the hardware meets thier requirements.
Ah, that would be what the ABBR and ACRONYM html tags are for ... please please people use them!
This is common practive already on many OEM computers. This includes Packard Bell, HP, Compaq etc. It does have upsides as well as downsides ... on the upside the consummer really doesn't have to worry about a CD they got at the time they bought the computer, and the downside they will oftern be charged if they need the disk later
How about the mini ITX via boards? It's what I'm looking at to replace my current router which is an old 486 using freesco. Why am I replacing it? Mostly for disk space to be honest ...
Check out the mini ITX at http://www.via.com.tw/en/VInternet/mini_itx.jsp
While I'm horrifid by the idea of the so called Trusted Computing and Pheonix making the BIOS far more complex than it needs to be, don't forget that the LinuxBIOS is an OS for performance reasons. Check out the FAQ on the LinuxBIOS.
:-)
I'm not knocking the project,, in fact when I've got a motherboard or two spare to play with and have found a reasonable out let for DOCs (Disk on chip) I'll give it a go
Modern x86 motherboards included the ability to boot from USB mass storage devices.
Less sure of firewire, but it wouldn't surprised, most BIOSs support 'BIOS from other devices'
I'm sure Macs have many endearing qualities, but lets me truthful about it.
Oops, that should be 4x4 not 4x3! 4x4 would be an unconventional cube!
Arghh, I feel dumb. I could do the original cube even if not a speed freak about it, but the 4x4 that my house mate has got has had me stumped ... maybe I'm not as obsesive as I was as a kid, but the 4x3 seems pretty tough to me
Thanks for the reply. Would have thanks soon but been away ... no /. for more than a week!
If you could provide a link on how to do this, it would be cool.
When after recompling a bit ago I realised that I hadn't compiled a loop back module it was a bit of a pain to have to recomplie the whole kernel it was fustrating.
Positivily had a fail on me before now, and I know of many more who say they can not get it to delete. Anyway, it's linux all the way now adays so it's been a while since I've experimented
Firstly let me make make myself clear, I'd like the world and thier dog to use linux of some breed but ...
When people have been experimenting in using linux they have found that they couldn't delete the partitions using the standard fdisk which comes on a win9x boot disk. Yep, I know, use cfdisk or fdisk off a linux boot disk, or use The Ultimate Boot Disk, www.startdisk.com, if you want to get rid of the partitions (I don't know if the recvoery console in winxp will delete the partions or not)
Just trying to raise a valid concern
Actually one of the reasons I've played with Knoppix is because you can try out different window mangers very easily...
:-)
While booting up up you get the choose of going for help, and if you do that you will see the choose of different window managers to try.
Not sure about the need for another live distro (but I'll qualify that with a what ever scratches an iche) then again, anything that has the same quality as knoppix is sure to impress any on looking windows users
This is getting to me. Note, the Matrix is not deep, the arguments are all far too self contained at best, there is no doubt as to the nature of reality. Please, it's entertaining as it goes, but deep .. really
Why oh why is this insightful?
...
We know physics terms, but in what way has the AOL techie, if that isn't an oxymoron, come to the conculusion that it was a flux problem of some nature, or were they just fobbing the customer off
Ok, on my Woody Debian system with a kernel complided by myself, the OS does not crash ... sometimes Opera falls over, but that my be to do with me keeping far too many web pages open considering the specs of my machine .. but the point is, the OS just doesn't fall over.
Regarding those crashes there are two thoughts which come to mind straight awy:-
1) Individual application crahes shouldn't bring the whole OS down
2) Most people don't report these crashes