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XP/Vista Reload



  Naaaaah, no flames.
  I have had zero (0, nada, zilch) problem with Windows, so I can't 
flame it :-)

    Jean-Claude
    84 8v (Yeah, it has windows, but also a sunroof)

Jason F. Snow wrote:
> FYI - If this brings out the whole Windows-vs-Linux flaming, I'll be
> sad.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Bennett [mailto:scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:18 AM
> To: Scirocco List
> Subject: XP/Vista Reload
>
> Well my brilliant ass decided that I couldn't live with the DrWatson
> thing
> every time I opened "My Computer", so in complete frustration I threw in
> my
> XP Home disk and went to town.
>
> -I forgot to unlock the "My Documents" folder.  I had to be creative
> about
> getting to my files.
> -I forgot (well actually didn't care) that the Vista Bootloader is
> different
> than 2K/XP.  So when I am finished unfracking my XP drive I get to
> reload
> Vista... JOY.
> -I decided in my infinate wisdom to try Outlook Express this time, and
> sync
> 2.5 years of list mail from GMAIL.  That's about a kick in the nutz.  It
> only does 1200 or so messages at a time and gives up.  I am up to about
> 4000
> messages right now and have no idea how far to go.  (I just want to drop
> them to DVD)  I haven't even gotten out of 2005 yet.
>
> Sigh.  I am being punished for past sins.
>
> Chris
>
>
>