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Old 02-17-2007   #1 (permalink)
wallster
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Re: using xp based drive as slave on new vista based computer??

On Feb 16, 6:40 pm, Steve Urbach <dragonsc...@NOTmindspring.com>
wrote:
>
> Glad you had success.
>
> Doing a Vista on little sleep may not be a good idea :-/
> Been playing with it since RC1, Some things are annoying but I am
> willing to put up with for the added security from "malware" (no sneak
> installs).
> Drivers and old equipment (forced obsolescence) is the biggest Vista
> "Gotcha".
>
> IMHO it has taken Microsoft 20 years to come up with the level of
> security that UNIX has (can you Unix types say SU?).


I was checking out the new MAC commercial and Vista locked up! Now
that's ironic. Once i upgraded quicktime (after a bunch of warnings, i
saw the spot. Check it out.. pretty funny (and acurate!)
http://www.apple.com/getamac/

walt
http://wallyr.com




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Old 02-17-2007   #2 (permalink)
Steve Urbach
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Re: using xp based drive as slave on new vista based computer??

On 16 Feb 2007 21:56:56 -0800, "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Feb 16, 6:40 pm, Steve Urbach <dragonsc...@NOTmindspring.com>
>wrote:
>>
>> Glad you had success.
>>
>> Doing a Vista on little sleep may not be a good idea :-/
>> Been playing with it since RC1, Some things are annoying but I am
>> willing to put up with for the added security from "malware" (no sneak
>> installs).
>> Drivers and old equipment (forced obsolescence) is the biggest Vista
>> "Gotcha".
>>
>> IMHO it has taken Microsoft 20 years to come up with the level of
>> security that UNIX has (can you Unix types say SU?).

>
>I was checking out the new MAC commercial and Vista locked up! Now
>that's ironic. Once i upgraded quicktime (after a bunch of warnings, i
>saw the spot. Check it out.. pretty funny (and acurate!)
>http://www.apple.com/getamac/
>
>walt
>http://wallyr.com
>
>

"Allow"
ROFL
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