[geeks] Im going to XP, wish me luck

[Brian]

wasnt there a recent ruling that M$ had to include Sun java within a month,
wonder if thatll be listed as a critical update..

    Bri

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Weiss" <ajwdsp at cloud9.net>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [geeks] Im going to XP, wish me luck


> Ahh but installing SP1 means you have to have bought it in the first
> place... unless you know of unlicensed service packs.  Plus XP java is
> so screwed up that I refuse to use it.  Just try to get it to play nice
> with all the 2000 Apps that previously caused no problems.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Saturday, January 18, 2003, at 02:09  AM, David Selders wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 11:59:17PM -0700, Chris Byrne wrote:
> >> Well my fscking Sony NetMD has been giving me fits. I can get the
> >> burner
> >> applciation to work fine, but the Open MG jukebox app screws up
> >> completely on everything when run on any 2k box I've tried. I sent in
> >> a
> >> support req to sony their response was, use XP or fuck off.
> >>
> >> Actually it was much more polite than that but anyway.
> >>
> >> Besides that theres a bunch of other crap I've got (software mostly,
> >> bt
> >> some hardware) that wants me to use XP for "full functionality", and
> >> if
> >> IBM gets me a new laptop it'll have XP on it anyway, so I might as
> >> well
> >> get used to it.
> >>
> >> Im "upgrading" to XP tonight.
> >>
> >> Wish me luck, Im gonna need it.
> >>
> >> Chris Byrne
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks
> >
> > Running XP on $EMPLOYERS laptop and it's not bad, not to be confused
> > with it
> > works wonderful and everyone should use it.  Install SP1 and you can
> > change
> > the default programs for email and web browsing as well as instant
> > messaging.
> > XP by default starts the microsoft chat client but once you install
> > SP1 you
> > can disable that crap.
> >
> > --
> > David Selders
> > david at malleable.org
> > Martinez, Ca
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