OT for Ray
I have Vista - and I think it is a piece of fish dung! incompatible with some expensive software I have, loaded the first service pack and it messed up my monitor - still have not had time or the will to figure it out yet. On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 3:47 PM, bill1433 wrote:
> Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but Vista? Just glad your > enjoying it. > To me, it goes to what your doing with the machine. As \Steve// just > pointed out in another message. > You can still get machines from Dell loaded with WinXP/sp3. > Now I wonder why that is? > > Bill > > — On Fri, 1/2/09, Lenny V. aka GoldLenny > > wrote: > > From: Lenny V. aka GoldLenny > > > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 3:13 PM > > > WHAT???? Have you been watching too many of them dumbed down Apple > commercials? LOL > > I have Vista Home Premium on my newest laptop and haven’t had any > disappointments so far. It’s nothing to jump-for-joy over, compared to XP > Home or Pro, but it’s not problematic either. > > BTW.. I got this HP Pavillion dvd6000 laptop, AMD Turion 64×2, 3 Gigs RAM, > 60 Gig HD, etc…. for $549.00 at my local WalMart SuperCenter back in the > summer of ‘08. Added Comodo Internet Security (Free Firewall and AV) and a > few other freebie anti-malware programs as backups (SpywareBlaster, Spybot, > it came with Windows Defender) and it’s been running without problems for > the past six months. > > The only initial problem that I had was when installing Spybot, I had to go > to the Start Menu properties for Spybot and put a check mark in the > “running > as an administrator” to make Spybot install and work properly. I guess for > beginners, the UAC security feature can be a pain but any new OS is a pain > to beginners. 
> > Fish! LOL > > Lenny Vasbinder > Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny. blogspot. com > (Links to any articles referenced in above reply are listed on the right > side, alphabetically under Labels and also under Archives by Year, Month) > > —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com] > On > Behalf Of Steve Szabo > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:57 PM > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > > Remote access can be a risky route to take with Ray’s apparent problems. > He reports that he loses his messages prior to sending. Whether this is an > Internet connection problem through his ISP, or related to something n the > machine remains to be discovered. This is why it is best to have someone on > site to diagnose and, maybe, fix the problem. The other option is to look > for a computer to replace his own machine right now. A decent home machine > can be had for about $600, and, if you look in the right places, will come > with XP Pro installed and not that god awful Vista being foisted upon the > public. > > FWIW, the worst of it is incompatibilities with older software and > hardware.. > > \Steve// > > > —–Original Message—– > > From: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. > com] > On Behalf Of > > Lenny V. aka GoldLenny > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:01 PM > > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > > > > I concur. Trying to diagnose and repair a machine without seeing > things > > first hand gets tricky. I always just head over to a friends or > relatives > > when they call me rather than trying to fix things over the phone. > > > > Logmein.com or other similar free apps do allow techies to access a > person’s > > computer for remote fixing if the frisky computer will allow the > > installation and there is internet access. Windows XP and up also has > a > > remote login program built in but I do not have experience with it. > > \Steve// might offer more info on the Windows app. I like > Logmein.com so I > > can use my main desktop computer directly from my laptop when I’m out > in the > > streets. > > > > Fish… LOL > > > > Lenny Vasbinder > > Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny. blogspot. com (Links > to any articles > > referenced in above reply are listed on the > right > > side, alphabetically under Labels and also under Archives by Year, > Month) > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > > From: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. > com] > On > > Behalf Of Steve Szabo > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 10:27 AM > > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > > > > Bill, > > > > With the problems he has reported, it would be way more efficient to > have > > eyes and other senses present to diagnose the problems he has and > effect the > > fixes. > > > > \Steve// > > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > > > From: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > [mailto:AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com] > > On Behalf Of > > > bill1433 > > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 10:51 AM > > > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > > > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > > > > > > I was thinking the same thing but can’t we conquer the distance by > > phone \Steve//? > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > — On Fri, 1/2/09, Steve Szabo wrote: > > > > > > From: Steve Szabo > > > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > > > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > > > Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 10:37 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ray, > > > > > > You could probably grab one of the NJAS people to give you a hand in > > > either fixing your machine, or advising you in the purchase of a new > > (or > > > newer) one and getting it set up. If I was closer, I’d have offered > my > > > services to you long ago. > > > > > > \Steve// > > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > > > > From: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:AquaticLife @ > > yahoogroups. com] > > > On Behalf Of > > > > Raymond Wetzel > > > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:02 AM > > > > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > > > > Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: OT for Ray > > > > > > > > Harl, While I may know a few things about fish, having had them > for > > > > well over 60 years, computers are fairly new to me. I appreciate > the > > > > offer, but call me a computer dummy — I don’t know the first > thing > > > > about cut & paste, even though I suppose everyone does it every > day. > > > > I wasn’t born with computer skills, never had them in school and > > > > while everyone else seems to know this stuff, I don’t see where I > > can > > > > be expected to know even what might be considered by most to be > > among > > > > the simplest of operations as I’ve never learned how to pull them > > out > > > > of a hat. > > > > > > > > If the gmail site has all the instructions that a computer dummy > can > > > > easily understand without having to already know one’s way around > a > > > > PC, then fine, please do send me a gmail invite — especially if > it > > > > can be used while I type my replies on the group-site page. Many > > > > thanks, Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > — In AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com, “Harl Myers” …> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > “As for the computer, what do you mean by “again”? It’s more > like > > > > > “still,” or on-going, as in “ever-after” only in this case > > its > > > > > not “happily” . Just lost a long reply to Lenny’s and > > > > > \Steve’s// discussion on global > warming/climate > > > > > change, yesterday afternoon. > > > > > Don’t know if I’ll bother to write it all again. ” > > > > > > > > > > I would be happy to send you a gmail invite, as it has a save > > draft > > > > > feature. > > > > > Or you could use your word processor, or even notepad to type > your > > > > replies, > > > > > save as you go and then cut and paste into the message when you > > are > > > > > complete… > > > > > > > > > > If you want a gmail invite just let me know… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3732 (20090102) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset. com > > ———— ——— ——— —— > > Please, DELETE this line and EVERYTHING below it when replying, Thank You.. > 74/`7.88.>.74/ `7.88.74/ `7.8> 8.74/`7.8. , .74/`7..> ((:> > PLEASE, when you REPLY to a post, DELETE all TEXT that is NOT important to > the reply & if CHANGING the TOPIC of the original message MODIFY the > SUBJECT > LINE -> i.e. “new subject (was re: old subject)” 88. > We Thank You in Advance for Your HELP in this matter.Yahoo! 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