Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, likely one of the Linux distros. Bill - MN --
<no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message news:hdkmu59pdkha3inpite9bgcsenrjtspvsu@4ax.com... > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN > -- Nice hearing from you. Good bye. -- SC Tom
On 5/13/2010 03:16, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote: > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN Good luck with that.
<no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message news:hdkmu59pdkha3inpite9bgcsenrjtspvsu@4ax.com... > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN > -- So you can't figure out Windows 7? Windows 7 is much better than Vista and is very stable. You are probably incompetent and therefore you should migrate to Ubuntu. Get with our resident Ubuntu idiot, Alias and he will help you out. Don't let the screen door hit your ass on the way out. LOL!
I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems. If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one wonders what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you??? Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!! peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate <no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message news:hdkmu59pdkha3inpite9bgcsenrjtspvsu@4ax.com... > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN > --
"Heywood Jablowme" <heywood@jablowme.gov> wrote in message news:4beb0c74@news.x-privat.org... > > > <no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message > news:hdkmu59pdkha3inpite9bgcsenrjtspvsu@4ax.com... >> Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for >> three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing >> a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, >> likely one of the Linux distros. >> >> Bill - MN >> -- > > So you can't figure out Windows 7? Windows 7 is much better than Vista > and is very stable. You are probably incompetent and therefore you should > migrate to Ubuntu. Get with our resident Ubuntu idiot, Alias and he will > help you out. > > Don't let the screen door hit your ass on the way out. LOL! > > > The original poster is Alias. Clever, eh?
On Wed, 12 May 2010 19:16:44 -0600, no_one wrote: > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing a > quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, likely > one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN If you find you need assistance, which you most likely won't, just holler. I'm partial to Debian myself.
"peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote: >I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems. >If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one >wonders Wonder away Peter I am 77 years old I guess that is not the problem. Ya us old guys can learn the new stuff. >what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you??? >Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!! I have learned any number of systems over the years, ran a BBS for 13 years, currently maintain a few local business offices networks. Any other questions on learning abilities? > I had no problem with learning the system it is a problem with the , shall I say bugs? The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro no longer works. Typical stuff. There are other issues but I will not bore you with them. Bill - NM --
On 5/12/2010 11:06 PM, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote: > "peter"<peter@nowhere.net> wrote: > >> I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems. >> If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one >> wonders > > Wonder away Peter I am 77 years old I guess that is not the problem. > Ya us old guys can learn the new stuff. > >> what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you??? >> Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!! > > I have learned any number of systems over the years, ran a BBS for 13 > years, currently maintain a few local business offices networks. Any > other questions on learning abilities? >> > > > I had no problem with learning the system it is a problem with the , > shall I say bugs? The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of > time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media > Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been > changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro > no longer works. Typical stuff. There are other issues but I will > not bore you with them. > > Bill - NM An update cannot screw up a file association, only a user can screw up file association so it is not a "bug". And I seriously doubt that Windows Media Center could ever open a Quattro Pro file. And if you think that threatening to move to linux will somehow solve user created problems...then for sure, make the move, and make my day!
On Thu, 13 May 2010 00:06:07 -0600, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote: >"peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote: > >>I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems. >>If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one >>wonders > >Wonder away Peter I am 77 years old I guess that is not the problem. >Ya us old guys can learn the new stuff. > >>what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you??? >>Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!! > >I have learned any number of systems over the years, ran a BBS for 13 >years, currently maintain a few local business offices networks. Any >other questions on learning abilities? >> > > > I had no problem with learning the system it is a problem with the , >shall I say bugs? The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of >time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media >Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been >changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro >no longer works. Typical stuff. There are other issues but I will >not bore you with them. > >Bill - NM You can always simply ignore the file associations. Instead of opening the document and having it open its parent application, open the application and then use it's File/Open command to open the document, thereby completely bypassing any file associations.
<no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message news:hdkmu59pdkha3inpite9bgcsenrjtspvsu@4ax.com... > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN > -- I plonked ya!!
no_one@no_where.invalid wrote: > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. > > Bill - MN My Win 7 is the most stable and reliable Windows OS I ever had. I even run several Linux distros as well as BSD and Solaris as virtual machines on this platform. What's your problem? -- LSMFT If I wasn't me I wouldn't like me either..........
Hi, Bill. > The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of > time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media > Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been > changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro > no longer works. If you had said that in the beginning, you probably would have had some helpful responses by now. ;^} It has been at least a decade since I used Quattro Pro and I don't recall its file extensions (and I'm too lazy to look it up, even though I'm still a youngster a couple of months shy of 75). WMP uses files with several extensions, so probably one of them conflicts with the QP extension. Char Jackson's suggestion makes sense to me: Start QP, then use its File menu to Open the spreadsheet. Have you tried to press Start | Control Panel | Default Programs? Here you probably can find the QP file extension and change its "Current Default" from WMP to QP. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64) <no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message news:qf4nu5hu4auqjt1b2ukbr06h3hjunh4iet@4ax.com... > "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote: > >>I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems. >>If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one >>wonders > > Wonder away Peter I am 77 years old I guess that is not the problem. > Ya us old guys can learn the new stuff. > >>what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you??? >>Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!! > > I have learned any number of systems over the years, ran a BBS for 13 > years, currently maintain a few local business offices networks. Any > other questions on learning abilities? >> > > > I had no problem with learning the system it is a problem with the , > shall I say bugs? The wife has a spreadsheet she uses a number of > time a week. A few days ago when she tried to open it Windows Media > Player opened instead of QuatroPro. So the file association had been > changed, I suspect by the last updates. Fixed that but now QuatroPro > no longer works. Typical stuff. There are other issues but I will > not bore you with them. > > Bill - NM
On 5/12/2010 4:18 PM, peter wrote: > I switched from XP to W7 on a 5 year old system without any problems. > If an old guy like me can do this and learn new stuff in the process one > wonders > what the education system nowadays is producing or maybe its just you??? > Every new OS has a learning curve but one must be capable of learning!! > > peter > That's because I think it was simply a trolling post. Nothing more, nothing less.
On 5/13/2010 09:16, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote: > Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for > three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing > a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, > likely one of the Linux distros. Linux is weaker than Window$ in some areas! -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.33.3 ^ ^ 164:01 up 8 days 16 min 2 users load average: 1.06 1.21 1.25 ä¸å€Ÿè²¸! ä¸è©é¨™! ä¸æ´äº¤! ä¸æ‰“交! ä¸æ‰“劫! ä¸è‡ªæ®º! è«‹è€ƒæ…®ç¶œæ´ (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa
Slap wrote: > > <no_one@no_where.invalid> wrote in message > news:hdkmu59pdkha3inpite9bgcsenrjtspvsu@4ax.com... >> Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for >> three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing >> a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, >> likely one of the Linux distros. >> >> Bill - MN >> -- > > I plonked ya!! > > Who cares? -- Alias
Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) wrote: > On 5/13/2010 09:16, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote: >> Well after working with Vista II, otherwise known as Windows 7, for >> three months I can see that Microsoft is still incapable of producing >> a quality OS. So I need to look at some other system to switch to, >> likely one of the Linux distros. > > Linux is weaker than Window$ in some areas! > Yeah, it's not nearly as good as Windows is in running viruses, root kits, trojans and other malware. -- Alias
On 5/13/2010 12:25, Alias wrote: > > Yeah, it's not nearly as good as Windows is in running viruses, root > kits, trojans and other malware. > I don't really think Linux is worse at running them. I mean, they are just programs like any other program. Why would they run worse? I know what you mean though, but considering that most computers have Windows pre-installed, and most people keep Windows, no wonder why such programs are targeted at it (more users, more profit). So I think it shows that Windows is quite successful.
Jackie wrote: > On 5/13/2010 12:25, Alias wrote: >> >> Yeah, it's not nearly as good as Windows is in running viruses, root >> kits, trojans and other malware. >> > > I don't really think Linux is worse at running them. I mean, they are > just programs like any other program. Why would they run worse? Because of Linux' architecture and Linux doesn't do .exe files. > I know what you mean though, but considering that most computers have > Windows pre-installed, and most people keep Windows, no wonder why such > programs are targeted at it (more users, more profit). So I think it > shows that Windows is quite successful. This is a myth that is a part of the MS FUD against Linux. Unfortunately many people believe this FUD. The reason Windows is easier to exploit has nothing to do with its popularity. It's due to its architecture. -- Alias