PCR and MEB

square/circle · External Since: Sep 27, 2009 Posts: 9

Hi good ppl,,,

I have a question to ask, and it will be a memory-taxer for both.

When I came here a while back regarding my connection being constantly
cut off, and other things.
Question is: did I mention anything about the fact that my cd-rom
player was not playing my music cd's? It didnt matter what player I
used, I just got errors. (my default is JADaudio, followed by windows
media player,,,, i even tried 'sound edit pro' because it too can play
cd music.... each had its own version of an error message.)

And, if I did mention it, do you guys remember if me winding the
registry back 3 years fixed it?

Thing is, it started doing it again yesterday, and I cant for the life
of me remember how I fixed it. (I do remember going out and buying a
brand new dvd/cd player because I thought my old one had bitten the
dust, but that wasnt the problem at all.)

Is not much point posting the error msg's from the individual players,
because the crux is the fact that they wont play music. (or rather, the
information from the player is not reaching the software or ... etc)
I am hoping that it wasnt the registry roll-back that fixed it,, dont
really want to do that again.

So, here is the problem.
I put in a music cd, and every one of my players comes up with 'error'.
I have checked everything in 'cpl-multimedia', including 'sounds', and
all is fine.
Anyone know why I cant play music?

Havent d/loaded anything recently, Spybot says 'no probs', Avast says
the same. I started thinking about re-installing my VIA chipset,
but I know for sure that I never went that far before to fix the prob.

S/C

Don Phillipson · External Since: Jan 11, 2009 Posts: 14

"square/circle" <not.DeleteThis@triangle.org> wrote in message
news:uOhyOIjUKHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> And, if I did mention it, do you guys remember if me winding the
> registry back 3 years fixed it?
>
> Thing is, it started doing it again yesterday, and I cant for the life
> of me remember how I fixed it.

Not even the busiest body can be expected to remember one
particular successful repair from three years ago among dozens
or scores of unrelated cases.

If you and I do not keep written records of hardware and
software changes to our own systems no one else will.
(Big Brother might indeed be watching, but we cannot
be sure of his help when we need it.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

square/circle · External Since: Sep 27, 2009 Posts: 9

Don Phillipson wrote:
> "square/circle" <not RemoveThis @triangle.org> wrote in message
> news:uOhyOIjUKHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> And, if I did mention it, do you guys remember if me winding the
>> registry back 3 years fixed it?
>>
>> Thing is, it started doing it again yesterday, and I cant for the life
>> of me remember how I fixed it.
>
> Not even the busiest body can be expected to remember one
> particular successful repair from three years ago among dozens
> or scores of unrelated cases.
>
> If you and I do not keep written records of hardware and
> software changes to our own systems no one else will.
> (Big Brother might indeed be watching, but we cannot
> be sure of his help when we need it.)
>

HEllo,,

No, it wasnt a repair from 3 years ago, its just that I wound back my
registry to about 3 years ago due to other issues I was having.
But, at that same time that I wound it back, I was talking to Meb and
PCR about some other problems I had..
Either way, my cd player still wont play music c/d's... and I'm damned
if I know why?? One day I'm playing music, the next day I'm not.
I have checked everything known to me, including bios, but nothing looks
out of whack.
I even bought a brand new player (cd/dvd) about 3 months ago hoping that
would solve the problem, and, at first it didnt, but then, I must have
done something that actually made it work; and it has worked ever
since, right up until I posted this thread asking pcr or meb if they
remembered whether I was having this problem at the same time as the
other problem..
I do recall fixing it, but I am dumbfounded as to what I did.

S/C

square/circle · External Since: Sep 27, 2009 Posts: 9

>> Hi PCR......
>>
>> Yes, you are correct.@!! (must be cos' you stay away froom radiation)
>
> I don't mind regular nuclear radiation -- it's just XP/Vista irradiation
> I hate the most!

Ditto..... and I see also that Micro's internal radiation turned
around and bit em' on the bum,, as Vista was/is/and has become a
disaster.. you have no idea how much 'they' are pumping advertising of
windows 7 here in OZ. Every electrical dealership and etc is thumping
our brains with win7;; but only numb-nuts will listen,, sigh, there
are lots of numb-nuts in oz. (they even cut short punch-lines during
'two n' a half men' in order to switch to an advert for win7... they are
killing telly viewing.)

----------------

> BIOS is on a chip in the computer, (though I've read here sometimes a
> file on the hard drive can suplement it). Therefore, BIOS is normally
> the same for both OS. But each OS may interact with BIOS in a different
> way; for instance, it can be set to ignore BIOS settings or devices that
> BIOS presents to it.

Okay,, I understand that,, ta for info.

---------------
>
>> Anyway, the friggin' player wont play... any suggestions?
>
> You better start a new thread & be specific on what your settings are,
> what the software is, & what you have tried so far -- be specific! If
> two OS's won't play music on the CD-ROM... either the BIOS settings are
> bad (they share that), the device is bad (but you've tried two?), or
> maybe you're not playing a music CD. Does the CD play music on another
> machine?
>
> Here's something I used to post about it...
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q237948
> Troubleshoot CD-R_W
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
> Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
>
> I guess, a first try would be...
>
> (1) Boot to Safe Mode. (Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the
> Startup Menu, & select Safe Mode from that.)
> (2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
> (3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking its plus sign.
> (4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
> (Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
> (5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.
>
> Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.
>
> As cquirke once said, "Control Panel, System, Performance tab". Are you
> in "compatibility" mode? Then, try his site...
> http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/doscompat.htm
>
> Also...
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;130179&Product=w98
> Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
> (130179) - The Performance tab in System properties shows that one or
> more of the hard disks in your computer is using MS-DOS Compatibility
> mode. MS-DOS compatibility mode may be in use either for the file system
> or for virtual memory. You may receive the...
>
>> S/C
>>
>> (ps, the modem problem has gotten worse, am constantly booted off even
>> after 10-15 minutes. am in the middle of sorta signing up for b/band
>> hoping this might solve the problem. sure was hoping that that
>> modem guy in this group could have resolved it, but it never came to
>> pass.)
>
> That's the thing that was fixed with the registry restore. I thought you
> preserved the two year old registry in a separate directory in case this
> happened again!
>
-------------
Yes,,,,, have still got that Registry file stashed... was just
hoping I wouldnt have to use it again as I had to do so many adjustments
afterward. (like re-making d/top how it was, reinstating password for
isp, and etc etc etc; it was a chore.)(oh, btw, I was making a search
in the registry yesterday regarding the "applog" folder, which can get
clogged up sometimes.... when all of a sudden I kept finding entries
from the ukraine and heaps of other baltic countries??? will talk about
this with you later.)

Okay, I will start a new thread, and try to tell all, while keeping it
short and to the point.(about the c/d player not playing,, maybe start
another thread later about the registry entries, cos' there is more to
tell.)(and you already know that I know squat about the registry,, cept
that I will go in there, but I Wont touch anything except for doing
perhaps a search... damn, I wish I wasnt so scared of the registry.)

Thanks PCR, just for still being here.

S/C

PCR · External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 5941

square/circle wrote:
>>> Hi PCR......
>>>
>>> Yes, you are correct.@!! (must be cos' you stay away froom
>>> radiation)
>>
>> I don't mind regular nuclear radiation -- it's just XP/Vista
>> irradiation I hate the most!
>
> Ditto..... and I see also that Micro's internal radiation turned
> around and bit em' on the bum,, as Vista was/is/and has become a
> disaster.. you have no idea how much 'they' are pumping advertising
> of windows 7 here in OZ. Every electrical dealership and etc is
> thumping our brains with win7;; but only numb-nuts will listen,,
> sigh, there are lots of numb-nuts in oz. (they even cut short
> punch-lines during 'two n' a half men' in order to switch to an
> advert for win7... they are killing telly viewing.)

That's pretty nasty of MS to do that! But I'm not quite ready to
denounce Win7 yet, as I haven't counted as many bubbling earlobes &
lower lips fallen yet on mushy feet & purple toes. But I've only begun
to count!

> ----------------
>
>> BIOS is on a chip in the computer, (though I've read here sometimes a
>> file on the hard drive can suplement it). Therefore, BIOS is normally
>> the same for both OS. But each OS may interact with BIOS in a
>> different way; for instance, it can be set to ignore BIOS settings
>> or devices that BIOS presents to it.
>
> Okay,, I understand that,, ta for info.

OK.

> ---------------
>>
>>> Anyway, the friggin' player wont play... any suggestions?
>>
>> You better start a new thread & be specific on what your settings
>> are, what the software is, & what you have tried so far -- be
>> specific! If two OS's won't play music on the CD-ROM... either the
>> BIOS settings are bad (they share that), the device is bad (but
>> you've tried two?), or maybe you're not playing a music CD. Does the
>> CD play music on another machine?
>>
>> Here's something I used to post about it...
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q237948
>> Troubleshoot CD-R_W
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
>> Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
>>
>> I guess, a first try would be...
>>
>> (1) Boot to Safe Mode. (Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the
>> Startup Menu, & select Safe Mode from that.)
>> (2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
>> (3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking its plus sign.
>> (4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
>> (Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
>> (5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.
>>
>> Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.
>>
>> As cquirke once said, "Control Panel, System, Performance tab". Are
>> you in "compatibility" mode? Then, try his site...
>> http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/doscompat.htm
>>
>> Also...
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;130179&Product=w98
>> Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
>> (130179) - The Performance tab in System properties shows that one or
>> more of the hard disks in your computer is using MS-DOS Compatibility
>> mode. MS-DOS compatibility mode may be in use either for the file
>> system or for virtual memory. You may receive the...
>>
>>> S/C
>>>
>>> (ps, the modem problem has gotten worse, am constantly booted off
>>> even after 10-15 minutes. am in the middle of sorta signing up
>>> for b/band hoping this might solve the problem. sure was hoping
>>> that that modem guy in this group could have resolved it, but it
>>> never came to pass.)
>>
>> That's the thing that was fixed with the registry restore. I thought
>> you preserved the two year old registry in a separate directory in
>> case this happened again!
>>
> -------------
> Yes,,,,, have still got that Registry file stashed... was just
> hoping I wouldnt have to use it again as I had to do so many
> adjustments afterward. (like re-making d/top how it was, reinstating
> password for isp, and etc etc etc; it was a chore.)

You should find a way to make a full system backup, not just the
registry.

> (oh, btw, I was
> making a search in the registry yesterday regarding the "applog"
> folder, which can get clogged up sometimes.... when all of a
> sudden I kept finding entries from the ukraine and heaps of other
> baltic countries??? will talk about this with you later.)

OK. That sounds suspicious! The only mention I have of Ukraine is...

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony\
Country List\380]
"CountryCode"=dword:0000017c
"Name"="Ukraine"
"SameAreaRule"="G"
"LongDistanceRule"=" 8WFG"
"InternationalRule"="8W10EFG"

If you are speaking of that registry key, all is well -- it's normal!

> Okay, I will start a new thread, and try to tell all, while keeping it
> short and to the point.(about the c/d player not playing,, maybe start
> another thread later about the registry entries, cos' there is more to
> tell.)(and you already know that I know squat about the registry,,
> cept that I will go in there, but I Wont touch anything except for
> doing perhaps a search... damn, I wish I wasnt so scared of the
> registry.)
>
> Thanks PCR, just for still being here.

You are welcome. I'll look for the thread.

> S/C

--
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There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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square/circle · External Since: Sep 27, 2009 Posts: 9

PCR wrote:
> square/circle wrote:
>>>> Hi PCR......
>>>>
>>>> Yes, you are correct.@!! (must be cos' you stay away froom
>>>> radiation)
>>> I don't mind regular nuclear radiation -- it's just XP/Vista
>>> irradiation I hate the most!
>> Ditto..... and I see also that Micro's internal radiation turned
>> around and bit em' on the bum,, as Vista was/is/and has become a
>> disaster.. you have no idea how much 'they' are pumping advertising
>> of windows 7 here in OZ. Every electrical dealership and etc is
>> thumping our brains with win7;; but only numb-nuts will listen,,
>> sigh, there are lots of numb-nuts in oz. (they even cut short
>> punch-lines during 'two n' a half men' in order to switch to an
>> advert for win7... they are killing telly viewing.)
>
> That's pretty nasty of MS to do that! But I'm not quite ready to
> denounce Win7 yet, as I haven't counted as many bubbling earlobes &
> lower lips fallen yet on mushy feet & purple toes. But I've only begun
> to count!

Good for you PCR.... sit back and enjoy and watch. Its got me beat
why idiots always think that 'newer is better', and then simply reach
into their back pockets to reveal their wallets... sheesh, they may
as well just un-button their pants then reach around and stretch their
cheeks,,,,, AutoCad does the exact same thing..... they bring out
newer versions that dont assist anyone in any form or manner.... tis
all about bending over and revealing.

---------------

>
> If you are speaking of that registry key, all is well -- it's normal!
>
>> Okay, I will start a new thread, and try to tell all, while keeping it
>> short and to the point.(about the c/d player not playing,, maybe start
>> another thread later about the registry entries, cos' there is more to
>> tell.)(and you already know that I know squat about the registry,,
>> cept that I will go in there, but I Wont touch anything except for
>> doing perhaps a search... damn, I wish I wasnt so scared of the
>> registry.)
>>
>> Thanks PCR, just for still being here.
>
> You are welcome. I'll look for the thread.
>
>> S/C

Thanks PCR...(hee hee, every time I type that it always reminds me of
the beatles movie 'Yellow Submarine'.... and the Abbey Road album)

I have posted and started a new thread, but so far I dont have much help
offered..... but I did have an 'offer' from a 'toid',, so I invited
him over for a BBQ.. hope he accepts.

Got me stumped PCR as to why the player and the software arent melding?
As already mentioned, the player is only a few months old and worked
fine whether prior to roll-back of registry or even after the roll-back?
It truely has me stumped.
Worse part is, I know deep down that when it happened once before, I
managed to find a fix for it, whether ticking a certain box or even
un-ticking a certain box, but am buggered if I remember what I did.

Anyhow,, I've posted a new thread as you said,,, and have also had
replies and also replied to replies.. hope to see you there soon.

S/C

thanatoid · External Since: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 355

square/circle <not.DeleteThis@triangle.org> wrote in
news:#MSLAGhXKHA.4588@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

<SNIP>

> PCR wrote:
>> square/circle wrote:

> Good for you PCR.... sit back and enjoy and watch. Its
> got me beat why idiots always think that 'newer is better',
> and then simply reach into their back pockets to reveal
> their wallets...

While I fully agree with you, most consumeroids buying new
$3,000 systems could not do much with a 15-year old word
processor if you paid them to, but you lack basic understanding
of human psychology and of marketing... in fact, I am surprised
you aren't one of them - maybe spending too much money on
Foster's? - because the day when all you have to do is tell the
computer (in proper English of course, might be a bit of a
challenge...) what you want done and then wait about a minute
and have it fall into the tray underneath like a can of Coke or
a candy bar is quite a few years away yet...

<SNIP>

> Thanks PCR...(hee hee, every time I type that it always
> reminds me of the beatles movie 'Yellow Submarine'.... and
> the Abbey Road album)

By the time the Beatles were on the label, Parlophone album
numbers started with PMC for mono and PCS for stereo, at least
in most of the civilized countries of the world, which may or
may not include Australia - I've never been there.

<SNIP>

--
There are only two classifications of disk drives: Broken drives
and those that will break later.
- Chuck Armstrong

PCR · External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 5941

MEB wrote:

....snip
>And no attack on PCR intended [I think PCR supplies a
> very necessary part here], but PCR loves to chat in long round-about
> discussions. Useful at times to address recalcitrant users, or some
> missed issue or a technical aspect perhaps; but it has infuriated
> several in the group at times [and particularly several no longer
> posting here].

I was doing XP-irradiatory experiments on them & lost the key!

--
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There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
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PCR · External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 5941

square/circle wrote:
> PCR wrote:
>> square/circle wrote:
>>>>> Hi PCR......
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, you are correct.@!! (must be cos' you stay away froom
>>>>> radiation)
>>>> I don't mind regular nuclear radiation -- it's just XP/Vista
>>>> irradiation I hate the most!
>>> Ditto..... and I see also that Micro's internal radiation turned
>>> around and bit em' on the bum,, as Vista was/is/and has become a
>>> disaster.. you have no idea how much 'they' are pumping
>>> advertising of windows 7 here in OZ. Every electrical dealership
>>> and etc is thumping our brains with win7;; but only numb-nuts
>>> will listen,, sigh, there are lots of numb-nuts in oz. (they even
>>> cut short punch-lines during 'two n' a half men' in order to switch
>>> to an advert for win7... they are killing telly viewing.)
>>
>> That's pretty nasty of MS to do that! But I'm not quite ready to
>> denounce Win7 yet, as I haven't counted as many bubbling earlobes &
>> lower lips fallen yet on mushy feet & purple toes. But I've only
>> begun to count!
>
>
> Good for you PCR.... sit back and enjoy and watch. Its got me beat
> why idiots always think that 'newer is better', and then simply reach
> into their back pockets to reveal their wallets... sheesh, they may
> as well just un-button their pants then reach around and stretch their
> cheeks,,,,, AutoCad does the exact same thing..... they bring out
> newer versions that dont assist anyone in any form or manner.... tis
> all about bending over and revealing.

I will continue to resist XP/Vista/Win7 until I've seen what happens to
the others who have converted &/or dual-booted. So far the irradiation
of newer systems has gotten exponentially worse, but Win7 deserves a
count of the fallen of its own. Also, this Win98SE continues to plod on
even as the peripherals have crumbled to dust around it. So, I'm in no
hurry.

> ---------------
>
>>
>> If you are speaking of that registry key, all is well -- it's normal!
>>
>>> Okay, I will start a new thread, and try to tell all, while keeping
>>> it short and to the point.(about the c/d player not playing,, maybe
>>> start another thread later about the registry entries, cos' there
>>> is more to tell.)(and you already know that I know squat about the
>>> registry,, cept that I will go in there, but I Wont touch anything
>>> except for doing perhaps a search... damn, I wish I wasnt so
>>> scared of the registry.)
>>>
>>> Thanks PCR, just for still being here.
>>
>> You are welcome. I'll look for the thread.
>>
>>> S/C
>
> Thanks PCR...(hee hee, every time I type that it always reminds me of
> the beatles movie 'Yellow Submarine'.... and the Abbey Road album)

You are welcome.

> I have posted and started a new thread, but so far I dont have much
> help offered..... but I did have an 'offer' from a 'toid',, so I
> invited him over for a BBQ.. hope he accepts.

All right. I'm back. I'll try to help if I can when I find it.

> Got me stumped PCR as to why the player and the software arent
> melding? As already mentioned, the player is only a few months old
> and worked fine whether prior to roll-back of registry or even after
> the roll-back? It truely has me stumped.
> Worse part is, I know deep down that when it happened once before, I
> managed to find a fix for it, whether ticking a certain box or even
> un-ticking a certain box, but am buggered if I remember what I did.
>
> Anyhow,, I've posted a new thread as you said,,, and have also had
> replies and also replied to replies.. hope to see you there soon.

I'll look for it.

> S/C

--
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There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
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Bill in Co. · External Since: Apr 24, 2005 Posts: 570

PCR wrote:
> square/circle wrote:
>> PCR wrote:
>>> square/circle wrote:
>>>>>> Hi PCR......
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, you are correct.@!! (must be cos' you stay away froom
>>>>>> radiation)
>>>>> I don't mind regular nuclear radiation -- it's just XP/Vista
>>>>> irradiation I hate the most!
>>>> Ditto..... and I see also that Micro's internal radiation turned
>>>> around and bit em' on the bum,, as Vista was/is/and has become a
>>>> disaster.. you have no idea how much 'they' are pumping
>>>> advertising of windows 7 here in OZ. Every electrical dealership
>>>> and etc is thumping our brains with win7;; but only numb-nuts
>>>> will listen,, sigh, there are lots of numb-nuts in oz. (they even
>>>> cut short punch-lines during 'two n' a half men' in order to switch
>>>> to an advert for win7... they are killing telly viewing.)
>>>
>>> That's pretty nasty of MS to do that! But I'm not quite ready to
>>> denounce Win7 yet, as I haven't counted as many bubbling earlobes &
>>> lower lips fallen yet on mushy feet & purple toes. But I've only
>>> begun to count!
>>
>>
>> Good for you PCR.... sit back and enjoy and watch. Its got me beat
>> why idiots always think that 'newer is better', and then simply reach
>> into their back pockets to reveal their wallets... sheesh, they may
>> as well just un-button their pants then reach around and stretch their
>> cheeks,,,,, AutoCad does the exact same thing..... they bring out
>> newer versions that dont assist anyone in any form or manner.... tis
>> all about bending over and revealing.
>
> I will continue to resist XP/Vista/Win7 until I've seen what happens to
> the others who have converted &/or dual-booted. So far the irradiation
> of newer systems has gotten exponentially worse, but Win7 deserves a
> count of the fallen of its own. Also, this Win98SE continues to plod on
> even as the peripherals have crumbled to dust around it. So, I'm in no
> hurry.

Once you go to XP, you likely won't find much use for 98SE, anymore, unless
you want to use DOS too. I'm not using mine much anymore, though.

Well, I should add this: AFTER you have spent a few days customizing it,
that is. And especially getting rid of its stupid default Start Menu, and
making it just like the good ole, Win98 one. Smile

And then the blue screens.....they just fade away, for the most part. And
become a thing of the past for the most part. Smile

I won't even discuss Vista or Win7 here. Thanks, but no thanks. Too much
bloat, and too demanding on hardware.

MEB · External Since: Jul 16, 2009 Posts: 17

PCR wrote:
> MEB wrote:
>
> ....snip
>> And no attack on PCR intended [I think PCR supplies a
>> very necessary part here], but PCR loves to chat in long round-about
>> discussions. Useful at times to address recalcitrant users, or some
>> missed issue or a technical aspect perhaps; but it has infuriated
>> several in the group at times [and particularly several no longer
>> posting here].
>
> I was doing XP-irradiatory experiments on them & lost the key!
>
>

I THOUGHT SO... they did turn a little purple in the earlobes and
finger tips... might want to give em a bit of water occasionally.

--
MEB

PCR · External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 5941

Bill in Co. wrote:
> PCR wrote:
>> square/circle wrote:
>>> PCR wrote:
>>>> square/circle wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi PCR......
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, you are correct.@!! (must be cos' you stay away froom
>>>>>>> radiation)
>>>>>> I don't mind regular nuclear radiation -- it's just XP/Vista
>>>>>> irradiation I hate the most!
>>>>> Ditto..... and I see also that Micro's internal radiation turned
>>>>> around and bit em' on the bum,, as Vista was/is/and has become a
>>>>> disaster.. you have no idea how much 'they' are pumping
>>>>> advertising of windows 7 here in OZ. Every electrical dealership
>>>>> and etc is thumping our brains with win7;; but only numb-nuts
>>>>> will listen,, sigh, there are lots of numb-nuts in oz. (they even
>>>>> cut short punch-lines during 'two n' a half men' in order to
>>>>> switch to an advert for win7... they are killing telly viewing.)
>>>>
>>>> That's pretty nasty of MS to do that! But I'm not quite ready to
>>>> denounce Win7 yet, as I haven't counted as many bubbling earlobes &
>>>> lower lips fallen yet on mushy feet & purple toes. But I've only
>>>> begun to count!
>>>
>>>
>>> Good for you PCR.... sit back and enjoy and watch. Its got me
>>> beat why idiots always think that 'newer is better', and then
>>> simply reach into their back pockets to reveal their wallets...
>>> sheesh, they may as well just un-button their pants then reach
>>> around and stretch their cheeks,,,,, AutoCad does the exact
>>> same thing..... they bring out newer versions that dont assist
>>> anyone in any form or manner.... tis all about bending over and
>>> revealing.
>>
>> I will continue to resist XP/Vista/Win7 until I've seen what happens
>> to the others who have converted &/or dual-booted. So far the
>> irradiation of newer systems has gotten exponentially worse, but
>> Win7 deserves a count of the fallen of its own. Also, this Win98SE
>> continues to plod on even as the peripherals have crumbled to dust
>> around it. So, I'm in no hurry.
>
> Once you go to XP, you likely won't find much use for 98SE, anymore,
> unless you want to use DOS too. I'm not using mine much anymore,
> though.
>
> Well, I should add this: AFTER you have spent a few days
> customizing it, that is. And especially getting rid of its stupid
> default Start Menu, and making it just like the good ole, Win98 one.
> Smile

>
> And then the blue screens.....they just fade away, for the most part.
> And become a thing of the past for the most part. Smile

I'm not ready for it yet, but XP could be the one when the time comes. I
trust your instincts & experience, Colorado, & I know not all your
brains have fried & oozed out. And hopefully -- by then -- radiation
suits & tinfoil hats will have doubled in effectiveness!

> I won't even discuss Vista or Win7 here. Thanks, but no thanks.
> Too much bloat, and too demanding on hardware.

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PCR · External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 5941

MEB wrote:
> PCR wrote:
>> MEB wrote:
>>
>> ....snip
>>> And no attack on PCR intended [I think PCR supplies a
>>> very necessary part here], but PCR loves to chat in long round-about
>>> discussions. Useful at times to address recalcitrant users, or some
>>> missed issue or a technical aspect perhaps; but it has infuriated
>>> several in the group at times [and particularly several no longer
>>> posting here].
>>
>> I was doing XP-irradiatory experiments on them & lost the key!
>>
>>
>
> I THOUGHT SO... they did turn a little purple in the earlobes and
> finger tips... might want to give em a bit of water occasionally.

They've up 'n melted & made their own water!

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MEB · External Since: Jul 16, 2009 Posts: 17

PCR wrote:
> MEB wrote:
>> PCR wrote:
>>> MEB wrote:
>>>
>>> ....snip
>>>> And no attack on PCR intended [I think PCR supplies a
>>>> very necessary part here], but PCR loves to chat in long round-about
>>>> discussions. Useful at times to address recalcitrant users, or some
>>>> missed issue or a technical aspect perhaps; but it has infuriated
>>>> several in the group at times [and particularly several no longer
>>>> posting here].
>>> I was doing XP-irradiatory experiments on them & lost the key!
>>>
>>>
>> I THOUGHT SO... they did turn a little purple in the earlobes and
>> finger tips... might want to give em a bit of water occasionally.
>
> They've up 'n melted & made their own water!
>
>

oopppppsss... of course there's a never ending supply to work with, so
you won't run into endangered species issues;... though someone might
miss them at some time.

PCR · External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 5941

MEB wrote:
> PCR wrote:
>> MEB wrote:
>>> PCR wrote:
>>>> MEB wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ....snip
>>>>> And no attack on PCR intended [I think PCR supplies a
>>>>> very necessary part here], but PCR loves to chat in long
>>>>> round-about discussions. Useful at times to address recalcitrant
>>>>> users, or some missed issue or a technical aspect perhaps; but it
>>>>> has infuriated several in the group at times [and particularly
>>>>> several no longer posting here].
>>>> I was doing XP-irradiatory experiments on them & lost the key!
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I THOUGHT SO... they did turn a little purple in the earlobes and
>>> finger tips... might want to give em a bit of water occasionally.
>>
>> They've up 'n melted & made their own water!
>>
>>
>
> oopppppsss... of course there's a never ending supply to work with, so
> you won't run into endangered species issues;... though someone might
> miss them at some time.

I wasn't worried about any of that. It's very important to seek a cure
to XP/Vista/Win7 irradiation. But they all continue to melt!

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