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True, it could be an ID10T error :-)
Naw, probably not pebkac either. :)
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Biting the bullet...
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TB
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11/24/2007 4:05:23 AM
Things I wish I'd known about WinXP before I'd started installing
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TB
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11/26/2007 7:03:12 PM
I have been told to NEVER use System Restore in XP so you may want to investigate further.
(n/t)
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Eri
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11/28/2007 1:34:25 AM
NEVER is a long time
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Tony
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11/28/2007 9:44:39 PM
I've used it several times.
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TAFKASE
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11/28/2007 7:33:37 PM
Me too
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McFly
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11/30/2007 2:30:39 AM
re: I have been told to NEVER use System Restore
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TB
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11/28/2007 4:10:15 AM
So far, so good.
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TB
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11/25/2007 4:21:36 AM
Back to the beginning
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TB
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11/26/2007 3:31:21 AM
Arrgh...the updates, the endless online updates...
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TB
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11/27/2007 8:30:45 AM
Be sure to upgrade to Microsoft Update (from Windows Update)
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TAFKASE
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11/27/2007 10:56:48 PM
And make sure you upgrade your file system to NTFS
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TAFKASE
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11/27/2007 11:06:13 PM
Done both
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TB
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11/28/2007 4:18:03 AM
re: IE7
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TAFKASE
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11/28/2007 7:28:07 PM
I'm trying to practice using the tabs, too.
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TB
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11/29/2007 3:57:49 AM
Taking the shiv...
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McFly
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11/24/2007 8:19:07 PM
re: Taking the shiv...
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TB
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11/25/2007 4:46:27 PM
Hmm, that post was a bit scatterbrained...
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McFly
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11/25/2007 3:07:53 AM
If you keep crashing, I'd blame the driver. *cringe*
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RobVG
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11/25/2007 5:58:35 PM
True, it could be an ID10T error :-)
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McFly
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11/26/2007 3:09:40 PM
Naw, probably not pebkac either. :)
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RobVG
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11/28/2007 1:02:47 AM
Trying to spit it out.
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Bowser
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11/24/2007 6:31:41 AM
You could always go MAC!
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Eri
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11/24/2007 11:03:45 PM
Laptops
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TB
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11/24/2007 6:46:50 AM
"Ruggedized" laptops
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Bowser
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11/24/2007 3:27:25 PM
re: "Ruggedized" laptops
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TB
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11/25/2007 4:19:21 AM
I do all my work on a laptop...
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TAFKASE
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11/27/2007 11:15:23 PM
I should get 4 monitors...
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TAFKASE
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11/30/2007 4:34:24 PM
XP isn't bad..
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Eri
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11/24/2007 5:04:27 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.