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Old March 16th 09, 08:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Mike M
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Shane wrote:

Yes. I'd mercifully forgotten about that! I just reminded myself why
I don't see MS being relevant to humanity anymore, regardless of how
good the next OS could be. Bit like our Government regardless of the
occasional good it does. Might as well be addressing rocks on Mars.


Oh so very true. Governments! Who needs 'em? Politicians are bad enough
but once they form a government they tend to be insufferable.
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Old March 16th 09, 08:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Shane wrote:

Yes. I'd mercifully forgotten about that! I just reminded myself why
I don't see MS being relevant to humanity anymore, regardless of how
good the next OS could be. Bit like our Government regardless of the
occasional good it does. Might as well be addressing rocks on Mars.


Oh so very true. Governments! Who needs 'em? Politicians are bad enough
but once they form a government they tend to be insufferable.


Trouble is that government thinks, people cannot live without it.
Whatever gave 'it' such an idea??? H.

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  #43  
Old March 17th 09, 12:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane Beatson
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Mike M wrote:
Shane wrote:

Yes. I'd mercifully forgotten about that! I just reminded myself why
I don't see MS being relevant to humanity anymore, regardless of how
good the next OS could be. Bit like our Government regardless of the
occasional good it does. Might as well be addressing rocks on Mars.


Oh so very true. Governments! Who needs 'em? Politicians are bad
enough but once they form a government they tend to be insufferable.


Yes, who was it said "don't vote, it only encourages them"?


  #44  
Old March 17th 09, 12:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane[_8_]
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webster72n wrote:
Very well Shane,

I succumb to your superior wisdom but, nevertheless, stand by my


I don't know whether its neurosis-based, humility or what but I strongly
resist the notion of my superior anything (other than physical attributes,
of course)...

personal observations, relying on personal experience just the same.


....I simply rail against the implication that the main Vista nay-sayers in
this locality - Mike and myself - are probably misguided, based on said
experience. It is very little experience, when it misses the XP era entirely
and has only just moved on from Win Me. There is a lack of perspective to
your thinking if you believe that your awe at 21st century Windows is a
reflection of the advance in Vista. Truly there is a fair bit of for want of
a better word *advancement* in Vista, but it is not awe-inspiring (*awesome,
dude!*) but seems so when suddenly transported to it from long, long ago, in
a galaxy far away where hopefully Tom Cruise and John Travolta can one day
return. Being thus inured to the shock of the new, failure can be seen for
what it is, despite the glistening appearance.

It is as if you went for a walk in the hills on a sunny day some years ago.
You had your sunglasses, naturally, but you somehow got trapped underground,
and have been there ever since, and finally you have found the exit.
Stepping into broad, if overcast, daylight, you are dazzled! Luckily you
have your sunglasses, and you put them on. Now you can see that Mike and
Shane are passing by. But they aren't wearing sunglasses! It isn't that they
are crazy, risking their sight in the blinding afternoon sun. Is it???

Maybe it is!

Ah, here comes Joan, in her own sunglasses! She likes to wear them. But
then, it does take every kind of people as the late Robert Palmer said.
Unfortunate name though. I don't mean Joan's...

No matter what anyone thinks, I have to be happy with what I've got


Good! As long as its not what British Government handed you, because that
would be sh1t.

and that I am, regardless of 'the square windows in my comet', or the


Such a sad tale, that, in many ways. Heartbreaking.

'Spanish Armada'. In case you (or 'Figgs') should wonder about the
improvement in my spelling (!) it can also be accredited to


I don't know where to begin that I might. I'll leave that one to Figgs, who
knows about all there is to know about spelling, if it isn't too much toil
and trouble.

Shane


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Old March 17th 09, 05:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
webster72n
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By no means is my opinion to be meant as far reaching as you imply, Shane,
to the contrary: I apologize for having created that impression. It is
merely subjective.
Hopefully we can both benefit from the positive attributes of 'everything'.
I prefer to see the water glass 'half full' instead of 'half empty', even
though 'technically' it doesn't make any difference.
Why did they call it 'Vista', btw.?

Harry.

"Shane" wrote in message
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webster72n wrote:
Very well Shane,

I succumb to your superior wisdom but, nevertheless, stand by my


I don't know whether its neurosis-based, humility or what but I strongly
resist the notion of my superior anything (other than physical attributes,
of course)...

personal observations, relying on personal experience just the same.


...I simply rail against the implication that the main Vista nay-sayers in
this locality - Mike and myself - are probably misguided, based on said
experience. It is very little experience, when it misses the XP era
entirely and has only just moved on from Win Me. There is a lack of
perspective to your thinking if you believe that your awe at 21st century
Windows is a reflection of the advance in Vista. Truly there is a fair bit
of for want of a better word *advancement* in Vista, but it is not
awe-inspiring (*awesome, dude!*) but seems so when suddenly transported to
it from long, long ago, in a galaxy far away where hopefully Tom Cruise
and John Travolta can one day return. Being thus inured to the shock of
the new, failure can be seen for what it is, despite the glistening
appearance.

It is as if you went for a walk in the hills on a sunny day some years
ago. You had your sunglasses, naturally, but you somehow got trapped
underground, and have been there ever since, and finally you have found
the exit. Stepping into broad, if overcast, daylight, you are dazzled!
Luckily you have your sunglasses, and you put them on. Now you can see
that Mike and Shane are passing by. But they aren't wearing sunglasses! It
isn't that they are crazy, risking their sight in the blinding afternoon
sun. Is it???

Maybe it is!

Ah, here comes Joan, in her own sunglasses! She likes to wear them. But
then, it does take every kind of people as the late Robert Palmer said.
Unfortunate name though. I don't mean Joan's...

No matter what anyone thinks, I have to be happy with what I've got


Good! As long as its not what British Government handed you, because that
would be sh1t.

and that I am, regardless of 'the square windows in my comet', or the


Such a sad tale, that, in many ways. Heartbreaking.

'Spanish Armada'. In case you (or 'Figgs') should wonder about the
improvement in my spelling (!) it can also be accredited to


I don't know where to begin that I might. I'll leave that one to Figgs,
who knows about all there is to know about spelling, if it isn't too much
toil and trouble.

Shane

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Old March 18th 09, 01:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane[_8_]
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webster72n wrote:
By no means is my opinion to be meant as far reaching as you imply,
Shane, to the contrary: I apologize for having created that
impression. It is merely subjective.


Okay. Apology accepted.

Hopefully we can both benefit from the positive attributes of
'everything'. I prefer to see the water glass 'half full' instead of
'half empty', even though 'technically' it doesn't make any
difference.
Why did they call it 'Vista', btw.?


Don't know, Harry. I'm sure I did once upon a time, but if I did, it's gone.
But seeing as how fond of naming pre-release Windows versions after local
mountains, maybe they consciously or unconsciously invoked the experience of
being at the top of one! Seems to me 'Panorama' is a more dramatic term
though; 'Vista' sounds tame by comparison. But seeing as how long the BBC
current affairs program 'Panorama' has been running over here, calling the
OS that wouldn't have really worked. They should have called it 'Futurama'.
They could have had Bender as the animated Search character.

Shane

"Bite my translucent Aero Glass!"


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Old March 18th 09, 03:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:06:01 -0700, Mark wrote:

Thanks for the info.
But I want to download the "updates" from the website, not Windows Updates.
I am reinstalling my friends WinME operating system but she has no internet
connection. I want to download at my house and put on disc to take there.


Why not bring your friend's computer to the Internet? I did that for a
friend; had her bring her computer over here. I've got an extra monitor (or
three; two Sony Bravia LCD TVs with 15-pin video in for PC graphics
outputs), and a spare keyboard, mouse, and power cable (more, really). She
only needed to bring the box.

--
Norman
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~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.
 




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