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Ok the way I would attack this is by first buying a hard disk caddy http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog...riv_mount.htmlOriginally posted by interested
You can then use this with the duff HD to get the data and dump it to any other PC via USB.
As for the printer - Is there a lower spec/older printer driver which could be used until HP get their @rse into gear? It might mena that they can print at the very least although they won't have all the functionality. It's pretty poor of HP not to have a Vista driver for this.
If the laptop has no data on it then you might want to downgrade it to XP until the Vista thing settles down.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Correct:Originally posted by Cowboy Bob
Knoppix has native NTFS (read) support, and also has captive support for NTFS write. This uses the real XP drivers to handle this - but requires the XP partition to be accessable. If you have a dead XP install, you are out of luck.
And to help people:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Rescue_FAQ“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Erm...actually you do.HP and MS, you suck.
For desperately wanting to get your hands on Vista, when it's not even at Service Pack 1 stage.
Why do people do this ? Same story with every new O/S release.
They rush out to buy it (or get it bundled with a new pc/laptop and think it will work with no problems) and suddenly this doesn't work, that doesn't work, and they have the temerity to blame the supplier.
Ok...here's a flying car. Yes you can be the first to own one. It's passed extensive testing back at base. It even has an I-poo holder on the dash.
"The accident investigation report concludes that whilst the Flying Car Company did do rigorous testing of a wide range of I-Poo devices in the vehicle, the X1000 I-Poo which caused the accident was released 3 months after the Flying Car was released.
Unfortunately, no one could have predicted that the X1000 I-Poo would attempt to throttle the Flying Car's engines in syncopated rhythm with "Wait and Bleed" by Slipknot.
However, we posthumously congratulate "interested" for being at the bleeding edge of technology."
It's called "bleeding edge" for a reason....Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Which is something that M$ exploits.It's called "bleeding edge" for a reason....
If you want to be 'bleeding edge' you normally put your hand up to be a beta tester.
If you want something more stable but still slightly risky you go for a Release Candidate (RC) version.
If you want stable then you're prepared to wait for the proper announcement and launch of the full version of the OS.
But most Windows punters don't understand it/have never heard of this manner of version release. They 'trust' M$ (God help them/serves them right for their gullibility) and are prepared to pay for this privilege...
"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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On my new contract, the new software product they've given me needs to run on Vista although no-one knows why and here, we're not really interested. However, the powers that be have decreed thus. The manager has now given me 2 copies of Vista (I'm the only one with it,) one is the 32 bit Business and the other is the 64 bit Business and both come under some volume licensing deal and sent from Ireland. I don't have any license keys as the upgrade path we chose is from OS/2 which was the cheapest way (only $70) as these versions need a clean install. Still haven't worked out where to get the license keys though as MS only sent a jiffy bag with 2 shrink wrapped DVDs.Originally posted by Board Game Geek“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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a really polished and professional launch then..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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What utter crap. Try reading my post properly. I was not 'desperate to get my hands on Vista', I was helping a mate who just bought a laptop.Originally posted by Board Game Geek
Try buying a laptop without Vista on it. If I buy a product, I expect it to work. Vista is not beta software or 'bleeding edge', it's been released after extensive testing amid great marketing fanfare as the best version of Windows ever.
I bought a Macbook Pro for myself a couple of months ago, and guess what - it works. Downloaded the latest update to OSX the other night, that works as well. What a strange concept!
Further to my original post, it also took me about 2 hours to get a Philips Skype/DECT phone working with Vista as well. Searching various forums leads me to believe that there are a lot of pissed off people who have found their hardware doesn't work anymore. HP are basically too lazy to write a simple driver for a two year old printer. That sucks.
As for the rest of your post about flying cars - stopped reading that after about two lines. If you can't argue your point in an adult manner, don't bother.Comment
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Don't get so tetchy, dear.
After all, who would we have to laugh at if all posts were sensible and considered?
"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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The point of the flying car was as an allegory.As for the rest of your post about flying cars - stopped reading that after about two lines. If you can't argue your point in an adult manner, don't bother.
Apologies if you took offense or don't know what an allegory is.
Let's start again from the top. As if I had never read the post before. I'm going to approach it again from a fresh perspective.
Format C:\2) 2nd machine is a new Toshiba laptop with Vista installed
Install XP Pro
Problem resolved.Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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