AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH

[Gilibran]

spend the whole day recovering files because my computer crashed this morning while i was doing A back-up  8o  8o Go&*^%DA*n7^

It would\'nt even start up in safe mode there was\'nt a harddisk according to microsuck??? , i spend the whole f***ing day typing prompts and running install cd and hardware install diskettes to get some of the files back and finaly was able to start it up in safe mode and back-up pfeww what a releave. Next thing tough I was\'nt able to Format? would you freakin believe it. I could\'nt format it would\'nt accept the command. Well i had to almost take it apart and delete partitions and god knows what more.

And now finally I reinstalled microsuck XP home, reinstalled and updated everything, I tought and now for some PS. Not   it updates perfectly, it launches but i get a : crystalspace.sound.driver.waveout: waveout open:0000000002 Bad device error?

And also a error message on the PS.setup.exe when trying to open it??

and the server isn\'t reachable

Ahh hell it just ain\'t my day i guess

[buddha]

This really does suck.  To make yourself feel better, try reading the Mac threads.  We were in h--l for weeks.

[miLosh]

And now finally I reinstalled microsuck XP home, reinstalled and updated everything, I tought and now for some PS. Not   it updates perfectly, it launches but i get a : crystalspace.sound.driver.waveout: waveout open:0000000002 Bad device error?

well, why did you not take the chance and installed linux? http://www.gentoo.org for example. PS wont run either (well maybe now, just getting the art) but at least you would have an os that works.

*scnr

[Kwip]

Argh! A fellow pirate I see my matey.  I share your frustration at windows and hopefully imagine the day when favorite software (mostly games as for most other software there are alternatives) will not keep me one bit attached.  As it is right now I am running Linux and Windows but have to keep Windows around for certain programs

But do not despare as the world is becoming more Linux friendly every day as they see the light.  We shall win this revolution!

[Edit] A pirate my friends because that age old expression of pirates, argh [/Edit]

[Xordan]

Bah, just get linux, and use wine and cedega for your windows apps If you really need windows then run it through VMware Workstation in linux.

[JellyWerker]

What makes him a pirate kwip? I would go with mandrake or fedora for a first linux distro. safety steps if you are caught on windows: 1. STOP, 2. Uninstall, 3. Install linux distro of choice

Note: Linux is more stable and easier to fix too!

[Tarachnul]

linux=good
windows=stuff of nightmares(well mine anyways...o_O)

nuf said....

-Tarach

[Gilibran]

Originally posted by Gilibran

 i get a : crystalspace.sound.driver.waveout: waveout open:0000000002 Bad device error?

     Well asshole you completely forgot to run the driver CD  8o

gilibran runs away in shame  :rolleyes:

[ramlambmoo]

linux=good
windows=stuff of nightmares(well mine anyways...o_O)

nuf said....

Windows = put the cd in your computer.  There is your OS. yay.
linux = put the cd in, organise a mount point and partition your hard drive, specify what monitor you are using and get the drivers for it, do the same for your cd/dvd drive and any phericals you want to use (ha! if they\'re going to work) then learn how to use command line linux (before realising it has a GUI) then download some other app to run all your programs because they all run on windows in the first place.  But once you\'ve done all that, yeah its alot better.  Its just getting there thats a pain.

[Ragnar-GD]

Originally posted by Gilibran
spend the whole day recovering files because my computer crashed this morning while i was doing A back-up  8o  8o Go&*^%DA*n7^
Ahh hell it just ain\'t my day i guess

The most important thing you did already: Yelling. It really helps. Sometimes I\'ve got the impression, even my computer gets frightened when I yell at him (not that he works any better when he is frightened, that is).

You surely checked your HDD for defects, now did you? You know, clacking sounds, entries in your event-log about or such?

OF COURSE you did. Never mind me asking....

[miLosh]

Windows = put the cd in your computer.  There is your OS. yay.

oh, unexpected error EA1299BCD - ehm uhm, ya hell, what shall i do know? i ask on the micro$oft support forum. oh, i dont have a platinum-ultra-support contract, the advisor tells me: contact your local micro$oft support.  okay than, i phone the local support, it costs only 2$/minute. the solution i am given: install XP service pack 2. darn, i have it already installed. then try formating your harddrive and install windows XP incl. service pack 2 again. if this still not helps, you can buy a beta version of windows palladium for only 800$ - well, your application may still not run, but isnt it great to have a new windoze?

linux = put the cd in, organise a mount point and partition your hard drive, specify what monitor you are using and get the drivers for it, do the same for your cd/dvd drive and any phericals you want to use (ha! if they\'re going to work) then learn how to use command line linux (before realising it has a GUI) then download some other app to run all your programs because they all run on windows in the first place.  But once you\'ve done all that, yeah its alot better.  Its just getting there thats a pain.

truly, this explaination comes directly from the micro$oft propaganda ministery. here is what a linux user says:

linux = put the cd in, mount it on /mnt/cdrom - where all cd\'s are mounted. start ./install.sh
does not work? go to http://www.opensourcerules.org/helpforum.php and ask your question, or join the help channel on irc.wehelpyou.org - within 2 minutes you have your solution.

*scnr

[Tarachnul]

Quote:
    Windows = put the cd in your computer. There is your OS. yay.


oh, unexpected error EA1299BCD - ehm uhm, ya hell, what shall i do know? i ask on the micro$oft support forum. oh, i dont have a platinum-ultra-support contract, the advisor tells me: contact your local micro$oft support. okay than, i phone the local support, it costs only 2$/minute. the solution i am given: install XP service pack 2. darn, i have it already installed. then try formating your harddrive and install windows XP incl. service pack 2 again. if this still not helps, you can buy a beta version of windows palladium for only 800$ - well, your application may still not run, but isnt it great to have a new windoze?

    Quote:
    linux = put the cd in, organise a mount point and partition your hard drive, specify what monitor you are using and get the drivers for it, do the same for your cd/dvd drive and any phericals you want to use (ha! if they\'re going to work) then learn how to use command line linux (before realising it has a GUI) then download some other app to run all your programs because they all run on windows in the first place. But once you\'ve done all that, yeah its alot better. Its just getting there thats a pain.



truly, this explaination comes directly from the micro$oft propaganda ministery. here is what a linux user says:

linux = put the cd in, mount it on /mnt/cdrom - where all cd\'s are mounted. start ./install.sh
does not work? go to http://www.opensourcerules.org/helpforum.php and ask your question, or join the help channel on irc.wehelpyou.org - within 2 minutes you have your solution.

*scnr



(everything above here is a quote)
like i said before nuf said
and as to the response below I DO have a life and linux is reletively simple to set up especially since there is an open and very helpful community around it(just look around for a bit and youll find a forum or a site dedicated to linux)

ps:Microsoft=bringer of death to my pc

-Tarach

[ramlambmoo]

 oh, unexpected error EA1299BCD - ehm uhm, ya hell, what shall i do know? i ask on the micro$oft support forum. oh, i dont have a platinum-ultra-support contract, the advisor tells me: contact your local micro$oft support. okay than, i phone the local support, it costs only 2$/minute. the solution i am given: install XP service pack 2. darn, i have it already installed. then try formating your harddrive and install windows XP incl. service pack 2 again. if this still not helps, you can buy a beta version of windows palladium for only 800$ - well, your application may still not run, but isnt it great to have a new windoze?  

Well i\'ve never had any problems installing windows.  If you cant even install windows XP, then in all honesty you have serious issues

truly, this explaination comes directly from the micro$oft propaganda ministery. here is what a linux user says:
linux = put the cd in, mount it on /mnt/cdrom - where all cd\'s are mounted. start ./install.sh
does not work? go to http://www.opensourcerules.org/helpforum.php and ask your question, or join the help channel on irc.wehelpyou.org - within 2 minutes you have your solution.

Yes, what a linux user says- note the difference between linux user and general public.  Noteablly about 50 IQ points, lack of a real life and a very good grasp of how to do things with computers.  FYI i dont know alot about mount points, and i didnt know what exact model monitor i was running or cd/dvd drive. I\'d count myself as pretty computer literate, but not in that area of expertise.  If linux was as simple as windows, i would install it ASAP, but im not going to risk blowing out my monitor because i chose the wrong driver and its sending invalid input to it.  Im not saying linux sucks, im sure once you\'ve set it up its alot better, but saying its as simple / easier to install than windows is
1) Distorted by the fact you are very competent with computers and
2) wrong.
And lastely, microsoft propoganda ministry?  Just as much as you\'re from the naive linux zealots group.  I dont like mircosoft, but i keep an air of objectivity when i attack them instead of just attacking them for the sake of it.

[Foresteer]

Well when a Linux GUI doesn\'t let you do what you need.. you exit the GUI and use the base text mode yes?

When windows doesn\'t work properly you whine (if you are a linux or mac zealot cult junkie and say \"aha! i knew windows was inferiour to my god/cult leader Linus Torvalds/Steven Jobs!\" )


But factoring windows is DOS\'s FRIGGING GUI!! windows in and of its self isn\'t a os... idiots XD its just the shell/gui of DOS learn dos and 99% of your windows problems vanish into thin air :O wow imagine that! learning something aside from the kiddy gui actualy helps you.. go figure! (that was for all those who say windows is vastly inferior due to not having more stability and whatnot.. just becuase you didnt take the time to learn the non GUI microsoft isn\'t microsofts fault.. its yours) Not to say DOS is the magic potion of fixing your problems mind you... but when you study hardware and know what those exceptions mean and couple it with DOS then you can repair basicly anything that can happen in windows/DOS (barring that really freaky crap that needs a team of 40 year old geek gods to fix O.o)

Windows Exceptions = Linux Dependancies each OS has its little something.. you\'d have just as much trouble with linux as you would with MS (if you know how to use MS.. most people dont truely do)... the linux brainwashed-zombies say they never have problems.. but they have just as many as anybody else

and microsoft tech support has been more then helpful to me.. hasnt offerend me \"OMG win0z3 mega super cool version 6.7 lolol\" and hasn\'t said i needed a \"platinum mega subscription\" only thing i have EVER been asked for is my windows serial (to make sure i actualy own windows) so try actualy using a OS and thier tech support before bashing it (though i rarely use the tech support i can fix my own problems.. i do call now and again for an exception i\'ve never seen before)

~au revoir

[Tarachnul]

valid points all however there are some issues your not looking into here...the main reason i HATE windows is the security issues...hell if i have a computer app problrm and i cant fix it its my own damn fault and id better ASK for help.

(keyword ASK be nice about it and dont DEMAND help also your right windows tech support is...decent...ill not say its fantastic but it usually gets the job done)

regards

-Tarach