Recent content by filmore crashcart

You DON'T think having to re-activate on a phone an over priced OS every time you do something to it merits a complaint????? This kind of paranoia by Microsoft is exactly why I stay away from Vista. It goads me to see how when every time someone writes a legit complaint about this OS rip off...

Well, I'm going to figure out what the problem is with my desktop and it's refusal to play with Linux. I'm kind of stuck on the notion of not dealing with Microsoft anymore. For some reason, I would rather feel like I own my computer and not renting it from some overbearing landlord. I don't...

Not having the laptop in front of me now, I'd say your correct, as I remember. I think I read somewhere that wireless has poor support in Linux. Too bad, as I'd like to switch my laptop to Linux before the desktop so I can get the hang of it. Again, not having the desktop in front of me now...

I am a complete noob to Linux.... I did intstall SuSE Red Hat years ago on a dual boot in an earlier system but was not ready to go completely Linux at that point. Lately, I've become more interested in open-source OS as an alternative to MS. I tried to run demo disks from the two above...

Yes, open your eyes. Gates is a businessman, pure and simple. People with that much wealth created by hard nose business techniques, stay hard nose. If you like Microsoft, fine. If you feel that there is no need for competition, fine. But, if your going to try to make Gates out as some sort of...

Dear World: Things frighten me. Carry on Brave Explorer! King Bill will reward you with Areo Glass and other riches (dx10!) for being his loyal (paying) subject! (you are keeping within the EULA for your version, aren't you ?- he will slap you silly if your not!) I will cringe in the...

Because, if you followed the OP, this didn't start out as a Vista praise fest only, it was about how some people are being cautious on upgrading, and for good reason. My reasons are more complex than just that some of my hardware would (for now) be worthless. I'm really happy that so many people...

When you still have a large segment of the masses still ignorantly installing AOL on their computers, it's going to still be a sheeps market for Microsoft for a long time.

Nope. Got sick of reading all the threads about it. Don't care for Bill Gates anymore, and have little love for Steve Jobs. I'm too lazy to deal with Linux. I don't want to throw away a perfectly good printer, web cam, and whatever else because it will not work with Vista. I don't care about...

This is my work around: Stick with XP for now and be happy. Eventually - since I'm sick of MS and Bill Gates - I'll consider a Mac, or Linux, and buy a computer to last me 2 or 3 years (no more upgrading to the latest and greatest). The only thing preventing me from doing that now is gaming, and...

That's funny, I have Corsair XMS2 ram that I used in both the S3 that recently died on me and the DS3 that I recently bought to replace it. The only problems I've had with it is in the DS3 (F4 bios), which won't let me manually set the timing without instability.

Okay.... Thanks for the reply. I'll be ordering a DS3 tomorrow. Crossing my fingers that there isn't something wrong with the processor.... but, from all indications and stories I've read about the S3 reliability, seems it's a MB problem. :disgust:

I have a Gigabyte 965P-S3 paired with a e6600 running for about the last 3 months until today. I had shut off the computer to test another I was builiding for my brother and when I hooked mine back up to the monitor and keyboard - nada. No power what so ever. I pulled the board and checked it...

I'vw got to put my .02 in here.... I just finished the game and this is, by far, the best thought out game I have ever played. I thoroughly enjoyed this game from start to finish. I thought the graphics were fantastic, the voice overs good, and the story line was much better than I have ever...

Careful with the F4 bios... I have this board and flashed the bios yesterday evening about 8 p.m..... I'm now back up running again after a full day of computer hell (reformatting, talking to nice Indian people as to why I have to, again, activate XP, having everything get hosed again after...