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Subject: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
Original Message 1/16 20-Feb-04 @ 03:04 PM - lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
as a desktop user, i'm daunted by no floppy drive.. what happens on a no flop lap when your os ballses up or something? you have to pay a tech every time, or is there a 'way in' ??
compound this with them having win xp HOME EDITION, which i understand doesn't give you features you get in 98 like control panel (well, fuck me if i could find it - read someone saying 'xp home edition doesn't have "nuts and bolts" functions, only xp pro ed.')
my instinct would just be to reformat for 98se, but then i might not have all the drivers a new lap requires.
what say you?
hmm.. other question -
can you link a lap to a desktop via the usb for file swapping?? :p
Message 2/16 20-Feb-04 @ 04:30 PM Edit: 20-Feb-04 | 04:32 PM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
-Craig
Message 3/16 20-Feb-04 @ 04:34 PM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
Or the basic startup stuff with CDRom support..
But yeah, most new OS builds of XP should come on bootable CD unless its the upgrade disc
Message 4/16 20-Feb-04 @ 09:25 PM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
Check the bags that M-Audio do for the Ozone and Oxygen. Designed for musicians. Holds yer laptop, the keyboard (if so desired) as well as space for USB interfaces/cables/mic etc. I got one a few weeks ago. Its the only one that would hold my new laptop with 17" screen that I could find + all the bits I need to carry around for mobile recording.
sox
Message 5/16 20-Feb-04 @ 11:17 PM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
Message 6/16 22-Feb-04 @ 01:02 AM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
managed to configure it to 98 appearance, complete with device manager. this sort of misunderstanding comes about easily when you smoke a blunt before you troubleshoot someone else's system..
looks like i'm good to go. only thing i miss is the little typable browser address bar at the top of folders.
Message 7/16 22-Feb-04 @ 04:00 AM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
If you need any more tips on making XP more 98-like, feel free to ask because I consider myself an expert on the subject. "aqua bubble liquid crap" graphics make me feel like I'm using a mac.
Message 8/16 22-Feb-04 @ 10:18 AM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
x... just make sure to do all the tweaks. we listed them all in.. uh.. some thread right down here somewhere :/
Message 9/16 22-Feb-04 @ 10:19 AM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
Message 10/16 22-Feb-04 @ 11:53 AM - RE: lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
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