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zakezuke wrote: -measekite's statements * "floppy disks fail frequently and are subject to all sorts of problems if not handled with care" * because floppys fail frequently it's important to have one if "for example you need to reinstall your os and for some reason you cannot get your cd to auto start the install process so you take a floppy and boot dos". * anyone who disagrees with me is a dumb jerk. you are plus an old fart. you have all the characteristics just like burtie furtie The man obsessed with floppy disk installation is calling me an old fart. YOU ARE AND LOOK AT THE LENGTH DRIBBLE THAT NO ONE READS THAT HE WRITES ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. ONLY AN OLD FART HAS THE TIME AND PATIENCE. Oh please. I understand how your feelings can be hurt proves you have no idea what you are talking about. You see the difference between you and I is I entered this conversation not knowing if 2k or XP still offered floppy based install. It was not something I have ever needed to do since win98 or nt4.0. So I looked into it and discovered that the option is only available by download and takes 6 disks. Someone like your self trying to be an expert just feel so humiliated. And all of this because you can not understand that shiny new Dells and HPs do not come with floppy drives. Why should they? The floppy drive is not used anymore, not since CDs are cheaper, faster, and store more. Now if you have a floppy drive and you want to create some backup dos boot disks, create the boot disks for NT 4.0 or Windows 2k or even download the 6 for windows XP, you can feel free. Or you can use a nice spiffy new Jump Drive. Now the nice thing about the Jump Drive, the really nice thing about it is you can not only boot old dos, you can install an operating system on a large one, or the entire windows instalation on a small one. But somehow *I'm an old fart* for actually accepting new media. A 100 pack of floppy disks will run you $30 at office depot. Or a 10 pack for $10. That's 21cents/meg to 70cents/meg. A usb jump drive in the 256meg size will run you $40 at the same store or $20 if you shop around. That's 16cents/meg if you are lazy. If you do not own a floppy disk drive and you want a backup boot the jump drive is cheap, fast, and good. Microsoft them selfs are pretty slow to change. But why not take the time to read what they have to say on the subject. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device.../usb-boot.mspx But some how i'm sure you'll kick and scream, harrass me for having a different opinion than your self, say that i'm an old fart for accepting change. I am long winded, you got me there, but you see given your little experence I thought you might learn something. Clearly I was wrong. |
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:16:38 GMT, measekite
wrote: YOU ARE AND LOOK AT THE LENGTH DRIBBLE THAT NO ONE READS THAT HE WRITES ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. ONLY AN OLD FART HAS THE TIME AND PATIENCE. And no one read your drivel because you post a tiny 2 lines rant in the middle of 200 lines quoted text. But why should I complain? Your employer obviously don't pay you enough to cover netquitte class. -- When you hear the toilet flush, and hear the words "uh oh", it's already too late. - by anonymous Mother in Austin, TX To reply, replace digi.mon with phreaker.net |
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Impmon wrote:
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:16:38 GMT, measekite wrote: YOU ARE AND LOOK AT THE LENGTH DRIBBLE THAT NO ONE READS THAT HE WRITES ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. ONLY AN OLD FART HAS THE TIME AND PATIENCE. And no one read your drivel because you post a tiny 2 lines rant in the middle of 200 lines quoted text. But why should I complain? Your employer obviously don't pay you enough to cover netquitte class. Measer****head is a desperate coward of a human being. A degenerate ****wit moron who also happens to be an idiot. He couldn't find his own ass with both hands even with the lights turned on. Oem ink and changing others postings are his one and only claim to fame. Beyond that, he is totally worthless. Kill file his stupid ass and be done with him. Frank |
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Frank wrote: Impmon wrote: On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:16:38 GMT, measekite wrote: YOU ARE AND LOOK AT THE LENGTH DRIBBLE THAT NO ONE READS THAT HE WRITES ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. ONLY AN OLD FART HAS THE TIME AND PATIENCE. And no one read your drivel because you post a tiny 2 lines rant in the middle of 200 lines quoted text. But why should I complain? Your employer obviously don't pay you enough to cover netquitte class. I am a desperate coward of a human being. A degenerate ****wit moron who also happens to be an idiot. I couldn't find my own ass with both hands even with the lights turned on. Beyond that, I am a totally worthless. Kill file my stupid ass and be done with him. Frank NOTTIN TOO AD HERE |
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The bullet points
You don't need a floppy drive becuase 1. Nothing is shipped on floppy anymore. 2. CD works perfectly well 3. If the CD doesn't boot it's likely a media or drive problem. Use a backup to help troubleshoot problems. A replacement drive costs the same as a floppy drive, and you can ask your system OEM for new disks for a small fee. 4. If you need an alternative boot method to troubleshoot, use a jumpdrive, Zip/super/jaz/ls120. Boot with these and have a backup copy of the windows instalation. Tape would be spiffy, but can't say i've seen that on the PC http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device.../usb-boot.mspx 5. WindowsXP doesn't support the creation of boot disks from the CD. You can download boot disks if you like. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994 The only reason youd need a floppy drive is if 1. You own floppies and haven't copied them to something else 2. If someone doesn't want to e-mail you a file and gives you a floppy. Just like 10 years ago when systems stopped shipping with 5.25 inch drives, systems these days are often not shipped with floppy drives. Your average joe hasn't used a floppy disk for years. If you feel you might need it by all means get one. But everything floppy did can be done via other means. Boot - cd, solid state media (sd mmc memory stick whatnot) File exchange - CD, network, e-mail Floppy is dead. |
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DO YOU THINK AN ORGAN DONOR WOULD DONATE A ZUKOWSKI?
zakezuke wrote: The bullet points You don't need a floppy drive becuase 1. Nothing is shipped on floppy anymore. 2. CD works perfectly well 3. If the CD doesn't boot it's likely a media or drive problem. Use a backup to help troubleshoot problems. A replacement drive costs the same as a floppy drive, and you can ask your system OEM for new disks for a small fee. 4. If you need an alternative boot method to troubleshoot, use a jumpdrive, Zip/super/jaz/ls120. Boot with these and have a backup copy of the windows instalation. Tape would be spiffy, but can't say i've seen that on the PC http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device.../usb-boot.mspx 5. WindowsXP doesn't support the creation of boot disks from the CD. You can download boot disks if you like. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994 The only reason youd need a floppy drive is if 1. You own floppies and haven't copied them to something else 2. If someone doesn't want to e-mail you a file and gives you a floppy. Just like 10 years ago when systems stopped shipping with 5.25 inch drives, systems these days are often not shipped with floppy drives. Your average joe hasn't used a floppy disk for years. If you feel you might need it by all means get one. But everything floppy did can be done via other means. Boot - cd, solid state media (sd mmc memory stick whatnot) File exchange - CD, network, e-mail Floppy is dead. |
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Bullet points the condenced version
-Floppy disks are dead- * Operating system installation can be done on CD or other forms of media * Data exchange can be done with modern media or via network i.e. -The jumpdrive is especially popular because- * Booting is supported in current generation machines. * It's large enough to hold the Windows installation * You can install an OS on larger ones Now this should be so simple that even measekite can understand. |
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