Thanks James. Oh wait, you aren't James. Guess I wasn't asking you.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/30/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Ellis</b> <<a href="mailto:david@ellisonline.ca">david@ellisonline.ca
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Linux – now what does this have to
do with MythTV?</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">David</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">
<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Trent Albright<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 30, 2005
3:24 PM<div><span class="e" id="q_107e2dd6b912dbf9_1"><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion
about mythtv<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [mythtv-users] I'm
thinking of switching to windows :(</span></div></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yeah, thats exactly what
I use Symantec Ghost for. What do you use?</span></font></p>
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<p><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On 11/30/05, <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">James
C. Dastrup</span></b> <<a href="mailto:jc@dastrup.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jc@dastrup.com</a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Just an off-topic tip:<br>
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My biannual Windows reinstall takes 5 minutes. Image a working <br>
system up to your network, then image it down when you need to<br>
rebuild. And if you use sysprep, then even any hardware changes<br>
don't affect the image process. Or, put a sysprep'ed image on<br>
a DVD and just image it to any computer - you never need to <br>
see the installation again.<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>
on behalf of Michael T. Dean<br>
Sent: Wed 11/30/2005 12:27 PM <br>
To: Discussion about mythtv<br>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] I'm thinking of switching to windows :(<br>
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And drivers, and ... I always set aside a minimum of 8 hours for my<br>
biannual (that's twice a year, not biennial--once every two years) <br>
Windows re-install of my gaming system and I don't have to install any<br>
apps on that system save the one game I'm playing at the time.<br>
<br>
Not to mention the obviously-flawed Windows installer to which people<br>
have grown so accustomed that they no longer seem to notice the flaws.<br>
You start the Windows install, you format your disk, it copies files, it<br>
reboots, and *then* it asks for the CD key. Gee, thanks Microsoft,
for <br>
wiping my disk and preventing me from continuing to use my old OS before<br>
you told me that some crook OEM sold me an unlicensed Windows CD with my<br>
computer. (OK, this one has never happened to me, but
still... That's <br>
basically imposing the death sentence without judge and jury.)<br>
<br>
So, the real flaw--that's always a problem--is the fact that there are<br>
at least three different points during the install at which the entire<br>
process comes to a complete stop waiting for user input. I was
helping<br>
a Windows fan-boy install FC4 and after it asked all the information it<br>
needed and started downloading packages, I said, "Oh, wait. We
have a <br>
problem. I know you really like Windows, and many apps for FC4 are<br>
designed to work like those on Windows, but the installer
doesn't. It<br>
won't stop 45 minutes from now asking for more information, so when we<br>
come back, the install will be complete."<br>
<br>
OK, not all Linux distros do their installers correctly, either--yes,<br>
this means you Ubuntu--but come on... Does Microsoft really expect
me<br>
to sit there in front of the installer reading their Windows XP ads for <br>
45 minutes? If so, you'd think they at least have enough ads that
they<br>
don't repeat throughout the install.<br>
<br>
And I won't even get into the installer loading drivers for every<br>
possible piece of hardware before the installer can begin. (Ever
hear <br>
of auto-detection, MS?)<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
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