Re: square bullets

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:56:24 -0400, Keith <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <444FBC68.F7747BE6@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
Keith wrote:

In article <mehu42tufec5bdkddm9i5tv32bn1nfhb9f@xxxxxxx>, noone@home
says...
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:29:12 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was typing a data*** in Word, and it decided at some point to
change all my "features" bullets from OK round things to ugly square
things. And it now refuses to change them back. And now this 2-page
document likes to lock up and freeze Word now and then.

To Microsoft, Bill Gates, and the entire Word team: you code crap.

John

Windows is probably the most complex machine that is regularly used
without even reading the manual. Think about it - this thing is
COMPLEX. I've found XP to be extremely reliable on a wide variety of
design software if used and configured correctly.

I'd bet that 90% of the moans and complaints about XP in this thread,
are from people who DON'T READ MANUALS OR HELP FILES.

Manuals? This laptop came with *NO STEENKIN' MANUALS*.

Read the manuals guys, then complain. IMHO for $100, XP is damn good
value. WAAAAY easier to maintain and operate than Linux GUIs.

BS. Ever try to fix a Windows registry problem? Where's the
documentation for that? Hmm? Windows is 25% of the price of an
entry level system. By comparison, Linux is free.

--
Keith

Older versions of Windows allowed you to type scanreg /fix from the
C: prompt to fix a lot of problems. I am looking at a program called
"Brute Force Uninstaller" that lets you write scripts to remove unwanted
programs cleanly, and leave no trail in the registry. Its a freeware
package from http://www.merijn.org/ where you can find some other free
and useful software tools.

IFF you know what registry keys to edit. The registry is simply a
horrible design. Note that no special tools ae needed for Linux
(or OS/2). Just delete the programs that aren't wanted.

Editing Window's registry is equivalent to playing russian roulette
with your data.

I've never quite understood why we had to switch to a registry
approach.

For years and years INI files sufficed quite nicely. Some of my
"golden-oldies" work just fine under XP with just an INI file.

...Jim Thompson
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