Re: Click, click

From: CyberCafe (pkbk_at_badger.tds.net)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 06:50:33 -0500

14tonks wrote:

> > >14tonks wrote:>
> > > As far as I am concerned the whole XP interface is a PITA. The first
> time I
> > > installed XP, I almost threw out the CD and went straight back to
> Windows
> > > 2000. Then I did a little digging and found that you could get rid of
> most
> > > of the ridiculous overhead and multistep menu displays with some
> judicious
> > > customizing, and just keep the very few things that were arguably
> > > improvements instead of excess overhead (such as being able to lock the
> > > taskbar so things don't go galley-west if it gets moved around the
> screen.)
> > > If I had to run XP with its default install it wouldn't be on a single
> > > computer I own.
>
> "CyberCafe" <pkbk@badger.tds.net> wrote in message
> news:40DB8A01.70D1B1C2@badger.tds.net...
> > The technician at the place we bought the puter installed the OS and set
> it up
> > per my specs. It worked just great for a longgg time. I've installed
> lots of
> > software and devices but never the OS because it scares the heck out of
> me. You
> > are brave and adventurous.
>
> It wasn't so much a matter of brave and adventurous as annoyed and pissed
> off. Besides, remember that I always completely crash a new computer with a
> completely different operating system within a week of delivery, forcing me
> to learn early on how to reinstall them. <VBG>
> --
>
> Sheila
> To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.

Oh, so that's the trick. Crash 'em then fix 'em. ; ) )

Barb

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