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Chaotic · « **on:** 18 August 2003, 07:20 »

Im stuck with WINDOWS XP

,..i have to questions. How do I disable the built in firewall, and how do I delete the index.dat files, and everthing in the temp folder and whatnot?

insomnia · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 August 2003, 07:53 »

quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic:
Im stuck with WINDOWS XP ,..i have to questions. How do I disable the built in firewall, and how do I delete the index.dat files, and everthing in the temp folder and whatnot?

format c: :rolleyes:

Stryker · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 August 2003, 08:26 »

You should have asked, "How do I get unstuck"...

I have 2 questions:

1.) How are you stuck?
2.) Are you stuck or are you really trying to convince us to give you windows support?

Faust · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 August 2003, 08:36 »

Yeah insomnia is right, format C: will fix all those problems. Please everyone, do *not* fix this persons Windows problems no matter how stupid and easy they are. If s/he wants to use Windows they can fix it themselves.

avello500 · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 August 2003, 21:35 »

i have a suggestion.
look at the big picture. on one hand you have m$. they claim to do,have, say, alot.
they claim to have the best support in the business. INTHE BUSINESS!
so why are you at the one of the more famous anti m$ sites looking for help?
now i could go on about this and that about m$ but im not.
my advice: your stuck in a small hole. either die or climb out.

only you can prevent dumass behavior, only you.

Chaotic · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 August 2003, 20:17 »

Maybe its because I don't like Microsoft, but I can't get another OS cuz my mom thinks its a waste of money if we already have one, and i was just asking your help on how to make it better.

oolooz · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 August 2003, 20:47 »

quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic:
...and i was just asking your help on how to make it better.

Like the man said, "format: c"

zooloo

Stryker · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 August 2003, 20:48 »

quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic:
Maybe its because I don't like Microsoft, but I can't get another OS cuz my mom thinks its a waste of money if we already have one, and i was just asking your help on how to make it better.

linux is free, i'll even mail it to you.

edit:

you appear to have dsl, go to http://www.linuxiso.org

[ August 18, 2003: Message edited by: Stryker ]

jasonlane · « **Reply #8 on:** 18 August 2003, 20:52 »

Sorry Chaotic,

This is the Anti M$ forum, if we told you how to make it better that would be totally against the whole point of this site. We do not condone or encourage the use of M$ software of any sort for reasons, reasons you only seems to know to well.

We can however suggest that you use an alternative that actually works and that would come from a company that does not engage in highly questionable business tatics. Or is not subject to frequent viral attacks because of poor craftmanship.

Why not investigate setting up a partition with one of the Free Linux distros on it, so you won't have to spend any more money, then perhaps you will then see the light and delete XP altogether.

[ August 18, 2003: Message edited by: Zardoz ]

raptor · « **Reply #9 on:** 18 August 2003, 22:24 »

go here for the help and guidance you desire http://www.windowsbbs.com/

Chaotic · « **Reply #10 on:** 18 August 2003, 23:14 »

I didn't know linux was free....but someone said u need to be good with computers to use linux.

Stryker · « **Reply #11 on:** 18 August 2003, 23:37 »

quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic:
I didn't know linux was free....but someone said u need to be good with computers to use linux.

who?

and they probably said it (at least said it correctly) a few years ago when it was a little hard to work with. I'd suggest RedHat 9, very easy. I think most people would tell you to run to mandrake but I dont really like it, you might. you should give it a shot at least, what do u have to lose?

Calum · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 August 2003, 00:34 »

quote:
Originally posted by Chaotic:
Im stuck with WINDOWS XP ,..i have to questions. How do I disable the built in firewall, and how do I delete the index.dat files, and everthing in the temp folder and whatnot?

i actually wrote several FAQ entries which you might want to read through, useful for general windows info too.

kibawarior · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 August 2003, 00:46 »

please download mandrake 9.1 istall it and do not download it using mozilla or netscape. I recomend getright download manager.

oolooz · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 August 2003, 00:54 »

I installed Red Hat 9 "out the box" with no problems. (There is a problem with Win Modems but my card is ok)

I haven't had to do anything geeky. For Internet, email, word processing (spreadsheets etc) it worked fine. No tweeking at all.

I've got it on an old AMD 500.

Give it a go. It is free, but a big download - too big for most. You can buy it, if you do it's really cheap (

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INTHE BUSINESS! so why are you at the one of the more famous anti m$ sites looking for help? now i could go on about this and that about m$ but im not. my advice: your stuck in a small hole. either die or climb out. only you can prevent dumass behavior, only you. Logged How can you say im crazy? You wouldnt know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating Fruit Loops on your front porch. -- mike muir/suicidal tendencies Chaotic Newbie Posts: 3 Kudos: 0 2 questions « Reply #5 on: 18 August 2003, 20:17 » Maybe its because I don't like Microsoft, but I can't get another OS cuz my mom thinks its a waste of money if we already have one, and i was just asking your help on how to make it better. Logged oolooz Member Posts: 22 Kudos: 0 2 questions « Reply #6 on: 18 August 2003, 20:47 » quote: Originally posted by Chaotic: ...and i was just asking your help on how to make it better. Like the man said, "format: c" zooloo Logged Stryker VIP Posts: 1,258 Kudos: 41 2 questions « Reply #7 on: 18 August 2003, 20:48 » quote: Originally posted by Chaotic: Maybe its because I don't like Microsoft, but I can't get another OS cuz my mom thinks its a waste of money if we already have one, and i was just asking your help on how to make it better. linux is free, i'll even mail it to you. edit: you appear to have dsl, go to http://www.linuxiso.org [ August 18, 2003: Message edited by: Stryker ] Logged jasonlane Member Posts: 743 Kudos: 0 2 questions « Reply #8 on: 18 August 2003, 20:52 » Sorry Chaotic, This is the Anti M$ forum, if we told you how to make it better that would be totally against the whole point of this site. We do not condone or encourage the use of M$ software of any sort for reasons, reasons you only seems to know to well. We can however suggest that you use an alternative that actually works and that would come from a company that does not engage in highly questionable business tatics. Or is not subject to frequent viral attacks because of poor craftmanship. Why not investigate setting up a partition with one of the Free Linux distros on it, so you won't have to spend any more money, then perhaps you will then see the light and delete XP altogether. [ August 18, 2003: Message edited by: Zardoz ] Logged The MES Anti-Prude Force ***** "I don raptor Member Posts: 231 Kudos: 56 2 questions « Reply #9 on: 18 August 2003, 22:24 » go here for the help and guidance you desire http://www.windowsbbs.com/ Logged "in a world without fences, who needs gates?" Chaotic Newbie Posts: 3 Kudos: 0 2 questions « Reply #10 on: 18 August 2003, 23:14 » I didn't know linux was free....but someone said u need to be good with computers to use linux. 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