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Win2000pro - preparing network connections hangs - services.exe
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Now do you see why I kept recommending Linux? :rolleyes:0
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-TangleFoot- wrote: »Now do you see why I kept recommending Linux? :rolleyes:
Hmm...
Yeahbut... as I said - I have to give the laptop to a basic user who's only familiar with windows - so I can't install linux on it.
I didn't understand from your early posts that the disk was linux based, that it would allow me to access my system, but that I wouldn't have to "install" it.
Actually, if I'd based my assessment on the "supplied" iso only, and not created a winXP version - I'd still have stayed clear of it. A couple of good programs on it - but unless it loaded wrongly - it was godawful in terms of presentation and usage.
The winXP version, on the other hand, is a treasure!
I honestly can't thank you enough for persevering and driving through my tunnel vision and, it has to be said, my thick skull Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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I can't remember, but it came as part of the download. I can't access Program Files on the PC from here. Windows won't share it.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Part of what download? Most modern linux distributions look better than Windows XP, despite - or perhaps due to - there being no standard desktop environment for developers to focus their attention on.
Take Kubuntu for example, which uses KDE by default.0 -
Whichever mirror I got it off. Sheesh! Er... hang on...
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..ubcd411.isoHi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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The Ultimate Boot CD? That's not a Linux distribution; it's little more than a collection of DOS utilities! :rotfl:...ubcd411.iso0 -
Told you it was carp
So what was it doing being downloaded with the proper ubcd stuff -- AND using the name?Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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The majority of the tools on the disc were originally floppy-based, so they need an interpretive layer to get them going. That layer is probably Linux-based, but it was never going to be a shining example of the breed - the Ultimate Boot CD was designed from the outset to run on as wide a variety of systems as possible. What use is a low-level diagnostic utility if you can't even run it?So what was it doing being downloaded with the proper ubcd stuff -- AND using the name?
That Windows 'version' is a totally different kettle of fish; it's really just a preinstallation environment with a few extras thrown in.
Ergo, I suggest you refer to the following for clarification on a few points:0 -
Sheesh! MORE homework!
OK... I will take a look later. Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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