Re: [WinMac] Re: Norton System Works 2002.

Subject: Re: [WinMac] Re: Norton System Works 2002.
From: Brian Durant (durant[at]cbn.net.id)
Date: Wed Mar 20 2002 - 01:03:52 EST

On Wednesday 20 March 2002 01:07, you wrote:

> Linux will not now or ever cause a problem with a Windows system.
> Separate partitions, separate OS'es.

> Possibly. I've seen faulty memory give people absolute FITS with weird,
> hard to diagnose problems.

> If this thing has DIMMS, swap 'em around, see if the problem intensifies
> or goes away.

> Another thing that causes a host of hard to diagnose problems in Windows
> are the video drivers. go to Standard VGA drivers, uninstall any drivers
> specific to your video card and redownload a current versions, install it.

> > Just follow our advice.... RE-INSTALLED WINDOWS!!!
> > We have experience dealing with more than 1.000 PC and trust me
> > it is the quickest way to get thing up and running.
> > You don't believe me? Bring you PC to Microsoft office in Chase Plaze
> > and have one of the software engineer fix your problem.

> Alas, he nailed it right there on the head. Do you recall that old Gary
> Larsen cartoon with the guy looking at the Horse Veterinary Manual,
> where all the solutions were  'Shoot'...welcome to the wild and wacky
> World o' Windows, where more often than not the solution to your
> problems is to just shoot it.

> I would personally, however look for someone with experience with more
> than one pc ;-)

> No, you do NOT need to reformat a hard drive to reinstall windows!

Many thanks for the input Bruce. Yes, the obvious thing is to try to find
someone else, but the problem is that everyone that we know here have the
same problem. These guys are simply not good enough. I get the impression
that the good ones immigrate if they can, to the States.

I think their idea is to "ghost" my hard disk partitions and reformat. This
way, they preserve the data and have a "clean" medium. The question is of
course, whether the Linux partitions and all the data will be preserved? This
of course includes LILO. I don't know whether the MBR is "ghosted" as well.

Cheers,

Brian

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