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Thanking you for your comments, it should be enough for now.

"Kadaitcha Man" <anon@no.email> wrote in message 
news:cw1tlt$il4$4@drunk-lady-of-the-night.org.croatia...
> "Ivan", thou flap-mouthed hodgepudding. Dishonest varlet, we cannot
> misuse thee enough. Ye apple-polished:
>
>> "thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9D019EB6AED0thanexit@188.40.43.245...
>>> Aardvark <aardvark@youllnever.know> wrote in
>>> news:hiptqd$5dg$5@news.eternal-september.org:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:22:52 +0800, Ivan wrote:
>>>
>>> <SNIP>
>>>
>>>>> Now, at this moment I was trying to install Ubuntu on my laptop, but,
>>>>> after many attempts, again the time spent in wain.
>>>>
>>>> Shouldn't take more than an hour from start to finish. Less in many
>>>> cases.
>>>
>>> My only Linux experience so far is running Damn Small Linux (which came
>>> on the TinyXP 0.9 CD) from RAM - it booted in about 5 minutes, and
>>> everything worked right off the bat - I just had to make a one-click
>>> change in network settings to get on the net. I DID have minor problems
>>> trying to do some stuff, but I think they were largely caused by the
>>> fact that since I was totally in RAM, my HD "did not exist" for
>>> DamnSmall. As I said, for NEVER having used an OS before, to have it up
>>> and running from RAM after clicking ONE setup button AND being able to
>>> get on the net within ten minutes is pretty impressive - for the
>>> **OS**, not me as the user.
>>>
>>> I know Ubuntu is not DamnSmall, BTW... Still...
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> There are only two classifications of disk drives: Broken drives and
>>> those that will break later.
>>> - Chuck Armstrong (This one I think, http://www.cleanreg.com/, not the
>>> ball player. But who knows. I can't remember where I got the quote. But
>>> it's true.)
>>
>>
>> I have Ubuntu already installed on two of my desktop HDD and one of the
>> laptops, but would like to have it on all of my computers. Ubuntu
>> installation was a major issue on ALL occasions, due to internet
>> (dropping down to under a 1 kilobeeps/sec, which is 30 times lower that
>> the dial-up would give).
>
> You whiny little fuckbot. Run Ubuntu from the CD, start Software Sources
> and select a faster mirror, for fuck snakes.
>
>> Since my partner's computer runs from the same
>> router, and works normally, I suspect that there is some Trojan in one
>> of Microsoft's software (or their affiliates, of which I was BUYING
>> massively, not pirating),
>
> "or their affiliates"? You fucking waffling idiot.
>
>> which works in some of my computers now. This
>> happens usually when one tests the software and refuses to buy,
>
> What?
>
>> but
>> rather uninstalls their software; usually it is very complicated
>> process.
>
> What a load of fucking old cobblers.
>
>> I suspect that it would be everything OK if I buy that
>> particular license, but I just do not want it.
>
> I suspect you're a fucking idiot.
>
> Your original post:
>
> [QUOTE]
> Well, I am tending to think that Microsoft programs, as well as from
> their associates, have viruses that force the user to use their stuff. I
> have all original stuff: WinXP is from Melbourne, but Word2003 is from
> China and does not pass genuine validation test; nevertheless it is
> bought at the legitimate store where my computer was built. I know that
> they would like more money, but I just do not have it for them; I am
> going through the hell but I am determined to find the way out of the
> extortionist's clutches, i.e. I am trying to find a way without MS.
>
> Can anyone advise me if there is any other OS that can work on its own,
> without MS; could I install Linux OS without Microsoft? I have it with
> Microsoft now, but MS claims the machine, which works awful as result;
> Linux works OK, just the machine cannot defragment, so I would like to
> uninstall everything that even smells of MS.
> [/QUOTE]
>
> I was wrong. You're not an idiot. You're a fucking nutjob.