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Re: Aaaarrrrrgggggghhhhh! Windows 98...

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From: Dr Jon Biddell
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 00:00
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No no no... The solution to Rowland's problem is simplicity itself...

LINUX !!!

David Clayton <dcstar@acslink.aone.net.au> wrote in message news:3693111b.1432192@news.mel.aone.net.au...
>Rowland Croucher <rowlandc@mira.net> contributed the following:
>>
>>Sometimes someone (in this case Bill Gates) is sent into our lives to
>>teach us patience...
>>
>>I upgraded my W95 to W98: AOK (faster shut downs and a few other minor
>>advantages) then tried to download the latest Netscape 4.0 whatever...
>.....
>You may have better luck reformatting your disk and installing W98 from
>scratch.
>
>I went down the upgrade path at work and had too many problems before I
>wiped it and started again.
>
>Now my system is (relatively) stable.
>
>
>Regards, David.
>---------------
>David Clayton, e-mail: dcstar@acslink.aone.net.au
>Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
>
>"I refuse to short-change the 20th century to only allow it 99 years, the 21st century begins with the year 2001, not 2000.", check this URL for details:
>http://riemann.usno.navy.mil/AA/faq/docs/faq2.html
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From: "Dr Jon Biddell" <jba@fl.net.au>
Subject: Re: Aaaarrrrrgggggghhhhh! Windows 98...
Date: 1999/01/07
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