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Thread ID: 24472 2002-09-12 02:06:00 windows cd key freeinternet (1805) Press F1
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78741 2002-09-12 11:22:00 >
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> > Yes i think he's telling porkys, unless there is a
> > corperate version of XP that is like the win2000
> > version that doesn't worry about keys
> cool doesnt win2000 need cd key??
> tell me more, i like talking about these stuff!!
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> cool i can make the word purple like u guys

where else have i heard about the colour purple
Baldy (26)
78742 2002-09-12 11:25:00 probably from me baldy,

i'm always hassling for purple pressf1 T shirts! B-)
Chris Wilson (431)
78743 2002-09-12 11:32:00 Redhat or any Linux distribution (it's not really an OS) is quite good, but finnicky if you're a newbie. Just like this forum, there are plenty of people willing to help you for free, but you'll have to re-learn most things from scratch & the help files in the Linux Distributions are not as user friendly as the help files in Windows.

Most computers nowadays have PCI card modems & alot of these are not a straight forward installation in a Linux system. I'm a Linux newbie myself, & though I've had a look at RedHat 7.2, Mandrake 8.2 & Redhat 7.3, ( I have them all available too) I have not had the time to configure my internal modem & I had to try out 4 different types before I found one that will work with a Linux system. Generally, external modems work first time as Linux has native support built in, but PCI modems are a different thing altogether.

The Linux distributions come with office packages similar to Microsofts Office & some distributions come with lots of games too. Some of the games will run well in one "Desktop" version, but not well in another. A desktop is like a user interface. Linux users can choose between different "desktops" & the most common are the Gnome & the KDE versions. KDE has more "eye candy" than Gnome.

As linux Distributions are freeware, they dont come out of the box with a great collection of fonts, which means some of the on-screen text can be a little difficult to read when comparing them to the out of the box windows defaults. Dont get me wrong, Linux is great & it's highly possible that every time you connect to the internet, you're viewing things through a linux server. Linux is really stable if you don't intend to use it solely as a gaming machine & unlike Windows, should never need reinstalling, but lets face it, newbies tend to break things & I'm no exception to that rule.

Go ahead & try it, you'll learn something & it'll be one of your most inexpensive computer related lessons ever. Just think about it... $30 for an "OS", applications, games & as many utilities as you can poke a stick at & to top it all off, linux is fully customisable & open source so you can get in under the bonnet & change things. Windows is like a car with it's bonnet welded shut (closed source).

Mike P
mikep (1856)
78744 2002-09-12 11:37:00 > probably from me baldy,
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> i'm always hassling for purple pressf1 T shirts! B-)


When are these elusive PressF1 t shirts to be released......... I was hoping for an orange one myself, but suppose I can be seen in public in the colour purple. Red (F1 logo) on Purple might look quite groovy!
Baldy (26)
78745 2002-09-13 06:32:00 > > why r u all treating me like a little kid?? :*)
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> THE ASTERIX IS HIS MOLE

what are you talking about?

i don't have any moles, sorry i pushed the key by accident (beginner touch typer, you see
freeinternet (1805)
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