Your Name

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in message
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>
> Forgive "Your Name." The anti-Microsoft chip on his shoulder prevents
> him from actually fixing any of his PC problems, else he'd have nothing
> to complain about!

Yet again, it's not my PC to fix ... I'm only borrowing it since the useless
idiots at Vodafone aren't able to properly run an ISP.

If it was my computer to fix, the the "fix" would involve throwing it off
the roof and buying a Mac (and getting a new ISP) ,,, which I have actually
tried to do, but the owner won't tell me if they want a laptop or desktop
computer, so I've given up on that.

Todd Allcock

At 30 Aug 2010 09:18:18 +1200 Your Name wrote:
>
> "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in message
> news:jRyeo.37881$EF1.34862@newsfe14.iad...
> >
> > Forgive "Your Name." The anti-Microsoft chip on his shoulder prevents
> > him from actually fixing any of his PC problems, else he'd have
nothing
> > to complain about!
>
> Yet again, it's not my PC to fix ... I'm only borrowing it since the
useless
> idiots at Vodafone aren't able to properly run an ISP.

I realize that, which is exactly why Larry's suggestion makes perfect
sense- use a Usenet client that works well on a low-spec PC, and run it
and its data files from a removable drive so you don't alter the owner's
drive.

If anyone but Larry had offered the suggestion, you might have considered
it a good one.

Wes Groleau

On 08-30-2010 13:06, Todd Allcock wrote:
> I realize that, which is exactly why Larry's suggestion makes perfect
> sense- use a Usenet client that works well on a low-spec PC, and run it
> and its data files from a removable drive so you don't alter the owner's

http://www.portableapps.com

--
Wes Groleau

What kind of smiley is C:\ ?

Your Name

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in message
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> At 30 Aug 2010 09:18:18 +1200 Your Name wrote:
> > "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in message
> > news:jRyeo.37881$EF1.34862@newsfe14.iad...
> > >
> > > Forgive "Your Name." The anti-Microsoft chip on his shoulder prevents
> > > him from actually fixing any of his PC problems, else he'd have
> > > nothing to complain about!
> >
> > Yet again, it's not my PC to fix ... I'm only borrowing it since the
> > useless idiots at Vodafone aren't able to properly run an ISP.
>
> I realize that, which is exactly why Larry's suggestion makes perfect
> sense- use a Usenet client that works well on a low-spec PC, and run it
> and its data files from a removable drive so you don't alter the owner's
> drive.
>
> If anyone but Larry had offered the suggestion, you might have considered
> it a good one.

Nope.

A. He never said it was a "low-spec PC" solution, simply a way around
installing on the computer itself.

B. It still doesn't get around the fact that the computer is s-l-o-w thanks
to Windows (plus anti-virus software, plus no doubt unrecognised
malware), not the Usenet software ... in fact Outlook Express is
probably the fastest loading software used on this piece of junk
which takes 10 minutes just to boot to a usable state!

Larry

"Your Name" <your.name@isp.com> wrote in
news:i5h68b$s5m$1@lust.ihug.co.nz:

> B. It still doesn't get around the fact that the computer is s-l-o-w
> thanks
> to Windows (plus anti-virus software, plus no doubt unrecognised
> malware), not the Usenet software ... in fact Outlook Express is
> probably the fastest loading software used on this piece of junk
> which takes 10 minutes just to boot to a usable state!
>
>
>

Never mind. We can't get past the Apple Reality Distortion Field....

Xnews boots from a USB Flashdrive and is ready to use in about 1.5
seconds....even for fanboiz!

Your Name

In article <Xns9DE4C8C9D741Enoonehomecom@74.209.131.13>, Larry
<noone@home.com> wrote:
> "Your Name" <your.name@isp.com> wrote in
> news:i5h68b$s5m$1@lust.ihug.co.nz:
>
> > B. It still doesn't get around the fact that the computer is s-l-o-w
> > thanks
> > to Windows (plus anti-virus software, plus no doubt unrecognised
> > malware), not the Usenet software ... in fact Outlook Express is
> > probably the fastest loading software used on this piece of junk
> > which takes 10 minutes just to boot to a usable state!
>
> Never mind. We can't get past the Apple Reality Distortion Field....
>
> Xnews boots from a USB Flashdrive and is ready to use in about 1.5
> seconds....even for fanboiz!

Typical anti-Apple nutter moron who can't actually read or understand
simple facts, and would rather make up their own utter garbage. :-\

The Usenet application may well be ready to use in 1.5 seconds on a
new(ish) computer, but on this one it would take longer - the speed of the
Usenet software isn't relevant ... it's the speed of the computer running
Windows that is the problem. It makes no difference what software I use,
the computer itself is still going to take 10 minutes to boot, and at
least a couple of minutes to open up the software (and of course via an
old USB 1.0 connection it will be slower than via the hard drive anyway).

Larry

your.name@isp.com (Your Name) wrote in
news:your.name-3108101402380001@203-109-166-240.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz:

> The Usenet application may well be ready to use in 1.5 seconds on a
> new(ish) computer, but on this one it would take longer - the speed of
> the Usenet software isn't relevant ... it's the speed of the computer
> running Windows that is the problem. It makes no difference what
> software I use, the computer itself is still going to take 10 minutes
> to boot, and at least a couple of minutes to open up the software (and
> of course via an old USB 1.0 connection it will be slower than via the
> hard drive anyway).
>
>

"Newish?" Emachines T6520 AMD Athelon 1GB RAM from Best Buy about 3-4
years ago? Xnews works great on ANY Windows box....even Win 3.3!

Your Name

In article <Xns9DE4E746AD320noonehomecom@74.209.131.13>, Larry
<noone@home.com> wrote:

> your.name@isp.com (Your Name) wrote in
> news:your.name-3108101402380001@203-109-166-240.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz:
>
> > The Usenet application may well be ready to use in 1.5 seconds on a
> > new(ish) computer, but on this one it would take longer - the speed of
> > the Usenet software isn't relevant ... it's the speed of the computer
> > running Windows that is the problem. It makes no difference what
> > software I use, the computer itself is still going to take 10 minutes
> > to boot, and at least a couple of minutes to open up the software (and
> > of course via an old USB 1.0 connection it will be slower than via the
> > hard drive anyway).
>
> "Newish?" Emachines T6520 AMD Athelon 1GB RAM from Best Buy about 3-4
> years ago? Xnews works great on ANY Windows box....even Win 3.3!

Try a 10 year old second-hand PC running Windows 2000 with something like
256MB RAM (could be less, but is not more). It's S-L-O-W no matter what
you run or where you run it from ... and getting slower by the week, but
there's Windows CDs to re-install from.

Larry

your.name@isp.com (Your Name) wrote in news:your.name-3108101634000001@203-
109-169-71.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz:

> Try a 10 year old second-hand PC running Windows 2000 with something like
> 256MB RAM (could be less, but is not more). It's S-L-O-W no matter what
> you run or where you run it from ... and getting slower by the week, but
> there's Windows CDs to re-install from.
>
>

You are describing about 90% of the computational power of American
Business.