From: "Geo" 

"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in
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> Yes they are. People who've used computers for twenty years still don't
> understand where their files went when they pull their USB stick.

That happens because MS keeps moving profiles from one place to another.

> "You need to buy this new service from MS that will allow you to copy your
> files to your new computer, it's really cool and you don't really have to
do
> anything, just click a few buttons. And it's only $49".

Yeah right and when you plug your ipod in and mate it with the computer and
all your music evaporates then what?

> I'm really hoping it will backfire on MS big time.

They tried it with the Apple ][, they tried it with Describe, Adobe tried
it with pagemaker and Netware. You know anyone using any of these products
today?


> I've got it in my toolpack. Now if I could only get it to write to my USB
> stick, print to a shared printer on a windoze system, and use shared
folders
> from a windows machine, then it would be of some use the next time there's
a
> windoze machine gone bonkers.

I printed and used shared folders with no problem. Course I'm setup for
that since my printers have to support LPR from an aix box (that's a
setting on windows to enable tcp/ip printing, under network, click add
service).

Geo.

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