Re: Can't open hosts file on xp!

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 12/09/04


Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 02:50:08 GMT

Yes still a SETI phan... as of right now...

19448 WUs
5.569 years processing WUs

I hope to make 20K by Jan 1, 05. :-)
I did not go BOINC

As for the upgrade from one OS to WinXP, it is always best to do a clean install with *any*
Windows OS.
When it is time to install the OS all you have to do is point the installation at a CDROM of
the previous OS if you buy an Upgrade version.

Dave

"winged" <winged@nofollow.com> wrote in message news:cp8aqi$46a@dispatch.concentric.net...
| We have installed XP on excess of 1000 systems to include SP2. It works,
| now if we could get the rest of the security issues fixed....Software is
| one issue, compatible hardware is another. There is a number of
| hardware items that just won't work under XP. There are a number of
| legitimate reasons for this. Additionally I have seen a number of
| people just try to "upgrade" to XP. The best method to install XP is on
| a clean (wiped system)
|
| Dave, you still processing SETI? ;-)
|
| Winged
|
|
| David H. Lipman wrote:
| > Software that's not compatible like older versions of NAV. Incompatibility with a with
a
| > Service Pack is nothing new. 50 apps. is more than in previous SP's but I would not use
a
| > broad statement such as "...There have been a lot of problems w/ sp2 so I've heard.".
| >
| > A statement like "some have had problems..." is more apropos and has been the case of
Win2K
| > SP1 ~ SP4 and WinXP SP1.
| >
| > Dave



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