top posting is better

[ec]

AGREED!!!! The worst is the split postings in LONG
messages when done without some ////////////////
splitter/wake-up flags!!  You tend to fly by those and
then have to search for them...very frustrating. I
have been known to just 'to heck with it' and go to
another RE:

--- Mark Jarvis <mark.jarvis at pvmail.maricopa.edu>
wrote:

> 
> That's why I like it. Scrolling down thru 5 (or even
> 2) screens to find 
> a one liner reply is not my idea of fun.
> 
> -mj-
> 
> Major.Mikey wrote:
> 
> > .... that way if you need to be reminded of the
> conversation THEN you scroll 
> > down instead of having to scroll down to read the
> persons the meat of the 
> > person's message (which can be ONE sentence). (or
> even one or two words)
> > 
> > 
> > On Tuesday 25 October 2005 07:46 pm, Craig White
> wrote:
> > 
> >>continuing top posting...
> >>
> >>No the CD is just a CD  and imparts nothing of
> legal usage - the EULA
> >>specifically makes mention of the 'certificate of
> authenticity' not the
> >>CD and the certificate of authenticity is where
> the install codes should
> >>be. Just trying to point out what apparently is an
> attempt to justify
> >>what you are doing nor does their familiarity with
> 'that era' or whether
> >>they have the $$ justify it. If the system were
> purchased from a normal
> >>vendor, the install codes for that machine would
> be on the certificate
> >>affixed to the computer itself.
> >>
> >>Craig
> >>
> >>On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 19:09 -0700, Mark Jarvis
> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Well, the CD is not illegal--it's a real MS
> CD--it's just crippled
> >>>because it lost its little piece of paper with
> the Product Code on it. I
> >>>simply wanted a way to make a legal copy run. In
> addition, until the HD
> >>>died, the machine had a legal copy of Win98 on
> it. There are lots of
> >>>Registry hacks for getting the Product Code out
> of a RUNNING machine,
> >>>but I haven't found one that works well with a
> dead HD. The person
> >>>involved is used to that era Windows & doesn't
> have $$ for a legal copy
> >>>of XP--which I agree would be MUCH better.
> >>>
> >>>The OO reference was a joking attempt to pretend
> to make a Win post to a
> >>>Linux list "legal".
> >>>
> >>>-mj-
> >>>
> >>>Craig White wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 17:48 -0700, Mark Jarvis
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>To make a long story short, I need to install
> Win98 on a newly
> >>>>>formatted disk in a friend's machine. I have a
> Win98 CD, but the paper
> >>>>>with the the Product Code is long gone.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>1) Does anyone know of a program to extract the
> Product code from the
> >>>>>CD? -or-
> >>>>>2) Want to suggest a better forum for asking
> this question? (I don't
> >>>>>know the Windoze forums & mailists.)
> >>>>>	-or-
> >>>>>3) From what I've found on the 'Net, there are
> generic codes out there
> >>>>>that will work. Also, one person said that he
> got a list of codes from
> >>>>>a friend and got a hit on the 9th one. (I've
> tried 3 so far--struck
> >>>>>out.) If someone has one or some I can try, I'd
> appreciate getting
> >>>>>them.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Although I don't dare expose this person to
> Linux, I WILL be installing
> >>>>>Open Office 2--not a complete loss.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions,
> >>>>
> >>>>----
> >>>>There is no way to legally install using that CD
> since what is legally
> >>>>required is the genuine Microsoft Windows
> certificate which accompanied
> >>>>the CD - which would have the installation code.
> >>>>
> >>>>Moreover, since Windows 98 is a 'dead os' - you
> aren't doing this
> >>>>person a favor by installing it. If they wish to
> run Windows, they
> >>>>should be purchasing WinXP - it runs much better
> and has life beyond
> >>>>yesterday. There's no reason to encourage
> someone to run an illegal
> >>>>copy of Windows when you can run Linux for free
> legally. Tossing in a
> >>>>free Oo doesn't make it less than a complete
> loss.
> >>>>
> >>>>Craig
> >>>
>
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