Tech Support

[Hyphnip]

Okay, I've got an HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop and it's running Vista. I've got the newest version of Windows media player and for some reason, whenever I run it, my webcam won't work. my webcam then tells me that it's being accessed by another program which I've narrowed down to Windows media player.

is anyone here tech savvy enough to be able to tell me why?

[saturnine]

vista is still pretty much beta.

[Hyphnip]

yeah, this is lame though. I wish I could've gotten XP.

[Crusader]

Okay.

 

Start->Control Panel->Add Remove Programs->Windows Vista->Uninstall

[Hyphnip]

then I'd have no OS and I'd be fucked

[Crusader]

be indie and cool and install some core version of fedora. then you can use vi to type out stuff and wget or curl to browse the internet through text headers

[Hyphnip]

fedora? like the hat? no thank you

[Some Random]

then I'd have no OS and I'd be fucked

download kubuntu. install. install automatix. welcome to "fuck you, windows" country.

[Hyphnip]

NEVER!

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[Some Random]

pussy.

 

 

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[hum-an-ole]

I told you to get an Apple, Tim. Now look. At least it's close.

[ToadMan]

This one's even better:

[Guest Prosis]

I told you to get an Apple, Tim. Now look. At least it's close.

Brilliant and beautiful, is there anything you can't do :angry:

 

(This isn't sarcastic, I really love that clip ;))

 

And Tim, seriously dude, if you have no valid reasons to be on Windows get Fedora Core 6 or Ubuntu: Security, Easy to use, you have control on everything, no need for an antivirus, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc

Edited March 20, 2007 by Prosis

[hum-an-ole]

This one's even better:

Hehe, I saw that one too, and it is better. I just figured a lot of people refuse to listen to Steve Jobs.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i want to know how to make a zip file on a mac.

[hum-an-ole]

ctrl click (or right click) and select "create archive of". Simple as that. And to de-archive, just double click.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i love you.

[hum-an-ole]

<333333 (you just got my first ever emo love)

[Shiri]

And Meg is the best recipient for that kind of thing.

[garsk]

go with linux instead of apple, it will be cheaper and you will better street credibility.

[Crusader]

i got my linuxes yesterday. i bitmapped the format of my debian lancaster novell susse bitport yesterday.

 

going to fedora my ubuntuu now

[matrix]

and you will better street credibility.

Huh?

 

.........

[Crusader]

this whole server is running on a linux port. mad street cred

[ecnarf]

i got my linuxes yesterday. i bitmapped the format of my debian lancaster novell susse bitport yesterday.

 

going to fedora my ubuntuu now

Well now you're just talking out of your ass.

[ToadMan]

So in my professional opinion... that is, I have used and maintained windows machines, I currently use a mac, and at work I do programming on centos3/4 (which is RHLE for those keeping score), ubuntu, and solaris 8/10.

 

I can tell you that: If you want to have to fiddle with everything to get it working just right, you want a linux box. If you want it to look pretty and just work, as well as give you the ability to fiddle it, you want a mac. If you want to game, say 'bahhh' and get windows.

 

You can argue it all you want, but it basically boils down to what you need, and how much you want to work on it. Linux is lots of fun, but it still has some rough bits. There is still a requirement that you can work on the terminal effectively.