Merry Crimbo peeps

[Shane]

Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).

I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.

It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.

So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.

The FSM bless us, each and every one!

Merry Crimbo!

Shane

[Mart]

Hi Shane, - and a Merry Crimbo to you (and all) too.

Not only quieter here, but it's also sad (for me) in as much as although my
WinMe desk top(s) had already been consigned to the great skip in the skies,
I did 'maintain' a winMe laptop for medicinal purposes - attempting to
dispense cures to those with various symptoms of Winfluenza. But this too is
about to be laid to rest. Her indoors wants a clearout!

However, as you allude, later systems (and Groups) are not so friendly.
Progress? or a sign of the times? MS not wanting to include W7 in these
NG's? - although you can find alt.windows7 elsewhere. And OE6? - in spite
of external noise - and especially since the introduction 'back-up'
immediately before compression - has only ever let me down once (and that
was due to finger trouble) and was (mostly) recoverable. It still *reliably*
copes with some 2G of email files. Outlook, Windows Mail and now Windows
Live Mail don't give me the same simple 'clarity' and 'flexibility' - and
those colleagues who do use the 'new fangled' mail handlers seem to have far
more trouble than me. Progress!

I've yet to install my new Win7 'upgrade' on/over my (fairly new - July)
Vista laptop, maybe, perhaps, over the xmas period or early new year. I
think I'll make it a New Year's resolution - for 2011. When's Win8 due?

Move over Shane, I'd like to warm my hands over your lump of coal before the
thought police tax/prosecute you for carbon dioxide pollution. Sign of the
times!

Bah! - Humbug!! - Nah! - Enjoy what we've got. Merry Crimbo

Mart

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Mike M]

You _really_ do need to get to use virtual machines and then Win Me (and OE)
can live for ever! :-)

Enjoy your lunch and don't hog the fire!
--
Mike

Post by Mart
Hi Shane, - and a Merry Crimbo to you (and all) too.
Not only quieter here, but it's also sad (for me) in as much as
although my WinMe desk top(s) had already been consigned to the great
skip in the skies, I did 'maintain' a winMe laptop for medicinal
purposes - attempting to dispense cures to those with various
symptoms of Winfluenza. But this too is about to be laid to rest. Her
indoors wants a clearout!
However, as you allude, later systems (and Groups) are not so
friendly. Progress? or a sign of the times? MS not wanting to
include W7 in these NG's? - although you can find alt.windows7
elsewhere. And OE6? - in spite of external noise - and especially
since the introduction 'back-up' immediately before compression - has
only ever let me down once (and that was due to finger trouble) and
was (mostly) recoverable. It still *reliably* copes with some 2G of
email files. Outlook, Windows Mail and now Windows Live Mail don't
give me the same simple 'clarity' and 'flexibility' - and those
colleagues who do use the 'new fangled' mail handlers seem to have
far more trouble than me. Progress!
I've yet to install my new Win7 'upgrade' on/over my (fairly new -
July) Vista laptop, maybe, perhaps, over the xmas period or early new
year. I think I'll make it a New Year's resolution - for 2011. When's
Win8 due?
Move over Shane, I'd like to warm my hands over your lump of coal
before the thought police tax/prosecute you for carbon dioxide
pollution. Sign of the times!
Bah! - Humbug!! - Nah! - Enjoy what we've got. Merry Crimbo

[Mart]

Another NY resolution - I must/will install VM

Have a good one too Mike - Just off out visiting grandson etc., for xmas
dinner. Just hope the weather holds.

Mart


Have a good one too Mike

Post by Mike M
You _really_ do need to get to use virtual machines and then Win Me (and
OE) can live for ever! :-)
Enjoy your lunch and don't hog the fire!
Mike

[Mike M]

Good to see you still around. Enjoy yourself and humbug aside, enjoy your
mince pie(s) but careful with the cooking sherry.

Merry Crimbo back at you and also to anyone else passing by this NG today!
--
Mike

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually
empty Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which
maybe made it seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is
the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating
because despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is)
widely disliked (there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they
were never oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and
egomaniacal types who do and always have dominated the XP, Vista and
presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning
went. Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first
computer came with it, but often simply finding these groups is a
kind of initiation and sufficient a learning curve as to mean they
came here with the wit and attitude to contribute to the company; and
of course those who kept returning contributed to the family, as
opposed to the brawl of those other groups in which the few sparkling
stars are blotted out by the probing coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your
stocking! I think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Joan Archer]

Best wishes back at you lot as well, crikey I managed to type that without a
mistake sorry but I've had 2 glasses of Leibrf <sp> you know that wine, and
as I don't drink usually after the first one my head was woozy and I still
had to dish up Christmas pud

Thought I'd pop in here while I drink my 2nd cup of real coffee with double
cream floating on top <g>
Joan
--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

Post by Mike M
Good to see you still around. Enjoy yourself and humbug aside, enjoy your
mince pie(s) but careful with the cooking sherry.
Merry Crimbo back at you and also to anyone else passing by this NG today!
--
Mike

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually
empty Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which
maybe made it seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is
the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating
because despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is)
widely disliked (there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they
were never oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and
egomaniacal types who do and always have dominated the XP, Vista and
presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning
went. Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first
computer came with it, but often simply finding these groups is a
kind of initiation and sufficient a learning curve as to mean they
came here with the wit and attitude to contribute to the company; and
of course those who kept returning contributed to the family, as
opposed to the brawl of those other groups in which the few sparkling
stars are blotted out by the probing coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your
stocking! I think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Heather]

Merry Crimbo to you all.....we are relaxing for a min before going next door
with 2 adults, 3 sorta adults, 1 cat and 2 yappin' Yorkies. LOL.

All the best to everyone...........and Joanie, stay out of the cooking
sherry!!

Figgs and Family

Post by Joan Archer
Best wishes back at you lot as well, crikey I managed to type that without
a mistake sorry but I've had 2 glasses of Leibrf <sp> you know that wine,
and as I don't drink usually after the first one my head was woozy and I
still had to dish up Christmas pud
Thought I'd pop in here while I drink my 2nd cup of real coffee with
double cream floating on top <g>
Joan
--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

Post by Mike M
Good to see you still around. Enjoy yourself and humbug aside, enjoy
your mince pie(s) but careful with the cooking sherry.
Merry Crimbo back at you and also to anyone else passing by this NG today!
--
Mike

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually
empty Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which
maybe made it seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is
the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating
because despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is)
widely disliked (there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they
were never oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and
egomaniacal types who do and always have dominated the XP, Vista and
presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning
went. Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first
computer came with it, but often simply finding these groups is a
kind of initiation and sufficient a learning curve as to mean they
came here with the wit and attitude to contribute to the company; and
of course those who kept returning contributed to the family, as
opposed to the brawl of those other groups in which the few sparkling
stars are blotted out by the probing coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your
stocking! I think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Heirloom]

Buy the 2 adults a movie ticket and give them a few shillings for snacks,
bind and gag the 3 sorta adults....put them in a large Ziplok to preserve
freshness, kill the cat and send me the Yorkies.
Oh yeah, Merry Christmas to all (belated) and a very happy, healthy and
prosperous New Year!!!

Heirloom, old and still haven't figured out the 'man in the moon' thing.

Post by Heather
Merry Crimbo to you all.....we are relaxing for a min before going next
door with 2 adults, 3 sorta adults, 1 cat and 2 yappin' Yorkies. LOL.
All the best to everyone...........and Joanie, stay out of the cooking
sherry!!
Figgs and Family

Post by Joan Archer
Best wishes back at you lot as well, crikey I managed to type that
without a mistake sorry but I've had 2 glasses of Leibrf <sp> you know
that wine, and as I don't drink usually after the first one my head was
woozy and I still had to dish up Christmas pud
Thought I'd pop in here while I drink my 2nd cup of real coffee with
double cream floating on top <g>
Joan
--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

Post by Mike M
Good to see you still around. Enjoy yourself and humbug aside, enjoy
your mince pie(s) but careful with the cooking sherry.
Merry Crimbo back at you and also to anyone else passing by this NG today!
--
Mike

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually
empty Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which
maybe made it seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is
the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating
because despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is)
widely disliked (there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they
were never oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and
egomaniacal types who do and always have dominated the XP, Vista and
presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning
went. Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first
computer came with it, but often simply finding these groups is a
kind of initiation and sufficient a learning curve as to mean they
came here with the wit and attitude to contribute to the company; and
of course those who kept returning contributed to the family, as
opposed to the brawl of those other groups in which the few sparkling
stars are blotted out by the probing coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your
stocking! I think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Joan Archer]

ROFL
Wondered if you'd surface this year Heirloom, hope you both had a good
Christmas. We had a fairly quiet day, after Kelly and her lot went home, it
was nice having the first Christmas just to ourselves, oh not forgetting the
cat <g>

As for the man in the moon I thought he was trying to find the cheese <g>
--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

Post by Heirloom
Buy the 2 adults a movie ticket and give them a few shillings for snacks,
bind and gag the 3 sorta adults....put them in a large Ziplok to preserve
freshness, kill the cat and send me the Yorkies.
Oh yeah, Merry Christmas to all (belated) and a very happy, healthy and
prosperous New Year!!!
Heirloom, old and still haven't figured out the 'man in the moon' thing.

[Bill Leary]

I've got two laptops here still running ME. And I've put up a Microsoft VPC
on my Vista system with ME installed in it.

I expect that, eventually, the two laptops will no longer be of any use at
all and they'll go away. But the ME on VPC will likely go on for some time.
A couple of programs that will not run in Vista run just fine there.

- Bill

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Noel Paton]

Hmmm.... progs that won't run under Vista?...... did they run under XP? did
you try compatibility mode??.....
if you wanna work on them (just for fun <g>) mail me!
Merry Xmas, Bill.
--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Post by Bill Leary
I've got two laptops here still running ME. And I've put up a Microsoft
VPC on my Vista system with ME installed in it.
I expect that, eventually, the two laptops will no longer be of any use at
all and they'll go away. But the ME on VPC will likely go on for some
time. A couple of programs that will not run in Vista run just fine there.
- Bill

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Bill Leary]

Post by Noel Paton
Hmmm.... progs that won't run under Vista?...... did they run under XP?

Yes.

Post by Noel Paton
did you try compatibility mode??.....

Yes, although I can't say I exactly knocked myself out trying every possible
option. I already had the ME VPC installed and was more than half thinking
I'd use it anyway.

Post by Noel Paton
if you wanna work on them (just for fun <g>) mail me!

Well, I've got a solution I'm satisfied with. I already wasted a few hours
on trying to get it to run under Vista. Still, if you've got an idea I
didn't try, I'd give it a whirl.

Specifically, the compile-to-executable option of Visual Basic 3 crashes VB
under Vista.

Everything else works, though. So I put the two programs I'm maintaining in
a shared folder that my ME VPC can see. I do all my development/debug and
so on under Vista then save the entire thing. Fire up ME, do the compile
there, then shut down ME. I only create executable rarely, so it's not much
of an inconvenience. The executables run find under Vista, I just can't
create them under Vista.

Post by Noel Paton
Merry Xmas, Bill.

Merry Christmas to you. And have a fine (upcoming) New Year as well.

- Bill

[Noel Paton]

Ah...VB3 came out somewhere about the same time that Noah jumped ship! - the
problem here is not so much ME compatibility as VB runtimes. and I know no
way around that (but I'm willing to play if you are! <vbeg>)

Good luck - and come back if you need an assist!
--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Post by Bill Leary

Post by Noel Paton
Hmmm.... progs that won't run under Vista?...... did they run under XP?

Yes.

Post by Noel Paton
did you try compatibility mode??.....

Yes, although I can't say I exactly knocked myself out trying every
possible option. I already had the ME VPC installed and was more than
half thinking I'd use it anyway.

Post by Noel Paton
if you wanna work on them (just for fun <g>) mail me!

Well, I've got a solution I'm satisfied with. I already wasted a few
hours on trying to get it to run under Vista. Still, if you've got an
idea I didn't try, I'd give it a whirl.
Specifically, the compile-to-executable option of Visual Basic 3 crashes
VB under Vista.
Everything else works, though. So I put the two programs I'm maintaining
in a shared folder that my ME VPC can see. I do all my development/debug
and so on under Vista then save the entire thing. Fire up ME, do the
compile there, then shut down ME. I only create executable rarely, so
it's not much of an inconvenience. The executables run find under Vista,
I just can't create them under Vista.

Post by Noel Paton
Merry Xmas, Bill.

Merry Christmas to you. And have a fine (upcoming) New Year as well.
- Bill

[Bill Leary]

Post by Noel Paton
Ah...VB3 came out somewhere about the same time that Noah jumped ship! -
the problem here is not so much ME compatibility as VB runtimes. and I
know no way around that (but I'm willing to play if you are! <vbeg>)
Good luck - and come back if you need an assist!

No, that's fine. What I'm doing works, and it's not like I was doing
compiles every day where it might be annoying.

Thanks

- Bill

Post by Noel Paton
--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Post by Bill Leary

Post by Noel Paton
Hmmm.... progs that won't run under Vista?...... did they run under XP?

Yes.

Post by Noel Paton
did you try compatibility mode??.....

Yes, although I can't say I exactly knocked myself out trying every
possible option. I already had the ME VPC installed and was more than
half thinking I'd use it anyway.

Post by Noel Paton
if you wanna work on them (just for fun <g>) mail me!

Well, I've got a solution I'm satisfied with. I already wasted a few
hours on trying to get it to run under Vista. Still, if you've got an
idea I didn't try, I'd give it a whirl.
Specifically, the compile-to-executable option of Visual Basic 3 crashes
VB under Vista.
Everything else works, though. So I put the two programs I'm maintaining
in a shared folder that my ME VPC can see. I do all my development/debug
and so on under Vista then save the entire thing. Fire up ME, do the
compile there, then shut down ME. I only create executable rarely, so
it's not much of an inconvenience. The executables run find under Vista,
I just can't create them under Vista.

Post by Noel Paton
Merry Xmas, Bill.

Merry Christmas to you. And have a fine (upcoming) New Year as well.
- Bill

[webster72n]

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!

Guess we each have our own way of celebrating the season, but one thing we
can agree on here: WinME and it's group was 'tops' and I am glad we still
can 'connect'.
According to public opinion Windows ME and Vista are 'throw aways'.
Is the fact that I like WinME and Vista just fine of a personal reflection,
or could the public be wrong? Both systems are totally under my control and
work exceptionally well for me.
In the end, that's all which counts, isn't it?
Hope everyone is enjoying this festive time.

Harry.

Post by Shane
Shane

[N. Miller]

Post by webster72n
According to public opinion Windows ME and Vista are 'throw aways'.
Is the fact that I like WinME and Vista just fine of a personal reflection,
or could the public be wrong?

I think the public was wrong. I liked Windows ME very much, despite a
weakness common to the entire 9x family. But I found Windows ME superior to
Windows 98 in recovery from that weakness.

I never played much with Windows Vista. It seemed okay, but not so great
that I felt compelled to spend $109 of my hard earned money to upgrade from
Windows XP MCE 2005. However, the $44.99 price tag of the Windows 7 upgrade
was very attractive (Windows 7 Home Premium "Family Pack"; $44.99 x 3).

[webster72n]

Post by N. Miller

Post by webster72n
According to public opinion Windows ME and Vista are 'throw aways'.
Is the fact that I like WinME and Vista just fine of a personal reflection,
or could the public be wrong?

I think the public was wrong. I liked Windows ME very much, despite a
weakness common to the entire 9x family. But I found Windows ME superior to
Windows 98 in recovery from that weakness.
I never played much with Windows Vista. It seemed okay, but not so great
that I felt compelled to spend $109 of my hard earned money to upgrade from
Windows XP MCE 2005. However, the $44.99 price tag of the Windows 7 upgrade
was very attractive (Windows 7 Home Premium "Family Pack"; $44.99 x 3).

We are a frugal bunch here, aren't we? <H>.

Post by N. Miller
--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

[N. Miller]

Post by webster72n
We are a frugal bunch here, aren't we? <H>.

Our imperious president wants to suck up as much of our money for his
proposed plans as possible. Won't leave me much to play with! ;)

[MowGreen]

Merry Crimbo and a Happy Festivus to the rest of us
Hoppy New Year and say " Good Night, Gracie "
2009 was kind of crazy
Some don't recall
It's too hazy
2010 sounds so much better
That's if we all don't end up debtors
The rich don't care cause greed is unfettered
perhaps eating a few will make everything better ? ®


Mow

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[webster72n]

Post by MowGreen
Merry Crimbo and a Happy Festivus to the rest of us
Hoppy New Year and say " Good Night, Gracie "
2009 was kind of crazy
Some don't recall
It's too hazy
2010 sounds so much better
That's if we all don't end up debtors
The rich don't care cause greed is unfettered
perhaps eating a few will make everything better ? ®

Quite inspiring and uplifting, in a way.
Very nice, Mow, I see you've got a 'patent' on it?
Hope you're having a really good 'Festivus' yourself.

Harry.

Post by MowGreen
Mow

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[David H. Lipman]

From: "MowGreen" <***@nowandzen.com>

| Merry Crimbo and a Happy Festivus to the rest of us
| Hoppy New Year and say " Good Night, Gracie "
| 2009 was kind of crazy
| Some don't recall
| It's too hazy
| 2010 sounds so much better
| That's if we all don't end up debtors
| The rich don't care cause greed is unfettered
| perhaps eating a few will make everything better ? ®


| Mow




For me, I think about this time frame ten years ago.

It was the eve of Y2K and the fruition of much work and preparation.

Then even threw in a gas powered tubine engine electric generator in back of my building.

I look back ten years later and I say it was a non-event.

As for 2009. It sucked.

[Noel Paton]

Hey - Happy (insert appropriate name here), Shane!.....
IKWYM about the denizens of this space - I go away for a few days and come
back to find..... well, .... everybody's moved away!.. (OK, it was more than
a few days, but....)

The old fogies like me/you/us(/Figgs?) are still around, even if not as
often, but at least we have contact:)

....and a Happy New Boxing Day to us al!

{Please be aware that this communication bears no relation to reality
whatever, and has no informational content beyond that of a greeting....
which does not mean that it originated in Redmond! <g>}
--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Joan Archer]

ROFL
--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

Post by Noel Paton
Hey - Happy (insert appropriate name here), Shane!.....
IKWYM about the denizens of this space - I go away for a few days and come
back to find..... well, .... everybody's moved away!.. (OK, it was more
than a few days, but....)
The old fogies like me/you/us(/Figgs?) are still around, even if not as
often, but at least we have contact:)
....and a Happy New Boxing Day to us al!
{Please be aware that this communication bears no relation to reality
whatever, and has no informational content beyond that of a greeting....
which does not mean that it originated in Redmond! <g>}
--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[Heather]

YO.....It was Shane's birthday a couple of days ago and in my Crimbo-addled
state of mind, I forgot to tell you all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLD SOCK!! #50??

The Figgs Family

Post by Joan Archer
ROFL
--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

Post by Noel Paton
Hey - Happy (insert appropriate name here), Shane!.....
IKWYM about the denizens of this space - I go away for a few days and
come back to find..... well, .... everybody's moved away!.. (OK, it was
more than a few days, but....)
The old fogies like me/you/us(/Figgs?) are still around, even if not as
often, but at least we have contact:)
....and a Happy New Boxing Day to us al!
{Please be aware that this communication bears no relation to reality
whatever, and has no informational content beyond that of a greeting....
which does not mean that it originated in Redmond! <g>}
--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!
Merry Crimbo!
Shane

[N. Miller]

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.

I never understood the fuss about Windows ME. The only failing I ever was
bugged by was common to the entire Win9x family: System resources.

And there are no Windows 7 NNTP groups. Alas. I don't care much for Web
forums, and have yet to check out those for Windows 7.

Post by Shane
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.

By the time I got here, I had been using WinME for a couple of years. and
was just a couple more away from a new computer with Windows XP.

Post by Shane
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!

Well, I have only one computer left with Windows ME on it. And I need to
cannibalize its power supply for the other one, which I had upgraded to
Windows XP because of that System Resources issue. When I was turning off
that computer every night, it wasn't such a horrific issue. But when I
started running a mail server on it, 24/7, I had to power it down every
other day to recover used resources. Windows XP is slow as molasses on that
machine, but once the server is running, everything goes smoothly until the
next round of Microsoft Updates (where the pain of insufficient hardware is
greatly felt).

[webster72n]

Post by N. Miller

Post by Shane
Kind of sad how for the last few years this group has been virtually empty
Crimbo Day. It used to be almost IM (which I don't use, which maybe made it
seem a bit more special? I suppose the appeal of IM is the feedback carrot).
I think the microsoft.public.windowsme groups were invigorating because
despite being IMO the best 9x version, it was (and still is) widely disliked
(there are *some* advantages to Conformity). So they were never
oversubscribed, dominated by the intolerant and egomaniacal types who do and
always have dominated the XP, Vista and presumably now Windows 7 groups.

I never understood the fuss about Windows ME. The only failing I ever was
bugged by was common to the entire Win9x family: System resources.
And there are no Windows 7 NNTP groups. Alas. I don't care much for Web
forums, and have yet to check out those for Windows 7.

Post by Shane
It is rather as if this has been a 'backwater' where the discerning went.
Sure, many WinMe users were complete novices whose first computer came with
it, but often simply finding these groups is a kind of initiation and
sufficient a learning curve as to mean they came here with the wit and
attitude to contribute to the company; and of course those who kept
returning contributed to the family, as opposed to the brawl of those other
groups in which the few sparkling stars are blotted out by the probing
coal-black clouds of trolldom.

By the time I got here, I had been using WinME for a couple of years. and
was just a couple more away from a new computer with Windows XP.

Post by Shane
So WinMe family, hope you didn't just get a lump of coal in your stocking! I
think I'll go light mine.
The FSM bless us, each and every one!

Well, I have only one computer left with Windows ME on it. And I need to
cannibalize its power supply for the other one, which I had upgraded to
Windows XP because of that System Resources issue. When I was turning off
that computer every night, it wasn't such a horrific issue. But when I
started running a mail server on it, 24/7, I had to power it down every
other day to recover used resources. Windows XP is slow as molasses on that
machine, but once the server is running, everything goes smoothly until the
next round of Microsoft Updates (where the pain of insufficient hardware is
greatly felt).

No such thing with 'Vista'. <H>.

Post by N. Miller
--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum