Re: FN-FORUM: 'best' linux distro for windows networks

date posted 17th January 2004 01:17

On Saturday 17 Jan 2004 12:05 am, Liam Proven wrote:

> Wrong place to look. Control Panel on W2K or XP is the place to start..=
=2E
> just about everything is under there, and if it isn't, you'll find it b=
y
> right-clicking My Computer and picking "Manage". You can just hunt your
> way to it.

I'l admit to not much knowledge of 2K and XP, but AFAIK there's still lot=
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of stuff in the registry.

> Fine, if you know how to drive GREP well and you already know the name
> of the thing you're looking for. What if you have no idea at all what
> it's called?

Same problem in any OS! Locate works well, plus the fact that most thing=
s
are somewhere underneath /etc.

> WfWg 3.11 is like WfWg 3.1 is like W3.1 is like 3.0, which is not
> entirely unlike 2.0 which resembled 1.0 a bit.

I came in at 2.0/386. If you've ever used a real 1.0 box you are=20
a most unusual person...

> (Must install some .sigs in this new mailer. What a rock'n'roll way to
> spend Fri night, eh...?

Did the rock'n'roll last night, and more to come over the weekend...

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