resopalrabotnick Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 is it really squid? i thought a quid was equivalent to a pound as in you owe me 5 quid? the squid was actually an intentional misunderstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 is it really squid? i thought a quid was equivalent to a pound as in you owe me 5 quid? the squid was actually an intentional misunderstanding. you were on the money , as we say , :lol: squid = a pound ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 You would be right on that one Roco. I could not find a translater for that one. It did not even make it ona english to american translator. None of it. http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~aaron/amlish.html Either one sounds fine. It will be a treat and an honor to eat real home cooked English food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 You would be right on that one Roco. I could not find a translater for that one. It did not even make it ona english to american translator. None of it. http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~aaron/amlish.html Either one sounds fine. It will be a treat to eat real home cooked English food. Tommie, I was kidding on the food , we can do better than that , Bro. you are always welcome, I will e-mail you later , lol I am being swamped with Uk e-mails (help ect ) it's Saturday night again , anyone want a translation to my post#24? it's standard London Taxi cab English , Back on topic , anyone thinking of buying Xp. home or pro .I guess it will drop in price within 6 months , and will be supported till 2115, me, I am staying with Xp pro. guess it will see me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 and will be supported till 2115, me, I am staying with Xp pro. guess it will see me out You will live to bother your kids and grand kids longer than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 :grin2: I read on Windows Secrets that MS has committed to support XP for seven more years, so I will keep my XP and MS can keep their eye candy. Good stuff on Windows Secrets. I don't do MS updates until WS says its OK. Also an interesting article on how to get a full fresh install of vista from an upgrade CD. Appears to be condoned by MS. I do all my backup's on a USB external HD that is never on unless I am using it. thanks again paladin, for the tip on USB external H/Drives for backups , just rushed out and brought me one , as I have a shed full of 10Gb laptop H/D's I am a belt and braces guy , is braces , suspenders USA ? in the UK thats what holds up stockings (female ) aaaaH memories , drat these new fangled tights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmybest2day Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 I guess I'll chime in with my two cents. I've hated XP since the day it was released. It's a resource hog compared to 2000. When I do a fresh install with 2k, after deleting the files the installation left behind (driver cache and dllcache), I have 12 processes, 43,000K memory usage, and 320mb of disk used. XP can't even dream to get that close. I know you can go in and fine-tune everything and get it...well, kind of close, but you lose almost all functionality that is standard. 2000 doesn't need fine-tuning and tweaking because it was built lean and mean to begin with. XP is just too bloated, methinks. The only reason I have/use XP is because my Creative Zen Vision:M requires WMP10/11, which is only offered in post-SP1, so I put that on a spare laptop harddrive and made a Symantec Ghost image of it. I run 2000 Pro and Server, as well as SLES/SLED10 here. I must say, I love a nice, pure 2000 network. Since I do a lot with networking, I've noticed that XP doesn't do networking very well. It claims it does, but 2000, when you browse a workgroup, the listing shows up almost instantly. XP, you wait 45-60 seconds only to have it tell you "unable to locate..blah blah blah." I've even tried turning the Computer Browser service off (that's the one that keeps an updated list of computers/shares on the network) and that doesn't make any difference. where it does help a little bit is when you're in Office and click the drop-down list for where to save the document, Computer Browser turned off makes it faster for the list to drop down. With it on, it searches the entire network, just so you can choose C:. 2k/Linux is the best choice I've ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 You will live to bother your kids and grand kids longer than that. Nah, I just hope I go living the Rock and Roll lifestyle , ( fast ) the grandkids are taken care of , lol what a morbid thought but I have done what is right , just hope I go in bed , with me boots on , + with a beautifull blonde, just as I click post to TMN , F**k the reply saw a geat sticker in a motor home , "spending the kids inheritance" see what another Birthday has done to me Bro , another year away from catching up with Tda***z :smitten lool time I gewt there I will be on a zimmer frame : :2funny:, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 I guess I'll chime in with my two cents. I've hated XP since the day it was released. It's a resource hog compared to 2000. LOL I could not agree more I ran 2000 briefly on a puter (laptop) , that I had to load Xp on . lol did Xp slow it down , I have 5 licence keys for 2000, but no disk , still I keep looking at car boots and jumble sales + ebay can any one help, with a pointer, I have keys to 3.1 , 95 , 98, Me, Xp home & pro, but I would like 2000 to make my collection complete, is it downloadable ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paladin Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 Roco: Thanks for posting the WS deal. All Tommie had to do was google it and the first page is nearly all WS. It also has a paid version for a donation, a lot more stuff. I love that external HD. Can't mess it up if it ain't turned on. Another thing I like is WinPatrol, google it and ck. it out. My Dad wore a belt and suspenders Roco, you brought back memories. :haha: Sorry for picking on you Tommie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmybest2day Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 I got my first copy of 2000 Pro from my father's work. He called up I.T. and told them that he needed to reload his laptop, and they were really busy, so they just gave him a flip folder of all the CDs they had and all the keys were written on them, so naturally, I copied the entire flip folder. Then at my job I got at college (I'm a student first, and employee second), I was digging through my office and the storage closet in the A+ lab and found original copies of 2000 Pro and Server, and they were the base releases--no Service Packs. Downloaded the network distributable SP4 thing, and slipstreamed it into the Pro/Server disks and now I have legit ISOs for both, with SP4. Installed Pro and then went to Windows Update and wrote down the list of KB#'s for the updates, then went to the download catalogue and got the offline-installers for everything. Turns out about 95% of those will slipstream into the CD as well. So now I have "SP5" copies. Fun times. As far as helping you find legitimate CDs...eBay - Search results (windows 2000 professional) might be a good place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 LOL I could not agree more I ran 2000 briefly on a puter (laptop) , that I had to load Xp on . lol did Xp slow it down , I have 5 licence keys for 2000, but no disk , still I keep looking at car boots and jumble sales + ebay can any one help, with a pointer, I have keys to 3.1 , 95 , 98, Me, Xp home & pro, but I would like 2000 to make my collection complete, is it downloadable ? I hope I'm understanding you right, your English is a little different than what I'm used to (I use spell checker a lot) . I seem to like 2000 better than XP Pro that I both use and I think your right about the speed. Both I bought on eBay at a real good price, full installs. Not sure about the downloadable part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 10, 2007 CID Share Posted February 10, 2007 Sorry for picking on you Tommie. Thats my job most of the time, I think that is why they keep me around. I was very tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 Roco: Thanks for posting the WS deal. All Tommie had to do was google it and the first page is nearly all WS. It also has a paid version for a donation, a lot more stuff. I love that external HD. Can't mess it up if it ain't turned on. Another thing I like is WinPatrol, google it and ck. it out. My Dad wore a belt and suspenders Roco, you brought back memories. :haha: Sorry for picking on you Tommie. Tommie deserves it IMHO to busy Spamming to search are suspenders( USA ) the thing that held up socks ? my dad wore those or these , aaaah , sorry I tried goggling women in suspenders , yeah I should have known better , , , so I will try and describe them, a female garment that holds up stockings , each individual stocking ( not all in one tights/ stockings ) and clips to a lacy belt , ( oh lol I am getting excited as the memory rolls back ) maybe I will P.m. Tdawnaz or Water for a full description , just for the sake of USA/UK Harmony , lets move on , my usb H/d is working well, and sure makes me feel more secure, thanks for that Paladin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 You have to take off safe search Roco. it is in the unmentionable section. Also the unpostable section. This was as close as I dare post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmybest2day Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 My interpretation of suspenders are for holding up pants/slacks. Of course, every part of the world, and even in the same country (ie: US) have different interpretations, but that's mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 You have to take off safe search Roco. it is in the unmentionable section. Also the unpostable section. This was as close as I dare post. Tommie it looks like part of that tent blew away or something, or is that the skirt? Do you store that in your closet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 Tommie it looks like part of that tent blew away or something, or is that the skirt? grandpa, man your memory must be going , I still have hazy recollections of those , , You have to take off safe search Roco. it is in the unmentionable section. Also the unpostable section. This was as close as I dare post. Tommie, my Doc . recommends I keep safe search on at my time of life, also it could be a waste buying unripe bananas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 I hope I'm understanding you right, your English is a little different than what I'm used to (I use spell checker a lot) . I seem to like 2000 better than XP Pro that I both use and I think your right about the speed. Both I bought on eBay at a real good price, full installs. Not sure about the downloadable part. grandpa , my English is hard on my UK brothers also , lol, TMN spell checker is USA English , I have to live with that , so when has humour been spelt humor , or colour been spelt color us Brits export a perfectly good language and it gets wrecked just moving it across the pond , only joking Bro , what I saw of 2K looked good to me, yeah, pleanty for sale cheap in the USA , not so in the UK unfortunatly, Regards Roco UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paladin Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 Tommie deserves it IMHO to busy Spamming to search are suspenders( USA ) the thing that held up socks ? my dad wore those or these , aaaah , sorry I tried goggling women in suspenders , yeah I should have known better , , , so I will try and describe them, a female garment that holds up stockings , each individual stocking ( not all in one tights/ stockings ) and clips to a lacy belt , ( oh lol I am getting excited as the memory rolls back ) maybe I will P.m. Tdawnaz or Water for a full description , just for the sake of USA/UK Harmony , lets move on , my usb H/d is working well, and sure makes me feel more secure, thanks for that Paladin The suspenders that my Dad wore were for holding up his pants, they hooked in one spot in middle of back on pants and split below shoulders, one over each shoulder then to top of pants on each front side. He also wore a belt. He also wore what he called garters to hold his socks up. It was a contraption that went around your leg above the calf and had a strap that hooked to the top of your sock. My Mother wore garters to hold her hosery up on each leg. It was a lacy stretchy band that she put at the top of hosery and rolled down a few turns. All of these garters looked like they would cut off your circulation. You're welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paladin Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 Don't know what happened to my last post, all a quote, but I'm not gonna try to fix it. :uglystupid2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggr3 Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 Don't know what happened to my last post, all a quote, but I'm not gonna try to fix it. :uglystupid2: Your last post is at the bottom of page 3...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 grandpa , my English is hard on my UK brothers also , lol, TMN spell checker is USA English , I have to live with that , so when has humour been spelt humor , or colour been spelt color us Brits export a perfectly good language and it gets wrecked just moving it across the pond , only joking Bro , what I saw of 2K looked good to me, yeah, pleanty for sale cheap in the USA , not so in the UK unfortunatly, Regards Roco UK Now I see why the little pictures along with the words, the expressions help to clarify and give the correct accent , gotcha. As for the 2K I had mine shipped to me, that got there in little canoe to cross creeks. For a big pond we use big canoe. And there is always the pigeon but won't work at meal time none left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 Don't know what happened to my last post, all a quote, but I'm not gonna try to fix it. :uglystupid2: Circulation must have got cut off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 11, 2007 CID Share Posted February 11, 2007 paladin, I fixed it for you. Bet you thought you were loosing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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