Why I'm posting this from Ubuntu (just one of many reasons)

[Frank]

Adam Albright wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:14:09 -0800, Frank <fb@osspan.clm> wrote:
>
>
>>treadmill-- with the great taste of fish wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Frank wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>treadmill-- with the great taste of fish wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This highlights a major difference between open source and closed
>>>>>source. Because you cannot look at the closed source of the Microsoft
>>>>>system you cannot know what malicious developers might be doing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I think we've all now gotten the distinct impression, from your
>>>>postings, that you're just a linux loving troll!
>>>>Frank
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Linux loving? Most of the time. I must admit that I occasionally swear
>>>like a bastard at certain things in Ubuntu, but nowhere near as much as
>>>I swear at Microsoft and the shitty way they treat their customers.
>>>
>>>Troll? Nope. I genuinely want to know how to delete these unnecessary
>>>files but so far no one has given me a usable answer.
>>
>>Two ways:
>>1) take ownership of the file
>>
>>or
>>
>>turn off UAC.
>>Frank
>
>
> Polly want a cracker?
>

Back to begging?
Pathetic.
Frank

 

[treadmill-- with the great taste of fish]

Frank wrote:
> treadmill-- with the great taste of fish wrote:
>> Troll? Nope. I genuinely want to know how to delete these unnecessary
>> files but so far no one has given me a usable answer.
>
> Two ways:
> 1) take ownership of the file

Thanks, but I tried that. It wouldn't let me. Or am I taking the wrong
steps to take ownership of that file? Do you have a list of the steps I
need to take, or at least the the first few steps I need to take?


> or
>
> turn off UAC.

That was almost the first thing I did in Vista because it was so
pathetic and annoying. So that hasn't helped.

 

[Frank]

treadmill-- with the great taste of fish wrote:

> Frank wrote:
>
>> treadmill-- with the great taste of fish wrote:
>>
>>> Troll? Nope. I genuinely want to know how to delete these unnecessary
>>> files but so far no one has given me a usable answer.
>>
>>
>> Two ways:
>> 1) take ownership of the file
>
>
> Thanks, but I tried that. It wouldn't let me. Or am I taking the wrong
> steps to take ownership of that file? Do you have a list of the steps I
> need to take, or at least the the first few steps I need to take?
>
>
>> or
>>
>> turn off UAC.
>
>
> That was almost the first thing I did in Vista because it was so
> pathetic and annoying. So that hasn't helped.

Ok, for your viewing pleasure, here is a web site with some very
interesting and easy ways to take ownership of files in Vista.

http://forums.pcworld.com/docs/DOC-1127jsessionid=6B64D3ED973A6642FDED584FCE30EA24

Frank

 

[Glen W \(Gknicks\)]

I had no problems removing that file, right click-delete..

"ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
newsan.2007.11.13.23.18.29.91690@zianet.com...
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:50:29 -0800, Frank wrote:
>
>> treadmill-- with the great taste of fish wrote:
>>> The pre-install of Vista that came with this laptop amounted to several
>>> gigs' worth of disk space. For an OS? So I had a look with Windirstat to
>>> find out where all the space was going. I found a folder that had a load
>>> of movies in that Microsoft had put there. Right, they can go, I
>>> thought, and I tried to delete them.
>>>
>>> The first file I tried to delete, called "Apollo 13.dvr-ms", could not
>>> be deleted. It said "you need permission to perform this action". Now I
>>> can see why some files might be protected from deletion. But a 50
>>> megabyte movie advertisement? Why the hell shouldn't I be allowed to
>>> delete that?
>>>
>>> I could just about tolerate a polite message from Microsoft stating why
>>> they would like me not to delete it, but then it should let me delete
>>> this crud if I want to. I Googled for a bit but then I thought, what am
>>> I doing wasting my time trying to find out how to delete this stupid
>>> file.
>>>
>>> Listen, Microsoft: it's my computer - not yours. Don't presume to tell
>>> me what I can and can't do with it!
>>>
>>> So here I am in Ubuntu, enjoying a proper, grown-up operating system
>>> that doesn't try to take away my freedoms like Microsoft Vista does.
>>>
>>> You know what, I'll bet Ubuntu will allow me to delete that file!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How wonderful!
>> One question...how many times a week must you kiss RS's hairy arse?
>> Enquiring minds want to know.
>> Frank
>
> About half as often as you bend over and kiss Bill G.'s.
>