If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

 

Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

Thursday.

 

If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades. It

would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with a

downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no charge

instead of double dipping us.

 

Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

 

Pass this along...

"Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

> powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

> Thursday.

>

> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades. It

> would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with a

> downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

> charge instead of double dipping us.

>

As soon as you turn it off on Tuesday go take a course on Vista or read a

book... Vista for dummies... something easy like that. Once you get a bit

of a handle on it you will find Vista is quite nice and it will probably

become your favorite.

 

I doubt MS would know or care if vista PCs are on or off.

--

Canuck57 wrote:

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista

> PC is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it

> back on Thursday.

>

> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free

> downgrades. It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista

> keys to work with a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us

> to download it at no charge instead of double dipping us.

>

> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>

> Pass this along...

 

How would Microsoft even know that you turned your pc on or not?

Canuck57 wrote:

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

> powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

> Thursday.

>

> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades. It

> would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with a

> downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no charge

> instead of double dipping us.

>

> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>

> Pass this along...

>

>

 

While having your vista free day, you may enjoy passing some time with

this article :)

 

What CAN’T Linux do?

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=186&tag=nl.e102

 

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creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer

rights in the digital age are not frivolous."

- Maura Corbett

Canuck57 wrote:

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

> powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

> Thursday.

>

> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades. It

> would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with a

> downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

> charge instead of double dipping us.

>

> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>

> Pass this along...

 

Vista should be permanently turned off. Not just for one day. Francis will

tell you ...

 

To quote Frank:

 

The truth...Vista is just a piece of crap.

Simple huh?

Frank

 

Cheers.

 

--

What does Bill Gates use?

http://tinyurl.com/2zxhdl

 

Proprietary Software: a 20th Century software business model.

 

Microsoft Is Watching YOU: http://tinyurl.com/2ptclh

Let's have a Canuck57 free week

 

"Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

> powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

> Thursday.

>

> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades. It

> would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with a

> downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

> charge instead of double dipping us.

>

> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>

> Pass this along...

>

>

>

 

Just think, if you don't post for a week, we will have a Canuck57 free week

without these irritating posts. Join me in wishing for a Canuck57 free

week!

PotsOn wrote:

> Canuck57 wrote:

>

>

>>If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>>Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

>>powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>>Thursday.

>>

>>If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades. It

>>would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with a

>>downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

>>charge instead of double dipping us.

>>

>>Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>>

>>Pass this along...

>

>

> Vista should be permanently turned on. Not just for one day. Frank will

> tell you ...

>

> And to quote myself:

>

> The truth...Ubuntu is just a piece of crap.

> Simple huh?

> PotsOn

>

> Cheers.

>

Yeah you're right old man. Ubuntu is just a piece of crap and you proly

have an infected computer and don't even know it. You're just an

ignorant old man and one big lying POS linux troll.

Pathetic!

Frank

"Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC is

> powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

> Thursday.

 

I think I will turn on all of my Vista machines, plus I will install several

Vista VMs in Virtual PC. I'll see how many I can get running!

"RA" <noonehere@thisplace.com> wrote in message

news:%2364vtoBkIHA.424@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> How would Microsoft even know that you turned your pc on or not?

 

Well, you see, the tinfoil hat brigade believes that Big Bad Microsoft KNOWS

EVERYTHING YOU DO. It's CONFIRMED! OMFG!

Re: Let's have a Canuck57 free week

 

Bill Yanaire wrote:

> Just think, if you don't post for a week, we will have a Canuck57 free

> week without these irritating posts. Join me in wishing for a Canuck57

> free week!

 

What's stopping you from having a Canuck57-free life?

 

What's da matta Billy? Can't control your own actions? Has someone tied

you down and is forcing you to read his posts?

 

--

Peace!

Kurt

Former Self-anointed Moderator

microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea

"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

Bob Campbell wrote:

> I think I will turn on all of my Vista machines, plus I will install

> several Vista VMs in Virtual PC. I'll see how many I can get running!

 

Sounds like you are gonna have a real exciting day!

 

[/sarcasm]

 

--

Peace!

Kurt

Former Self-anointed Moderator

microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea

"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

Canuck57 wrote:

> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>

> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

> is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

> Thursday.

>

> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades.

> It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work

> with a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at

> no charge instead of double dipping us.

>

> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>

> Pass this along...

 

I don't need to turn off my computer to have a Vista-free day! :)

 

--

Peace!

Kurt

Former Self-anointed Moderator

microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea

"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

Re: Let's have a Canuck57 free week

 

"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message

news:gBQGj.29449$hC1.12094@fe24.usenetserver.com...

> Bill Yanaire wrote:

>

>> Just think, if you don't post for a week, we will have a Canuck57 free

>> week without these irritating posts. Join me in wishing for a Canuck57

>> free week!

>

> What's stopping you from having a Canuck57-free life?

>

> What's da matta Billy? Can't control your own actions? Has someone tied

> you down and is forcing you to read his posts?

>

Yes, the same moron the is forcing you to read my posts!!!!!!!!!!! What's

da matta? Can't control your own actions? Better get that checked out by a

professional. If you need a referal, go ask NoStop or Alias

I know that for me, every day is a Linux free day!

 

Kurt Herman

Bob Campbell wrote:

> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

> news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

>> is

>> powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>> Thursday.

>

> I think I will turn on all of my Vista machines, plus I will install

> several

> Vista VMs in Virtual PC. I'll see how many I can get running!

 

You do that Bob. That's probably how M$'s Vista adoption rate is climbing

above a few million boxes.

 

Cheers.

 

--

What does Bill Gates use?

http://tinyurl.com/2zxhdl

 

Proprietary Software: a 20th Century software business model.

 

Microsoft Is Watching YOU: http://tinyurl.com/2ptclh

Re: Let's have a Canuck57 free week

 

Bill Yanaire wrote:

> Yes, the same moron the is forcing you to read my posts!!!!!!!!!!!

> What's da matta? Can't control your own actions? Better get that

> checked out by a professional. If you need a referal, go ask NoStop or

> Alias

 

Before I reply to the above, I need you to answer a yes or no question

for me:

 

Are you really as stupid as your last post would imply?

 

I doubt Billy has the cajones to give a simple yes or no answer.

 

--

Peace!

Kurt

Former Self-anointed Moderator

microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea

"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

Shut off my Vista system for a day? Not on your freakin' life! I'm happy

with Vista.

 

Windows XP is also on this system, on a separate hard drive, but I only

boot into it now if I want to use an older software title that's not

Vista compatible.

"Slap" <slap@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:poOGj.127340$pM4.56472@pd7urf1no...

>

>

> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

> news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

>> is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>> Thursday.

>>

>> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades.

>> It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with

>> a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

>> charge instead of double dipping us.

>>

> As soon as you turn it off on Tuesday go take a course on Vista or read a

> book... Vista for dummies... something easy like that. Once you get a bit

> of a handle on it you will find Vista is quite nice and it will probably

> become your favorite.

>

> I doubt MS would know or care if vista PCs are on or off.

 

They would. They call home with their serial numbers, if you had read about

Vista you would know that.

"RA" <noonehere@thisplace.com> wrote in message

news:%2364vtoBkIHA.424@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Canuck57 wrote:

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista

>> PC is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it

>> back on Thursday.

>>

>> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free

>> downgrades. It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista

>> keys to work with a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us

>> to download it at no charge instead of double dipping us.

>>

>> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>>

>> Pass this along...

>

> How would Microsoft even know that you turned your pc on or not?

 

Put a network sniffer between you and the internet. Let it just sit there

over Wednesday night.

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"

<none@none.not> wrote in message news:fsgcie$84m$1@aioe.org...

> Canuck57 wrote:

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

>> is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>> Thursday.

>>

>> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades.

>> It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with

>> a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

>> charge instead of double dipping us.

>>

>> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>>

>> Pass this along...

>>

>>

>

> While having your vista free day, you may enjoy passing some time with

> this article :)

>

> What CAN’T Linux do?

> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=186&tag=nl.e102

 

Very nice post. Quite true actually.

 

Maybe someone should post what "Vista Can Do But Linux Cannot?" It will be

a very, very short list for sure. In fact, I draw a blank.

Re: Let's have a Canuck57 free week

 

"Bill Yanaire" <bill@yanaire.com> wrote in message

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>

> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

> news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

>> is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>> Thursday.

>>

>> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades.

>> It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work with

>> a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at no

>> charge instead of double dipping us.

>>

>> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>>

>> Pass this along...

>

> Just think, if you don't post for a week, we will have a Canuck57 free

> week without these irritating posts. Join me in wishing for a Canuck57

> free week!

 

Hey, after being ripped off with Vista, and no options to go back to XP with

that new PC that isn't a double dipping from Microsoft, I am going to get my

pounds worth.

 

I am not spending a cent more on MS. In fact, I already wrote the vendor

saying if you offered XP or Linux, it would be a hit! Probably would too.

I would be willing to bet if you could get those mid-range commodity PCs

with XP, XP Pro and/or RedHat or Ubuntu pre-loaded, they would move so fast

they couldn't keep them in stock.

 

But Vista served it's purpose, ran it for 5 weeks as I wanted to see it for

myself with a SP1 out of the way, and to give it a chance. Waited a year

for SP1 announcements, then jumped in to see the hullabaloo...to

learn...what a disappointment. Passed in my recommendation to work today,

they were interested. I said pass on Vista, keep with XP Pro or go Linux.

Funny part, they accepted it and said we hear the same elsewhere.

 

And I am glade I researched the mobo and the video card before I purchased,

I can get drivers for XP, XP64, Linux and even Solaris.

 

Vista is DOA.

 

If you think Vista is good out of the box and can do things Linux cannot,

please tell this group what Vista can do that Linux cannot? I haven't seen

anything yet, other than a MS-Windows root kit.

"Bob Campbell" <bob@bob.bob> wrote in message

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> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message

> news:miOGj.127263$pM4.103619@pd7urf1no...

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

>> is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>> Thursday.

>

> I think I will turn on all of my Vista machines, plus I will install

> several Vista VMs in Virtual PC. I'll see how many I can get running!

 

Be sure not to get into licensing hell...

 

But please do.

"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message

news:RMQGj.10337$86.6790@fe77.usenetserver.com...

> Canuck57 wrote:

>

>> If you are not happy with Vista, lets have a Vista free day.

>>

>> Vista free day is simple. Wednesday April 2nd, make sure your Vista PC

>> is powered off all day. Shut it down on Tuesday, and power it back on

>> Thursday.

>>

>> If enough people do it, MS might notice and allow use free downgrades.

>> It would actually be quite simple for MS to allow Vista keys to work

>> with a downgrade copy of XP. And better yet, allow us to download it at

>> no charge instead of double dipping us.

>>

>> Join me on turning my Vista off for a day.

>>

>> Pass this along...

>

> I don't need to turn off my computer to have a Vista-free day! :)

>

> --

> Peace!

> Kurt

> Former Self-anointed Moderator

> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea

> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

LOL....

"Bill" <ws@ws.com> wrote in message

news:RpWGj.19040$KJ1.5698@newsfe19.lga...

> Shut off my Vista system for a day? Not on your freakin' life! I'm happy

> with Vista.

>

> Windows XP is also on this system, on a separate hard drive, but I only

> boot into it now if I want to use an older software title that's not Vista

> compatible.

 

Why don't you upgrade the stuff? Is it the cha-ching factor?? $$$

 

Hey, Vista is XP underneath all the added APIs and confusion. The added

weight is what makes it a pig.

 

Even MS is planning a replacement for Vista as early as 2010...cha-ching $$$

Canuck57 wrote:

>

>>

>>What CAN’T Linux do?

>>http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=186&tag=nl.e102

>

>

> Very nice post. Quite true actually.

>

> Maybe someone should post what "Vista Can Do But Linux Cannot?" It will be

> a very, very short list for sure. In fact, I draw a blank.

 

Try running Office, Adobe CS3, any Corel software., etc...the list is at

least a mile long.

Who do you think you're fooling?

Certainly not those of us who use the major software releases on Windows

and who have been testing linux for over a decade.

Either you're brain dead or just fukkin stupid!

Frank

 

oh and please spare me the "linux has comparable" bullsh*t cause it doesnt.