DerRickster

Ok I'll try it. You're profile picture reminds me of a Drill Sargent i had in a different platoon back in 86. He was a black man with very dark skin. He was standing under a tree in the shade smiling and the only thing you could see was his eyes and his teeth. I think he knew that.

Im having a hard time in understanding the 'top level profile' Please explain. Now I have My Documents, My Pictures and My Music on a different Partition...that wouldn't matter would it?

I have two different profiles on my computer (local use only) and the second profile doesn't display the icons associated with the program that it is registered with. What can be the friggin problem. Also some of my programs doesn't work either...like MMM+ (it's a context menu enhancer) What do I need to do to fix this.

Get a load of this...I usually buy from newegg...but this was a deal I couldn't pass up. I was driving though Montana (live in Washington) so I called bestbuy (Bestbuy usually has a higher markup esp. comparing it to newegg in Missoula and asked if they got any notebook HD. I ended up buying a Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB 2.5" ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM for 179.99 w/o any sales tax. Newegg had it for 184.99 with 4.99 shipping. What a deal B)

I have a ASUS Z71V laptop which has a SATA interface through a PATA channel so I don't really get 'true' SATA performance. Which Hitachi 7200 drive are you refering to...I would like to get at least a 120 GB HD. For gaming purposes.

Which would be faster ATA-6 at 5400 RPM or SATA at 4200 RPM Im planning on upgrading my laptop Hard Drive

I have duplicate items on my context menu...It only appears on my desktop and menu items. Has anyone ever encountered it before. I usually have to do a system restore. Correction...it happens with shortcuts and not the actual file(s)

Boycott Norton!

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If I recall I have a program called Easy Uninstall 2000 but its not officially supported with WinXP. Spring Cleaning is but I downloaded the trial and had nothing but problems with it. HK-47: "Clarification: This meatbag is looking for a backup program that backups all files and registry information for storage."

I'm looking for a backup program that will individually backup a program with its registry entries for archiving, transporting, etc. Does anyone know what type of programs are out there. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thanks

I type them with two fingers....one on each hand...Columbus Style...Point and Land...

DerRickster: (whistles a bit, then) Hello. I would like to buy a fish licence, please. GreenMachine: A what? DerRickster: A licence for my pet fish, Eric. GreenMachine: How did you know my name was Eric? DerRickster: No, no, no! My fish's name is Eric. Eric fish. He's an halibut. GreenMachine: What? DerRickster: He is an halibut. GreenMachine: You've got a pet halibut? DerRickster: Yes, I chose him out of thousands. I didn't like the others, they were all too flat. GreenMachine: You must be a loony. DerRickster: I am not a loony. Why should I be tarred with the epithet 'loony' merely because I have a pet halibut? I've heard tell that Sir Gerald Nabarro has a pet prawn called Simon - you wouldn't call him a loony! Furthermore Dawn Pathorpe, the lady showjumper, had a clam called Stafford, after the late chancellor. Alan Bullock has two pikes, both called Chris, and Marcel Proust had an 'addock! So if you're calling the author of 'A la recherche de temps perdu' a loony, I shall have to ask you to step outside! GreenMachine: All right, all right, all right. A licence? DerRickster: Yes! GreenMachine: For a fish. DerRickster: Yes! GreenMachine: You are a loony. DerRickster: Look, it's a bleeding pet, isn't it? I've got a licence for me pet dog Eric, I've got a licence for me pet cat Eric. GreenMachine: You don't need a licence for your cat. DerRickster: I bleedin' well do and I've got one! Can't be caught out there! GreenMachine: There is no such thing as a bloody Cat Licence. DerRickster: Yes there is. GreenMachine: No there isn't. DerRickster: Is! GreenMachine: Isn't! DerRickster: I've bleedin' got one, look! What's that then? GreenMachine: This is a dog licence with the word 'dog' crossed out and 'cat' written in in crayon. DerRickster: Man didn't have the right form. GreenMachine: What Man? DerRickster: The Man from the cat detector van. GreenMachine: The loony detector van, you mean. DerRickster: Look, it's people like you what cause unrest. GreenMachine: What cat detector van? DerRickster: The cat detector van from the Ministry of Housinge. GreenMachine: Housinge? DerRickster: It was spelt like that on the van. I'm very observant. I never seen so many bleedin' aerials. The man said their equipment could pinpoint a purr at four hundred yards, and Eric being such a happy cat was a piece of cake GreenMachine: How much did you pay for this? DerRickster: Sixty quid and eight for the fruit-bat. GreenMachine: What fruit-bat? DerRickster: Eric the fruit-bat. GreenMachine: Are all your pets called Eric? DerRickster: There's nothing so odd about that. Kemel Attaturk had an entire menagerie called Abdul. GreenMachine: No he didn't. DerRickster: Did! GreenMachine: Didn't! DerRickster: Did, did, did, did, did and did! GreenMachine: Oh all right. DerRickster: Spoken like a gentleman, sir. Now, are you going to give me a fish licence? GreenMachine: I promise you that there is no such thing. You don't need one. DerRickster: In that case give me a bee licence. GreenMachine: A licence for your pet bee. DerRickster: Correct. GreenMachine: Called Eric? Eric the bee? DerRickster: No. GreenMachine: No? DerRickster: No, Eric the half bee. He had an accident. GreenMachine: You're off your chump. DerRickster: Look, if you intend by that utilization of an obscure colloquialism to imply that my sanity is not up to scratch, or even to deny the semi-existence of my little chum Eric the half bee, I shall have to ask you to listen to this. Take it away, Eric the orchestra-leader. Eric Idle: A one, two, a one two three four! DerRickster (sings): Half a bee, philosophically, Must, ipso facto, half not be. But half the bee has got to be Vis a vis, its entity. D'you see? But can a bee be said to be Or not to be an entire bee When half the bee is not a bee Due to some ancient injury? Chorus: Chorus sung by Alanoll, XtremeMaC and GreenMachine La dee dee, one two three, Eric the half a bee. A B C D E F G, Eric the half a bee. DerRickster: Is this wretched demi-bee, Half-asleep upon my knee, Some freak from a menagerie? No! It's Eric the half a bee! Chorus: Fiddle de dum, Fiddle de dee, Eric the half a bee. Ho ho ho, tee hee hee, Eric the half a bee. DerRickster: I love this hive, implore ye-ee, Bisected accidentally, One summer afternoon by me, I love him carnally. Chorus: He loves him carnally, Semi-carnally. DerRickster: The end. GreenMachine: Cyril Connolly? DerRickster: No, semi-carnally! GreenMachine: Oh. Chorus: Cyril Connolly. (Whistle end of tune.) ... ...

The Real Issue....SlipStreaming the Space-Time Continuum "WWDD' "What Would Data Do" I actually had this roommate who was like Data on Star Trek. No Joke. This guy showed no emotion when he talked to you and he always took a second to think before he spoke.

'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!

Actually...I'm a school bus driver on summer break....

I've been really really sick this weekend and haven't quite gotten over it so I've been quite out of it literally...sorry. HOWEVER.... XtremeMaC: Is this the right room for an argument? DerRickster: I've told you once. XtremeMaC: No you haven't. DerRickster: Yes I have. XtremeMaC: When? DerRickster: Just now! XtremeMaC: No you didn't. DerRickster: Yes I did! XtremeMaC: Didn't. DerRickster: Did. XtremeMaC: Didn't. DerRickster: I'm telling you I did! XtremeMaC: You did not! DerRickster: I'm sorry, is this a five minute argument, or the full half-hour? XtremeMaC: Oh, just a five minute one. DerRickster: Fine. (makes a note of it; XtremeMaC sits down) Thank you. Anyway I did. XtremeMaC: You most certainly did not. DerRickster: Now, let's get one thing quite clear... I most definitely told you! XtremeMaC: You did not. DerRickster: Yes I did. XtremeMaC: You did not. DerRickster: Yes I did. XtremeMaC: Didn't. DerRickster: Yes I did. XtremeMaC: Didn't. DerRickster: Yes I did!! XtremeMaC: Look this isn't an argument. DerRickster: Yes it is. XtremeMaC: No it isn't, it's just contradiction. DerRickster: No it isn't. XtremeMaC: Yes it is. DerRickster: It is not. XtremeMaC: It is. You just contradicted me. DerRickster: No I didn't. XtremeMaC: Ooh, you did! DerRickster: No, no, no, no, no. XtremeMaC: You did, just then. DerRickster: No, nonsense! XtremeMaC: Oh, look this is futile. DerRickster: No it isn't. XtremeMaC: I came here for a good argument. DerRickster: No you didn't, you came here for an argument. XtremeMaC: Well, an argument's not the same as contradiction. DerRickster: It can be. XtremeMaC: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a definite proposition. DerRickster: No it isn't. XtremeMaC: Yes it is. It isn't just contradiction. DerRickster: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position. XtremeMaC: But it isn't just saying "No it isn't". DerRickster: Yes it is. XtremeMaC: No it isn't, an argument is an intellectual process... contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says. DerRickster: No it isn't. XtremeMaC: Yes it is. DerRickster: Not at all. XtremeMaC: Now look! DerRickster:(pressing the bell on his desk) Thank you, good morning. XtremeMaC: What? DerRickster: That's it. Good morning. XtremeMaC: But I was just getting interested. DerRickster: Sorry the five minutes is up. XtremeMaC: That was never five minutes just now! DerRickster: I'm afraid it was. XtremeMaC: No it wasn't. DerRickster: I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue any more. XtremeMaC: What!? DerRickster: If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another five minutes. XtremeMaC: But that was never five minutes just now... oh come on! (DerRickster looks round as though XtremeMaC was not there) This is ridiculous. DerRickster: I'm very sorry, but I told you I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid. XtremeMaC: Oh. All right. (pays) There you are. DerRickster: Thank you. XtremeMaC: Well? DerRickster: Well what? XtremeMaC: That was never five minutes just now. DerRickster: I told you I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid. XtremeMaC: I've just paid. DerRickster: No you didn't. XtremeMaC: I did! I did! I did! DerRickster: No you didn't. XtremeMaC: Look I don't want to argue about that. DerRickster: Well I'm very sorry but you didn't pay. XtremeMaC: Aha! Well if I didn't pay, why are you arguing... got you! DerRickster: No you haven't. XtremeMaC: Yes I have... if you're arguing I must have paid. DerRickster: Not necessarily. I could be arguing in my spare time. XtremeMaC: I've had enough of this. DerRickster: No you haven't. ... ... .... Monty Python skits are the best!!!! XtremeMaC, have you heard of desktopgirls website? They have an excellent wallpapaer of Avril Lavigne. You might already have it but here is the web addy http://www.desktopgirls.com/search_thumbs....de=&query=avril

was I just flamed?.....

The Release Candidate for Service Pack 2 is avalable for download. In case anyone is interested, Microsoft just released RC2 of SP1 to public. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...n/sp2predl.mspx Here's direct link to the English network download version of RC2: http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/1...C9FA8/xpSP2.exe ____________________________________________ Has anyone had any issues with slipstreaming it with XPCREATE?

Yipee! I'm getting WinXP Pro tomorrow....I have a NEW SET OF PROBLEMS to deal with. Hey...got a question...can i copy the contents of XP to my hard drive to make a slipstreaming faster?...just asking.

Price is the issue. What is the difference between the two. I'm just going to play games and maybe do my digital art. I went ahead and cancelled the order. Newegg has a special that ends tomorrow for XP Pro for 140.00 So Greenmachine give me a convincing arguement on why I should purchase XP Pro....Thanks

The funniest thing....after I spent many long hours working on this thing for windows 2000 and finally being successful at it I decided to upgrade to Windows XP home edition.... .... ... are their any hotfixes I can use for XP from Win2k?

what about SCSI Drivers?