Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-05 Thread Michael Mol
On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2012-02-02 12:04 PM, Michael Mol wrote: >> >> Pretty much what I've got going for my grandmother. I had her working >> with Evolution and Firefox on XP > > > Interesting... the last time (admittedly a *long* time ago) I tried > Evolution on W

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-05 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2012-02-02 12:04 PM, Michael Mol wrote: Pretty much what I've got going for my grandmother. I had her working with Evolution and Firefox on XP Interesting... the last time (admittedly a *long* time ago) I tried Evolution on Windows it was totally unusable... Are you saying that it is now

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went >> out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't >> have the restore discs. We ordered those from Gateway. I went

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Thu, Feb 02, 2012 at 11:01:16AM -0600, Dale wrote: > This whole thread is off topic as it gets. Fire away. Heck, talk about > the weather. It could be more on topic than a Linux list talking about > fixing a windoze install. ROFL You started it. :-P Perhaps we should found a gentoo-user-r

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Mol
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Dale wrote: > James Broadhead wrote: >> On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale wrote: Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once that required a number from MS because of the new mob

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale wrote: >> Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that >> required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They >> said it recognized the change in the serial numbers. When I ran into >> that be

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Dale
James Broadhead wrote: > On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale wrote: >>> Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that >>> required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They >>> said it recognized the c

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread James Broadhead
On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale wrote: >> Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once that >> required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive.  They >> said it recognized the change in the serial numbers.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale wrote: > Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once that > required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive.  They > said it recognized the change in the serial numbers.  When I ran into > that before tho, it installed fin

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Mol
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 09:31:13PM -0500, Mike Edenfield wrote: >> > From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM >> >> >> > Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once th

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 09:31:13PM -0500, Mike Edenfield wrote: > > From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM > > > > Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that > > required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Mike Edenfield
> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:43 PM > > Mike Edenfield wrote: > >> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM > >> > >> Howdy, > >> > >> I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard d

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Mike Edenfield wrote: >> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM > > >> Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that >> required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They >> said it recognized the change

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Mike Edenfield wrote: >> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM >> >> Howdy, >> >> I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went >> out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't >> have the restore

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Mike Edenfield
> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM > Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that > required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They > said it recognized the change in the serial numbers. When I

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Mike Edenfield
> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39 PM > > Howdy, > > I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went > out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't > have the restore discs. We ordered those fr

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I got a neighbour that has a computer issue. First, the hard drive went >> out. We ordered a new one and installed it. Then he realized he didn't >> have the restore discs. We ordered those from Gateway. I went

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

2012-02-01 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I got a neighbour that has a computer issue.  First, the hard drive went > out.  We ordered a new one and installed it.  Then he realized he didn't > have the restore discs.  We ordered those from Gateway.  I went up today > and tried to ins