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From: Jeff on 28 Jul 2005 22:10 "PanHandler" <panhandler(a)whiskey.net> wrote in message news:yagGe.11606$G71.2774(a)bignews3.bellsouth.net... > > "Jeff" <catfisherman62(a)123yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:4ydGe.39399$0f.16052(a)tornado.texas.rr.com... > > > > "PanHandler" <panhandler(a)whiskey.net> wrote in message > > news:etdGe.10031$8g5.4162(a)bignews4.bellsouth.net... > > >> I'll let others answer the other questions, but I think it's highly > > unlikely > >> the eMachines XP OS will install on anything other than the machine it > >> was > >> shipped with. TTBOMK it's a restore version for the intended eMachine, > > which > >> already has the OS pre-installed on the HD. > > > >> "Jeff" <catfisherman62(a)123yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> news:sWcGe.39299$0f.30074(a)tornado.texas.rr.com... > > > No actually I got two discs, one with a full version and one with the > > restore version. Even if it is proprietary software, I can still make it > > work. > > That's good. I'm currently running three eMachines, own five, and they all > have only the restore versions. I wonder if Gateway made the change after > they bought eMachines. My newest one (Model 3085) is about 1ý years old. The > preinstalled OS includes the Key number, and that's one of the things the > restore discs look for. I've tried restores from the wrong version and it > refuses to work. BTW - I've been using eMachines since 1999 and plugged > everything but a waffle iron into them without a single problem. They're > great values for the money. > > I should have mentioned that I bought the Emachine from Tiger Direct and the extra disc was a product of Tiger.
From: filthy-mcnasty on 28 Jul 2005 22:19 Using at least one appendage, the entity known in this space-time continuum as Duddits <Duddits(a)Dreamcatcher.com> revealed in news:6u2je1tg4f54h8h96cbf4a0vkqv22f8g8i(a)4ax.com: > Total used space on C is 4.9GB with buttloads of software > with system restore set at 2GB max. > Guilty on the full retail with redundancies, but I forgot System Restore (Optional, but advisable) and Recycle Bin, which I don't use anyway - sometimes to my regret, but I DO have lots of room for those life-saving freeware recovery items Um, and your lean system still uses 4.9GB, which doesn't leave a lot out of 6.6GB available to the asker Sorry. You are right. Overlooked the "buttloads". I'll go away and think again -- Will Cornish of Cardigan, UK - No nastier than you; No filthier than usual To EMail Remove Anti-Spam Spaces: filthy-mcnasty @ btconnect.com
From: PanHandler on 28 Jul 2005 23:04 "Jeff" <catfisherman62(a)123yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uegGe.45974$gL1.8627(a)tornado.texas.rr.com... > I should have mentioned that I bought the Emachine from Tiger Direct and > the > extra disc was a product of Tiger. Aha! That explains my confusion :-) As an aside, I'd highly recommend AidaSysInfo. It's like Belarc Advisor on steroids - more than you really need to know about the computer and OS, but VERY useful - even to the point of indicating fan RPM's, motherboard data, etc.
From: Jeff on 28 Jul 2005 23:12 "PanHandler" <panhandler(a)whiskey.net> wrote in message news:H%gGe.33584$sJ4.26654(a)bignews5.bellsouth.net... > > "Jeff" <catfisherman62(a)123yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:uegGe.45974$gL1.8627(a)tornado.texas.rr.com... > I'd highly recommend > AidaSysInfo. It's like Belarc Advisor on steroids - more than you really > need to know about the computer and OS, but VERY useful - even to the point > of indicating fan RPM's, motherboard data, etc. > > Got a link?
From: PanHandler on 29 Jul 2005 00:10
"Jeff" <catfisherman62(a)123yahoo.com> wrote in message news:h8hGe.45983$gL1.27136(a)tornado.texas.rr.com... > > "PanHandler" <panhandler(a)whiskey.net> wrote in message > news:H%gGe.33584$sJ4.26654(a)bignews5.bellsouth.net... > I'd highly recommend >> AidaSysInfo. It's like Belarc Advisor on steroids - more than you really >> need to know about the computer and OS, but VERY useful - even to the > point >> of indicating fan RPM's, motherboard data, etc. > Got a link? The utility has been abandoned by the developer, but here's a link to downoad it: http://www.sofotex.com/AIDA32-download_L9326.html |