From: Xray on 24 Mar 2010 21:17 "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous(a)example.invalid> wrote in news:hodugq $1me$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > Xray wrote: > >> Update - Had to wipe the drive clean and reinsall OS. > > Did you pick one that isn't susceptible to such problems? I took a shiny disc, it said something like "Windows XP Professional" on it, not sure. Its not XP's fault that I like to take risks. Lots of people write lots of malicious code for windows for 1 reason - Because most people use it. There must be a reason why most people use it, no ?
From: Leonard Agoado on 26 Mar 2010 13:40 "Xray" <pl(a)yer.com> wrote> Ebays a good option, and in fact about the only one for alot of these older > games - Besides downloading an image on the usenet. > Only down side is you have to wait a while for it, obviously. > > Highly unlikely any game publisher would feel obliged to send another > copy, > and in fact probably do not even stock them. Sorry I'm late to the party, but is this what you were looking for? http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=68393 Regards, Len Agoado agoado(a)msn.com
From: Xray on 27 Mar 2010 03:00
"Leonard Agoado" <agoado(a)msn.com> wrote in news:J8qdnQ6eW_wAbDHWnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com: > > "Xray" <pl(a)yer.com> wrote> Ebays a good option, and in fact about the > only one for alot of these older >> games - Besides downloading an image on the usenet. >> Only down side is you have to wait a while for it, obviously. >> >> Highly unlikely any game publisher would feel obliged to send another >> copy, >> and in fact probably do not even stock them. > > > Sorry I'm late to the party, but is this what you were looking for? > > http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=68393 > > Regards, > > Len Agoado > agoado(a)msn.com Yup, I've already had a new copy for a few days, $8 shipped for a sealed DVD from ebay. |