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XP Home vs. XP Pro in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I might be needing to install one of the above for support purposes... up til now, I frankly haven't given a da*n and so haven't been keeping score on the issue, but... Is there something in the Pro version to make it worth the extra $100 for general use? Obviously there were big differences between something like Win98 and Win 2000 Pro but after a quick perusal of the MS site it seems like a very fine line between XP Home Edition and Pro...

Reply to Windowblinds is mentioned on page 156 of the new issue of PC World magazine, (Dec. 2001) in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

GTH,DNPG,ADNCTHD

Reply to How the heck did we get here?! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

That's funny Doreen... I'm running a different Belief System that you are though, so the readme is different as well.

Reply to Online radio stations in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Try www.live365.com Should be at least one station there to satisfy you.

Reply to After we die.. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

...and I suppose what it really boils down to is what you choose to believe in... Eventually, we'll all know the answer (or we'll be nothing and won't know a thing ). If I'm still 'around' after death, I wouldn't mind visiting Tir na Nog and meeting Brighid and Lugh. Some ancient Irish beliefs hold it as the afterlife’s most idealistic environment. Paradise there consisted of feasting, revelry, music, and sexual intercourse. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smiles/grim.g

Reply to Where is The Artist? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

The Artist went back to using his old name - Prince.

Reply to After we die.. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I've also heard others mention the idea that you finally become 'perfect' or your 'perfect self' in the afterlife. Perhaps it's a common belief, maybe just wishful thinking. lol Of course, where T-Man might think such a belief is 'wrong' according to his own religion we should keep in mind that it may not be wrong for those of other religious paths.

Reply to After we die.. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Well, if simply believing or not believing in something sets you up then I guess I'm partially safe. I certainly don't believe in hell. The concept of 'eternal punishment' doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me and I tend to think it would be extremely difficult for a normal human being to commit any true offenses against any god(s and goddesses) you might believe in. OTOH, I imagine a lot of t

Reply to After we die.. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I seem to recall one scientific theory that matter and energy never truly grow or dissipate, they just change forms... following along that thread, I think it's quite possible that - at least a part of us - exists after death. What form we might take is the question. Do we remain a mentally coherent entity that is transported somewhere to be with the gods and goddesses of our particular beliefs or are we transformed into 'organic fertilizer' and become part of the earth, grasses and trees (or bo

Reply to BBSes in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I used to run a 3-line BBS in the early '90's for about 6 years. First it was SuperBBS (then EzyCom) under DR-DOS and DESQview/X, finally it was Maximus/2 running under OS/2. It ended up being the longest running and most popular board in town, actually getting enough donations to cover all the costs of maintaining and upgrading it, and registering all those 'door games' like LORD. After a rather fun run, the story pretty much went the way Tarkus described. I, and the majority of my ca

Reply to The future Windows.MSN 7.0 in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

Might as well just announce all new themes in the news then...

Idiots trying to scam you out of Stardock serial numbers in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

just received the following laughable msg... be on the lookout : From: James Bradly Date: Fri Sep 21, 2001 11:11:43 AM US/Eastern To: [email protected] Subject: Stardock Updated Email To Mr. John Folden, Stardock has recently sent you an email with your serial number and product download links. We have recently also updated this page. We are not sure if it will work with all email servers. Please copy the entire message sent to

Reply to America prepares for war... in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

That certainly seems like a solid plan to me... Just keep Jerry Falwell/Pat Robertson out of it.

Reply to Heroes of the skinning in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Thanks for the mention Brad, Elwin. Quite a few people look down on OS ports despite the fact that a lot of people are into skinning utils for that very reason. I'd have to say that I don't use a lot of other people's themes very often but on my personal list of faves, I'd put Kyte and Essorant right at the top. Kyte, who unfortunately hasn't released anything in ages, probably inspired me more

Reply to The Macintosh skinning community in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

As someone who uses OS X off and on all day long, I have to say that I've also noticed the lack of skinning fervor on the mac but also that I don't really care that much. I'm fairly happy with the 'stock' interface myself (using the Graphite appearance option. ). I have no (major) complaints about OS X - as it seems to combine some of the best traits of OS9 and OPENSTEP (with a bundle more coming with 10.1 next month). I've also heard whisperings that Apple is working on an Appearance Manager f

Reply to VIRUS!!!!!!! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I received one of these msgs, as well...though I didn't recognize the sender the attachment was a .pif file pretending to be a .zip

Reply to WinAmp 3 boycotted? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Jafo, keep that ho away from my QCD.

Reply to Windows XP head to toe? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I also read something that seemed to indicate NTFS will also only be in the Pro version...which makes little sense to me.

Reply to We need to give people more accolades in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I agree with everything ess-vid said...

Reply to Windows XP Upgrades in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Hmmm, I've not had much problem in the way of hardware/app compatibility under W2k...and any of the newer games I've tried have run well too. Considering I spend about 75% of my time on OS X now I think I'll leave my other machines on W2k and wait to see what arrives after XP.

Reply to a meditation on favoritism... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Phar0e, considering the number of atrocities that have been committed in the name of the bible, we could probably call it even.

Reply to a meditation on favoritism... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Not only is Christianity one of the newer religions but it also borrows quite a lot from other, older religions. Many Celtic gods are known as Saints under the umbrella of Christianity, too, such as the Celtic/Irish goddess Brighid being known as St. Bridget. Whenever the church could not turn the general public away from a belief or eradicate it entirely, they would 'assimilate' it into their own belief systems, often with little modification. All this trickled down through the ages so that now

Reply to a meditation on favoritism... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Crae, I agree. You can choose which religion (or none at all) is right for you personally but when some go around saying "I'm right and you're all wrong" it's just silly. ...or the variation on a theme is people who will defend their religion with things like "You just don't want to hear it or see it because you know it's the truth." On the other hand. I've seen some extremists who say things

Reply to a meditation on favoritism... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I think you hit the nail right on the head, Third Eye. You have Fundie Christians going around who claim they are unwilling to compromise their beliefs...which is all fine and good until their beliefs start intruding on the beliefs of others. Even in small issues, bringing the prayer in school topic back up...you see a lot of Christians pushing for this, but many get a holier than thou attitude the moment someone mentions also allowing Muslim or Pagan prayers, as well... Certainly not a

Reply to a meditation on favoritism... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Quite true jafo, though I'd been steering clear of bringing it up. I suppose it's just good that the US wasn't founded as a Christian nation or a lot of us here might have been hanged or thrown out by the fundies...