Linux is the gift that is going to keep on giving for years to come. At least a windows box can be usually fixed. Good luck getting a vendor that went out of business 3 years ago to help you.
I wouldn't call "re-install" a fix, no matter for how many years now it *has* been the only reliable fix. But I am happy for your enthusiasm, and I will try not to be so smug. Really.
I wouldn't call "re-install" a fix, no matter for how many years now it *has* been the only reliable fix.
Not a fix at all, especially if you have a highly configured computer and many programs.
Amazing how Windows users can thump their Chests like a silverback Gorilla, about an OS so terrible that starting over again is even considered good advice.
Although I know a few who bought a whole new computer because of a virus. I wonder if they replace the engine every time they need to change oil?
Why don't you just restore your system from a clean backup, the type you take in case of drive failure, theft or fires.
Anytime I make a major set of changes i take a clean backup of the system. Data is obviously already backed up in snapshots elsewhere.
Also, fuck systemd and that shit. BSD did in twenty minutes what systemD took 13 hours to figure out last night. Not directly related but worth repeating.
I don't know about Olsoc's installation but maybe because it's not possible. For example, I have 100+ VST instruments and effects installed on my Windows machine, each of them with a complicated DRM scheme that requires sending emails, logging into websites, etc. It takes about one week of full work or 4-6 weeks of spare-time work to restore the system into a workable state. I know that because I recently changed my system.
Sure you can blame the software companies for their crappy DRM schemes, but for some
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Friday June 29, 2018 @08:44AM (#56864688)
If you know that a restore from scratch is onerous, then take a golden image of your machine from a usable state with all your apps installed. Problem solved. Clonezilla. Invoice is in the mail.
This. Seriously, if you have that much time and effort spent in getting a Windows box where you need it to be usable for you, and you didn't make a backup image and/or you aren't making periodic backups, you are a complete moron and deserve to get screwed when shit goes awry.
Promptness is its own reward, if one lives by the clock instead of the sword.
Dammit! (Score:5, Funny)
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I disagree! https://www.wired.com/story/re... [wired.com]
Linux is the gift that is going to keep on giving for years to come. At least a windows box can be usually fixed. Good luck getting a vendor that went out of business 3 years ago to help you.
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I wouldn't call "re-install" a fix, no matter for how many years now it *has* been the only reliable fix. But I am happy for your enthusiasm, and I will try not to be so smug. Really.
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I wouldn't call "re-install" a fix, no matter for how many years now it *has* been the only reliable fix.
Not a fix at all, especially if you have a highly configured computer and many programs.
Amazing how Windows users can thump their Chests like a silverback Gorilla, about an OS so terrible that starting over again is even considered good advice.
Although I know a few who bought a whole new computer because of a virus. I wonder if they replace the engine every time they need to change oil?
Re: Dammit! (Score:0)
Why don't you just restore your system from a clean backup, the type you take in case of drive failure, theft or fires.
Anytime I make a major set of changes i take a clean backup of the system. Data is obviously already backed up in snapshots elsewhere.
Also, fuck systemd and that shit. BSD did in twenty minutes what systemD took 13 hours to figure out last night. Not directly related but worth repeating.
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I don't know about Olsoc's installation but maybe because it's not possible. For example, I have 100+ VST instruments and effects installed on my Windows machine, each of them with a complicated DRM scheme that requires sending emails, logging into websites, etc. It takes about one week of full work or 4-6 weeks of spare-time work to restore the system into a workable state. I know that because I recently changed my system.
Sure you can blame the software companies for their crappy DRM schemes, but for some
Re: Dammit! (Score:1)
If you know that a restore from scratch is onerous, then take a golden image of your machine from a usable state with all your apps installed. Problem solved. Clonezilla.
Invoice is in the mail.
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