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I need help dissuading my dad.

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avello500:
why not hook him up with lycros. it looks alot like xp.
or just setup a theme for him.

if not just let him be and get a signed note that states you wont help him with any windows product. just so when he comes to you.
also show him press releases about the lack of knowledge in a mcse. also so him how the rest of the world is going to open source.
show him how much money a it person working on os320/ or apache makes in relation to some windows flunky.
i know my friend makes $400hr. to work with os 320 and the likes.  i think its os320, whatever ibm makes for some big servers.
just treat him with the attitude of "if you want to be a dumass, i wont stand in your way."
most people only learn from thier mistakes.
that why we dont have flying cars.

Laukev7:
I'll go with that, then. I'll let him know that my computer crashed three times in less than a week. I guess there's little I can do; he already knows that Linux isn't that hard, and that Windows is crap. Maybe he'll change his mind when I'll buy my first Mac and show him how much better it is compared to Windows. He'll have to switch eventually, with Palladium planned for 2005.

Laukev7:
I know what I'll do: I'll just ignore him when he asks me to download it again. He may be computer litterate, but he doesn't know where to download Windows XP, neither does he know how to burn an ISO, and it took me a whole week to download XP. He may be stubborn, but I doubt he's persistent enough to download it without my help.

BTW, if ever I had to sabotage Windows XP, how could I do it in a subtle way, so he doesn't suspect a virus?

Stryker:

quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:

BTW, if ever I had to sabotage Windows XP, how could I do it in a subtle way, so he doesn't suspect a virus?
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turn it on.


Well, actually i'd change some registry settings. go to tweakxp and do the opposite of what they say. Turn every service on, lots of startup programs. Install a lot of stuff because we know windows can't handle it, it'll bog ur system down.

Honestly though, just turn it on.

gump420:
Agree to download it for him, then carefully make sure you have a beta copy of XP.  I used a beta copy for all of a day back when I was running an x86 box, and XP crashed all the time . . .

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