On 21 February 2013 15:46, David <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2/21/2013 10:17 AM, Gordan Bobic wrote: >> On 21/02/2013 15:09, David wrote: >> >> Win2K3 64-bit is almost the same as 64-bit XP. The least bad version of >> Windows to date, IMO (not that the bar is particularly high). > > > XP was very similar to Win2K. However it was designed for home use. > Most, not all but most, home users using Win2K had a pirate copy. Which > means stolen. > XP was meant to replace both the home and office streams. Hence XP Pro. However details on Windows releases and speculation about how someone acquired them are probably drifting a bit of topic for this list. > Really? Ignoring the Linux part if the drive was bad it could damage > another computer no matter what OS it was using. > > Possibly, but requires some kind of electrical fault rather than the usual failure of the disc surface. -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org