Why most run Microsoft, not RedHat

[Scott van Looy]

Today Les Mikesell did spake thusly:

> Scott van Looy wrote:
>> On Apr 17 Les Mikesell did spake thusly:
>> 
>>> No, there are three methods known to fix windows problems and you always 
>>> try them in this order: (1) reboot, (2), reinstall windows, (3) reformat.
>> 
>> Possibly 9,000,000 years ago, unsurprisingly things have changed somewhat 
>> since.
>
> I have a long memory and have not forgotten the wasted time.

Yes, but that's not very relevant/practical these days :P

>> IF it's not booting, insert CD, go to recovery console, log on, type 
>> "fixmbr"
>> 
>> For other issues:
>> 
>> 1) reboot
>> 2) last known good
>> 3) safe mode (if it runs in safe mode, try rebooting, sometimes that's 
>> enough to fix things, sometimes not). Fix the issue there
>
> I've had this work a few times, and not a few times.

Most of the time it works for me. Occasionally not, so I go on to the next 
step

>> 4) insert Windows CD and let it automatically find and repair windows by 
>> going through the install wizard until you reach the bit where it finds 
>> your old copy of windows and can reinstall
>
> I've never had this work - it's all very mysterious.

I've never had this not work. It's called an "in place upgrade" and 
bascially should (provided you've not screwed up your registry somehow) 
always work. Registry screwups are usually salveagable because there's 
backups kept automatically...

>
>> 5) IF it won't run or won't reinstall correctly, then and ONLY then, 
>> reinstall
>> 
>> It's easier to fix windows without reinstalling than it is to fix fedora ;)
>
> What?  After the boot loader, there is no magic in fedora.  Anything can be 
> fixed by putting the right file(s) back in the right place and there are 
> several approaches to doing it.  If X breaks you can use the command line or 
> connect remotely.  You can boot to single user mode if something late in the 
> startup sequence causes problems. You can pick a previously-working kernel at 
> bootup, or boot in rescue mode from the install CD.
>
> Many people have rescued their Windows data by booting a Linux run-from-CD 
> version like Knoppix to get access to their disk and network because windows 
> alone couldn't do it.

I've never needed to, having been able to rescue windows in all 
situations. Plus I partition my disks so all I lose at any one time is my 
apps and whatever's sat on my desktop if I do need to do a complete 
reformat, something I've only ever needed to do once

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