Subj : Re: Whistler To : Robert Comer From : Glenn M. Date : Sat Apr 07 2001 04:46 am From: "Glenn M." NetBEUI not supported? Not included as a protocol? That SUCKS. Looks like we'll be on a winNT/2K network for some time. Yup, MS thinks everyone's an idiot. It's a modification of the "Where do you want to go today" to "Where and how are we going to let you get there today" system. The "God" syndrome has set in. "Trust us, we KNOW what's best". This will help people move to Linux. -- Glenn Meadows "Robert Comer" wrote in message news:3acf404f$1@comertower.... | > First and foremost. Whistler does not support ISA non-pnp cards anymore. | So | > for those of you with NE2000 network cards you will need to expand | > netnovel.in_ from your W2K CD into the /windows/drivers directory then | > manually install and configure the card in Whistler. | | It still supports NE2000 ISA compatibles that are PnP. | | > Why you ask? Because MS is treating us like idiots. I discovered this when | > trying to install Whistler on the kids machine so they could play with it. | > One of the kids exclaimed, why does MS think nobody understands computers? | > Everyone understands computers today, they make us learn about them in | > school. | | Yep. :( | | btw, the don't have the Instant messenger uninstall that I fought so hard | for in Millennium -- simple fix though, just rename the Instant messenger | directory. | | Also no way to use NetBEUI under Whistler -- to bad if you have apps that | only do NetBEUI like we do at work. (I guess that LAN wont get upgraded | until replace the whole thing.) | | > This seems to be the theme, if you aren't an idiot you are going to get | > pissed at Whistler at some point. If you are an idiot, well have we got an | > OS for you.. | | LOL -- too true. | | > Soon to come, my steps for de-idiotizing Whistler. | | Already on my way of doing that... I would certainly welcome some pointers | though. | | - Bob Comer | | | "Geo." wrote in message news:3acf32ca$1@w3.nls.net... | | --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .