[AccessD] Interesting Laptop / Vista commentary

Well of course you are correct there.  Computers come with disks of drivers,
which in many cases do not include Linux drivers.  However Windows does a
rather marvelous job of (once you have internet) "going and getting" the
latest drivers and patches. 


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
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Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 9:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Interesting Laptop / Vista commentary

On Dec 2, 2007 6:40 PM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> I am not a Linux kind of guy and have no patience for the kind of 
> stuff this article was talking about.  I really wish Linux would just 
> install because I could really use it in specific places (my son's laptop
for example).

Why would you expect Linux to just install? Windows doesn't. You've got to
go and get this driver and that driver, especially if you have oddball
components, as most laptops tend to have.

I've got an older Dell laptop (read used) that I can't get working.
The NIC drivers that windows installs don't work, neither do the USB
drivers. So I can't download the latest drivers from Dell via the NIC, or
another working computer and transfer via USB because windows doesn't just
install. IOW it's a boat anchor.

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