Give me a text file config any day, the registry can be a pain in the neck to work with, and I speak as a support analyst. The only good thing about the MS regedit is remote registry editing, I'll admit that that's saved me a few minutes in the past.<br>
<br>I'll hand MS a few good things when in a domain environment, I'm not an unreasonable man, but there's too much not to like IMO. Windows seems to use Schlemiel's algorithms a bit too much. For example, why enumerate everything before deleting it? Just delete it already!<br>
<br>I use Linux because it doesn't get in my way, it gives me more choice and the machine does what I tell it to, not what some corporation thinks it should.<br><br>On reflection, the above looks like a bit of a rant, so maybe I should go and hide in my beer. :-)<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 30 April 2010 20:27, Kevanf1 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kevanf1@gmail.com">kevanf1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 30 April 2010 19:02, Richard Barker<br>
<div class="im"><<a href="mailto:richard.barker@quietwatercourse.co.uk">richard.barker@quietwatercourse.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
</div><div class="im">I've been enjoying watching Linux grow over the years,<br>
> it's great that it's now at the point that I can put it on a second hand<br>
> laptop with minimum fuss for my Dad to use, and he gets on with it fine.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Why isn't my son like you then? He absolutely 'bums' Microsoft even<br>
though he admits his laptop (running XP) is bloody awful. It's not<br>
the laptop but the Microsoft registry. Of course, I'm only his dad<br>
and don't know anything...<br>
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