Hello, List. I want to tell everyone that my computer guy told me he was testing a BETA version of a new program that Microsoft is looking at to replace Vista in a couple of years. Then I heard that they made some changes to Vista and it is more 'compatible' with everything, which they are also advertising on TV. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of linda sterner Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] let`s have coffee Hi everyone!!! Yes, I did have a surge protector, but I did hear on tv some time ago that they don`t always work. Then, when I bought my new computer, the guy told me that there are different "powers" (or what ever you call it) of them. He suggested that I pick out a middle range one. Who knows just what I had that didn`t work. Hopefully, both of my printers are okay. I haven`t been able to try them out yet....however, they both turn on which is more than what my computer did. I was able to put in some programs that I loved in my windows xp, but they work different in Vista. I will get used to using it, before long I will forget how much I liked my XP.....(maybe if I tell myself and everyone else that....I will actually believe it too!!!!) Seriously though, it isn`t nearly as bad as I though it would be. I bought myself one of those Kuerig coffee makers. They are wonderful !!! I have to have only decaf. It makes a great cup of coffee!!! It is very cold here in south central PA....exspecially in an older house....where it is only 62 in the house when I get up....thankfully, we have a ceramic heater and also turn on the oven to get it a bit warmer in here. Lots of blankets on my bed and of course it helps to have cats that like to sleep with me and help keep me warm too!!! I will give someone else a chance to talk now....how bout passing some pie over to me now??? ~~~Linda~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Vondran" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] let`s have coffee > Hi Linda, > Wish we would have thought to order my laptop with XP, instead of Vista. > With what I do, I don't like it, but, after a while, I'm sure it will be > okay. It's just a pain when you go to do something that worked so well in > XP, and gives such a problem in Vista. > Did you have your computer on a surge protector? Glad someone knows how > to > extract all your old info from the burned out computer. Hope it works for > you. Yes, I have an external hard drive to back up all my stuff. > Wouldn't > be without it. But, Mike has to do something to my files, so that I can > do > a clean backup. Don't know what happens, but it certainly is a pain to > back > up all my stuff. He always has to take over the operation and I want to > be > able to do it myself, instead of having to ask him so many questions, and > eventually taking over, because the backup isn't running smoothly. > I love to play my new game, that my sister-in-law bought for my > birthday_it's Mahjong Quest III. Mike told me that he knew I could load > it > myself, but NOOOOO, it didn't work the first or second time with this new > computer_though it was Vista compatible. He had to take over that also, > and > play with the thing, not having very nice things to say regarding Bill > Gates, while doing it. > So, glad yho like your Vista_you're the first person I actually heard say > that :o) > Hugs and a cup of coffee from Columbia_though I am a Harris Green Tea > drinker, here :o) I will have a cup or two of coffee with Mike now and > then, especially if I make it in our coffee maker :o) > Lynn > > Linda wrote: > I like the idea of all of us sitting down and having a cup of coffee > together!! Guess I better get up and make a cup before I continue on > here!!! > My computer got a power surge. So....after work yesterday I stopped by > Staples and came home with a new computer. I hated the idea of having to > get Vista. I just loved my Windows XP...but, you know what....it isn`t > bad > at all....so far!!!! On saturday, I have someone coming to take the hard > drive out of my old one and plug it into my new one...hopefully, I will be > able to get my pictures and anything else out of it!!!! Thousands and > thousands of my pictures that I never took the time to back up!!! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message