<div dir="ltr">Don't say that, I'm trying to get away from Windows! I come to Linux to be safe from the evil MS and you send me back! :(<div><br></div><div>I enjoyed Paul's video at the end of your email, Bob. I must remember to give him my two cents' worth on CBS next time I see him.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 November 2013 15:34, Bob Jonkman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com" target="_blank">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Paul laments:<br>
>> Alas, this is a Linux discussion group, and so we must not mention<br>
>> such tools here<br>
<br>
May I invite you all to the Kitchener-Waterloo Windows Administrators<br>
mailing list?<br>
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<a href="http://sobac.com/kwwa" target="_blank">http://sobac.com/kwwa</a><br>
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--Bob, who doesn't object to a little cross-cultural pollination...<br>
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On 13-11-01 02:48 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> And you certainly wouldn't dare to mention WAIK (Windows Automated<br>
> Installation Kit) and RT Se7en Lite (the frontend to WAIK)....<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 1 November 2013 14:44, Paul Nijjar <<a href="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:41:03PM -0400, Rashkae wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Yes,, installing Windows is something I charge between $150 to $300<br>
>>> for. (and often, I'm actually taking a hit on it.) That seems like<br>
>>> a lot, I know, but by the time, you copy off the data, install<br>
>>> windows, activate windows, install udpates (reboot, wash rinse<br>
>>> repeat at least 4 times.),, then install apps, update those,<br>
>>> download and install new drivers, restore application, restore data<br>
>>> files in the correct location, (ie, make sure Outlook is linked<br>
>>> back to it's old pst files, all e-mail accounts are<br>
>>> reconfigured...etc. ) install anti-virus, etc etc.... at the end of<br>
>>> the day, you just spent the better part of a whole afternoon on that<br>
>>> one computer.<br>
>><br>
>> I wish we were allowed to discuss Windows repairs on this mailing<br>
>> list, so that I could hint at the various tools I have discovered to<br>
>> speed up this process a little (which you probably already know about):<br>
>><br>
>> - <a href="http://wsusoffline.net" target="_blank">wsusoffline.net</a> : makes doing updates much less painful, particularly on<br>
>> WinXP<br>
>> - Ninite : not suitable for repair shops, but really nice for<br>
>> installing free third party apps for individuals. (It is very much<br>
>> not free software, however.)<br>
>> - WPKG : a fair amount of work to set up, but great for installing<br>
>> third party apps and keeping them up to date (more for labs than<br>
>> individual installs, though)<br>
>> - Driverpacks.net : again, more useful for WinXP drivers, but still a<br>
>> great resource for things that are not sound cards<br>
>><br>
>> Alas, this is a Linux discussion group, and so we must not mention<br>
>> such tools here (even though WPKG and wsusoffline are free software).<br>
>><br>
>> - Paul<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Does Canadian Blood Services Have an Image Problem?<br>
>> <a href="http://youtu.be/vRfzDPKI9U0" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/vRfzDPKI9U0</a><br>
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