[PLUG-TALK] List Referral for that "other" OS

David Mandel dmandel at davidmandel.com
Thu Jul 10 05:01:15 UTC 2008


I would also be interested in the existence of such a list.
I have always had trouble supporting Windows users and
part of the reason is that I have never had contacts in the
Windows tech community.

David Mandel

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Richard C. Steffens <rsteff at comcast.net> wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a list, similar to PLUG, but for that "other" OS?
>
> I need to administer a system with XP installed. When I power it up, I
> see the usual stuff about hitting <del> to get to the BIOS config, and I
> can do that. When I let it continue, I get an XP splash screen, and then
> a blank screen. The screen does not re-appear in response to the mouse
> or random key strokes. It does not respond to <ctrl><alt><del>.
>
> I can boot from an old Knoppix CD (4.0) and I can read directories on
> the hard drive. Plus, the mouse works.
>
> I assume this is not the right forum to pursue this problem, but if
> someone knows a similar group geared to XP, I'd appreciate a pointer.
>
> TIA.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>
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