Re: [Thinkpad] Re: So Scott, why *do* you need Windows 2000?

So, how about we let Scott do what he wants.
He's been answered with every possible type of reply offering technical
assistance.
Seems by his answers he really doesn't want help making things work better.
He just wants to sell the laptop or make CDW take it back.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Matthews" <scott@turnstyle.com>
To: "Michael Geary" <Mike@Geary.com>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:17 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Re: So Scott, why *do* you need Windows 2000?

> Hey Michael,
>
> Let me start by repeating that I do appreciate the many offers of help
here.
>
> And next, let me add that I know how the tone in an email can easily be
> misread. With that said, I hope you'll not be offended when I simply say
> that I want to run Win2k, that IBM says Win2k is supported, that IBM
> provides a Win2k install doc, and that IBM provides Win2k downloads.
>
> Again, I honestly mean no offense (neither in this email, nor on this
> mail-list), but the IBM support folks also keep asking me "So Scott, why
> *do* you need Windows 2000?" and I don't feel like I should have to
explain
> that -- it makes me feel like I'm being put on the defensive for something
> that I shouldn't be put on the defensive for.
>
> I hope that helps explain, and I'm sorry for any aggravation I may have
> caused.
>
> Scott Matthews
> http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda
>
>
>
> > Hi Scott (Matthews),
> >
> > I'm dying of curiosity... You never did mention why it is that you need
> > Windows 2000 on your ThinkPad in the first place. For the Web
development
> > that you do (nice job on Andromeda!), I would expect that Windows XP
would
> > work equally well or better.
> >
> > Could you say something about the Windows 2000 requirement?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > p.s. Folks, not trying to start another OS war here. :-) But obviously,
if
> > Scott were able to use XP, there wouldn't be all of these problems
getting
> > stuff to work under Win2K.
> >
>
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