AFAIK 'stripped' is not illegal, as long as you own a legal copy of the software, and you've stripped it down yourself.
But Microsoft doesn't provide support for stripped-down versions of Windows...

Well, that's because I was not aware of the fact that I'd be a Linux island in a sea of Windows users at the time I chose my alias :P
You have to understand that my brothers and I share one computer...

I'm only going to say one thing:
That's maybe a reason for anyone out here to stop arguing.
Even when you continue arguing for a century or longer, people will always have different opinions and...

I said free licenses, not free computers.

You really aren't going to convince me (and probably the other people as well) as long as something very worse happens to me as a result of using Windows.

To answer the question "Why would everyone use Windows?":

Maybe because it's delivered by default if you buy a new computer? (OEM)
Maybe because Microsoft gives away free licenses of their...

Why using DirectX? Weren't you an Anti-Microsoft person?
Now it's really becoming curious.

Vista is also modular, and as far as Linux is concerned I don't like all those different kind of desktops, I just prefer to use something standard, something which I always feel comfortable with, not...

Well, if we're going to start about nicknames: the mad in your nickname exactly fits with your attitude.

Sorry buddy, I really have enough of trying all those different Linux distro's, I can believe you when you say that Linux provides better hardware support than Windows, but I've not noticed this yet,...

Do it once, image the whole Windows installation, and put back the image when it's reinstall time. Let's see which one is faster now.

Before I have tried out several different Linux distro's on several different pc's, and I can only say one thing: Linux really didn't convince me at all.
There are just too much things which went...

I have to agree with the person who said that you actually can only use one computer at a time: though you might be using VNC or RDP the remotely connect to a computer, you'll most likely be focused...

If re-installs also count, then many, but I've only really used 2 computers simultaneously.
In fact, I always use two computers simultaneously: I've one computer which connects to another one over...

Well, that one (the API document) is clear enough for me, once you know what a class does, you can easily figure out what a certain method does, and how to use it.
Of course it assumes that you...

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/
The about 3500 classes of Java 5.0 are covered in here.

I actually don't understand your question at all.
I guess question has nothing to do with PHP and it should rather be in the Geeks Lounge (correct me if I'm wrong).

Well, if you find DOS so good, why didn't you post your reply from DOS then?
I can give you a small app which will bring down the whole OS in less than a sec, try this under one of the NT-based OSes...

LOL, I forgot to do that when I joined Daniweb :P
Would it be advisable that I still do it ?

Before some mod closes the thread: I guess it will continue to be a mystery...

Well, I don't know whether I'm allowed to ask this, but why don't you mods, just do an IP-check on both accounts?

16GB ?? What edition are you installing then?
BTW, Vista is not intended for use on netbooks, it's just too heavy for that, try Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
I guess Windows 7 will be more suitable for...

And that proves the fact that their OS can run without IE.

I don't think so, it's due to the antitrust rulings, as already mentioned a couple of times by jbennet.

I disagree:
To come back on this: I really wouldn't care about this: I never really used wordpad nor paint, even Windows Media Player not.
I really don't need them, maybe the only useful thing...

Yes, I find the new design much more likeable :)
But, are they adding new features as well ? (I mean: adding new features to paint and wordpad).

Sorry, but I thought there were also those N-editions?
I thought you meant that Windows 7 would also be one.

I have Windows Vista, I live in Europe, and everything is just in it.
Maybe this has to do with OEMs ?

>what makes you think they're suddenly going to stop in favor of Google?
Nothing! I've never had this thought, I didn't even mention such a thing in my previous post.
But, a bit of healthy...

Google Chrome OS = Chrome Browser on top of a Linux kernel

>google has got their fingers in too many pies. i'm considering getting rid of my gmail account just on general principles.
Well, as long as it's free, I'm happy and I really don't care about it,...

Firefox, because of it's broad support for plugins :)

Check out this (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4913196365903075662) :)
I would also like to be able to do that :P

... And another one :P

Seems like he does know other languages as well, I spoke to him in Dutch and he answered me with acceptable answers.
Yay!
Also remarkable was that the answering speed was...

Fanta and crisps :P

She/He still doesn't want to believe that I am a human :'(

Though I had a very nice talk, really nice bot !

I've tried it :P

>>I don't like Unix but I have to like it ...
Why?

That's why I called him a 'Professor' (with a capital) ...

And we're getting programming lessons from Professor Ancient Dragon :P ...

That's true, COBOL was invented to improve the readability of a program (however unlikely) but it still belongs to the non-structured languages ...

To the OP: If C++ s*cked, why are there then so...