Re: HP getting ready to layoff 25,000 workers.

thanks, MG

HP asked me to copy the OS to four dvd's, i did, yet i'm thinking what
if the dvd-drive doesn't work ;o)

On 5/27/12, mg <mgkelson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My biggest problem with installing a new OS from scratch is all the
> work you have to go to in order to get the motherboard drivers and
> then all the time involved with installing all the updates and
> reinstalling software and transferring the old data files over.
>
> If a computer bypasses the OS CD and boots on the hard drive, the most
> common solution is to change the boot sequence in the BIOS. I do
> remember, though, about 5 years ago that I had to load up a half-
> dozen, Microsoft boot floppies on a couple of computers before they
> would boot on the OS CD. I can't remember what the reason was, or if I
> ever even knew the reason.
>
>
> On May 25, 4:03 pm, EARL DOYLE <lesjul...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> mg, i'll keep you in mind if my computer goes
>>
>> my biggest problem is re-installing the o.s., why, "d" drive doesn't
>> work, cdrom drive
>>
>> On 5/24/12, mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I've been building desk-top computers for friends and relatives and
>> > giving them away for almost ten years now. Currently, I have 3 of them
>> > that I just recently built and I have found homes for 2 of them, but
>> > surprisingly, it's not all that easy to give them away anymore. Most
>> > people now days apparently use mobile devices, like smartphones and
>> > notebooks, for example, and don't have much interest in desktops
>> > anymore.
>>
>> > In addition, desktop computers have become commoditized to the point
>> > where they're all basically the same, and there's a lot of
>> > competition, and there's very little profit margin in them anymore.
>> > The only companies that make big profits off of desktop PCs anymore
>> > are Intel and Microsoft while Dell and HP are struggling to keep their
>> > head above water. I'm surprised HP didn't see this coming a long time
>> > ago and I'm surprised that they bet virtually all their marbles on a
>> > losing product.
>>
>> > On May 23, 11:16 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/23/technology/hp-layoffs/index.htm?iid=P...
>>
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