Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:33:42 -0000 From: "Piers" <pxharding@csi.com> To: <support@cdrom.com>, <info@cdrom.com>, <orders@cdrom.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Free (to do what it pleases ) BSD ? Message-ID: <001901bd4139$a3373ed0$270cbb0a@pxhmobilent.org.nz>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD4139.9681EB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well you can imagine my excitement when the CD turned up at home, and I = slaveringly placed it in the drive and kicked off that install. But = excitement quickly gave way to terror, when, after several attempts at = unsuccessfully completing the exercise, I tried to get NT started again = ( in the other partition ) - trying being the word. I don't know how = they did it but even though I had the MBR write protected, they still = managed ( against my fervent desire, and I like to think, carefull step = by step following the instructions ) change the active boot partition = etc. Fortunately after what seemed like a long sweety period of time, I = managed to boot off a DOS disk ( to the rescue yet again!) and set tings = right - after running the NT repair process several times to no avail. Now I know that you will say " You chose the SNAP version - so you are = taking your 'life' into your own hands" and to a certain extent you are = correct, but quite frankly I think that a standard install should go = ahead without issue, and I would expect that the install tools would be = pretty standard and error free by now. =20 Ernestly awaiting some sort of reply ( good or bad ), Piers Harding. Hi, Your order has been processed and will ship as soon as possible. Christian Walnut Creek CDROM Your order # is: 2981953 On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 WEB-ORDER@cdrom.com wrote: > Piers Harding > na > Waterloo Cottage, Bath RD, > Knowl Hill > Berkshire, RG109UP > United Kingdom >=20 > Email: pxharding@csi.com > Phone: +44-385-280-525 >=20 > = ----------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-------= - > CDROM Title Quantity Price = Total > = ----------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-------= - > = ----------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-------= - > Shipping: | = 9.00 > = +-------- > Grand Total: | = 9.00 >=20 > Thank you for ordering from Walnut Creek CDROM! >=20 > If there are any problems, please contact us immediately: >=20 > Email: orders@cdrom.com > Phone: (800) 786-9907 (Toll Free U.S. and Canada) > : +1 (510) 674-0783 (Local and International) > FAX : +1 (510) 674-0821 >=20 > Comments: Latest SNAP version of Free BSD available - Please ship the = quickest way possible ( courier ) > =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD4139.9681EB40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Well you can imagine my excitement = when the CD=20 turned up at home, and I slaveringly placed it in the drive and kicked = off that=20 install. But excitement quickly gave way to terror, when, after = several=20 attempts at unsuccessfully completing the exercise, I tried to get NT = started=20 again ( in the other partition ) - trying being the word. I don't = know how=20 they did it but even though I had the MBR write protected, they still = managed (=20 against my fervent desire, and I like to think, carefull step by step = following=20 the instructions ) change the active boot partition etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Fortunately after what seemed like a = long sweety=20 period of time, I managed to boot off a DOS disk ( to the rescue yet = again!) and=20 set tings right - after running the NT repair process several times to = no=20 avail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Now I know that you will say " = You=20 chose the SNAP version - so you are taking your 'life' into your = own=20 hands" and to a certain extent you are correct, but quite frankly I = think=20 that a standard install should go ahead without issue, and I would = expect that=20 the install tools would be pretty standard and error free by = now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Ernestly awaiting some sort of reply = ( good or=20 bad ),</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Piers Harding.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>Your order has been processed and will ship as soon as=20 possible.<BR><BR>Christian<BR>Walnut Creek CDROM<BR><BR>Your order #=20 is:<BR><BR>2981953<BR><BR><BR>On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 <A=20 href=3D"mailto:WEB-ORDER@cdrom.com">WEB-ORDER@cdrom.com</A> = wrote:<BR><BR>>=20 Piers Harding<BR>> na<BR>> Waterloo Cottage, Bath RD,<BR>> = Knowl=20 Hill<BR>> Berkshire, RG109UP<BR>> United Kingdom<BR>> = <BR>>=20 Email: <A = href=3D"mailto:pxharding@csi.com">pxharding@csi.com</A><BR>> Phone:=20 +44-385-280-525<BR>> <BR>>=20 ----------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-------= -<BR>>=20 CDROM=20 Title &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 Quantity Price Total<BR>>=20 ----------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-------= -<BR>>=20 ----------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-------= -<BR>> &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; =20 Shipping: | =20 9.00<BR>> &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; =20 +--------<BR>> &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; =20 Grand Total: | 9.00<BR>> <BR>> Thank you for = ordering=20 from Walnut Creek CDROM!<BR>> <BR>> If there are any problems, = please=20 contact us immediately:<BR>> <BR>> Email: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:orders@cdrom.com">orders@cdrom.com</A><BR>> = Phone:=20 (800) 786-9907 (Toll Free U.S. and=20 Canada)<BR>> : +1 (510)=20 674-0783 (Local and International)<BR>> FAX : = +1=20 (510) 674-0821<BR>> <BR>> Comments: Latest SNAP version of Free = BSD=20 available - Please ship the quickest way possible ( courier=20 )<BR>> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD4139.9681EB40-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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