Replies to post #6867 on Mostly: Classical

[KastelCo]

Honestly - ever since I flipped from 98SE to XP things have improved considerably.
Yep as much of a Windoze disliker as I am they FINALLY got one that works ok... just like IE I guess.. The gates strategy of saturating the market with cheap crap until they are captive... Then take your time making it work with borrowed ideas..... hey! that sounds like Walmart.. LOL...

[lvlamb]

OT - Lenghty - Why Linux? Yes, why Linux. Go BSD. Why Linux and not Windows? Well, I don't want another surprise a la XP with the next version (support stopped for my internet cards, dirty install on multi-boot systems, anti-piracy paranoia). Next version was 2003, next major revision when? 2005? And start all the problems again?

I plan to put an "intelligent" Un*x gateway/always-on machine.
Next Windows will be a simple notebook hooked to the local net.
The notebook offers are now cheaper than a well built machine with an OS license. Beyond that, most have the support for a second display.
So, I'll keep some "old" machines with "unsupported" old hardware still perfectly working in their state, not trying to "upgrade" to some bells and whistles nobody uses.
Still have a perfectly. last update, working Win95 which mainly drives a Hauppauge video editing card.

Your question remains, if you want a ready to work system with hard and soft support, buy a ...


MAC

or something else if you want ActiveX/*.net
IMHO, Microsoft has made it's first error with *.net

Microsoft had some problems with Java and their JavaVM, once delivered, then not, then downloadable again, not anymore,....
I use 3 flavours of Mozilla browsers, and darn IE6. (old stuff).
Most funny is that I have JavaVM installed (got the right update at the right time <g> )
Some Java loaded through IE6 sometimes use Sun Java (although my Sun Java install is disabled for IE6, go figure).

GlobeInvestor/Netscape
With one of the Mozilla's, there was an indication of a registry entry under the key "mozilla.org" which does not installs with newer browser versions but still is looked after (nice work that windows registry). As some Mozilla installs did delete that key, but other still need it, you have to enter it manually (or a patch, somewhere in the support files).

Another problem can be even more stupid: most Java programmers use a browser recognition algorythm from Bratta which does not includes Netscape 7 (or did not when I last checked), so Netscape 7 is considered by those Java cut'n paste programmers as an "old" not supported version.
Only way: mail GlobeInvestor support.

FWIW, my bank ultra secured exclusively Explorer browser access works perfectly well, with Mozilla 1.5, Firebird 0.7, Netscape 7.1
There must be some Java programmers there <g>.