On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 08:07 +0100, Scott van Looy wrote: > For other issues: > > 1) reboot Rarely needed on Linux, even for major configuration changes. Needed all the time with Windows, repeatedly, and a major waste of time. A few seconds of reconfiguring something on Linux becomes minutes on Windows. > 2) last known good On Linux, undo the last thing that you did that stuffed things up. On Windows, try and undo a swag of unidentified things that stuffed you up, not really knowing which one it was, and not being able to undo just one thing. > 3) safe mode (if it runs in safe mode, try rebooting, sometimes that's > enough to fix things, sometimes not). Fix the issue there Turns out "safe mode" isn't really as safe as the name would imply. You're truly stuffed if you need to boot in safe mode, yet need to use things that don't work in safe mode (e.g. your network). > 4) insert Windows CD and let it automatically find and repair windows > by going through the install wizard until you reach the bit where it > finds your old copy of windows and can reinstall Fine, maybe, if the fault is a broken Windows file. But not if it's a driver from somewhere else. You're in wipe out and fix up mode, since it's damn near impossible to replace just one stuffed up file. > 5) IF it won't run or won't reinstall correctly, then and ONLY then, > reinstall That's not an "if" but a "very often". > It's easier to fix windows without reinstalling than it is to fix > fedora > ;) Bollocks. -- (This box runs FC6, my others run FC4 & FC5, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
