configuring broadband/PC power protection/cable-satellite TV in India...

Nick-H · Mar 5th, 2008, 10:55

You see! She's a terra-ist

brishti · Mar 5th, 2008, 11:01

you're on a roll Nick!!!
its all about 'em bytes gents

:brishti

Bombay_Bill · Mar 5th, 2008, 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

I think she's a super-techie. Programs mainframes with a soldering iron, that sort of thing; regards simple stuff about transmission protocols as idle chitchat

.

You're making me feel old.

I used to do all that stuff.

Hands up all those who remember soldering a Honeywell 916 bootstrap loader back together?

Erm...

Then I went into communications...

Nick-H · Mar 5th, 2008, 16:17

Sorry; I started quite late in life with Unix.

Not a real techie, at all, really

!

Zoeperman · Mar 5th, 2008, 16:59

No worries Nick, I am quite sure I started even later

brishti · Mar 5th, 2008, 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Sorry; I started quite late in life with Unix.

Not a real techie, at all, really

!

aaaah... a midnite-wired wannabe techie prowler eh!
what was that about being in the company of techies again...?

hmm - one down

:brishti

Aishah · Mar 5th, 2008, 19:05

Hi Brishti! Good to see another female in this thread! While waiting to meet someone this morning in a hotel lobby I read an interesting article in Outlook, 3 March re India's problems with Broadband and why low speeds etc. Called 'The Illusion of Movement by Arindam Mukherjee. I'm feeling technically challenged at the moment to try and see if it's online to post a link, but there is a website: www.outlookindia.com if anyone wants to look.
What also took my eye and I didn't know about was BSNL offers a 50,000 rupee Personal Accident Insurance Coverage free to all landline and post paid mobile customers. I wonder if anyone has taken advantage of this and how many people actually know about it? A sop to compensate for their poor Broadband services in some areas? (A full page ad featuring a happy family!)

Nick-H · Mar 5th, 2008, 19:30

The article is here. Thanks; I'll be taking a look.

Dilliwala · Mar 5th, 2008, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by brishti

[darn darn darn the timer on the post]

Yeah, u forgot about "barah baj gaye", didn't u?

Have to be sharper than that around here!

Quote:

You see! She's a terra-ist

Aishah · Mar 6th, 2008, 07:59

thanks for putting link in, Nick - Fraudband again off this morning - User Name Password Invalid - thing again. It came up last night, off again now. Mr K rang yesterday - most of Jaisalmer out, and was told this is a common problem?? It gets fixed from Bangalore. Was off all day yesterday until around 8 p.m.

brishti · Mar 6th, 2008, 10:53

Quote:

Aishah thanks for putting link in, Nick - Fraudband again off this morning

good un aisha - and thanks for the link...

Quote:

Dilliwala Yeah, u forgot about "barah baj gaye", didn't u?
Have to be sdharper than that around here!

i will meet you outside - en guard -

:brishti

bb [brownboy]
i need help with my dell xps m1330. [naah nick - that aint a bazooka]. i have no idea where to post it. since i'm here -
the dell comes with os vista. i want to change it to an xp - but am informed that vista is 'locked' in with the hardware or some such stuff. its not that simple to just reboot, unlike in the inspiron, vostro etc. do you have any info on the same. dell folks are 'invisible' and their aftersales sucks big big big time. would appreciate any info. thanks.

Aishah · Mar 6th, 2008, 12:05

Looks like you've another sparring partner, Dilliwalla!

Nick-H · Mar 6th, 2008, 12:37

Sympathy with the Vista, Brishti. It's horrible.

Seems to be part of the Vista conspiracy that some of the newest machines come with bits that only vista has drivers for, although it is also part of the Vista problem that it lacks drivers for some hardware --- or so I hear.

Google can help (nice-looking machine!) I found this

brishti · Mar 6th, 2008, 13:10

nick. thank YOU.

have copied the info into my desktop - why? umm... i have absolutely NO IDEA what 'snowbro' is talking about

anyway, will try and locate a version of bb [brownboy] here and do the needful.

toldcha it was complicated didnt i... thats what happens with good looks dashit

thank you... much appreciated nick san.
[the man's got googling skills as well - wow!]

:brishti

brownboy66 · Mar 6th, 2008, 13:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by brishti

bb[/b] [brownboy]
i need help with my dell xps m1330. [naah nick - that aint a bazooka].

aarrgghhh - vista!

The link Nick has given you is excellent. So far as I know there is nothing to physically prevent you from re-formatting the HD and loading another OS (and indeed - having a laptop with a "locked" OS that disables the laptop if you try to unload it would probably be considered anti-competitive in any number of countries)!

May pay to check, however, that there isn't something tricky in the laptop BIOS settings that ties it to vista. Since vista is a 64bit operating system (while XP is a 32 bit operating system) I imagine there may be some unique settings/ configs for the hardware to allow it to operate with the (suposedly) faster OS.

More likely as nick mentioned, if there are no drivers for some of the hardware - then you only have the option of using an older driver (eg, it possible to use older vid card drivers on most machines - you just loose a lot of features, but it still works).

good luck.

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brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 1,937	you're on a roll Nick!!! its all about 'em bytes gents :brishti

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Mar 5th, 2008, 16:59	#395
Zoeperman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 107	No worries Nick, I am quite sure I started even later

Mar 5th, 2008, 19:30	#398
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	The article is here. Thanks; I'll be taking a look.

Mar 6th, 2008, 07:59	#400
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,959	thanks for putting link in, Nick - Fraudband again off this morning - User Name Password Invalid - thing again. It came up last night, off again now. Mr K rang yesterday - most of Jaisalmer out, and was told this is a common problem?? It gets fixed from Bangalore. Was off all day yesterday until around 8 p.m.

Mar 6th, 2008, 12:05	#402
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,959	Looks like you've another sparring partner, Dilliwalla!

Mar 6th, 2008, 12:37	#403
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	Sympathy with the Vista, Brishti. It's horrible. Seems to be part of the Vista conspiracy that some of the newest machines come with bits that only vista has drivers for, although it is also part of the Vista problem that it lacks drivers for some hardware --- or so I hear. Google can help (nice-looking machine!) I found this

Mar 6th, 2008, 13:10	#404
brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 1,937	nick. thank YOU. have copied the info into my desktop - why? umm... i have absolutely NO IDEA what 'snowbro' is talking about anyway, will try and locate a version of bb [brownboy] here and do the needful. toldcha it was complicated didnt i... thats what happens with good looks dashit thank you... much appreciated nick san. [the man's got googling skills as well - wow!] :brishti