CIS 172 Frequently Asked Questions:
Question: What's wrong with Vista? Answer: Although compatibility is getting much better, and I really like the quality of the graphics and some of the features, underneath appears to be a lot of very scary content management "features". See BadVista.org. |
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Question: Why do we need to learn the command line?
Answer: The command line continues to be important in troubleshooting GUI operating systems. In fact Vista now has a protected command line with a special technique to get a command line with Administrator privilages. It's required to make changes to the boot manager using BootCFG.exe for example. In XP it's required to work the recovery console.Another reason is that the command line is a very low bandwidth way of working with a remote computer. If you want to connect across a network, its extremely efficient.
Question: Is there a simple guide to VI?
Answer: Probably tons of them, but here's a really short one: quick_vi.txt
Question: Are there ways to install Windows98 so it doesn't ask for the CD-ROM when you add a component?
Answer: Yes. You can put the "cab" files on the hard disk, and run the installation from there. Copy the win98 directory in the Win98 CDROM to your hard disk. Then you must change the default path in the registry. Be careful. Run regedit, and look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath" and change this to point to where ever you copied the install files to. (I put mine in C:\Windows\Win98)
In the process of researching this question, I ran across an amazing document. John at Cadence systems proposes not letting Windows take over your hard disk and put everything where ever it wants to (he calls this behavior rude!) He insists that there should be only five directories in the root and two files! Anyhow, check out Recommended steps to maintain the perfect Windows PC hierarchy.