[Herra Tohtori]

->Cole: No, it's not the original.

->Wool: Google the number to find out...

[Jeff Vader]

"We don' need 'em Seven-Zips. We have a Win'em Zip right here. And boy howdy, we don' need no Firefoxes. We already have the Internet (points at the IE icon). And sure as sugar we don' need 'dem firewalls. Our house is insured in case of fire."

Seriously. He does programming but doesn't know about open source? I mean, dude.

[colecampbell666]

The strip itself is a meme, the code has something to do with HD-DVDs.

[Jeff Vader]

The strip itself is a meme, the code has something to do with HD-DVDs.

Shh, don't say that out loud or the officials will come and beat us all up. Right, I gogoled it myself and found the same thing.

[Mongoose]

Damn, where was I when this was all going on?  Seems like it was a massive amount of fun.

And I do find Titan's predicament rather amusing (no offense), because from the time our family first bought a Windows 95 machine, my parents understood very little about its inner workings.  I pretty much had free rein over our family's systems from the beginning; in fact, I feel certain their current machine would have died years ago had I not.  Seriously, Titan, I think your best option is to sit down with your parents and patiently explain that these pieces of software are perfectly legitimate and used by millions of people every day without any consequences at all.  Otherwise, you'll just be putting up with this foolishness for as long as you live at home.

[Titan]

ok, i'm gonna ask my dad, but if he says no, i'm not getting it. and i' gonna ask aabout winRAR, 'cuz that's from microsoft and he trust them... i hope 

[colecampbell666]

ok, i'm gonna ask my dad, but if he says no, i'm not getting it. and i' gonna ask aabout winRAR, 'cuz that's from microsoft and he trust them... i hope 

WinRAR isn't from M$. Neither is WinZIP. The only M$ unzipper is the zipped folder thingy.

[CP5670]

Actually, yes, say it's from Microsoft or any other company he likes. From the description of him you've given, there is no way he will be able to tell.

And I do find Titan's predicament rather amusing (no offense), because from the time our family first bought a Windows 95 machine, my parents understood very little about its inner workings.  I pretty much had free rein over our family's systems from the beginning; in fact, I feel certain their current machine would have died years ago had I not.

I'm also the computer guy around the family and never had trouble with anything like this. I would think our situation is much more common.

[colecampbell666]

Actually, yes, say it's from Microsoft or any other company he likes. From the description of him you've given, there is no way he will be able to tell.

And I do find Titan's predicament rather amusing (no offense), because from the time our family first bought a Windows 95 machine, my parents understood very little about its inner workings.  I pretty much had free rein over our family's systems from the beginning; in fact, I feel certain their current machine would have died years ago had I not.

I'm also the computer guy around the family and never had trouble with anything like this. I would think our situation is much more common.

My dad thinks he is, but I surpassed him a few months ago.

[Jeff Vader]

I'm also the computer guy around the family and never had trouble with anything like this. I would think our situation is much more common.

My dad thinks he is, but I surpassed him a few months ago.

I always get a whenever I talk to any member of my family about anything more complex than 'optical mouse'. And it has been like that for many years.

[Titan]

my dad had to stop and run some errands on the way home, so he didn't get home until seven. he's being treated like crap by the guys at his new job, and i didn't want to bring it up. he ate a little something, took some advil, and went to bed. 

[Polpolion]

Was it actual Advil, or just some cheap store-brand stuff? And where specifically did he go on his errands? Did he buy milk? And to within the minute, when did he go to bed?


No, seriously, we don't need to know how his entire day went. Just that he was too busy to ask would suffice.

[colecampbell666]

You people are cruel.

Use the portable version.

[Jeff Vader]

You people are cruel.

We are 

Use the portable version.

I think he misunderstood the proper procedure since he still tried to fit the Inf installer in his stick and failed. Then his dad sold his laptop. Fail.

[Titan]

Use the portable version.

I think he misunderstood the proper procedure since he still tried to fit the Inf installer in his stick and failed. Then his dad sold his laptop. Fail.

Exactly!

[Woolie Wool]

I think he misunderstood the proper procedure since he still tried to fit the Inf installer in his stick and failed. Then his dad sold his laptop. Fail.

A Dorito-encrusted Linux nerd with a neckbeard should break through Titan's father's window and slap him across the face with a keyboard for two hours straight.

[Jeff Vader]

I think he misunderstood the proper procedure since he still tried to fit the Inf installer in his stick and failed. Then his dad sold his laptop. Fail.

A Dorito-encrusted Linux nerd with a neckbeard should break through Titan's father's window and slap him across the face with a keyboard for two hours straight.

Ah, but surely he wouldn't approve that, unless the said nerd was using a Microsoft keyboard. *shrug*

[colecampbell666]

I think he misunderstood the proper procedure since he still tried to fit the Inf installer in his stick and failed. Then his dad sold his laptop. Fail.

A Dorito-encrusted Linux nerd with a neckbeard should break through Titan's father's window and slap him across the face with a keyboard for two hours straight.

Ah, but surely he wouldn't approve that, unless the said nerd was using a Microsoft keyboard. *shrug*

[Titan]

i resent that... but nobody cares  uhhh........

[Jeff Vader]

Bah, don't mind about us. We're just being assholes.

But seriously. If you are unable to use 7-Zip, Ultimatezip, WinRAR or anything non-Winzip, the only option left is to just forget about InfR1 and everything that is compressed into a non-zip format. Sorry, but that's just the way it is. Life sucks and then you die.