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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: May 2007
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HK wrote:
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:28:08 -0500, HK wrote:
Please let me know when there is a "linux" that as it installs itself,
finds *all* my computer hardware, printers, and other devices, and
automatically configures itself to communicate with them, no matter how
they are hooked up.
Let me know when Windows does that. Every time I buy a peripheral
there is always a CD with drivers. What's that for?
In case of...
At least it is there. There usually are no linux drivers on that CD.
When I fired up VISTA for the first time, it found everything that was
connected to the computer, including my photo printer, which was
connected via USB. I did have to tell the OS that my color laser printer
was connected via my network, but once I did, it found it just fine.
Except for my old scanner. But as it turned out my old scanner drivers
from XP worked just fine.
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