piclist-bounces@mit.edu wrote:
> and
> nonworking IBM driver update, that insisted on downloading and
> installing the wrong wireless driver!  AAAAAAH.    
> 
> On this desktop Win2kSP4 i tried updating my Epson printer driver, as
> the former could not be used by a XP machine on the LAN (printing
> hang).  It ended up i could not install *any* version of the printer
> driver on this machine anymore and while trying i mistakenly hurt the
> system, taking me a half day to repair...  So now that printer is on
> the other machine and i can not print from here.  Don not tell me
> Windows (and related drivers) is user friendly!!      

Hehe. I recently installed a 2nd hard-drive. Im still running WIN98,
so it needed some driver or other to make the OS recognize the drive. 

It ended up conflicting with my sound card. Tried to re-install the 
driver. Windows insisted its now 98SE, and prompted me to insert the 
98SE disk. Same result with the sound card installation files. So
I have to upgrade Windows to install a hard drive!? What a load of
<insert explitive>
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