Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install

[charles@xxxxxxxx]

Hi Paul,

Oh, no need. I have several downloadable editor.exe's now to use, so don't worry about it, please.

I don't really plan to boot from a floppy, now that I really think about it.

Stink bugs????? Sure you jest ("Don't call me Shirley")

Best, Charles

My mission is this: I am damned tired of the world repeating the same old stupid mistakes. I believe a big part of the reason for this is two-fold: those of us who finally gain some wisdom, do so at the ages of 60 on, but we're too damn old to do anything about changing the world; we're either too decrepit, or we're too worried about trying to finally get some enjoyment out of life. If we knew we had another 72 years of vigorous life, we might start actually trying to make the world a better place, instead of worrying about how to get a few more years of fun out of retirement. And, maybe with enough older and very wiser people around who are going to BE around for a lot more decades, maybe we can stop the young and ignorant from doing the same old stupid stuff all over again. Now, I do realize the inherent paradox here: it's pretty scary imaging a Quadaffi (sp?) living to 150, but it's not my fault the U.S. doesn't have the balls or ethical courage to truly support the freedom fighters in Libya...it seems to me the least we could do is imply a no-fly zone; for all the people screaming about Iraq - and I was no fan of invading Iraq - I do think that history may well elevate Bush to a far higher stature than he's at right now....I know, it's kinda like revising history to put Alfred E. Neuman on a par with Einstein, but it wouldn't be the first time history over-ruled all us liberals...but, anyway, despite the greedy old AARP'ers who just want to make it impossible to reform medicare, I still believe if we could push the life-span, the vigorous, healthy life-span, of humans to an additional 70 to 100 years, we'd start to see profound changes in the world, as old-but-youngsters started waking up to social responsibility instead of concentrating on whether they had had a bowel movement.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul Lagasse" 
Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2011 6:41pm
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install

Do you have a floppy drive built into your computer? It doesn't boot on
a usb floppy, at least when I tried.

I am getting old. Old. And OLDER. Then again, my wife's an anesthetist,
so I'm hoping to sleep until death do us part. But more importantly, can
you do something about stink bugs?

How about I email you the files, zipped, and you copy them to a floppy
that you've formatted to be bootable?

Paul

On 03/06/2011 03:16 PM, charles@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Paul, I would really appreciate that.
>
> Can we do a swap? Figure out something I can do for you; I'm a
> physician and a researcher in anti-aging, stem cells and sexuality.
>
> My address is:
>
> Charles Knouse, D.O.
> North Phoenix Health Institute
> 711 E. Carefree Highway #208
> Phoenix AZ 85085
>
> cell: 304 550 6006
>
> thanks again, I would love to have a bootable floppy; that's what I
> used for years with my old monochrome PC in a cardboard box (literally)
>
> Best Regards,Charles
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Paul Lagasse" 
> Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2011 7:39am
> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install
>
> Turns out I have an old Xy3 floppy and the files boot when copied to my
> hard drive, so I can send you editor.exe off list if you want, or the
> contents of the entire floppy. Seems OK; caveat emptor.
>
> There's no need to install the files, just copy to a directory, run any
> sort of dos box/window/whateveryouwanttocallit, change to the directory
> where the Xy3 files are, and run the command editor.
>
> Paul Lagasse
>
> On 03/05/2011 01:50 AM, charles@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Harry,
> >
> > thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
> >
> > Alas, it's not so easy. It seems this is the way it always is;
> > somebody who understands computers says it's easy...and I'm sure it
> > is...but it never works for me.
> >
> > I tried the install utility, TTG I believe??...no go. It just errors
> > in a half dozen ways I have no clue how to fix.
> >
> > I cannot find a $&##@@!!!! editor.exe file anywhere in the
> > downloadable files from the site.
> >
> > Yes, you're right, I do remember now...all you really HAVE to have is
> > the #(%$@@!!! editor.exe file.
> >
> > So, why the @^@!!! is it so hard to find at the forum site??????
> >
> > It's not in the folder with all the other downloadable files.
> >
> > It's not in the install download....
> >
> > can you tell me where to find it?
> >
> > The #&#@!!! 's are just kidding, you understand.
> >
> > But I still can't find the editor.exe to get this thing running, and
> > the install utility won't run. ????
> >
> > Best, Charles
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Harry Binswanger" 
> > Sent: Friday, March 4, 2011 6:33pm
> > To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install
> >
> > Gee, you questioners are way overcomplicating things. Let me address
> > each issue.
> >
> > 1. You can run Xy in XP, Vista, or Win 7 (at least in 32 bit Win
> > 7)--no emulation required. Or put it this way, MS supplies the needed
> > emulation (ntvdm.exe), which is transparent to the user.
> >
> > 2. No "installation" is required--just copy at least editor.exe to the
> > directory of your choice. More accessory files (.KBD, .PRN,
> > Startup.INT) are better, but I'm pretty sure EDITOR.EXE alone will run.
> >
> > 3. EDITOR.EXE *is* XyWrite. There is no substitute. Get EDITOR.EXE
> > from here:
> > http://www.xywrite.com/ . Look down the page for "install files."
> >
> > 4. To print via USB, you run the "NET USE" command at a DOS prompt.
> E.g.,
> > NET USE LPT1 \\Lita\HP4050 /Persistent:YES
> >
> > That assumes the computer the USB printer is attached to is named
> > "Lita" and that the printer name is HP4050. To find the names in your
> > case, consult Properties under "My Computer" and Properties of the
> > Printer under Printers and Faxes (be sure you go to sharing and get
> > what's listed as "Share name"--get it character for character, nothing
> > less will work.) "Persistent:YES" is optional. And I have never found
> > anything case-sensitive in NET USE.
> >
> > To check that you got the printer assigned correctly (which almost
> > never works the first time, due to not having everything just right)
> > type NET USE with no arguments, and it will show you what's recognized
> > by DOS as connected to what.
> >
> > Happy XyWriting.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: charles@xxxxxxxx
> >> Sent: Friday, March 4, 2011 5:49pm
> >> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: RE: dumb questions how to install
> >>
> >> Hi guys, dumb questions continue:
> >>
> >> I cannot find an editor.exe file in the files I downloaded. I do find
> >> X2D.EXE and D2X.EXE....would somebody tell me what these are, and the
> >> difference between them?
> >>
> >> When I run them, I do get a xywrite screen for a few seconds, which
> >> then disappears, but I'm not able to get a command typed in to do
> >> anything before the screen disappears, and the screen is only half
> >> the page. (I'm running Windows XP in an old Panasonic Toughbook
> laptop).
> >>
> >> Do I need to create a virtual PC first in order to run one of them?
> >>
> >> Best, Charles
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: charles@xxxxxxxx
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2011 4:54pm
> >> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: dumb questions how to install
> >>
> >> Hi, I'm sure this is somewhere in the archives, but I can't figure
> >> out how to find it...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ...if someone could direct me to the appropriate archive, I'd really
> >> appreciate it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am running Windows XP in a Panasonic Toughbook Laptop; I need to
> >> run Xywrite III.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> However, it would be good if I can keep XP running at the same time,
> >> in order to access internet, send files via wireless routing to
> >> printer for printing, etc, at the same time I'm using Xywrite III...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ....so, I THINK I need to create a virtual PC...so I can run Xywrite
> >> III under DOS and Windows under XP at the same time???
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I used to be Xywrite and XPL fluent, and I can get all that back, but
> >> I am clueless about how to do this multi-platform thing in the same
> >> laptop...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Best, Charles
> >
> >
> > Harry Binswanger
> > hb@xxxxxxxx
>