Re installing XP on Sony

---snip--- ---snip--- Hi I think many don't realize the damage that can happen when the group becomes a "Please fix my PC" group. I watched this happen to a news group that had too many people that tolerated such off topic post. From Jim's own words, he thought that this was a general computer group. It is not. While this group tends to wonder off topic every now and then ( I'm partly guilty of some of it ), it is still one of the best resources for general information on what we like to term as classic computers. We have a general 10 year rule. Although, we are seeing many PC's getting into the time frame, it has not shown up as a major collectable area. Question on fixing a MFM drive would be on topic partitioning XP is not. The primary purpose is to keep from having things fall into day-to-day computer operational problems. As Sellam says, this is not the right place for these. While there are many on this list that see little harm in fielding such off topic questions, I doubt they have seen a group destroyed as I have. For those that defend him, I doubt you realize that this group can be quickly destroyed by such sympathizes. When I step off topic ( and I have a few times ) I have no problems or animosity towards those that chastise me for doing so. If Jim feels that there is little purpose to this group because we are unfriendly to question about using XP, maybe he has an incorrect understanding of what this group is chartered for. I would like him to remain in the group if he has interest in older classic machines. If he doesn't then he is right to leave but there should be no hard feelings as it was just a mistake that is quickly rectified. Dwight PS Sorry about my Reply-To. I don't directly control this.