In article , Danny D.
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why do you need a replacement disk for windows? can't you contact
microsoft and get it activated?

Huh? The brand new hard disk needs an operating system.
Where am I supposed to "get" that operating system?

same place you got the original.

or just restore from a backup. you do have backups, right?

you gave up on windows because you can't figure out
how to reactivate windows when swapping a hard drive?

Um, maybe you know something I don't know.
How do you reactivate something that's not there?
I must be missing something critical here - so please let me know how.

how did you get windows in the first place?

Trust me that you can live perfectly well _without_ iTunes!
not if you have an ipod, iphone or ipad, you can't.

I just explained that I have my own iPod & my kid has an iPhone,
and they work perfectly fine without iTunes. We don't need to argue
because this is extremely well known information.

with limited functionality, they do. who wants limited functionality?

maybe that's acceptable for you and your kid, but it's not for the rest
of the world. people want more features, not less.

meanwhile, hundreds of millions of people have itunes installed without
problems. there's no reason to avoid it.

If you still really think you can't populate an iPod/iPhone without
iTunes, you'll need more advice than I am prepared to dish out anyway.

you can, however, functionality is more limited than with itunes, as i
said.

some of what can't be done without itunes includes full backups, smart
playlists, editing tags and much more. also, many things are much
easier to do in itunes than on an iphone or ipad.

you may be ok with limited functionality, but others certainly are not.

to say that someone doesn't need itunes is flat out false.

in other words, you can't live perfectly well without itunes.

Wow. Your repeated inability to comprehend shows that you simply want to
argue - but I know the old adage ... so I refuse to drop down to that
level - where your experience will win out anyway.

i'm not arguing. i'm refuting your ludicrous claims. plus, you're
contradicting yourself.

Since I refuse to drop to the level of a grade schooler, this
conversation is over. Good luck.

translated: you know you're wrong and can't back anything up so you
back out. why am i not surprised.

bye bye.