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Aleksei Vasiliev posted:I checked the internet, and apparently to boost performance you should: 5. Use a computer that isn't 10 years old
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big mean giraffe posted:If you don't know why you should leave it on, you're the kind of person who needs to leave it on. I wholeheartedly agree with this
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Does any one know of a way to set my Win7 HTPC to not wake up from sleep on mouse moves? I figure its an easy option, but I can't see to locate it, and my Google-fu can't yield the right phrase to figure it out. I'm pretty sure in Device Manager you can select the device and there should be a power management tab, or under the USB Hub, and then the power management tab.. checkbox "allow this device to bring the computer out of standby".
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thrawn86 posted:whats the difference besides having '+' instead of an arrow? does it enable 'up directory' instead of 'back'? The Vista/Windows 7 start menu IS leaps and motherfucking bounds above the old, classic start menu. The classic start menu licks balls, even if only for the sweet, sweet search feature in the bottom of the start menu now. One problem with the new start menu I have is the way the folders stack inside the start menu. It's cramped, it's pointless, it looks like poo poo, and isn't very intuitive. The regular XP start menu is much better in this respect, it has the two pane style of the new start menu, but with the cascading menus of the old. Just misses the search box...
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Feb 28, 2010 16:41
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Armourking posted:Should be fine just to plop it in. The only exception is if the source doesn't have AHCI switched on, and the destination does ( which it should). In this case, windows will blue screen on boot. Easiest thing in this case is to edit a reg entry before you shutdown on the old system for the last time. Nah, I don't even run into this problem with Windows 7 any more. I changed a laptop from IDE to AHCI, and Windows 7 booted as normal. It simply told me to restart after, as if it detected new hardware. It was pleasing.
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IT Guy posted:
Or: win+R control userpasswords2 Then uncheck "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." Apply, then it'll ask which username and password you want to use by default.
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IT Guy posted:I was originally going to post this but the last time I had used "control userpasswords2" was on XP. I quickly checked before posting and didn't see it anymore. It probably disappeared when I joined this machine to a domain. Hm, still works for me on Win 7 x64 on a domain. You can't type it in the start menu though, only the run box. Ah, but it lacks the all important option, once on a domain. Never mind.
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Nov 17, 2011 13:58
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mobn posted:I just fixed my mom's computer using windows remote assistance and it has everything you need for fixing someone's home computer, honestly. Plus all she has to do is click two buttons and then email you the file it generates, a lot less difficult then having to get her to set up remote control software. Teamviewer is easier than this, because you literally click one download link, open an exe and read the numbers out to the person who needs to connect. Teamviewer QS (Quick Support) that is. The only installing of any kind is on the machine that needs to connect. Even then it's just a simple setup.
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Nov 17, 2011 22:37
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It also has native Skype now, thanks to SkypeKit. I don't think it has video over Skype though, unless I missed something. That makes me sad. I'd completely uninstall Skype if it had that.
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Nov 20, 2011 18:46
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It's actually kind of nice, because the Trillian web client then aggregates your accounts together when you use it online - keeping your groups and contact renames and so on that other clients just won't. I find it slick. Useful for work or when you're away. I used to think like you and hate the idea that I'd have to sign up for Astra, but fell to it in the end.
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Nov 27, 2011 22:12
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Super Dude posted:Apple simply sucks at programming anything for Windows. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but they write buggy, slow, and crash-prone programs. Besides using an iTunes alternative (do any of them support Match?), there is nothing you can do. Intentional or not, it could simply be that it is low priority for them. They're the sort of company with that level of arrogance, so they probably have a small team dealing with the Windows software, despite the fact more people will be using iTunes on Windows than ever will on a Mac. (Why you would though, I don't know, but that's another thing). Wagonburner posted:A lady at work no longer works here as of a month or 2 ago. Her and her sup are asking me if I can recover some personal pictures she had on her laptop. Why isn't this in one of the threads moaning about users? This is bullshit - she shouldn't have been storing her only copy of personal photographs on a company laptop. She also doesn't work there any more. I fail to see how any of it is your issue! It's an interesting question though, but I'd imagine the AD user account would have had the unique ID which generated the key for the encryption, and you're probably hosed. Your real problem is a spineless supervisor. HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 13:10 on Dec 3, 2011 |
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IT Guy posted:With Windows 7, is there a registry setting or hidden setting somewhere to make the file copy dialog always show more details by default? Get Classic Shell. Only install the Explorer part, not the Start Menu part (who would want classic start menu anyway?). Now open up the settings, start > "explorer settings". Select the File Operation tab. Select Always show more details. Lower the delay for showing the details to about 200. Uncheck Enable only in Explorer. Hit OK, and enjoy a life free of clicking More Details. You may want to change a few other settings in Classic Shell, because by default it puts an up button in explorer, and sets the conflict dialogues to XP style, but this will take you mere moments. HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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deong posted:Can classic shell fix the dumb auto refresh of explorer in Win7? I have no idea what dumb auto refresh you're talking about, so I'm not too sure what to look for. But I haven't seen any option like that.. I do use it for making the normal status bar useful (showing size of items) where the retarded details pane gives up at 16 items. Yeah, that's right, the stupid details pane in Windows 7 won't count the size of items if you select more than 15. It totally sucks. It also can add back the shared icon overlay on shared folders, yay! HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 11:14 on Dec 7, 2011 |
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Make the borders thinner for starters. I do this on aero anyway, but the thick flat borders without it look even worse. Right click desktop > personalise > window colour > advanced appearance settings > border padding > size 0
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Veinless posted:Since I've ever only installed Windows 7 once here's a dumb question. Home doesn't let you do software RAID1. Pro or above only, and not at install time, only after the event, using Disk Management.
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In Backup and Restore in Control Panel, there's a button on the left hand side, for "Create a system repair disc". Make yourself a disc using this, and you can boot into an environment which I believe lets you restore that backup you have.
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Darth Ronson posted:If I downconvert an MP3 from 192 bitrate to 128 using software, am I going to end up with a file that's lower quality than if I ripped it straight to 128 from CD? Transcoding from lossy to lossy is always going to be worse than source to lossy, no matter how you slice it. Also, why would you need to do this? There has to be barely any space savings to be made here, and 128 CBR MP3 is commonly thought to be on the low end of what you need for decent sound quality.
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Dec 13, 2011 15:05
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It's not exactly a tiling window manager, but Winsplit Revolution can pretty much emulate the thing you seek. I find it fantastic, it's basically Aero Snap with a lot of added features. I'd recommend you change the default keybinds though, to simply be Windows+Numpad for the direction snapping. You can customise the window layout and hotkey presets to your hearts' content.
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If you set it up, you'll always know how to disable it. Your best bet is something crazy like putting the router in a locked closet. Connect an electrical timer to it, set to certain times, and give the padlock key to someone else. I don't see how else you can practically do it in a way that doesn't let you trivially disable it.. HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Dec 14, 2011 |
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Super Dude posted:Even if there was a way to have software lock you out, you need someone else to set your master password and not tell you. That causes the problem of you not being able to use your computer in an emergency. Go see a counselor or something, they can probably help you to solve your addiction rather than ignoring it. If he still has admin access to the machine, he could use any other browser, or trash the profile. If he uses a restricted account, and the admin account is locked by someone else with the password, he can always get a copy of ERD Commander to overwrite the administrator password, or indeed just boot up a Live CD. You could lock the BIOS out with a password you don't know, and the CD not in the boot order.. but then you could always crack the case and clear the BIOS. Any software control is pointless if you have any kind of resourcefulness, smarts, and physical access to the machine. HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Dec 14, 2011 |
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FISHMANPET posted:Unless you want to keep them (and why would you if they're ATA) a hammer is the fastest and most fun way to destroy data. Be sure to pull the magnets. I don't know, I still have a lot of IDE drives that work fine. 200 and 250GB that I put into a machine with a 4 channel IDE card with as many at once as possible. Sure, it's a total waste of physical space because I could buy a single drive to fit the lot on, but it seems like a shame to toss them. (I already had the 4 channel IDE card and the system, I didn't buy them to do this).
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I could be wrong, but I had a feeling you could only go from Home to Home, like for like. I remember seeing some stupid chart.. Edit: here we go, what a beauty. Oh right, it appears it's perfectly possible. 
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iirc, Gromit is a specialist in this area. Also, if this is a personal drive, unless you're furiously scrubbing child pornography, does it really matter? I'm pretty sure nobody would spend time and money to find WoW screenshots and porn sites history.
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C-Euro posted:Dumb question, but how do I do that? Start > devmgmt.msc Click the triangle next to display adapters to pop that fucker out Double click the graphics card in here Click the drivers tab, and then click roll back driver.
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C-Euro posted:The button for Roll Back Driver is grayed out Hah, drat. So unlucky. I guess you can try getting the older version from the site!
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Could I go to Intel's site and just download the previous version? I saw an option for that when I was grabbing this new one.
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I generally think CCCP is a wholly reputable codec pack, but that's just me, I guess. CCCP gives you a great place to start from, but the real magic is when you get MadVR plugged into your MPC-HC.
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Even if it doesn't work, there's some command you can run which escapes my mind right now, to let it accept another type of key. Other than that, I've had success with calling Microsoft's automated line and activating through entering the digits on the screen.
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For what it's worth, I use Renamer as my handy file renamer. It's highly useful.
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Mulloy posted:I'm looking for something that will work with Windows 7 that will allow multiple programs/browsers/etc... to be opened in the same location each time. So program A is at coordinate X, Y, program B is at coordinate Z, A, etc... (We have a series of monitoring tools on various monitors that we have to re-setup every time it reboots which is normally once a month, but can be every couple weeks.) It's a time sink that I'd like to get rid of if possible. Not exactly right, but I use Winsplit Revolution to tile my windows nicely. It has an automatic placement function built in. By default, it is Ctrl+Alt+Numpad0 - you press that with the window selected, it remembers the position. Next time you launch the program, hit Ctrl+Alt+Numpad0, and it'll go back to where you saved it.
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I let J. River do it all on import. Downloads cover art fully automatically.
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fletcher posted:I use Microsoft SyncToy for doing exactly this, works great. Chalk one up for SyncToy. It does the job.
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JustFrakkingDoIt posted:Third? Fourth? It's stupid simple. Definitely this. I used to use Daemon Tools, then Daemon Tools Lite, but the fact is, you always have to uncheck all the crap that comes with it, so I thought I would try out something else.
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Sab669 posted:Is there a way to pull up the Task Manager within a Remote Desktop connection, within another connection? If I ctrl-shift-esc it just opens the task manager for the highest level connection. I often right click the taskbar in a blank area, and open task manager from the context menu. You could always run taskmgr if you want, too.
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I haven't got specific advice, but I remember the goddamn Skype addon does this in your web browser.
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Yeah, it does what you asked about. http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/click-to-call Edit: rates.. rates. Yeah, I don't actually use Skype for anything other than Skype to Skype calls. Still, at least you have evidence that something that almost does what you want exists.
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Meta Ridley posted:I bought Windows 7 Pro like 1.5 years ago when they had it on sale for $30 for students. Anyway my computer that I installed it on was robbed from my house a few months back, if I call in to activate is there any chance that is a good enough reason to reactivate? Or will they basically tell me "tough poo poo" and make me buy another copy. Don't even waste time worrying. Just call the automated number Windows tells you to. You don't actually speak to a person, you just put the numbers in, it gives you the code to activate.
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Just to clarify, yes, it looks more bloaty, and you do have to turn off a few features, then turn back on the fields with useful data, but yep, the μtorrent you love and need is still there.
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To use with Windows Media Player? To answer your specific question, CCCP is a popular choice. It doesn't include 64 bit codecs, so if you use Windows Media Center, do consider Shark007's codecs. However, as the guy above me says, Media Player Classic Homecinema should be your player, as a general rule. I use MPC-HC + MadVR to great effect. HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 10:14 on Feb 7, 2012 |
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It's always an option. I just buy mine through a reseller, telling them I'm currently staff at an educational establishment, nothing to do with Microsoft directly.
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Nuja posted:Alright... so how exactly would I go about doing this, and would I be able to get a physical copy of Home Premium this way? I'm in the UK, so I can only name a UK reseller where I got mine, which doesn't help. I got a physical copy of Professional upgrade, and I've always been able to do clean installs for upgrade versions. I guess weaving around the educational reseller section of the Microsoft site might be of use.
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