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No. Behavior is the same as described above, and I tried two different browsers. Cheers and Regards

Coming from my engineering background, I think this is indeed what bothers jaclaz so much, as it does me and many others. Not that I don't understand your points, Noel. But surely you can agree that in many cases in our world today, computer programmers, (using those that have programmed the recent versions of Windows as our specific example and not trying to imply that you are guilty as well in any way my friend, since I am not familiar with your products ), could be said to have gotten lazy and they can get away with it because of the hardware advances that enable it. The hardware, and the advances in programming tools, have also enabled the proliferation of programmers that don't have the skill set or the incentive to produce any better products than the playskool products that we've all been complaining about lately. And the companies involved have no incentive to require anything better or better documented because of the race to capture market share to make more money. Sure a better product might win the day in the long run, but often the people in the companies that are first to market profit enough that they don't care. They either are able to retire early, or sell out with a golden parachute. And the ones that suffer are the consumer who has to deal with companies that go under or are sold off and products that are no longer supported. Sure, the products are getting cheaper, in every sense of the word, and our income is increasing, even if not as much relatively as we would like, so yes you can say "it doesn't matter", but that doesn't make it "right", or best. Wouldn't it be better if the company that wrote the OS, and knew the most about it, took the time to do that tuning so you wouldn't have to? Yes, any recent version of Windows on any recent hardware runs rings around older versions on older hardware. For a small percentage of users, such as yourself, that is critical, and might even be noticed by many others, as you pointed out. And I agree that if a system is made to support the heaviest user, then it can more likely always handle the more common loads even better. And cheaper and less capable systems can be spun off for the folks with lower needs, Netbooks being an example. But that leads again to producing products for the masses, and since the profits from such products will always trump the profits from elite products due to sheer numbers, then greedy companies will again head down the "wrong" path, at least according to most of us here, including you. Products are produced today at dizzying rates and their life cycles are ever decreasing, and that is not all good, IMHO. Choice is usually way up, prices are down, speeds are faster, etc. But quality?, Reliability? Haven't I heard you say that you would rather pay for a product that reliably did what it was supposed to, rather than deal with a "free" product that ends up costing you time and aggravation? And haven't you started threads like http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/172829-im-depressed-about-windows/ and http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/173452-good-enough-stop-now/? And I know you believe that there is value in "staying current", more appropriate for you as a software developer of course, but you have admitted that your Win 8.x and Win 10 systems, even after all the tweaking you have to do, are no faster than your older Win 7 systems on the same hardware, and I'm not aware of any added capabilities that they offer you. At least if you were a Windows Phone or Windows Store app developer you would have a true requirement to use the newer OS. Sure today's OS on today's hardware can be made to do a good job, but just imagine how good it could be. If, as was considered best programming practice in my day, all code was written to be ROMable, re-entrant, relocatable, able to be safely recursive if appropriate, and able to handle multiple processors and multiple data steams, the benefits could include speed, size, security, and maintainability, at the expense of time to market, and would require programmers that actually knew what they were doing. Not a bad trade off in my opinion. Sorry for rambling, it's getting very late/early, I think I even kind of lost the point, but hopefully you understand my intent, even if some of my wishes will never happen in today's market reality. Cheers and Regards

That thread is dong the same for me. I only see page 1 and can only get to the second page by adding "page-2" in the address bar. Actually, there is another way, but it really just shows how screwed up that thread is. If you go to either the main forum index or "View New Content" and find the referenced thread, you will see that Tommy is the last poster and there have been 24 replies to the thread, even though it indicates there is only one page to the thread. Since the forum is set to show 20 posts per page, that is odd. Then if you go ahead and click so you can "Go to last post", it takes you to the first post of the thread. But WAIT! After several seconds, it will eventually take you to the actual last post of the thread on page two, even though you didn't click anything else. (I'm using a version of Chrome as my browser on Win7 x64 Ultimate, if that makes any difference.) Something is definitely wrong with that thread. Cheers and Regards

I have successfully refilled ink cartridges back several years ago, and it was cheaper, but I haven't done it lately. I think it's more likely to work well on older printers with older style ink cartridges, but that's just a feeling I have. Cheers and Regards

Sorry xper, I have no idea. I'm happy with my Win7 system, and I haven't seen anything in Win8.x or Win10 that has enticed me to want to upgrade downgrade. The image I posted above was from: Cheers and Regards

+1 Cheers and Regards

LOL Remember Noel, you need more smilies so folks know when you are being sarcastic. heheh Cheers and Regards

This pretty much sums up the awfulness -

I missed this when it first came out. For others who also missed it, the Copenhagen Concept was from 2009, almost SIX YEARS AGO. It sure makes the current desktop experience of Win8.x, including Win10, pale in comparison. But then the same can be said for the Longhorn Concept from 2003, TWELVE YEARS AGO. Cheers and Regards

I would think that the installer might make other entries to the registry, and if you simply copied the program folders over then it's missing that. I would think that Kel's example above is just one of the registry entries that are made. And what about anything relevant from the profile or common folders. Did you copy those over as well? Just guessing since I've not tried to do what you're trying. Cheers and Regards

This is where I'm finding it: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc301756.aspx Yes, that should be the article. For some reason, I'm not seeing any download link for 'Leaks' on that page (should've been at the top, below 'Level of difficulty', if I'm not mistaken). Either one of my Firefox add-ons or some region screening must be playing tricks. I had the same problem finding the link. If it's there, I can't find it. Cheers and Regards

Welcome to MSFN! Cheers and Regards

I assume you are following the instructions from here - https://kb.acronis.com/content/47606? Now that we have determined that your problem is NOT due to Universal Extractor or the inability to extract from an .EXE, ... It would probably help if we knew: -- Which OS is involved. -- Tell us about the original computer the image that you are trying to install came from that you got using Acronis TrueImage. -- Do you know for sure that the image is a good one and that it is valid? How do you know? [No offense, but you seem to be a beginner, and the problem might be the image itself.] -- What OS was originally was on the Dell Latitude E6330? Since, for example, from the above referenced link: So you might not need the drivers at all. And it would also help if you described in detail: -- what you did -- what you expected to happen -- what actually happened So far you've just said "my restore was not working." That's like going to a doctor and saying "I don't feel good." We need much more information. Anyway, once you have provided more info, I'm sure someone will have some specific answers for you. Also, at that point a mod should probably move this thread to a more appropriate location. Cheers and Regards

Basically, unless you are aware of a problem with the BIOS, then I would advise that you leave it alone. If you are aware of a real need to update the BIOS, then you can check these out for instructions on how to do so - https://www.dell.com/support/article/ca/en/cadhs1/SLN129956/EN and/or - as generic Dell examples. As stated above, the BIOS is NOT a driver, but is handled as a separate stand-alone procedure. Be very careful to follow instructions EXACTLY, because it is possible to completely brick your computer if things go wrong. Hence my suggestion to leave it alone unless you know of a real need to update the BIOS. Since you say you were able to successfully extract the rest of the actual drivers, what other specific information do you need? Cheers and Regards

@oldtiger64, I think this is the main piece of info that is still missing. Cheers and Regards

+1 I was just thinking about him the other day. I also miss him. I believe he still visits occasionally, he just doesn't post anymore for some reason. I don't think he ever stated that he was not going to participate anymore, but ... Cheers and Regards

Instead of attaching any file, in any forum, not just MSFN, it is usually better and more reliable to first compress the files with something like 7-Zip, then upload the files to the file hosting service of your choice, there are many free and anonymous ones, then include a link to the files in your post using the 'Link' button. Cheers and Regards

Welcome to MSFN, Larry! It's never too late to welcome a new member. Cheers and Regards my friend

Just curious, but can the Win8 chkdsk be ported to and used on Win7? Cheers and Regards

I could be wrong, but I think that the "normal" Windows updates are language neutral, while IE updates are language specific. Cheers and Regards

OT/ Hey Noel, I'm Georgia Tech EE '79. You? /OT Cheers and Regards

Of course it is. My first programming was in 1973, in FORTRAN, using punch cards, on a UNIVAC mainframe, so I understand perfectly. Cheers and Regards

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All this talk about everything that has been removed makes me wonder what the OS would have been like if, starting with a combination of NT4 and Windows 95, each version of Windows and the other MS software such as Office that came after had added everything that they did but removed nothing, only added, all the way up to Windows 10. Admittedly, it would have been larger and a nightmare to troubleshoot and maintain, closing all security vulnerabilities might have been a daunting task, and it would probably taken longer between releases, (which might not have been a bad thing), The only reason to release a new version would be if there were new features added or if they figured out how to make it either faster or smaller without removing any capabilities. But just think. Every piece of software and hardware that was ever made to work with Windows should still work. All the UI options ever available should still be there. xpclient wouldn't have near as much to write about. But 3rd party apps that did things better than MS would still be written. 3rd party improvements to built-in parts of Windows such as the Shell, Start Menu, and Search function would still be useful, unless MS got real smart and eventually bought them out and officially folded them into the OS themselves. Tools like NTLite would be even more useful to slim the OS and remove the parts that folks truly didn't need. IT careers might be more lucrative since more knowledgeable folks might be needed to deal with the probable mess and the infinite options available. heheh Ah well. Unrealistic pipe dream I know. -: sigh:- Cheers and Regards

Hmmm. Sounds familiar. As JorgeA most eloquently explained. the problems we have with the changes MS has made to the OS are: especially CHOICE Cheers and Regards