jaclaz

I had some issues in understanding the essence of the above post by alacran (particularly the reference to the "same for all keys"), now ,if the info in this thread is correct, it makes much more sense: http://reboot.pro/topic/20630-windows-10-my-upgrade-experience/ If I get this right the key is not unlike the "generic test keys" that were provided for some of the recent MS OS's, and what actually counts is the "fingerprint" or "hash" of the machine uploaded on the activation servers. Given that this is the way it is working the good MS guys may well have put together a mechanism preventing the re-activation of the "previous OS" after a given time interval, the one month talked about here : http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/174164-free-upgrade-to-windows-10-and-downgrade-to-windows-81/ jaclaz

It's likely that Cortana doesn't understand "språkinställningar", most probably the little circles and dots over the a's . jaclaz

If we assume that telemetry data was actually used, judging from results those telemetry data were redirected to the NUL device and the good MS guys did whatever (the heck) they intended to do anyway (the alternative could be much more sad, IF they actually used telemetry data and those shaped the current abomination then clearly humanity is doomed, self-destroyed by stupidity). jaclaz

Maybe empty lines? Try using MORE with and without the /S switch in the XP and see if line number changes. jaclaz

No. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/questions-with-yes-or-no-answers.html Quite a few people have many years of experience in multibooting Vista, 98, and XP. Quite a few people have several years of experience in multibooting 7, 98, and XP. Quite a few people have a few years of experience in multibooting 8 or 8.1, 98, and XP. At the most a very limited number of people may have a few days of experience in multibooting 10, 98 an XP.The good news are that those in points #1, #2 and #3 can manage #4 easily as essentially there have been no changes in the booting sequence in Windows 10. jaclaz

And, if you want to spend TODAY some good money you can have one of these (provided that the OS and hardware support them ): http://www.sandisk.it/enterprise/ulltradimm-ssd/ But yes, used SSD's of (relatively) little size can be found cheap enough and - depending on your use of the system - you do not really need at the same time a fast storage subsystem and a large one, in normal use 100 Gb or so are enough for OS, tools/programs and the "working data". jaclaz

Well, guess why exactly I am The Finder jaclaz

Yep, the board parser has some "queer" issues with that link, it "automagically" corrects it to either "url=" (which means "the same post") or to "url=/" (which means site root aka www.msfn.org). Strange. Copy and paste the "code" should do: http://windows10_dpi_blurry_fix.xpexplorer.comInverting the order of factors, it seemingly works:http://xpexplorer.com/windows10_dpi_blurry_fix/ jaclaz

Well, no. It seems like getting married with the "wrong" partner, a not so slight distinction. As a side note, and just out of curiosity, is the "progress bar" (or "whatever") characterized by the usual approximated accuracy or at least it provides a fair enough estimate? Courtesy XKCD: https://xkcd.com/612/ jaclaz

Even if it is another issue , the referenced thread is "good to know" , as a side note the proposed (temporary) fix/solution: http://xpexplorer.com/windows10_dpi_blurry_fix/ provides IMNSHO yet another of the "queer" ways seemingly this stupid OS behaves (bolded/underlined/coloured to highlight): I can understand how someone (in his/her perverted mind) might decide to do the "reset on every reboot" approach, but once every TWO reboots? The same mechanism could be used to reset some other setting to a default every 10 or 12 or ROUND(Pi*e2) reboots. jaclaz P.S.: Link fixed

Thank you , but actually the scope of my question was to avoid the guessing There are tens of similar programs, just as an example I tend to use the Nirsoft one: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html I was specifically asking what he was using, maybe the key retrieval process (or where it is stored or the way it is stored) remains the same in Windows 10 as it was in 7/8/8.1 (and then each and every similar program will do) or maybe it is different/has changed and thus a specific program (updated for Windows 10) is needed, also maybe the retrieved key is valid to re-authenticate a Windows 10 or maybe it is not. jaclaz

Maybe next year one of these new thingies may provide some x1000 improvements. http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2015/07/28/intel-and-micron-produce-breakthrough-memory-technology jaclaz

JFYI, Something happened. http://movingfulcrum.com/windows-10s-terrible-installer/ jaclaz

Maybe, just maybe, the site is a tadbit fatter that what it might be really-really *needed*, see: http://httparchive.org/viewsite.php?pageid=29394163 See also: http://httparchive.webpagetest.org/video/compare.php?tests=140701_4_2P4R-l:Jul%201%202014,150719_3_22RZ-l:Jul%2015%202015 Doubled size in one year? We are ALREADY beyond DOOM install size (*random* but IMHO nice reference/unit of measure): https://twitter.com/xbs/status/626781529054834688 jaclaz

Affidavit, you posted this same piece of info on three threads, but all of them lack a description of the "a program" you used. Can you share this piece of info? jaclaz

I am not getting it. What are the "news"? The use of a backup made with ERUNT? http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?s=&showtopic=25787&view=findpost&p=175632 Why should I need an "original" in Italian? jaclaz

Most probably a Software RAID (please read as Dynamic Disks) is possible, but more than a few tricks would be needed and it would make very little sense anyway. jaclaz

Well, you'll love this one (official MS statement, bolded/highlighted): http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/30/pushed-over-the-edge/ jaclaz

Hi asdasasa, I am replying as soon as possible, just noticed your thread, sorry for the delay[1]. Where did you actually learn that you had to shut down dwm.exe ? Any reason why you cannot press the control key when booting and then uninstall it normally? http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171224-how-do-i-uninstall-aero-glass-for-win-8x-fix-for-stuck-people-win/ http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171692-how-to-uninstall-aero-glass-for-win-81/ jaclaz [1] Explanation, the sentence was implying a reference to the original thread title that was:

Well, that line was drawn a bit earlier, your car either have a remote for unlocking and locking doors or it has them not. http://jalopnik.com/5736774/how-hackers-can-use-smart-keys-to-steal-cars http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/26/scientist-banned-revealing-codes-cars http://www.wired.com/2014/08/wireless-car-hack/ Not that plain, mechanical locks are any more "difficult" but at least they need the thief to get NEAR the car and fumble with the actual door/lock for a little bit of time, not have all the time needed while staying within a - say - 500 m radius. In any case one thing is the security of the car (being more difficult to be opened/stolen) another is it's actual safety (while you are driving it) . jaclaz

Whatever , comparing apples with oranges has been proved to be allowable alright ): http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume1/v1i3/air-1-3-apples.html jaclaz

I am not understanding the link between the key being a "volume" one (BTW HOW could you determine this?) and the £150 for a new license key in case of troubles. Cannot the key be saved and reused on a new install? Or (as it should anyway) the configured computer cannot be imaged or similar? jaclaz

Well, this is assuming that: 1) he thinks what he writes AND 2) he actually writes himself those pearls of wisdom. jaclaz

No, the offer is only for Windows 7/8/8.1. Vista has been altogether deleted from *any* MS "politically correct" communication (most probably they think that just its mentioning will make people recall the failure it was). The same happens for XP, though for different reasons (they already setup it in such a way that if you really-really want to continue using XP - I mean in an institution/company you will need to pay them some US$ 200 per year and per seat to have continued support). Now, if we have a look at the last available stats (June 2015 and not entirely reliable because they measure "internet access"), you have: June 2015:Windows 8.1   13.12%Windows 8   2.90%Windows 7   60.98%Windows Vista 1.62%Windows XP   11.98% ------Total 90.60% Logically (and from a "normal", "traditional" standpoint) the upgrade path has always been: a strong rebate if you are upgrading from the very last "previous version"a halfway discount if you are upgrading from *any* of the non-last versionfull price for everyone elseIf they did it like this they would have in a couple of months (completely FAKED data): September 2015:Windows 10   17.00%Windows 7   60.00%Windows Vista 1.62%Windows XP   11.98% ------Total 90.60%As both the XP and Vista users by now are the last remained die hards and they won't change and surely won't change if they have to pay to upgrade downgrade to Windows 10 (and often the few XP's and Vista's remaining are run on older hardware that would simply not run properly with the new bloat). With this forced upgrade they will likely be able to obtain (still completely FAKE data): September 2015:Windows 10   42.00%Windows 7   35.00%Windows Vista 1.62%Windows XP   11.98% ------Total 90.60%And: claim success for the new OS brag a lot about it having - in an extremely short time - overtaken Windows 7 usage jaclaz

Well, of course a single device cannot be compared to an array, and benchmarks not always reflect actual speed or speed increase in "real" operations, but comparing this thingy with the fastest "conventional SATA" SSD drive Kingston makes (also said to be one of the fastest around) as the good guys at The Register did: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/06/review_kingston_hyperx_savage_240gb_ssd_storage/ seems to me fair enough, for completeness and to allow "at a glance comparison", here are the correspondent graphics for the Kingston Savage (which I will also add to the previous post): @Telvm Provided that the Savage is a "decent" SATA3 SSD, the net increase in 4K reads is still around 35%, not that bad as I see it. jaclaz