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One way could be to use Run As with two different user accounts for each instance of the program. There are launchers that override API calls and can redirect the paths for a process. For example: http://portableapps.com/ Typically created with NSIS http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page Another is application virtualization software such as App-V or ThinApp. http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/appv/default.mspx http://www.vmware.com/products/thinapp/

I personally find the new StartMenu easier, since recently used apps appear immediately as well as recently used files in jump lists, I dont need to navigate through cascading menus which to me is as annoying as popups. I think MS is actually listening to customers with these changes. MS is reacting to the perception that the OSX is better from a usability perspective which is evidenced by changes in media and markets. As for bloat this claim has been debunked. Sure the OS is larger than its predecessor, but it terms of contemporary hardware it is relatively less bloated. Compared to other operating systems the default install of Windows has a smaller footprint also. And the reason it gets larger is to add more features, compartmentize the OS for security and reliability reasons, include more drivers by default, etc. It doesnt affect performance unless the extra sectors are being read by the hard disk all the time. I don't mean to troll, so I apoligize if I've bothered anyone. Just sharing my opinion. To each his/her own

I bet you're logging into a Temporary Profile every time. I think I remember having this problem with the RC and roaming profiles as well.

The point about the vulnerability of open-source software to bugs is the same. Thats true, however it was sort of a red herring. As deliberate distractions go, I'd say the news of an 8 year-old bug discovered in the Linux kernel was more of a red herring to distract from Linus' Law. I think you're refering to "Linus' Law according to Eric S. Raymond" which was referred to ealier. I don't think the news is a distraction rather a proof that the idea of such law is invalid.

ArcticNick I think Acronis True Image installs a recovery partition so you can backup and restore if the OS cannot load, however it is not necessary and will not affect the other partitions if installed, at most it will just resize them which is probably safe. Nexus 06 not sure what DCF is? I think backup software should be looked at in two forms: file-based backup and block-based backup. The former is filesystem dependent and the latter is not. Since filesystems are where data lives this is often sufficient, where block based is handy is when you need to backup data outside of filesystems such as whole disk, bootloaders, or other filesystem types. They each have their pros and cons and should be treated seperately imo.

I have no problem with people making programs to satisfy some demand I just don't understand how the classic cascading menus is a productivity improvement over the modern implementation. I always found the old style frustrating with having the menu collapse when the mouse wasn't over it and also not sorting automatically. I like being able to scroll the list by mouse wheel and integrated search. I also feel it makes more sense productivity wise to search for the file to open and then let associations launch the corresponding program in one user interaction, rather then find the program and then the file thus navigating more menus. Also you can always disable indexing and search works just like before for those who notice the low priority background task or are in a very tight security environment, in fact indexing by default is only on parts of the system volume and has extension filters so it builds/updates/crawls fast and uses little relative space.

The point about the vulnerability of open-source software to bugs is the same. Thats true, however it was sort of a red herring.

http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2009/08...r.html#comments Basically Snow Leopard finally ships with a 64-bit kernel and VMware Fusion only works with a 32-bit host kernel, yet VMware claims it's "even better" It would be nice if we could virtualize OSX Server on Hyper-V

Seconded, primarily for maintenance purposes. If your trying to add or remove an app its easier. You also could potentially reduce. The # of folders by half.

You might also be interested in the following, note some may require a Domain network. Roaming Profiles Folder Redirection Offline Files Home Folders Libraries in Windows 7

What virtualization software are you using?

You might want to check some of the logs created during setup to see if there are device errors http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927521 It sounds like its hanging in the PE phase. You can open a CMD prompt using the Shift+F10 shortcut and open the logs with notepad, or mount the disks with a working operating system.

Just stating the obvious, BSD and Linux are completely different. The only similarity might be licensing.

Thanks for the news, but why a rapidshare link? You can get it directly from Yahoo on their Messenger blog http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2009/08...senger-10-beta/ Which will take you here to download http://messenger.yahoo.com/winbeta

Greets :-) I've never used this software, I prefer to manage my backups locally. However I doubt the software could cause a BSoD unless it installed a poorly written driver. FYI the speed of your computer has nothing to do with its stability, unless it's maybe overclocked. Also Windows will save a 'bugcheck' dump when a BSoD happens, it is possible to analyze this file and determine what actually caused the crash.

Well I tried both of those methods and another program called 7stacks which is very close to what i want. I don't like the glass though, and would rather the shortcuts be displayed in the JumpList menu. [edit] link to 7stacks http://www.alastria.com/index.php?p=software-7s-scrshots

I am looking for a way to Pin a folder shortcut to StartMenu or Taskbar so that the contents are displayed in the Jump List. By default a folder can be pinned but the contents are opened in a new window. For example I want to Pin the Microsoft Office folder from "Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office" to the StartMenu/Taskbar and see Word, Excel, etc when right clicking on it.

I usually just bring the top half though, I'll bring the bottom half if I need some power tools http://www.stanleyworks.co.uk/Tool+Storage...ObjectID=93-968

My guess, do a stack trace with Process Explorer or Process Monitor when pasting, look for the Shdocvw.dll thread; might see errors or high cpu usage. Also could dump the iexplore process when this happens and debug it. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa741313(VS.85).aspx

I think this is where the news came from http://safeweb.norton.com/dirtysites I think most browsers now will block those sites with their built-in blacklists.

I think I found a solution Out of sync or black screen at launch https://activision.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/act...p?p_faqid=13884 You can find unofficial patches here http://www.patches-scrolls.de/vampire_bloodlines.php

Well I do not use 9x, or frequent its forums, but I respect the reasons some people have for doing so. While I think there are some good points made against 9x, I think it would be a mistake to close the forums to say the least. I believe as a mod our job is to keep the site 'working' and let the members steer the discussion. If we have a user problem we will deal with it as such, otherwise content should only be moderated as defined in the rules.

Yup that shoud work good. Another way if you have Windows 7 is to run from an elevated command prompt: "netsh trace start capture=yes persistent=yes" then "netsh trace stop". This will create a file NetTrace.etl which can be opened with Network Monitor. Install the latest parsers and use the following display filter "NDISPacCap_MicrosoftWindowsNDISPacketCapture".

I know Microsoft has been guilty of similiar before, these things can happen to anyone. Those other bugs aren't as serious though, this is a kernel exploit affecting basically every linux distro for the last 8 years, the ones you pointed out are for Office Web ActiveX, unsigned SMB, and WPAD with .com domains. The Register article also mentioned another recent discovery affecting SELinux, my point is that any software can be vulnerable to known and unknown exploits.

Well I unpacked the cabs and looked inside, the difference might only be the latter included the remaining languages. RC has: de, en, es, fr, ja RTM has: cs, de, en, es, fr, hu, it, ja, ko, nl, pl, pt-br, pt-pt, ru, sv, tr, zh-cn, zh-tw Also in response to CoffeeFiend this probably deserves a broader mention in the news, but I figured it only applied to people using Server 2008 / 2008 R2.