Jody Thornton

Isn't that basically what ReactOS is Vinifera?

In removing the Apps and AppStore, do you have a tutorial on how you did that? I removed the WindowsApps directory, and concealed most elements with Classic Shell and defeating UAC. Does that do it all?

I used DOSBox, and I had to set the frameskip higher to stop the jittery sound and video on games like DukeNukem3D (I like the oldies). Are you saying that this works for sure to remedy that issue? I set my output renderer to "surface" I think.

Thanks for all of your help on this. And now with Windows 8 being EOL, I've completely turned off and disabled the Windows Update Service, cleared out the Software Distribution folder, and Windows Defender still updates on schedule.

Not to derail the thread (but at least it has to do with Windows 8 on a tablet), does the tablet just assign some of it's RAM as drive storage, or is there just a small SSD inside? I'm thinking as in the Asus tablets.

Would this be the spot to post registry tweaks for getting Windows Mail (from Vista) to be FULLY integrated/associated with Windows 8?

That's what I'd like to know. Dibya seems to be aiming for the same thing with Windows XP.

Which means once updates are finished installing there'd be no slow downs. I really like Vista (but I liked XP x64 Edition better). I'm REALLY enjoying Windows 8 x64 though

No worries. I found a solution: http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/346835-cant-modify-registry-key-even-after-changing-permissions.html

I have posted this question on the Windows 8 Forums as well. So a bit of an involved situation here: First off I wanted to add a registry key to make Windows Defender scan for incoming files only. I was going to add this DWORD value to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection: RealTimeScanDirection = 1 However I couldn't because the permissions likely didn't allow for it. So I changed the owner of the "Real-Time Protection" key from SYSTEM to Administrators (I even tried for my user account which is just the renamed Administrator account). I assigned full control rights to Administrators and "Me". However I still cannot add the DWORD value. Now I made myself owner of the entire Windows Defender key thread, and I can change values of other keys. But I can't add or change anything in the Real-Time Protection key. I'm perplexed. After that, I want to see if there's a way to reset the permissions on the Windows Defender keys (the entire tree).. Any takers?

I'll be delighted if that, too, turns out to be the case -- one look over to the left, below my MSFN join date, will confirm it! --JorgeA Ah I see! Cool!

Now there is no malware on that DeviantArt link, is there?

Yeppers, I am quite aware of all of that. But thank you. I just didn't want you to think that was lost on me, especially since I had already considered a similar situation with Server 2008 "classic" and Vista, and also with Server 2003 and XP x64. In the latter case, many updates were able to be used directly.

I think what'll do is try this after creating a restore point. I can always undo it after that. Additionally, I will boot up into a Linux live CD and create a backup of Windows system folders (while they're not in a locked or in use state, and that way I can just move it back if I need to.) I'll keep you posted with what I find out. I was hoping that a similar development arises for Vista after April 2017, using Server 2008 updates. Again, we'll see.

I'd like to try Windows XP with the inexperience pack that allows a complete Windows 2000 appearance (right down to the actual icons)

Gotcha. ComputerNerd; feel free to chime in. But thank you JorgeA.

I don't know if it's been all that much of a risk to run for the last six months. I'm at work right now on Firefox v43 running on Windows XP SP3 (nowhere near as stable and secure as Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP x64 Edition.) We've had NO PROBLEMS with this machine in the last couple of years, and keep in mind I was one of those who was VERY concerned about security post-extended support.

Yes it was a GX110.

Yeah I remember using a Dell Optiplex Pentium III desktop with a maximum of 512 MB of RAM that was addressable.. Now I never tried putting two 512 PC133 DIMMs in it, so I just had two 256 MB DIMMs. It worked well with Windows 2000 I will say.

ComputerNerd and JorgeA. I just wanted to bump this to get an answer. It sounds as if you knew for a fact this was presently workable.

So we know for certain that Server 2012 updates DO WORK on Windows 8, even as of now? Or is that speculation? I'm at work right now, so I am unable to try ... lol

Happy New Year Noel Now if Microsoft were to abandon the Explorer shell, and go completely with a Metro/Modern model (which I think is the long-term plan) then in time, would you not just move your development focus to modern apps, and provide extended support for desktop apps? I'm simply asking that if Microsoft were to go all Metro, would the demand for you to develop new conventional applications not also decline in the medium-long term?

Happy New Year and Happy Forthcoming 15th MSFN Anniversary

Not only that, surprisingly (if you believe all the MS FUD) the sky has not fallen on our heads (yet ). jaclaz I'm at work using an XP box right now, so that is a testament to what you're saying. Oddly enough, I'm sure we could do most of my job on a Windows 2000 machine. We'd have to use Firefox 17, but that is still compatible enough I'd think.

Hard to believe that for XP itself, that EOL was almost two years ago. Time flies eh?