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markstrelecki

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  1. Nuhi, I think you'll have a MUCH more successful run at this if you sell a version outright, like xProductLite V1 for $50, and then sell V2 at a similar price with upgrade deals for those who purchased previous version(s). Steve Gibson's Spinrite was sold on a sliding scale for upgraders - the older the version that you'd purchased, the more you paid for the latest and greatest. Making software that requires updates frequently (anti-virus, security, etc.) is a tricky science. You MUST pay for the security updates, although they are more properly referred to as definitions. Are you designing a product that is definition-based? I would think not, but it may/will need updates and fixes as the universe of sloppy users descends upon your code and makes it do stuff you never dreamed. And the forums can provide tech support, you don't need to handle that. If you decide now, that V1 of your grand application will have this specific functionality, you should sell it outright and be done. The users (all of us) are gonna tell you on an hourly basis what we think will make it better, how we'd like to use it, and why the heck did you do it that way? <grin> V2 could be the vehicle for those suggestions, and as long as you don't impair the rest of the product by extending and enhancing it, we'll buy the newer version because it does more and does it like we want it done. You might also consider selling support contracts as an additional revenue stream. There will be power users as well as crazy noobs who want to do something weird and wonderful, and you should be able to monetize that level of support that would transcend anything freely available in these fine forums. Subscriptions are bad because something I pay money for may stop working at some point. At least that's what most of us think when you say "subscription". My MaximumPC magazine will run out and I won't get any more issues - that's what I call a subscription. An important program/system utility must never cease to function. If it does, that's a big negative. If you can detail the case for the types of "updates" you refer to, and the things that would truly add value to the product over time, then I might be willing to forgo my bias against a paid functional period in deference to a tool that's useful from Day One, and gets more complete and comprehensive over time. If your idea of a subscription means that after the period is up you either renew or lose access to future updates, that is more reasonable than turning off the purchased capabilities of the software. Apologies if you already explained this, as I don't get a chance to hang out with y'all as much as I'd like. As other fine folks here have said, I will support you in whatever path you take. I know what you can do and how I have benefited from many builds made with nLite. I can also afford to pay for the tools I get serious utility from, and I think your stuff falls in that category. But you have others who do not know of your sterling reputation and incredible gift for trimming and configuring the Windows operating system. They are the ones who will look at your purchase terms and possibly be scared off. Make your renewal plans as simple and as affordable as you can, and explain in no uncertain terms what folks are really buying with a "subscription". In the forty years I've been in technology, I always say that I stand on the shoulders of giants to do the calibre and scope of the work I do. You and some here in these forums are the giants I rely upon to do the magic that I do, and I will be honored to support you as a paying customer, and thankful you've permitted me to offer my small seven cents worth of experience here in this grand new experiment of yours. And how much longer will we need to wait to see your new baby? Best wishes to you, now and always, from your biggest fan in Atlanta. MARK STRELECKI
  2. And I'd be interested in the registration fee, do you have ANY clue as to a range of cost? Whatever it is, I'd like to see a one-time charge as opposed to a subscription. Certainly personal use would be different than technician use or corporate deployment. Maybe even a family option, to cover all computers in a household. I love nLite, and I used it successfully for many years. If your next creation is anywhere near as good, I would pay you for it in a heartbeat! I'd PAY to test the Pro version, as well. <hint> Best success from your fan in Atlanta. MARK STRELECKI Atlanta, GA. USA
  3. markstrelecki

    nLite 1.4.9.3

    On a whim, I saved my nLite install folder from the WIN7 system I use, then after doing a clean install, I ran nLite from this "portable" version and it worked great. YMMV, and that's my story but I could be wrong. MARK STRELECKI Atlanta, GA. USA
  4. If I didn't know better, I'd swear those files you mentioned were Windows 7 versions. ... /7.2.6001.788/windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe The 7.2 above is what caught my eye. MARK STRELECKI Atlanta, GA. USA
  5. WinToolkit works very well for me and reminds me a lot of my old fave nLite! http://www.wincert.net/forum/forum/179-win-toolkit/
  6. OK. I've noticed strange and unexplained activity on my install of the W8 Dev Preview x64 edition. And I trust y'all to help me get to the bottom of it. I have noticed, on multiple occasions in the past three weeks of testing, unexplained CPU activity (5-7%) when the system SHOULD be idle, as well as excessive network activity on the order of 1.9Mb/sec uploads and 1.76Mb/sec downloads. Not abnormal, BUT I'M NOT DOWNLOADING ANYTHING. LSASS.EXE is now consuming over 1,270,000KB of memory! That's 1.27GB, and it's been rising the whole time I've been monitoring it this evening. RAM use for lsass.exe now stands at 1,295,000KB. All I can say is WOW! What the heck is doing this?? Other processes that are seeing activity are System and Svshost. I really Win8 DevPre, as it seems more stable than W7SP1x64 (was getting F4 BSODs during idle times, like overnight). I ran W8DevPre for over fifteen days with no BSODs, then had to switch back to W7SP1x64 (because for the life of me I could not network the W8 box to a W7 system on the same LAN. Would never accept my user ID and password for the other system, and I tried it both ways, multiple times...) and I got the BSOD F4 within 24 hours. Go figure. LSASS.EXE now at 1,354,000KB and still rising, LAN activity staying the same. OK, I'll bite: WTF is this, man?? Can anyone shed any insight? Is this Windows Update in disguise? Are my files being hijacked or analyzed for any reason? I've been beta testing Windows 95OSR2 thru WinXP and NEVER saw activity like this before. I would heartily appreciate your feedback, as I certainly respect your technical experience and skillsets. Thanks for any time you can provide. Best wishes from Atlanta, GA. USA. MARK STRELECKI P.S. - lsass.exe RAM at 1,979,000KB and STILL going up.
  7. PCI-E is a serial bus technology that moves data in two directions at the same time, while AGP is a parallel technology that moves data in one direction at a time. PCI-E is designed to be faster than AGP and is featured in most modern motherboards. Virtually all the new video chipsets are available ONLY in PCI-E form. AGP is the past and PCI-E is the future. Good luck with that new system. Seems we have LOTS more choices now than ever before.... see this page for more info: http://www.directron.com/expressguide.html
  8. As a STORAGE drive, I would partition and format it as a single NTFS volume. But that's just me.....
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