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You got me here :> Still, even the best can make mistakes. But, actually, when you run hospital it infrastructure, you cannot hand for all the personnel not doing stupid things. Keeping the volume mounted and accessible for everyone isn't the best backup strategy for sure :> in the meantime, It made me wonder whether all-time connected backup storage can be made safe with only a proper access policy. Let's think of a simple home-PC scenario: - PC owner uses admin account only when needed, and sticks to the account with user privileges; - Backup Storage connected all the time; - Write access to the backup storage is allowed only for an accounts with admin rights; - System has somehow scheduled backup routine, that runs with admin privileges; - When owner needs to make something on admin account, might temporarily disconnect backup before hands. While I think this might work, I'm doubt if I made some deadly bad mistake in this 'model' on the foundations level. I don't mean malware that uses escalated privileges or anything like that. I'd be glad if anyone can guide me to the straight roads. Not mentioning that in home environment simply plugging in the storage for the backup is easier

Usually ransomware that target personal computers doesn't break your OS in any way, but instead encrypt your files (documents, images, videos etc...) and offers decrypting them after paying ransom. Most often you have to be able to boot up your PC in order to receive an instruction, how to pay and decrypt your files. If for some reason, ransomware breaks your PC and you have rescue CD/OS backup of any kind, you end up with running system and HDD full of encrypted files (in worst case - useless files). So best solution against the ransomware seems to be regular backup of your data, on a drive that is not permanently connected to your workstation and accesible. All data. Of course, ransomware can be different, f. e. PETYA, but most of them are another variations of popular kidnappers like CTBLocker/Cryptolocker/Teslawall etc. My humble personal guess is that hospital systems were bootable, but they lost access to data files with necessary information. I managed to found this article about Hollywood Hospital ransomware attack: https://www.wired.com/2016/03/ransomware-why-hospitals-are-the-perfect-targets/ That's not in-depth analysis, but at least names the germ - ransomware Locky: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2016/03/look-into-locky/

Considered using uBlock Origin? Previously I used AdBlock Plus with Ghostery, but this year I switched to uBlock Origin and, with 14 filter lists subscribed, I can only see commercials embedded into the webpage. Every popular ad provider is disabled, no social media plugins... ganerally barely any crap. Only downside is noticeably less intuitive Interface, but I got used to that.

Unfortunately, none of the popular internet distribution services (GOG, steam, Origin etc.) cares about Windows 98 anymore, they're designed for XP and newer systems. Ant thus, there is no actual way to simply buy a bundle and download to an old machine, install and play. However, you may get a decent collection of games at a reasonable price, with a bit of work. If you are about digital distribution, you might buy a games, download them to some newer PCs and try to move them to your old machine. DOS games are mostly run using DOSBOX, and thus you can simply copy game's files to your old machine and omit the emulator, they will run just fine. Quickly googling around I've found out that there are some ways to unwrap GOG installers and get these games to run on older systems, but this would require some research and work from you. Alternatively, you might Look for games that were made free, and I don't mean Abandonware (cos this will probably violate board rules in some ways), but Titles published by their devs/distributors on some open licence years after releasing. For example, early Command and Conquer strategy games were released for free, when C&C Red Alert 3 was advertised (promotion site is gone, but mirrors are still available over the internet). Similar happened to Grant theft Auto and Grant theft Auto 2 (played the latter one not some time ago and it still kicks a**!). Liberatedgaems.com was a site that aggregated such games, unfortunately, now I can only find it's Wayback Machine snapshot. But if you are not afraid about getting real CDs and physical stuff, you might try getting them. Local markets, internet auctions, maybe some local Video Game or computer stores might have some old goodies hidden. As mentioned previously, this might get unreasonably expensive, but with some patience, you might gather a nice collection over a time. Or, you might buy a collection of a CDs/DVDs attached to a gaming magazines. Here in Poland it is still common to add full version of video game (or two, or three) to a 5$ worth gaming magazine, and often these can be cheaply found on internet auctions(polish site): http://allegro.pl/cd-action-cda-2006-13-numerow-plyty-stan-bdb-i6630654632.html Just an example, here you have 13 DVDs from 2006 for ~20$. Games are usually few years older than the magazine release, so we might estimate that games are from ~2002, so they might run on Win 98 quite well. They're mostly in English, and if not... hey, isn't it a charm of an old times, when you played a games that you didn't understand a word from them? :> However, I don't know if this this kind of game distribution worked.

Sorry for necroqouting, but... Well, nuclear plants aren't operated by people with no education and technical skills. And aren't under constant attack from people willing to exploit this lack of knowledge. Just by looking at how many people are attacked by malware, f.e. loosing their stuff by ransomware, and following your comparision, we might say PC are nuclear plants that explode every day in thousands, and thus we might get some statistics out of that. XP is being run simultaneously with never systems, and all of them are attacked, so we might compare. XP is out of date for 2,5 year and so far it's not rumoured to be much more attacked than other versions. I'd love to see some some statistics showing comparing malware attacks grouped by systems, whether non-POSready XPs perform any worse than newer ones. This would show how much all the security improvements did to the users of Vista and Higher. For me it seems like patched systems aren't better enough to make obsolete XP worth making better target.

Going back to my Status Problem... well, everything failed. As suggested, I've tried to log in using different PCs (at least 4 physical machines + virtual machines). I've used different browsers (FF, IE, Chromium, Chrome) on different operating systems. I've logged into my account, and tried to create new ones. I've tried to connect via foreign proxy. Effect is always the same, looks as in this post: So, there is something inside the forum (limitations for specific users? Bugs?) or some Devil keeps spoiling MSFN for me. Or just doesn't work and I don't know why...

Well, as a newbie to the topic (little experience in PS or CMD), I have a totally different opinion on both. Personally, I can't stand cmd. Maybe it's ok for typing one command with parameters, but writing anything longer than a line is a massacre. Little functionality, some absurd variable storing and looping, and passing parameters to other command is even worse mess. Once in an office we needed some simple script, to automatize tasks done with some Windows binaries. It ended up that I've been doing new ones in PS, because no one could have done it in Cmd without way-too-complex workarounds, I also updated others cmd scripts, which sooner or later ended with rewriting them in PS Needed some filtering? Got it. Needed some more complex string operating? Methods awaiting just by the hand. Long command names? That's why we have tab-completion and aliases. Besides, they are just based on English words, and the notation is easy to understand. One can get what is going on without knowing the specific command description, in comparison to short and cryptic cmd commands' and binaries' names. Maybe I'd have different opinion if I remembered names of all these cmd utilities, but I guess some of you have more experience with it than I live at all Fact that the whole thing is more like modern programming language is even better for me - its object oriented character is quite natural for me (at least more 'natural' than any other coding approach). I'm not saying PS is perfect, in fact it's still far from perfect (and, actually, Get-ChildItem is a perfect example of poorly named Cmdlet), it can overwhelm with it's complexity, but has a 'feeling' of something done with a dose of planning, while cmd looks like chaotically glued elements not fitting each other. And PS is really getting more functional with it's every edition, which can't be said about many M$ products right now

HTML5 video on YouTube runs under XP as hell. I don't have Flash or Silverlight on my XP machine, and YT runs pretty fine.

Bump. It seems like noone has a solution. I can't say whether it is something totally wrong with IPS or my account or something. Maybe some old settings from previous board versions are spoiling the thing? Or maybe it is some restriction connected with my forum rank or moderation actions taken upon me (on purpose or accidentally)? I'd like to ask for some response from moderation or administration of the board, before I'll finally give up and say 'can't fix, sorry'. Can I ask?

14 updates (Office 2007 included) on my PC. Geez, how long it took. For the first time, I left my PC on for an hour, and it didn't find any patch. For the second time, I've disabled MBAE and AVAST and left PC for 3 hours - still looking for updates while found. For the 3rd time, I've disabled every Security program form autostart rebooted, and then got WU to run. I was prepared to wait whole night long, fortunately, I've been provided with updates list after tree and half hours! Not enough of problems with WU. I'm constantly tempted to download KB 2617986 - Silverlight installer from 2012! It happens both on XP and Win 7. I've hidden every possible Silverlight on both with WU.

Hey Windows Update enthusiasts and fanatics! Anything to hide today? :>

My DOM source shows nothing like <li class="ipsFieldRow ipsClearfix " id="form_enable_status_updates"> Goes strictly to the contact methods instead.

This input field disappeared... Screenshot from IE. However, it disappeared after refreshing the page. @jumper: You mean this Edit Profile and Basic Info? No 'Enable Status Updates" here... same FF and IE. Tried disabling Js and any add-ons. @NoelC This is how it look in my profile... same FF and IE. Ads on screen to show that uBlock0 is off.

For the first time I have found something, that I fought of 'hm, worth of posting as status update'. Apparently, I'm unable to perform that. Status input box does not appear where it normally does... no, once it did, but when I click into it, I was redirected to profile page. Tried to Disable uBlock Origin for a while with no change. 'Civil' Version of Firefox on Win 7 x64 pro here. Anyone else is seeing this? Tried to do it on IE 11 (clean one, no addons, never used) and issue's the same. But, what's more important, I was provided with standard forum colour theme, that disappeared last time (see my previous post).

One per ~3 PPL? Not so impossible...

Hi, Today I have realized I cannot create zip folder from right-click context menu anymore. Don't know for how long it lasts, but my personal guess is yesterday (since I did update 7-zip and it might have broken something). Tried to fix it using autoruns (found nothing interesting) and Default Program Control Panel settings (where .zip ain't even listed). From what I got to know, it's connected to %windir%/system32/zipfldr.dll, which itself is functional, since I can operate .zip with drag and drop or Send to menu. I guess it is a case of a single registry key, but I cant localize it... way too many of them. I'd be glad for any help. Thanks.

I got'em all, however, .NET 4 update installed for about 20 minutes for some reason.

Today forum changed it's theme from blue toCchocolate without my interaction. I did no changes to my browser, I was properly logged by auto sign-in. There are still two 'BLUE' themes, but of different shades, 'Sky' seems to be brighter, and 'Blueberry' is significantly darker.

You overestimate average PC user I personally guess that getting asked by literally everyone 'did I broke your PC?' will be more annoying, than replying to 'why did you block this', keeping in mind that Group Policy means literally nothing to most Windows users. Or a really, really amazing prank. Thought of it for a while and I think I might be using it in near time :>

More of a question than an answer, but... Is everything with Power supply, cables and other things that might have affected your SSD just fine? It would have been sad If your new SDD will get damaged by other malfunctioning part. I'm not an expert, but I'd find out if other PC components might have damaged your disk that way. I'm too dumb to say anything more, guess I need help from other community member to prove whether I'm saying anything useful

Show color on Start, taskbar and action center is disabled on the screenshot. So this looks like just an oversight.

So there are just recompiled Python libraries with some dependencies changed with no testing? Still Cool B) Sadly I only used Py2.7, so can't help here.

I got no .NET update offer. Guess I need to push them manually?

In case of floppies, it stands for High Density, which is more tightly connected to the way the technology works, than today's High Definition, which can describe really anything.

Well, back in the old days everything was labelled as 2000, to show that it's new, cutting edge et ceterea. For obvious reasons HD tag aged much better