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    Windows 11 First Impressions

    in Windows 11

    Posted

    7 hours ago, legacyfan said:

    I've actually kind of liked windows 8.1 as well it's way faster that any other windows version and with classic-shell it even better except the start screen I can't figure out how to remove yet

    Agreed! :thumbup

    I don't mind the full screen start menu, I actually like it :)

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    state of windows 7 in 2023-beyond?

    in Windows 7

    Posted

    On 12/8/2022 at 12:22 PM, D.Draker said:

    I don't know about the country you live in, but I'm pretty sure it would be illegal to hack Microsoft's

    licence/protection to be able to use them for free. There's a reason they sell it, you know.

    For us, simple peasants, Win 7 support ended 3 years ago.

    I'm in the US, and it isn't illegal if MS has the ESU updates public via Microsoft Update Catalog :)

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    state of windows 7 in 2023-beyond?

    in Windows 7

    Posted · Edited by WinGlass

    18 minutes ago, D.Draker said:

    The question is , does he own a gazillion bucks licence to able to use them !

    You can still get them (Windows 7 ESU updates) for free by using a patch from MDL (My Digital Life), but I don't think a patch to get POSReady 7 ESU updates has been made (well at least yet)

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    Windows 11 First Impressions

    in Windows 11

    Posted

    On 12/1/2022 at 6:24 PM, Eddie Phizika said:

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5020044-makes-task-manager-partially-unreadable/?fbclid=IwAR0GkaQ_XNqL16p_ZvmEvoKbr7R7_MRZug6EmIVJfosWS8DjoRRsZbmT41o

    Eternally beta since windows 10. Why leave vista/7 if we have all kernel extensions we currently have? better to use two machines

    I think this mess started with Windows 8, then got worse (not the start menu, glad they fixed it) on Windows 10 (you know, the designs and UWP and win32 apps...).

    Now with Windows 11, they're kinda fixing it but it's still eh (personally I don't mind the taskbar buttons and start menu being in the middle, I think it gives Windows a fresh new look after using Windows 10 for all these years, but I think they're trying to be like ChromeOS or kinda like macOS, just look around in Windows 11 and you'll see what I'm talking about :yes:).

     

    Unpopular opinion btw: I don't mind the full screen start menu on Windows 8(.1), but I still prefer the conservative start menu

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    Fix Windows Update stuck on checking for updates on Vista (and XP, well kinda) after installing Office 2010 SP2

    in Windows Vista

    Posted · Edited by WinGlass

    On 11/25/2022 at 12:44 PM, WinGlass said:

    If you're doing this on XP, be aware that the newer updates for Office 2010 SP2 break the Office 2010 programs (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) on XP.

    Go here for more info

    Oh btw, not all of the newer Office 2010 updates break Office on XP, I think it's most of them that do. I also haven't tested it on XP, this is from what I know.

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    Fix Windows Update stuck on checking for updates on Vista (and XP, well kinda) after installing Office 2010 SP2

    in Windows Vista

    Posted · Edited by WinGlass

    I found out here that there's a way to fix WU being stuck on checking on updates after installing SP2 for Office 2010 on Vista (and XP, well kinda, read at the end for more info). :cheerleader:

    Note: This problem is unique to Windows XP and Vista, 7 and newer don't have this issue.

     

    First, install SP2 for Office 2010 if you don't have it installed yet (you should see it on WU already):

    For x86 (32-bit):

    SP2 for Office 2010 x86

    For x64 (64-bit):

    SP2 for Office 2010 x64

     

    If you now have SP2 installed or already had it installed beforehand:

    To fix the WU issue, you'll have to download and install these two updates for Office 2010 SP2 prior to checking for updates (Office 2010 SP2 must be installed already!):

    For x86 (32-bit):

    Security Update for Microsoft Word 2010 (KB4493218) 32-Bit Edition and Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2010 (KB3017810) 32-Bit Edition

    For x64 (64-bit):

    Security Update for Microsoft Word 2010 (KB4493218) 64-Bit Edition and Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2010 (KB3017810) 64-Bit Edition

    After installing the two updates, it's recommended to restart your computer.

     

    If you installed the two updates:

    Open Windows/Microsoft Update and check for updates, you should see updates for Office 2010 SP2 after waiting a while. Yay! :thumbup

    You should now update Office 2010 to its final updates. But if you're on XP, read below (hint: it's not good news).

     

    This has been successfully tested on a Vista VM with Office 2010 SP2 installed.

     

    If you're doing this on XP, be aware that the newer updates for Office 2010 SP2 break the Office 2010 programs (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) on XP.

    Go here for more info

    Personally, on XP, I stick with Office 2007 because those newer Office 2010 updates break Office, as stated above.

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    Rant Thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by WinGlass

    I've noticed that some TV (and sometimes YT commercials) are trying to target teens even though their product is for adults lmao :buehehe:

    There was a commerical on TV (I think it was some insurance company) and it was some dude dancing in front of a phone (TikTok ikr ew) and he said something like "Oh yeah, look at me getting all these likes and views", like huh? YOU ARE A INSURANCE COMPANY, NOT A TIKTOK PROMOTOR LOL :buehehe:

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    General and specific solutions for problems regarding AU/WU/MU in Windows XP

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by WinGlass

    Yep, now I'm waiting for a revival of WU v3 - v5 to be a thing so that updating Windows 9x can be easy than using Auto Patcher for 98 SE.
     

    Fun Fact

    I discovered that some of the URLs to download updates for Windows ME (and 98 SE the last time I tried) are still alive, like this update for Windows ME: http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Update/22940/WinMe/EN-US/314757USAM.EXE

    So it looks like some updates for pre-Windows 2000 are still a thing in Microsoft's servers. :) 

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    General and specific solutions for problems regarding AU/WU/MU in Windows XP

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    52 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

    Legacy Update - An alternative to Microsoft or Windows Update

    Legacy Update is a community-run resource to help you fix the Windows Update service on earlier versions of Windows. More information and instructions can be found on the homepage of Legacy Update.
    Here is the link: https://legacyupdate.net/ link.gif
    And this is the download link of the program which is needed to be installed: https://content.legacyupdate.net/legacyupdate/LegacyUpdate-1.2.1.exe link.gif
    Some screenshots of this service:

    Legacy-Update-setup-thumb.jpgLegacy-Update-installing-updates-thumb.j

    I didn't try this service, no need for me at the moment, but as far as I read in different comments, it works properly with Windows XP and other OSs. Thanks to @maile3241 for the hint!

    Cheers, AstroSkipper matrix.gif

    Glad you posted this. :) Personally, I prefer this for Windows 2000 (tried it in a VM and it worked great) and Windows XP Pre-SP3 as getting original WU to work is tricky on there. But guess what? The puzzle has been solved: WU has been restored for Windows 2000 - Vista if you think about it :cheerleader:

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