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Tripredacus

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  1. That makes me think about something. When was the last time you can remember that people went out and bought a new PC or Windows OS because a new version came out? Was it maybe, Windows 95? Computers are not following the trend the phones are putting forth, where people will go and buy a new phone when it comes out. This is not just an Apple thing, as I have known people also being excited about new Samsung or HTC releases, although they just don't make the news. I would say that, most of the time, a person is buying a new computer because their current PC is too slow or has failed and needs a replacement or that they want to get a notebook for the kids, going to college or a work requirement. Even corporations are only buying computers for new employees or to replace existing computers. For the most part, the consumer has no real choice as for what OS comes on their computer. Corporations have a greater control as they may have a volume license. So in my mind, any changes to the OS can't possibly to make people go OOO and AHH and want to buy it. The changes must be done for some other reason... which might just be because they can... And regarding the reason why anyone really cares about which OS version they are using, it comes down to stability and friendliness. XP and 7 were pretty much rock solid. Vista had a bad start at the gate due to various reasons but eventually ended up just like 7 post SP1 but still many people think it is horrible. Windows 8 had a bad rap, solely because of the GUI change although there are quite a few other reasons why people don't like it. People who actively use Windows 8 on the desktop, and not using the tablet/portable GUI find the OS is just fine. But you will fight those first impressions for the lifespan of the product.
  2. Is jaclaz on vacation?

  3. I did some quick look-arounds... You say you bought this key, I presume the $9.99 price? I have heard that the free MC keys no longer work. Also I have read some people have done reinstalls and re-used their MC key but online activation does not work and had to do phone activation.
  4. I have edited the topic title to reflect the actual question.
  5. You might get better results with a different topic title.
  6. Now that you have Windows 98 maybe you can try out qBASIC!
  7. Well... this is the funny farm and all. First thing I thought of was this:
  8. Now this is a different thing. You can create a topic in the Win9x forum about the problems you are experiencing with your sound card in DOS or Win98. We'll leave this topic here regarding MGDX website not working.
  9. To the section about websites of course! EDIT: I left the redirect on the original thread location because the user is new. In the Win9x forum it does show the redir thread has 0 views.
  10. Where exactly did you get diruse.exe from? If it is from Server 2003, you can see if there is a 64bit binary available in Server 2003 64bit edition.
  11. We can't do all the work for you, but maybe point into some directions. For example, the answer to your initial question is that instead of using 2 scripts, use one. With one you can read and store data in a variable to be used in another function. Some links you can check out: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315394.aspx http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/variables-arrays-hashes/
  12. The only concerns of using a DVD to VGA adapter is that some displays do not like the signal and won't show a picture. But if it works, its fine. I use those adapters pretty much everywhere because all my monitors have VGA ports.
  13. Registered to TEST? I would certainly notify the site administrator to do their job right.
  14. I am to think that Jorge's PSU has these 2 2x2 (4pin) connectors this way for compatibility with the 8 pin CPU power connectors. Whichever fits, I say. If you are unsure, try the power on test minus HDDs and see what happens. Regarding CPU power connectors, the board won't POST without them, even if the main ATX board connection is connected. I call this "fans on but no picture on the TV."
  15. Hmmm if I were to guess... I'd guess that little box is basically a firewall that blocks traffic based on a blacklist of known advertising domains. If that is what it is, then presuming you have another computer (surely, it wouldn't need to be beefy) you could do the same thing. It is a similar concept to using the HOSTS file to block domains, however that isn't efficient once you add a large amount of entries. The main difference likely is that the device may end up updating itself to add new domains to block... Either that or the blacklist it uses is stored somewhere on the internet already, meaning it wouldn't need to update.
  16. Oh and I forgot the most important thing when replacing a PSU. You will need some zip ties so that your new PSU cables do not go into any fans!
  17. Of course, Disk IDs like 07 are for MBR disks, not GPT. GPT uses GUIDs as you found out.
  18. Windows is considering these devices to be like a NAS. I found many different things that could be tried. Take a look see yourself and see if you find anything that works. I searched these terms in google: windows 8.1 remember credentials nas
  19. Cut it out. The developers choose what they want to do and how they do it.
  20. Can you give more information on these media players? What are they exactly?
  21. Welcome to the MSFN!
  22. NVidia NV1 Windows 95 Multimedia Accelerator Software Development Kit 1.50 http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=706
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