Nope... I tried that. It comes back all the time. It's a USB stick with "Internet Radio" software on it which presents itself as a CD + the Disk part. I even tried a dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdXX
This is Sci-Fi, if the device is waiting for a signal then it is listening to a port. If it is waiting 6 months, well, it is possible, but very unlikely.
That's a bit naive, isn't it? Perhaps there is a hardware trigger that will start sending out data when receiving a specific packet and when it doesn't, it stays silent? Or a timed device (6 months from first power-on)... There are many ways that those machines may be compromised without even being affected by the operating system that's on it.
They could use the same CD autorun thing that the U3 malware uses.
Offtopic, but does anyone know how to remove the U3 "feature" using Linux? I heard there are Win32 removal tools, but I don't trust removal tools from people who actually invented U3...
Sorry, you're wrong: it does and has done so since the Win2K days (probably the NT4 days). The fact that it recognizes and uses the two cores and that the operating system is split up in multiple processes and threads itself proves you're wrong.
Activate the kernel timings in your task manager for a change and see if they never hit anything above cpu0.... Look if svchost never runs on on anything but cpu0....
Can you define "low end netbook" for me? Because I think of a "low end netbook" as the first ones that came out. Typically not yet with an Atom CPU and 512Meg RAM (if even). In practice: how is 7 going to run on my EEE PC 701 4G?
Are you telling me that my AMD Athlon MP was lying at me when it showed two processors in Windows XP Pro? Windows XP Home doesn't allow more than one processor. However as compro01 tried to explain: a processor is not the same as a core. If Microsoft talks about a processor it means the chip put into the socket on your motherboard, this processor can have one or more cores.
So, if you have XP Pro you can have two processor sockets with each having four cores and each of those cores having HyperThreading activated. That would show 2x4x2=16 "processors" in your task manager.
Technically, if Intel or AMD starts to sell a chip containing 128 cores, XP should be able to handle all of them because in Microsofts view it is one single processor.
You do realize that you actually accuse us for being close minded, but you laud the people close minded enough not to be able to talk about sexuality. How wonderful...
I tip my hat to you for the greatest hypocrisy I have seen in years.
The problem with this line of thinking is that parents not caring to discuss this topic with a child *are* acting irresponsibly. Consider it as a precursor of sexual education. So, yes, I think marking them up as idiots is 100% correct to do.
You do know that there are books for preschoolers regarding this topic if parents don't want to discuss it with their own words.
Yes, I facepalmed after I submitted this comment because I suddenly remembered Schufa, the German version.
Anyway, in all my adult years I never encountered my credit report ever.... I did have two loans though (one still ongoing... student loan). I now pretty much live as described: within my means and money gets set aside. I hope it won't make problems when applying for a mortgage sometimes in the near future.
You rarely hear of people getting into problem because of their credit reports at this side of the pond. At least, I never have unless you count those reported in those semi-reality-TV shows about people living on Hartz 4 (German specific thing for unemployed people).
I have no real experience with credit reports (I assume they exist in Europe too). However, as far as I understand you need to have had a credit card and/or loan to even have a credit report and having no credit report is inevitably seen as bad.
The problem with this is that a responsible person may go the route of spending the money he has and save up as much as he can. No loans required and avoiding credit cards is a very responsible act....
It may of course that I did not understand correctly how it works.
In that case you should compare the US to Germany.... Where the Bundesländer chose to be part of a greater entity and still remain "Länder" (which means countries, just in case you didn't know). There are no roaming charges within Germany.
About 25% income tax here[1].... That's Europe, but a privileged situation. That said, if you want to assert all taxes I pay you'd need to include VAT. Food typically is in the 3% range, luxury goods in the 16% range.
This includes my pension contributions and my social security contributions (social security here means the contributions you make to the medical fund)
I know carpenters earning more money than me... A sysadmin who is really well paid compared to the rest of the typical office worker. That said, they own their company, are their own boss and have their "Master" in their trade. As a "Master" in computer science, I wonder what I did wrong....
I pay nearly $70/month with ATT for 450 minutes and 1500 txt messages.
I pay about 80€ for all my telecommunication needs. Unlimited ADSL (2Mbps), cellphone (mine and my wifes) and landline. Sure, the last two are metered, but we rarely exceed the set limits.
I live in one of the more expensive countries in the EU... The neighbouring countries are cheaper.
No... I bought a network colour laser printer, which fixed that particular problem. That the best 1000€ I ever invested. (They're much cheaper now, I know...)
Now the only risk is that there is no paper in the printer.
You are right, my grammar for that word was bad. I'm not a native English speaker, still trying to do my best to get it right. It seems that you understood the essence of what I was trying to say, so I get a C-? Anyway, sorry for the error, I'm still a human.
No worries, I'm not a native speaker either. I did put a little smilie in the comment and I just made a bit fun. Nothing was meant to offend you. So, no worries...
It just recalled me of the horrible college/collage error you see so often by native speakers... *shudder*.
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Well, I got it as a freebie.... ;-) Hard to give it back....
Nope... I tried that. It comes back all the time. It's a USB stick with "Internet Radio" software on it which presents itself as a CD + the Disk part. I even tried a dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdXX
Sci-Fi? So Wake-on-LAN doesn't exists?
That's a bit naive, isn't it? Perhaps there is a hardware trigger that will start sending out data when receiving a specific packet and when it doesn't, it stays silent? Or a timed device (6 months from first power-on)... There are many ways that those machines may be compromised without even being affected by the operating system that's on it.
Offtopic, but does anyone know how to remove the U3 "feature" using Linux? I heard there are Win32 removal tools, but I don't trust removal tools from people who actually invented U3...
Sorry, you're wrong: it does and has done so since the Win2K days (probably the NT4 days). The fact that it recognizes and uses the two cores and that the operating system is split up in multiple processes and threads itself proves you're wrong.
Activate the kernel timings in your task manager for a change and see if they never hit anything above cpu0.... Look if svchost never runs on on anything but cpu0....
Can you define "low end netbook" for me? Because I think of a "low end netbook" as the first ones that came out. Typically not yet with an Atom CPU and 512Meg RAM (if even). In practice: how is 7 going to run on my EEE PC 701 4G?
Are you telling me that my AMD Athlon MP was lying at me when it showed two processors in Windows XP Pro? Windows XP Home doesn't allow more than one processor. However as compro01 tried to explain: a processor is not the same as a core. If Microsoft talks about a processor it means the chip put into the socket on your motherboard, this processor can have one or more cores.
So, if you have XP Pro you can have two processor sockets with each having four cores and each of those cores having HyperThreading activated. That would show 2x4x2=16 "processors" in your task manager.
Technically, if Intel or AMD starts to sell a chip containing 128 cores, XP should be able to handle all of them because in Microsofts view it is one single processor.
Ignorantia juris non excusat
Not only for a child.... We all have problems with the timescales involved. We need something like "the powers of 10" with time, I think.
You do realize that you actually accuse us for being close minded, but you laud the people close minded enough not to be able to talk about sexuality. How wonderful...
I tip my hat to you for the greatest hypocrisy I have seen in years.
You will first have to explain that "Who" is not the right way to ask because it implies a specific answer..... ;-)
The problem with this line of thinking is that parents not caring to discuss this topic with a child *are* acting irresponsibly. Consider it as a precursor of sexual education. So, yes, I think marking them up as idiots is 100% correct to do.
You do know that there are books for preschoolers regarding this topic if parents don't want to discuss it with their own words.
Your loss...
Yes, I facepalmed after I submitted this comment because I suddenly remembered Schufa, the German version.
Anyway, in all my adult years I never encountered my credit report ever.... I did have two loans though (one still ongoing... student loan). I now pretty much live as described: within my means and money gets set aside. I hope it won't make problems when applying for a mortgage sometimes in the near future.
You rarely hear of people getting into problem because of their credit reports at this side of the pond. At least, I never have unless you count those reported in those semi-reality-TV shows about people living on Hartz 4 (German specific thing for unemployed people).
I have no real experience with credit reports (I assume they exist in Europe too). However, as far as I understand you need to have had a credit card and/or loan to even have a credit report and having no credit report is inevitably seen as bad.
The problem with this is that a responsible person may go the route of spending the money he has and save up as much as he can. No loans required and avoiding credit cards is a very responsible act....
It may of course that I did not understand correctly how it works.
In that case you should compare the US to Germany.... Where the Bundesländer chose to be part of a greater entity and still remain "Länder" (which means countries, just in case you didn't know). There are no roaming charges within Germany.
Funny.... I make my own bread because I think it's better than what I can get in the stores....and I live in the EU.
About 25% income tax here[1].... That's Europe, but a privileged situation. That said, if you want to assert all taxes I pay you'd need to include VAT. Food typically is in the 3% range, luxury goods in the 16% range.
This includes my pension contributions and my social security contributions (social security here means the contributions you make to the medical fund)
I know carpenters earning more money than me... A sysadmin who is really well paid compared to the rest of the typical office worker. That said, they own their company, are their own boss and have their "Master" in their trade. As a "Master" in computer science, I wonder what I did wrong....
capitol and capital. Please learn the difference. This is in the same league as college/collage, affect/effect or principle/principal.
I pay about 80€ for all my telecommunication needs. Unlimited ADSL (2Mbps), cellphone (mine and my wifes) and landline. Sure, the last two are metered, but we rarely exceed the set limits.
I live in one of the more expensive countries in the EU... The neighbouring countries are cheaper.
Space Taxi....
No... I bought a network colour laser printer, which fixed that particular problem. That the best 1000€ I ever invested. (They're much cheaper now, I know...)
Now the only risk is that there is no paper in the printer.
Note: We are not Mac users....
No worries, I'm not a native speaker either. I did put a little smilie in the comment and I just made a bit fun. Nothing was meant to offend you. So, no worries...
It just recalled me of the horrible college/collage error you see so often by native speakers... *shudder*.