GiTS was released in theatres, although in not very many.
I saw the original GiTS at a midnight showing in a movie theatre in 1995 (iirc), presumably sponsored by the local anime convention that was going on that weekend.
While it is true that Windows XP accounts created during setup have full Administrator rights, you don't have to operate the OS that way.
To run with user-only permissions:
Go to Control Panel, User Accounts.
Make sure the Administrator account has a password, and that you know what it is.Very important! If you don't know the password, set one by choosing Change an Account > Administrator > Change Password.
Change your personal account to a limited account, by choosing "Change an Account > Your Name > Change the Account Type." Change the account type to "Limited".
Log off, and log back on again.
Ok, now you're logged on as a User, with a limited account. Congratulations.
Go to Control Panel, choose Add / Remove Programs, and go to Windows Components.
Notice that you don't have administrative rights.
Close Add/Remove Programs.
Now here's the tricky part:
Hold down the Shift button (left or right), and right-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Choose the "Run As..." option. If you don't have the Run As option, the "Secondary Logon" service may need to be started. Log on as Administrator, right-click My Computer, Manage, go down to Services and Applications, Services, and double-click on "Secondary Logon". Set to start Automatic, and click Start.
Choose "The following user:", and enter in the Administrator account and password.
Voila! You've done the equivalent of "sudo", and are now running the Add/Remove control panel (and any processes spawned) as Administrator.
You can do the same with nearly any icon or shortcut, and for the command line, there's the "runas" command.
Where have you been shopping?
You can get 17" LCD's for just under $350 these days - just check Pricewatch.
Even the larger 19" LCD's are coming down to sub-$600 price ranges.
Of course, those prices are for analog LCD displays.. if you want a full digital LCD, that will cost more.
It means absolutely nothing - Windows XP can tell the difference between a physical CPU and a virtual (Hyper-Threaded) CPU.
Hence, per-processor licensing counts are only applied to physical processors, not virtual ones.
Actually, you can.. at least, on Windows XP.. I haven't tried earlier versions.
Create a shortcut to Internet Explorer.
Right-click the shortcut, choose "Run As.."
The option "Current User" and "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity" should be checked.
Click OK to run Internet Explorer in "secure mode".
Caveats to running in this mode: Your bookmarks or links won't appear, but they'll still be there if you run it in normal mode. Other web-based programs may not run correctly.
You can test to see if it's working by going to Windows Update - if it's secure, you'll see something about having to run Windows Update as an administrator.
When I used to work for Compaq, we developed what was the Compaq Proliant ML770 platform, based on the big Unisys ES7000 CMP platform.
We had a shipping issue that was nearly identical to your situation...
These machines were about 6' tall, 3' wide, about 4' deep, and weighed about 1200 pounds.
Cost about US $1Mil fully loaded, and were bolted to a 6" thick pallet, with support boards of 2" thick solid wood.
One time we shipped one of these monsters, the trucking company shipped it on an non-air-ride (mandatory) truck, and didn't tie the machine to the side of the truck.
It fell over during transit.
I can't imagine how they managed to get it back up vertical, since it weighs as much as a small car..
The entire machine was wrecked - the component cages actually dented the thick steel side covers with their outlines..
Needless to say, the machine, originally worth $1Mil, was sent back to Unisys to be scrapped... it was worthless after that.
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GiTS was released in theatres, although in not very many. I saw the original GiTS at a midnight showing in a movie theatre in 1995 (iirc), presumably sponsored by the local anime convention that was going on that weekend.
While it is true that Windows XP accounts created during setup have full Administrator rights, you don't have to operate the OS that way.
To run with user-only permissions:
Go to Control Panel, User Accounts.
Make sure the Administrator account has a password, and that you know what it is. Very important! If you don't know the password, set one by choosing Change an Account > Administrator > Change Password.
Change your personal account to a limited account, by choosing "Change an Account > Your Name > Change the Account Type." Change the account type to "Limited".
Log off, and log back on again.
Ok, now you're logged on as a User, with a limited account. Congratulations.
Go to Control Panel, choose Add / Remove Programs, and go to Windows Components.
Notice that you don't have administrative rights. Close Add/Remove Programs.
Now here's the tricky part:
Hold down the Shift button (left or right), and right-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Choose the "Run As..." option. If you don't have the Run As option, the "Secondary Logon" service may need to be started. Log on as Administrator, right-click My Computer, Manage, go down to Services and Applications, Services, and double-click on "Secondary Logon". Set to start Automatic, and click Start.
Choose "The following user:", and enter in the Administrator account and password.
Voila! You've done the equivalent of "sudo", and are now running the Add/Remove control panel (and any processes spawned) as Administrator.
You can do the same with nearly any icon or shortcut, and for the command line, there's the "runas" command.
Quite useful, really.
Where have you been shopping? You can get 17" LCD's for just under $350 these days - just check Pricewatch. Even the larger 19" LCD's are coming down to sub-$600 price ranges. Of course, those prices are for analog LCD displays.. if you want a full digital LCD, that will cost more.
It means absolutely nothing - Windows XP can tell the difference between a physical CPU and a virtual (Hyper-Threaded) CPU. Hence, per-processor licensing counts are only applied to physical processors, not virtual ones.
Actually, you can.. at least, on Windows XP.. I haven't tried earlier versions.
Create a shortcut to Internet Explorer.
Right-click the shortcut, choose "Run As.."
The option "Current User" and "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity" should be checked.
Click OK to run Internet Explorer in "secure mode".
Caveats to running in this mode:
Your bookmarks or links won't appear, but they'll still be there if you run it in normal mode.
Other web-based programs may not run correctly.
You can test to see if it's working by going to Windows Update - if it's secure, you'll see something about having to run Windows Update as an administrator.
Recursion is fun. Slashdot's slashdotting of slashdot got slashdotted. Say THAT three times fast. (THATTHATTHAT!)
I get that with my landlord, except it's once a month, and the smashing kick to the balls comes in the form of the rent check I have to write out.
When I used to work for Compaq, we developed what was the Compaq Proliant ML770 platform, based on the big Unisys ES7000 CMP platform.
We had a shipping issue that was nearly identical to your situation...
These machines were about 6' tall, 3' wide, about 4' deep, and weighed about 1200 pounds.
Cost about US $1Mil fully loaded, and were bolted to a 6" thick pallet, with support boards of 2" thick solid wood.
One time we shipped one of these monsters, the trucking company shipped it on an non-air-ride (mandatory) truck, and didn't tie the machine to the side of the truck.
It fell over during transit.
I can't imagine how they managed to get it back up vertical, since it weighs as much as a small car..
The entire machine was wrecked - the component cages actually dented the thick steel side covers with their outlines..
Needless to say, the machine, originally worth $1Mil, was sent back to Unisys to be scrapped... it was worthless after that.