putting itself in a ADS (NTFS alternate data stream) which isn't seen by normal file system enumeration tools, but even blocks ADS aware tools from seeing the stream.
How is it even found to be loaded in the first place?
Works in Vista, too!
Maybe Vista needs that new file system after all. Too many places to hide stuff in the current NTFS. FAT32 anyone?
With Vista coming out soon, many new applications written will only run on Vista because of the new architecture, driver model, etc.
That seems like a really careless statement on your part. Are you saying that virtually all new applications are being written for an OS that you can't even buy for 6 more months? Boy that's sure going to put a dent in the next 2 quarters earning statements for every major software company.
Oh, and btw, are they writing for 32-bit Vista, or 64-bit Vista?
Does this mean it's only running at half speed in 2007, and 1/4 speed here in 2006? Does this mean that the collisions are only fender-benders that don't even deploy the airbags in the particles yet?
Customers who deploy Windows Vista Enterprise have the ability to install up to four (4) copies of the operating system in a virtual machine for a single user on a single device.
Interesting. I would have assumed that I could install any number of Vista virtual machines for my use on my single computer -- especially since only one (or two on a dual core) could be considered to be running at the same time. Now Microsoft is telling me only 4. Sure sounds like I'm losing, not gaining, here -- those bastards!
Why this is an issue at all is because Sony simply isn't trusted any more by just about everybody! We don't believe what they say they'll do, that they'll keep any promises that don't have their feet held to the fire, or that they won't try to screw us out of every list dime (pence, lira, yen, won...) in our pockets. That's why this is an issue despite any and everything Sony says to the contrary.
This should serve as a method to reduce prices. It has got to bring them down in two different ways:
1: Because more games will be sold due to the inability to share games with your friends, and the ending of the Used Game market, game manufacturers and sellers can reduce prices and still make the same profits. In addition, the lower prices will further increase sales as they induce people to try games they would not have purchased before due to the lower prices. The risk of a bad game experience is reduced when the price is lower.
2: The prices should be reduced because the value of the game is now correspondingly less. Before a game had residual value after you were done with it. You could sell or trade it for a game you hadn't played yet. With this reduction in value of the new games, they should be priced less because you're getting less.
It's dumb to put any information on the Internet that you don't want the whole rest of the world to see, regardless of checkboxes, privacy policies, password protections, robot exclusion files, or any other measures that made you feel warm and safe.
It's dumber still when that information includes your name, picture, or any other easy personal identifier.
There are only three possible reasons not to upgrade from Windows 98:
Uh, how about your W98 machine is too old, too low powered, with too small a hard-drive, and even maxed out on memory not enough, to run WinXP? That's the real reason many people can't even consider jumping over 2 interim OS releases to XP.
Today the mighty Microsoft has demonstrated more clearly than ever that they truly don't have a clue. They managed this feat by telling Windows 98 users who, are likely running 10 year old hardware, that the solution to remain secure is to upgrade those old machines to Windows XP. This fails for so many reasons it's not worth even trying to list them all here. If Microsoft was giving away Windows XP Professional for free to all these users, along with unlimited telephone technical support for installing and getting it running, it still would be no solution.
And these are the people you've now going to believe on their promises about Vista?
Beware the Intel T2300E processor - and Dell! Intel still sells processors both with and without their Virtualization Technology, and Dell has performed an absolute Bait & Switch (see link) with some of their notebooks. You need the right processor for this to run correctly -- Intel or AMD -- and you need a vendor you can trust!
And how long before they'll be allowed to disable your fast forward, reverse skip, slow motion, and freeze frame buttons? Each of these affect the movie viewing in ways the director never intended as well. Is one really that different than another.
Truth is, I expect every one of these restrictions to reduce overall DVD buying. At least the Clean DVD people were buying original DVD's to offset the cleaned-up copies they were selling.
Interesting question, however, were the cleaned up DVD's properly CSS encoded and region locked? If so, how did they get a license to use that technology?
I bought a motherboard from Newegg that came with some pretty hefty rebates. Filled out everything correctly and mailed them in. A few months went by...Six months or so after the purchase date...
And you call that "No Problems Here"??? No wonder you're an AC.
Here we have a Slashdot article, that links to another article, that links to yet another article. That's one level too much indirection, I would think.
My experience with terrorists is limited to people named "Bush"...
If you can't P2P file share in anonymous comfort, I'll bet you can't be a true AC on Slashdot either. The FBI is undoubtedly on their way to your door right now.
And just in time to be run over my Michael Moore racing up to sign you on to his organization.
As long as you're going to block money transfers anyway, why not block all transfers from the USA to Mexico? If illegal immigrants can't ship the money home they'll all leave. Or just put a 20% tax on the transfers to pay for the identity theft, services, and tax evasion that the illegals are practicing. This way they pay for their stay here, and become more welcome guests. Can't believe that our government that can't do anything else right either isn't doing this.
Modding the truth as a troll is a misuse of M1 Moderation, and should be severely punished in M2 meta-moderation.
once you do microsoft starts "updating them" with MS only extensions, making MS documents all but unreadable in other word processors,
I'm sure there would be MSEODF (Microsoft Enhanced Open Document Format) files. They'd have to have them because there will be some FNOU (Feature No One Uses) that can't be saved in ODF. Then you'll have the option to save in either Standard ODF, or MSEODF if you want to preserve your usage of the FNOU. After that, the ODF spec will be on a constant treadmill to keep up with the MSEODF releases.
Im never one to explicitly advocate for microsoft - wishing secretly linux and apple would talk over the world in some beautiful social movement.
That's exactly what Apple and Linux users do. They talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk all over the world about how wonderful their systems are, how evil MS systems are, and bemoan how stupid everyone else is not to see that.
If better won out over cheaper, we'd all have Betamax video recorders today.
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How is it even found to be loaded in the first place?
Works in Vista, too!
Maybe Vista needs that new file system after all. Too many places to hide stuff in the current NTFS. FAT32 anyone?
That seems like a really careless statement on your part. Are you saying that virtually all new applications are being written for an OS that you can't even buy for 6 more months? Boy that's sure going to put a dent in the next 2 quarters earning statements for every major software company.
Oh, and btw, are they writing for 32-bit Vista, or 64-bit Vista?
Does this mean it's only running at half speed in 2007, and 1/4 speed here in 2006? Does this mean that the collisions are only fender-benders that don't even deploy the airbags in the particles yet?
Interesting. I would have assumed that I could install any number of Vista virtual machines for my use on my single computer -- especially since only one (or two on a dual core) could be considered to be running at the same time. Now Microsoft is telling me only 4. Sure sounds like I'm losing, not gaining, here -- those bastards!
So can I drop Windows 3.1 in to the PS engine, and have it come out looking like Windows Vista?
Then why did you post at all? :^)
Sounds like getting something for nothing, which never seems to turn out in real life as well as the theory promises.
Why this is an issue at all is because Sony simply isn't trusted any more by just about everybody! We don't believe what they say they'll do, that they'll keep any promises that don't have their feet held to the fire, or that they won't try to screw us out of every list dime (pence, lira, yen, won...) in our pockets. That's why this is an issue despite any and everything Sony says to the contrary.
1: Because more games will be sold due to the inability to share games with your friends, and the ending of the Used Game market, game manufacturers and sellers can reduce prices and still make the same profits. In addition, the lower prices will further increase sales as they induce people to try games they would not have purchased before due to the lower prices. The risk of a bad game experience is reduced when the price is lower.
2: The prices should be reduced because the value of the game is now correspondingly less. Before a game had residual value after you were done with it. You could sell or trade it for a game you hadn't played yet. With this reduction in value of the new games, they should be priced less because you're getting less.
Sure, yeah, right -- greedy bastards!
Name: John Smith
Favorite Hobby: Stealing Office Supplies to sell on eBay.
(And don't tell me there isn't someone out there dumb enough to post exactly this.)
It's dumber still when that information includes your name, picture, or any other easy personal identifier.
No joke, after making us wait this long for it. If you'd gotten it out sooner, the expectations would have been easier to meet.
Uh, how about your W98 machine is too old, too low powered, with too small a hard-drive, and even maxed out on memory not enough, to run WinXP? That's the real reason many people can't even consider jumping over 2 interim OS releases to XP.
And these are the people you've now going to believe on their promises about Vista?
Yes, Dell, these things do make a difference!
Truth is, I expect every one of these restrictions to reduce overall DVD buying. At least the Clean DVD people were buying original DVD's to offset the cleaned-up copies they were selling.
Interesting question, however, were the cleaned up DVD's properly CSS encoded and region locked? If so, how did they get a license to use that technology?
And you call that "No Problems Here"??? No wonder you're an AC.
Here we have a Slashdot article, that links to another article, that links to yet another article. That's one level too much indirection, I would think.
How about players fighting fans in the stands?
Godwin's Law Alert!!!
STEP BACK FROM THE KEYBOARD. THIS DISCUSSION THREAD IS NOW OVER!!
NOOMBD - Not Off Of My Backup Disc.
If you can't P2P file share in anonymous comfort, I'll bet you can't be a true AC on Slashdot either. The FBI is undoubtedly on their way to your door right now.
And just in time to be run over my Michael Moore racing up to sign you on to his organization.
Modding the truth as a troll is a misuse of M1 Moderation, and should be severely punished in M2 meta-moderation.
I'm sure there would be MSEODF (Microsoft Enhanced Open Document Format) files. They'd have to have them because there will be some FNOU (Feature No One Uses) that can't be saved in ODF. Then you'll have the option to save in either Standard ODF, or MSEODF if you want to preserve your usage of the FNOU. After that, the ODF spec will be on a constant treadmill to keep up with the MSEODF releases.
That's exactly what Apple and Linux users do. They talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk all over the world about how wonderful their systems are, how evil MS systems are, and bemoan how stupid everyone else is not to see that.
If better won out over cheaper, we'd all have Betamax video recorders today.