All a machine like this is going to do is make your wine worth less. A good well-aged wine is expensive because of the time it takes to make it. If all of the sudden you're pumping them out like cans of coke, you're going to have cheap wine regardless of how it tastes. People need to remember there is a huge traditional following where winemaking is concerned. People who truly appreciate fine wines will not buy stuff which breaks from traditional wine making.
uTorrent does this as well (when you have a torrent selected, in the lower pane, select the "file" view, and right-click on any file), is smaller, lighter, easier on system resources, and has no additional dependancies.
I don't understand why people use Azureus on Windows anymore, uTorrent is far superior to it. Someone should make a uTorrent clone for Linux so we can escape this plauge they call Azureus.
It's like asking a large group of people if they're actively stealing cars. If they're stealing them, do you think they're going to identify themselves?
I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying I don't understand. So please don't take this as a flame or a trolling. Up until this point I've used IDE drives exclusively, so I will admit to being somewhat ignorant of SATA drives - these days I'm more focused on using my computer to write business software than keeping up with all the technicalities in hardware. As a result, I tend to learn about the install process for these things on a need-to-know basis. I've had other friends with other boards who have had issues with SATA and needing drivers during installation. When I got my new drive, I redid the whole system (formatted), and at no point did I feed it drivers for my SATA drive.
The point here is that I don't know why my experience would differ from theirs.
Ok, to be fair, I wasn't really trying for a Slashdot vs Digg thing - I just remembered seeing it somewhere before so i did a google search. Digg was just near the top of results, so I used it to illustrate the point that slashdot repeats things like a broken record. The point is, I want to see fresh stories. I figure, if enough people stand up to be counted, it's possible we won't have to read about oil-cooled PCs a third or fourth time.
I apologise if it was seen as comparing one service against the other, that wasn't really my intention.
Then why, on my motherboard (ABit AN7), did a) the installation not require a driver (this was using my own Windows XP disc, not one supplied with any particular system), and b) get properly recognized as a SCSI device?
I had absolutely none of the issues you, and others describe.
This is not new and was probably done even before the digg article post, which was made over 180 days ago. I seem to remember coverage on slashdot or somewhere else about this being done several years ago.
Thanks, I totally agree with your statement. Many of the new generation are not aware of what happened during those days. As an owner of a Laser 128 (which I loved to death) I followed with interest Apple's destruction of the many available Apple clones which were out there. Even after that, I purchased an Apple//gs, just to watch Steve Jobs destroy that platform too, as he pitted his own engineers against each other in a ridiculous internal power struggle which eventually killed the//gs. Many of my friends ask me why I won't buy anything from Apple anymore. Well, those are a few reasons why. They have a history of screwing over their customers.
Anyone who thinks Steve Jobs is a nice guy, or is looking out for your welfare is seriously misinformed.
They have to be nice and public. It's not like giving away $20 million dollars isn't going to get noticed by a plethora of financial institutions, including the IRS. They will most definatly want to know where that money is going, and why.
Pull your head out of your ass long enough to realize that not everything is a conspiracy.
It's really hard to tell what was motivating Bill Gates at any one point in time. Most would say that he was motivated by greed, while others might say that he was actually trying to make a difference. One might also say that he knew he couldn't make a difference unless he had the power to do so. In this case, a shitload of money. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending his previous actions, but how many of us *really* know this man? Given the resources he has, would any of us have turned out differently?
The problem here may fall in line with the old saying: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
As people get older, (and many young slashdotters won't understand this yet, but they will - eventually.) how they think, act, and see the world changes. Most of us are so bent on seeing Bill Gates as some kind of extreme demon that we fail to recognize that people are dynamic, and he's no exception. We don't stay the same, things influence us, change our minds, and cause us to act differently all the time. The change is typically gradual, but it does occur in everyone.
Think about how you were 10 years ago - the things you thought about, how you acted. Compare it to how you are now. I'm sure most people will find that they are not the same people.
I can't say if this is exactly what is happening to Gates, but it seems plausable enough to me.
In reality, my system is a hell of a lot more effective. Show the bugs a picture of the SPARK product manager and bugs are so utterly freaked out, that they run for the hills rather than residing in the code.
OK, since I'm certain we're not actually going to GET an answer, here it is: When no path is specified, the system32 directory is used. Ergo, it's not required to enter a path unless the file you're trying to unregister exists somewhere other than the system32 directory.
Perhaps you could enlighten us about which cases (following your statement 'in most cases it works') this fails.
This is what I love about slashdot - you'll get a thousand people attempting to add their pearls of wisdom, and very, very few who actually have any idea what it is they're talking about. Doubly so when it comes to Windows.
In the console window, type 'regsvr32/u shimgvw.dll' without the quotes and press enter. You will see a notice telling you that the DLL has been unregistered.
That's adding something to the conversation BTW. Do us a favour and quit trying to use slashdot for your own profitable gain.
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They loved it so much you posted anonymously, in your room, with the lights out, under a blanket?
This is not a new idea, we came up with this about 10 months ago at the corporation I work for, and abandoned it because it was a bad idea.
Who wants to visit a page that is so covered with ads there is no room for any real content? It'll end up looking like one of those horrid portal pages where everything is an ad. This fad will eventually die out. Real advertising (2 - 3 ads per page) can already make you that much money in 4 months if you have the userbase.
Hey, it's not my fault you're a short-sighted idiot. I rather doubt everything he does is motivated by Microsoft-based issues. If he really wanted to influence every move made at MS, he wouldn't have given up his position as CEO.
That's right, *Microsoft* is a convicted monopolist. You seem to forget that Bill Gates and Microsoft are not the same thing.
And ruining the world economy? You might want to get your head out of your ass for just a second. I'd love to see you back up that ridiculous statement with some real facts.
Yeah, beacuase we should bitch whine and complain that he's at least trying to help out those less fortunate people who contract desieses for which we have no cure. $100 million isn't exactly a drop in the bucket - it's a major contribution, and more money than most of us will see cumulatively in our entire lives. If he was truly an uncaring bastard that didn't want to do anything for anyone but himself, he would have donated $0.
All you people ever see is the Linux vs. Windows debate, and nothing else. There are other important issues in the world. How much did you give to charity this year? People like you make me sick just thinking about you.
Every SP2 installation I've ever done has been a straight A -> B experience. you install it, it works.
If your system is damaged to begin with, or has faulty hardware, your problems may be stemming from something else.
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All a machine like this is going to do is make your wine worth less. A good well-aged wine is expensive because of the time it takes to make it. If all of the sudden you're pumping them out like cans of coke, you're going to have cheap wine regardless of how it tastes. People need to remember there is a huge traditional following where winemaking is concerned. People who truly appreciate fine wines will not buy stuff which breaks from traditional wine making.
uTorrent does this as well (when you have a torrent selected, in the lower pane, select the "file" view, and right-click on any file), is smaller, lighter, easier on system resources, and has no additional dependancies.
I don't understand why people use Azureus on Windows anymore, uTorrent is far superior to it. Someone should make a uTorrent clone for Linux so we can escape this plauge they call Azureus.
It's like asking a large group of people if they're actively stealing cars. If they're stealing them, do you think they're going to identify themselves?
So, should we start an office pool on how long it takes before Apple starts to sue them?
I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying I don't understand. So please don't take this as a flame or a trolling. Up until this point I've used IDE drives exclusively, so I will admit to being somewhat ignorant of SATA drives - these days I'm more focused on using my computer to write business software than keeping up with all the technicalities in hardware. As a result, I tend to learn about the install process for these things on a need-to-know basis. I've had other friends with other boards who have had issues with SATA and needing drivers during installation. When I got my new drive, I redid the whole system (formatted), and at no point did I feed it drivers for my SATA drive.
The point here is that I don't know why my experience would differ from theirs.
Ok, to be fair, I wasn't really trying for a Slashdot vs Digg thing - I just remembered seeing it somewhere before so i did a google search. Digg was just near the top of results, so I used it to illustrate the point that slashdot repeats things like a broken record. The point is, I want to see fresh stories. I figure, if enough people stand up to be counted, it's possible we won't have to read about oil-cooled PCs a third or fourth time.
I apologise if it was seen as comparing one service against the other, that wasn't really my intention.
Then why, on my motherboard (ABit AN7), did a) the installation not require a driver (this was using my own Windows XP disc, not one supplied with any particular system), and b) get properly recognized as a SCSI device?
I had absolutely none of the issues you, and others describe.
This is not new and was probably done even before the digg article post, which was made over 180 days ago. I seem to remember coverage on slashdot or somewhere else about this being done several years ago.
Thanks, I totally agree with your statement. Many of the new generation are not aware of what happened during those days. As an owner of a Laser 128 (which I loved to death) I followed with interest Apple's destruction of the many available Apple clones which were out there. Even after that, I purchased an Apple //gs, just to watch Steve Jobs destroy that platform too, as he pitted his own engineers against each other in a ridiculous internal power struggle which eventually killed the //gs. Many of my friends ask me why I won't buy anything from Apple anymore. Well, those are a few reasons why. They have a history of screwing over their customers.
Anyone who thinks Steve Jobs is a nice guy, or is looking out for your welfare is seriously misinformed.
They have to be nice and public. It's not like giving away $20 million dollars isn't going to get noticed by a plethora of financial institutions, including the IRS. They will most definatly want to know where that money is going, and why.
Pull your head out of your ass long enough to realize that not everything is a conspiracy.
It's really hard to tell what was motivating Bill Gates at any one point in time. Most would say that he was motivated by greed, while others might say that he was actually trying to make a difference. One might also say that he knew he couldn't make a difference unless he had the power to do so. In this case, a shitload of money. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending his previous actions, but how many of us *really* know this man? Given the resources he has, would any of us have turned out differently?
The problem here may fall in line with the old saying: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
As people get older, (and many young slashdotters won't understand this yet, but they will - eventually.) how they think, act, and see the world changes. Most of us are so bent on seeing Bill Gates as some kind of extreme demon that we fail to recognize that people are dynamic, and he's no exception. We don't stay the same, things influence us, change our minds, and cause us to act differently all the time. The change is typically gradual, but it does occur in everyone.
Think about how you were 10 years ago - the things you thought about, how you acted. Compare it to how you are now. I'm sure most people will find that they are not the same people.
I can't say if this is exactly what is happening to Gates, but it seems plausable enough to me.
In reality, my system is a hell of a lot more effective. Show the bugs a picture of the SPARK product manager and bugs are so utterly freaked out, that they run for the hills rather than residing in the code.
The last bubble was lots of fun.
Yeah, tell that to the tens of thousands of people who lost their jobs. What a troll.
Yes, because we all know Linux, BSD, OS X have never, ever had security flaws.
OK, since I'm certain we're not actually going to GET an answer, here it is: When no path is specified, the system32 directory is used. Ergo, it's not required to enter a path unless the file you're trying to unregister exists somewhere other than the system32 directory.
Perhaps you could enlighten us about which cases (following your statement 'in most cases it works') this fails.
This is what I love about slashdot - you'll get a thousand people attempting to add their pearls of wisdom, and very, very few who actually have any idea what it is they're talking about. Doubly so when it comes to Windows.
Which is?
Granted you could do it in the run dialog, but the rest works just fine. Did you bother to test it before chiming in?
OK, start->run->cmd.exe
/u shimgvw.dll' without the quotes and press enter. You will see a notice telling you that the DLL has been unregistered.
In the console window, type 'regsvr32
That's adding something to the conversation BTW. Do us a favour and quit trying to use slashdot for your own profitable gain.
They loved it so much you posted anonymously, in your room, with the lights out, under a blanket?
So perhaps instead of using this as another opportunity to post your sig with the stupid referral link, you could explain to them how it's done.
This is not a new idea, we came up with this about 10 months ago at the corporation I work for, and abandoned it because it was a bad idea.
Who wants to visit a page that is so covered with ads there is no room for any real content? It'll end up looking like one of those horrid portal pages where everything is an ad. This fad will eventually die out. Real advertising (2 - 3 ads per page) can already make you that much money in 4 months if you have the userbase.
Hey, it's not my fault you're a short-sighted idiot. I rather doubt everything he does is motivated by Microsoft-based issues. If he really wanted to influence every move made at MS, he wouldn't have given up his position as CEO.
That's right, *Microsoft* is a convicted monopolist. You seem to forget that Bill Gates and Microsoft are not the same thing.
And ruining the world economy? You might want to get your head out of your ass for just a second. I'd love to see you back up that ridiculous statement with some real facts.
Yeah, beacuase we should bitch whine and complain that he's at least trying to help out those less fortunate people who contract desieses for which we have no cure. $100 million isn't exactly a drop in the bucket - it's a major contribution, and more money than most of us will see cumulatively in our entire lives. If he was truly an uncaring bastard that didn't want to do anything for anyone but himself, he would have donated $0.
All you people ever see is the Linux vs. Windows debate, and nothing else. There are other important issues in the world. How much did you give to charity this year? People like you make me sick just thinking about you.
Every SP2 installation I've ever done has been a straight A -> B experience. you install it, it works. If your system is damaged to begin with, or has faulty hardware, your problems may be stemming from something else.