more m$ bs.
As of October, Microsoft's switching older editions to the update model pioneered by Windows 10
so your probably fucked - get ready for that auto-update that breaks your o.s.!
-
http://www.computerworld.com/article...windows-7.html
so your probably fucked - get ready for that auto-update that breaks your o.s.! -
Re: more m$ bs.
I didn't think anyone patched MS OS's anymore. They've been untrustworthy since the win 8/8.1 days...<--- Badcaps.net Founder
Badcaps.net Services:
Motherboard Repair Services
----------------------------------------------
Badcaps.net Forum Members Folding Team
http://folding.stanford.edu/
Team : 49813
Join in!!
Team Stats -
Re: more m$ bs.
auto-updating now? how 'bout anything 'nix that doesn't force updates?Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
My computer doubles as a space heater.
Permanently Retired Systems:
RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.
Kooky and Kool Systems
- 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
- 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
- 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
- Main Workstation - Fully operational!
sigpicComment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
nothing NIX forces updates.
infact NIX cant update even if you want it to without you entering your root password.Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
Does this mean that windows 7, 8 and 8.1 will be forced to update to windows 10?Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
no, it means they will force the spyware on you, and slow it down / destabilise it until you get so pissed off that you swap it for Linux or Win10Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
OK thanks STJ.Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
I didn't get the idea that it will be forced automatic... Just rolled up lump-sum mass updates. Idea being that instead of having 2^n (n= number of individual updates) different upgrade combinations to have to support, it's just the number of rollups issued. I'm sure the first one will be mandatory if you want support, but after that I wouldn't be surprised to see a number of rollups supported at once.
Not having individual choices does suck (especially with the more useless/quasi-spyware updates) but from a maintenace/support perspective it makes sense. Would you them rather drop all windows 7/8.1 support? Yeah they've "guaranteed" support until 2020 (for 7 at least, IDK on 8.1) but support on paper isn't support in practice.sigpic
(Insert witty quote here)Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
If it was doing that, you'd be right. In reality that's not actually what was happening:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows...metry-secrets/
(I'd quote it but the page format isn't well suited to such).
Does it send stuff that many find objectionable? Yeah. Can it be turned down to a safe level? Yes it can. Hence why I think "quasi" applies since it's not truly "spying" since one can shut it off within the program and that it's documented. Still a potential security risk for highly-secure systems though...sigpic
(Insert witty quote here)Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
cortanna has no recognition code in it - if it did then it would be huge and slow your cpu right down.
all audio processing and word seperation and recognition is done by remote servers.
( cloud spy's!
)
and after the latest update - you cant turn it off completely.
but hey, not singling out M$, the Android / Apple FaceBook APP does exactly the same thing!!!Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
omg y'all are super paranoid. just use your damn computer!Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
Which would be like leaving that truck of yours unlocked and full of expen$ive stuff in one of those "psychotic" parts of town. The "anti-individualist" progressives (towards commie-nizzim) wouldn't be the worst of it...
Exactly which part of your computer is lost on M$?!? Oh that's right- you are the product, which was shamelessly ripped off from that fiorina bitch. That creature is so disgusting, I almost forgot its name..."pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!
Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
it's not paranoid if it's true.
btw, i do just use my computer - just not with the devil's o.s. or bogus aplications on it!
and as my net machine is a 32bit athlon, it pre-dates the ARM based spyware in the newer chipsets.
something that cant be blocked by any o.s.Comment
-
"pokemon go... to hell!"
EOL it...
Originally posted by shango066Originally posted by smashstuff30guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
guilty of being cheap-made!Comment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
One must not lose "(key)sight" of the important things, indeed
Khron's Cave - Electronics - Audio - Teardowns - Mods - Repairs - Projects - Music - Rants - ShenanigansComment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
I'm scoping some jokes around here.Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
My computer doubles as a space heater.
Permanently Retired Systems:
RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.
Kooky and Kool Systems
- 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
- 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
- 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
- Main Workstation - Fully operational!
sigpicComment
-
Re: more m$ bs.
I think the important parts still can be disabled.Comment
-
Hello to the forum.
My name is Christos, I am new to the forum here and i am posting from Greece.
So i have this old German sound card from Marian, called Trace Alpha. To be exact i have 2 of them and i use them professionally for my small FM radio station here. The first one works like a charm, but the second one does not work at all.
To be more specific in the same exact pc with windows 7 (i even tried 32bit) the one works while the other doesn't.
So i tried asking for a schematic from the company and they would not give me one. Instead they... -
This is a guide that I am writing for helping others to replace their MEC1503 EC chip if it breaks (or to get around an inconvenient prompt to the BIOS). This forum has been extremely helpful to me so I would like to contribute to help others. I will tell you right now that this task is very difficult to do. You MUST have experience and tools to do precision micro-soldering, BGA reballing, trace repair, and general laptop repair skills.
There are some specialty tools needed to do this task. The replacement MEC1503 chips can be acquired from Aliexpress. Do not buy the bare chips as... -
Recently bios requests for varios HP machines has increased more and more and as the thread title suggest this guide will help and guide members to perform an extraction of the bios file(s) from the various update executables presented as spXXXXXX.exe downloaded from the corresponding for the HP laptop model support page.
Keep the thread clean, do not post bios requests please.
Again - no requests should be made in this thread! -
Hi. Does the ram bios(spd) break down?
Have you ever run by reflash(spd) it?
What breaks the most in Ram? -
Hi,
I have a 2014 vintage Philips 60PFL8708S/12 that suddenly died in the middle of the kids watching a show.
The relevant service manual for the chassis is available here.
The TV no longer powers on, and leaving it powered on for a few minutes results in the layer-1 error with 2 blinks.
When I short the SDM to ground I get the layer-2 error code 53.
The inside of the TV has no damaged components and no swollen capacitors.
In SDM-mode when all the power rails are left on despite entering the protection mode, I tracked down and measured...
Comment