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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« Last post by Curt on August 17, 2018, 05:11 PM »

Another fun novella by Mark Clifton: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27595

-MilesAhead (June 18, 2018, 03:37 PM)

couldn't get the book (Error 403: Forbidden) but still made for an interesting read:
https://cand.pglaf.o...g/germany/index.html
ironic that Project Gutenberg gets blocked in Germany...

-tomos (June 18, 2018, 03:53 PM)

Your quote might have been a little too short, tomos:

Q: Who are the authors? Why are they copyrighted in Germany, but not in the US?
A:

    Heinrich Mann, who died in 1950.
    Thomas Mann, who died in 1955.
    Alfred Döblin, who died in 1957.

In Germany, they are copyrighted based on "life +70 years" of copyright protection (so, copyright will expire after 2020, 2025 and 2027, respectively). In the US, copyright protection for works published prior to 1978 is based on the number of years since publication.

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Any way: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27595 epub: 27595. eight-keys-to-eden_clifton-mark.zip (133.76 kB - downloaded 336 times.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where is Win 10 hiding background pictures?

« Last post by Curt on August 14, 2018, 04:53 PM »

... delete the offending picture (the entire IrfanView folder).

-Curt (August 14, 2018, 02:51 PM)

-WRONG!

It takes a long time to do the IrfanView settings AGAIN. So deleting the entire folder was a stupid idea. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where is Win 10 hiding background pictures?

« Last post by Curt on August 14, 2018, 02:51 PM »

It turns out I originally created the wallpaper using IrfanView,
so now C:\Users\Curt\AppData\Roaming\IrfanView\  was the place to delete the offending picture (the entire IrfanView folder).

-thank you, KodeZwerg! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where is Win 10 hiding wallpapers?

« Last post by Curt on August 14, 2018, 10:34 AM »

yeah, but no.
Yeah, that is where (the cache of) the wallpaper of the moment is. 
But No, that is not from Private Settings > Background > Background > Picture ~ Choose Your Picture

3 of the other available 5 pictures to choose from, are from Microsoft Windows itself. On a new setup, they would of course all 5 be from Microsoft.

 

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General Software Discussion / Where is Win 10 hiding background pictures?

« Last post by Curt on August 14, 2018, 09:09 AM »

Former title: Where is Win 10 hiding wallpapers?
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I wanted to test a wallpaper-changing program on my PC, x64 Windows 10 Home, so I went to desktop right-click > Private Settings > Background > Background > Picture (not Slideshow or Color, but Image / Photo / Picture), and was chocked to see a picture of my ex!! Understand that I know for sure that I deleted this picture long ago, and I am not aware of any copy anywhere on my PC! Nevertheless, Explorer presented me with the option to have her be my wallpaper again, so somewhere there obviously is a copy! The picture is only available via Settings..., it is not saved in the normal Pictures folder, or in any public folder. I have searched for several hours, but I haven't found any option to navigate to this particular picture, or to delete it.

In the old days (incl. Win 7), any wallpaper would be wallpaper.bmp, but nowadays I am unable to find where Windows is hiding the (backgrounds and) wallpapers. Of course the official address for me is C:\Users\Curt\Pictures , but as I said, I have long time ago deleted the original of that particular picture, so it isn't there, now!

Do you have any idea where Windows might be hiding this picture?

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Text Dragon

« Last post by Curt on August 07, 2018, 03:24 PM »

There is no longer a homepage. Will Text Dragon continue to need a license key, then?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 - Collection of Hacks, Tweaks, Improvements

« Last post by Curt on August 03, 2018, 01:49 AM »

Blackbird version 1.0 hotfix 1.0.1 is finally ready:
https://www.getblackbird.net/download/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/getblackbird/

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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning

« Last post by Curt on July 27, 2018, 01:15 PM »

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General Software Discussion / Re: Additional F-keys with inter-applic software vs keyboard manufacturers lunatics

« Last post by Curt on July 24, 2018, 09:20 AM »

I've written about that problem several times,

-ital2 (July 22, 2018, 04:12 PM)

Luckily you can write about it once more.

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Found Deals and Discounts / at last: Softmaker Office PORTABLE

« Last post by Curt on July 23, 2018, 08:32 AM »

Giveaway of the day today, Monday 23 July 2018
https://www.giveaway...aker-office-nx-home/

To my understanding it is the first portable suite from SoftMaker:

The office suite can be installed to a USB flash drive so that it can be used on any PC without installation.

It is free today, but in the long run this "abo" subscription concept is more expensive.

SoftMaker Office NX Home for Windows (6-months subscription)

SoftMaker Office for Windows as an inexpensive subscription for 6 months. Always current: All updates and upgrades included for free during your subscription.

Flexible license: Licensed for one household with up to 5 computers, or for 1 commercial user with up to 5 computers.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Curt on July 13, 2018, 08:23 AM »

http://archishere.in...hilariously-accurate

-Arizona Hot (June 30, 2018, 06:09 PM)

^404

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Living Room / Re: Abusing Emoji on your computer filesystem

« Last post by Curt on July 06, 2018, 05:56 PM »

Windows 10 have a hotkey to bring up an emoji selector: Win+. (period) or Win+; (semicolon).

-Deozaan (July 04, 2018, 07:00 PM)

I never knew. Thanks for informing!

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General Software Discussion / Re: making a single .jpg from a web-page that is over one screen long

« Last post by Curt on July 04, 2018, 11:05 AM »

http://www.faststone.../FSCaptureDetail.htm

FastStone Screen Capture is now at version 9. She's still both cheap and easy, but highly capable.
$20 for a lifetime key. Mine has so far lasted 6 years. A Best Buy.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ashampoo Bundle

« Last post by Curt on June 26, 2018, 04:39 PM »

Beat the average price & you'll take home the entire bundle.

Beat the Average Price $11.77

Beat the average to get all 8 apps!

$11.78 or more: https://deals.neowin...ling-software-bundle

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Curt on June 26, 2018, 04:15 PM »

Incidentally: a link to Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ISO with SP1

-Deozaan (June 26, 2018, 12:55 PM)

>>> http://www.softpedia...ents/Windows-7.shtml

CLICK THE TOP LINE ("Standalone"), when you reach the page identical to this screenshot:

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General Software Discussion / Re: Print spooler missing after win 10 update. Saved by old freeware!

« Last post by Curt on June 26, 2018, 07:38 AM »

(Solved) Print Spooler Service is Missing / Not Listed (Fixing Guide)
Last updated Jun 19, 2018

-techsupportall

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General Software Discussion / Re: Print spooler missing after win 10 update. Saved by old freeware!

« Last post by Curt on June 19, 2018, 06:55 AM »

Hi,
Thanks for contacting us about this matter.
Yes, it is true that the "TrustedInstaller" account is enough grand full permission. But on some computers, we have seen that the  "TrustedInstaller" is not listed on the list that's why we have given "everyone" option there. But we'll correct it and give another solution for the  "TrustedInstaller" account not seen.

Thanks for informed us about this.
Rajesh

-TechsupportAll

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General Software Discussion / Re: Print spooler missing after win 10 update. Saved by old freeware!

« Last post by Curt on June 17, 2018, 09:29 AM »

@SJ
I wrote them and half quoted you:

I am writing you because of an error in https://www.techsupp...-service-is-missing/ under >Method 2,  Step 1< where you tell the reader to >>Click on Permission Tab. > Click on Change Permission. > Click on Add Button > Type Everyone, then click on OK, and then check mark all the boxes of allow row,<<. This is very very wrong! It is not needed and certainly not wanted, for everyone to have permission to Write! Default permissions for spoolsv.exe only grant Read and Read+Execute permissions to the System account. Only the TrustedInstaller account should be allowed to have full control, not everyone! Solution: Uncheck >Write<

Time will tell their response.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Delete file with too long file name

« Last post by Curt on June 12, 2018, 02:35 AM »

read our thread Long Path Fixer https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=42049

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General Software Discussion / Print spooler missing after win 10 update. Saved by old freeware!

« Last post by Curt on June 11, 2018, 06:08 PM »

About the same time as the latest update from Microsoft was installed, I also installed Nitro 12 Pdf editor. So when I realized that I no longer was able to print to pdf, I could not be sure if the error was made by Microsoft or by Nitro. When searching for a solution, I stumbled upon the old freeware from techsupportall.com Print Spooler Repair Tool. I say old, because the text is only saying >for WindowsXP , Vista, windows 7, windows 8.<, but fact is it has been updated for Win 10 as well.

It is also saying >Please run this tool in Safemode mode<, but I ran it as it was, and everything went well.

https://www.techsupp...-service-is-missing/ > scroll down to Method 1 > Automatic Fix it > Download Print-Spooler-Repair-Tool.exe Freeware (2308 KB)
The page is very informative and includes a lot of relevant tips (Method2 > Manual Steps)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for two particular softwares

« Last post by Curt on May 30, 2018, 05:39 PM »

@tomos, you may have forgotten:

does not work on Windows 8/10

-Spews

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General Software Discussion / A sign of life from WinMerge

« Last post by Curt on May 28, 2018, 06:38 PM »

WinMerge 2.15.2 is a so-called alpha version, so last stable version is still listed to be version 2.14 from year 2013.

I am running version 2.15.2 ("alpha"), and it's just fine. No problems. However, the installation didn't overwrite the old version, so I am guessing version 2.14 was a 32-bit version (was working fine on my 64-bits), because I then uninstalled the 2.14 and still kept all of my new 2.15.2



>>>WinMerge is a Windows tool for visual difference display and merging, for both files and directories. It is highly useful for determining what has changed between file versions, and then merging those changes.
WinMerge has Unicode support, Flexible syntax coloring editor, Visual SourceSafe integration, and Windows Shell integration.
Regexp filtering for filenames and lines. Side-by-side line difference and highlights differences inside lines.
A file map shows the overall file differences in a location pane. The user interface is translated into several languages.<<<

Here are some notes about release and a plan for the stable version 2.16.0:
https://bitbucket.or.../winmerge/issues/84/

-WinMerge

download from https://sourceforge....-life-from-winmerge/
homepage http://winmerge.org/
freeware, clean

Edited:
most recent version (2.15.4 at the moment) is at https://bitbucket.or.../winmerge/downloads/

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Found Deals and Discounts / ZOOM Player MAX 14 for FREE 2018-May-23

« Last post by Curt on May 23, 2018, 03:14 AM »

http://www.bitsdujou...ware/zoom-player-max

the quite new version 14 for free or with discounted upgrades

see photo:

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 - Collection of Hacks, Tweaks, Improvements

« Last post by Curt on May 21, 2018, 04:06 PM »

Blackbird updated to BETA version 1.0 a couple of hours ago.

https://www.facebook.com/getblackbird/
www.getblackbird.net (not ready just yet)

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Mailwasher Pro 40% off this week

« Last post by Curt on April 26, 2018, 03:58 PM »

50% off ($20 instead of $40)
Expiry Date: 4/30/2018

https://www.colorman...sher-pro_101133.html