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General Software Discussion / The Beast: Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0

« Last post by Giampy on May 07, 2013, 11:46 AM »

Dear geeks,
I use Windows XP SP3 and I tried to remove Windows Media Player 11 in this way:
http://windows.micro...dia-player/11/readme

When I started the uninstallation of "Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0" I read that such operation could compromise some programs. The list of programs at risk appeared and I realized that ALL the programs could be damaged, including many updates of Windows.
Is it possible?
What kind of monster is "Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0"?

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

« Last post by Giampy on May 01, 2013, 02:54 PM »

If the chainsaw doesn't start, try with both hands:

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

« Last post by Giampy on April 28, 2013, 10:01 AM »

The elderly and young people today:

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General Software Discussion / Re: Problems after you install Microsoft's security update 2823324

« Last post by Giampy on April 26, 2013, 02:57 PM »

some false positives are far better than an overlooked virus...

-Giampy (April 25, 2013, 11:23 AM)

Tell that to a couple of my customers after AVG decided that the lower filter for the Xen disk subsystem was a virus.  No problem there until their boxes were rebooted, which resulted in a nice 7B bsod.  (Fortunately for the second customer I remembered tracking down the issue for the first...)

-x16wda (April 25, 2013, 07:53 PM)

When an antivirus reports a virus, any user should always verify if that is true or not (false positive) before deleting any files.
This should be taught to new users.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Problems after you install Microsoft's security update 2823324

« Last post by Giampy on April 25, 2013, 11:23 AM »

Giampy, do you use Comodo Antivirus, and if so, how do you rate it?

-Tinman57 (April 23, 2013, 08:22 PM)

I use it for one year but I have never dealt with real viruses, so I haven't sufficient data to judge the efficacy of Comodo Antivirus.

I can only say it sometimes reports false positives. However consider that I set heuristics sensitivity at the maximum and that some false positives are far better than an overlooked virus...
Therefore those few false positives are excusable and even well-accepted.

With regard to cohabitation of Comodo and my system (Windows XP) I report that Comodo sometimes causes slowing down (pauses) to certain operations. This is the bad of Comodo.
However the situation is bearable.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Problems after you install Microsoft's security update 2823324

« Last post by Giampy on April 22, 2013, 09:20 AM »

Malwarebytes issues a number of definitions updates every day, so when you say "beware of the latest update of Malwarebytes Antimalware," you're giving a rather misleading warning

-cyberdiva (April 22, 2013, 08:30 AM)

I didn't know Malwarebytes issues updates so frequently. Therefore the danger has gone.


Note: lately there has been a bad update from Malwarebytes, a bad update from Windows, a bad update from Comodo Antivirus. It's an epidemic!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Problems after you install Microsoft's security update 2823324

« Last post by Giampy on April 21, 2013, 02:30 PM »

Semi-OT.
With regard to updates, beware of the last update of Malwarebytes Antimalware:
http://www.eteknix.c...-malwarebytes-monday

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

« Last post by Giampy on April 08, 2013, 04:10 PM »

... but since it did involve nudity...

-mouser (April 08, 2013, 03:55 PM)

So the keyword is "nudity".
I posted that message in totally good faith, I didn't really think it could be an unpleasant question.
Ok, I delete that message and I apologize.

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

« Last post by Giampy on April 08, 2013, 03:00 PM »

People of DC,
I beg you a judgment about the penultimate message I posted, the message with the girl sleeping on her breast. I consider it very funny but a (male) member considers it inappropriate instead. I am ready to remove it but first I am curious to know what's your impression.

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

« Last post by Giampy on April 07, 2013, 03:47 PM »

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Living Room / Re: Pirate Vinyl Records! :D

« Last post by Giampy on March 30, 2013, 10:13 AM »

anybody claiming that the sound quality is objectively better than a proper digital format doesn't really know what they're talking about :-)

-f0dder (March 30, 2013, 09:47 AM)

You have your part of reason but yours is a theoretical speech.
In practice the situation is completely different. The Digital Era has created the plague of the "digital" sound in the worst sense of the word: a cold, cutting, caustic, harsh, metallic sound. I have never heard a such crap coming from a LP. Never.

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Living Room / Re: What *Should* We Be Worried About?

« Last post by Giampy on March 30, 2013, 06:00 AM »

With regard to PCs, in the last days several people living in my zone (Europe) have been attacked by an awful ransomware: http://news.drweb.com/?i=3379&lng=en
What about the rest of the World? Is everything fine there?

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

« Last post by Giampy on March 29, 2013, 08:15 AM »

Renegade, what a coincidence! Before I posted my (sad) image, I already had three versions of that. I posted the first. The second was/is just the one you have published today!

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

« Last post by Giampy on March 28, 2013, 07:05 PM »

Sad humor about unemployment:

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

« Last post by Giampy on March 19, 2013, 01:31 PM »

Poem of a thirsty guy:

I have a dream
to have a drink
I meet a tank
I get drunk

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General Software Discussion / Re: (Software metaphor) Not just bugs... bedbugs!

« Last post by Giampy on March 15, 2013, 11:37 AM »

TaoPhoenix, are you speaking of a severe bug that upsets our life?

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Living Room / Re: NULL

« Last post by Giampy on March 15, 2013, 11:24 AM »

Nil

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Living Room / Re: Cute jokes' thread

« Last post by Giampy on March 14, 2013, 09:05 AM »

A Rolls Royce arrives in front of a restaurant. From the car some people get off: five wonderful girls and an elegant man who holds up a cage with a cock (male chicken) inside.
They enter into the restaurant and they sit down.

Man: "Waiter, please wait on one starter for each of us and thirty starters for my cock".
The waiter gets deeply perplexed but he silently does his duty.
After some minutes he realizes that everyone has eaten all the food, even the cock.

Man: "Waiter, please wait on one dish of pasta for each of us and thirty dishes of pasta for my cock".
The waiter gets more perplexed again, but he silently does his duty.
After some minutes he realizes that everyone has eaten all the food, even the cock.

Man: "Waiter, please wait on one steak for each of us and thirty steaks for my cock".
The waiter with difficulty keeps his growing perplexity and he silently does his duty.
After some minutes he realizes that everyone has eaten all the food, even the cock.

At this point the waiter firmly asks an explanation: "Mister, you have to explain me why that cock is so hungry. I have never seen a such thing. It's unbelievable!!!".
The man explains: "Once I was in the desert and I found the Aladdin's lamp. I rubbed it and the Genie came out. He asked me three wishes to be granted.
First, I asked him a lot of money, and as you see I am extremely rich. You have noticed my sparkling Rolls Royce.
Second, I asked him the more beautiful girls of the World, and as you see I am together these wonderful women.

Spoiler

Third, I asked him an insatiable cock... but he didn't understand me!"

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

« Last post by Giampy on March 13, 2013, 11:24 AM »

A topical cartoon:

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Living Room / Bizarre advertisements

« Last post by Giampy on March 10, 2013, 04:04 PM »

http://www.repubblic...240483/1/?ref=fbpr#1

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Living Room / Demolition man

« Last post by Giampy on February 27, 2013, 06:44 AM »

http://biertijd.com/...player/?itemid=38970

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

« Last post by Giampy on February 26, 2013, 05:53 AM »

Geeks trying the new apps:

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Living Room / Re: Show us a picture of your.. CAR!!!

« Last post by Giampy on February 23, 2013, 10:16 AM »

Only a wife can spend/waste money faster than a car

-Shades (February 21, 2013, 08:27 PM)

Someone said: "G-Spot has been exactly located: it's at the end of the word «shopping»".

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General Software Discussion / Re: 2013 Version: Browser Wars

« Last post by Giampy on February 22, 2013, 08:08 AM »

Today I have read something about Lunascape. It has three rendering engines, so the user can choose the best one for the page he/she is seeing. It also accepts add-ons for Firefox.
Very interesting indeed.
If you have tried it, what is your judgment about Lunascape?

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Living Room / Eventful traffic of Russia

« Last post by Giampy on February 18, 2013, 08:29 AM »

http://cdn.theguardi...15RussiaCam-16x9.mp4