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« Last post by Stoic Joker on December 07, 2009, 11:53 AM »Yes, but I'll wager that we're the only species that whines about them constantly... 
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fair enough -- it is sort of outside the scope of the other requirements.I'm not so sure...as it falls heavily into the user friendliness category. Many installs/updates require or at least strongly suggest that the AV software be temporarily disabled while they are running. If the AV software can not be disabled (uninstalling doesn't count here), then the AV software is basically begging-for-a-fight with what ever may innocently need its draconian iron glove out of the way for a moment. Who suffers? ...The user.-mouser (December 05, 2009, 04:16 PM)
but you can either use a hex editor or grab an EDITBIN from an older VS.I can send you my 05 if you like.-f0dder (November 23, 2009, 05:45 PM)
VS2008 EDITBIN.EXE won't let me set a subsystem version lower than 5.0, so I have to use a hexeditor to do that, joy joy.Damn, I knew there was a reason I never got arround to upgrading. I've got a little networking widget that I use for getting a remote system to keep me up to date in its IP (Client/Server type thing) it (is GUI) was compiled with MSVS2005 (with latest service packs) and ran just fine on NT4 (it doesn't have file dialogs). My (connection stressing) ping utility (is CLI) also ran just fine on NT4.-f0dder (November 23, 2009, 04:49 PM)
Second is fixing Win9x/NT4 problems, which might require building release versions with an older compiler...Granted I could be nutz (and I haven't had time to check), but I really do thing that can be handled with a version check that sends 9x/NT to the older (deprecated) function/version of the structure. I know I ran into it before (on a project I've since lost) and decided to drop support for the legacy stuff so I wouldn't have to retrace a ver var through the whole app.-f0dder (November 23, 2009, 06:56 AM)
Exactly. They were stubborn about that for almost a full decade. I've pointed out several times how it's unheard of for a company to have a multi-year head start on a technological innovation and not do anything successful with it. Then apple came along and stole the market in a matter of months. Like a german blitzkrieg.Hm... (I was not aware of that part of the story) ...But on that note, it doesn't really sound like Apple innovated anything...They were (by the sound of it) more of an armchair general that got lucky with a captain obvious moment.-superboyac (November 22, 2009, 10:19 PM)
Very interesting. Apple does demand control, that's mostly why I avoid their products no matter how cool I think they are. I have not once bought an apple product in my life, yet I think they are super cool. I don't think I can say that for any other company.While I realize that terms have a tendency to change meaning over time, Apple does not qualify for any meaning of cool that I'm familiar with. Ultra Trendy... Yes.-superboyac (November 22, 2009, 05:02 AM)
...They will start doing stuff like use their dogs name for a password, "hide" their password in the text of their (public access) personal page (in case they lose it...), and even dumber stuff that I can't even fathom.Make that four of us ... I've been x64 for a few years and haven't seen foot dragging at all.Hold on, I'm not familiar about this, can you clarify? What is the myth? That 32-bit applications suffer in performance in 64-bit OS? Or that the difference in performance in general for 64-bit OS's is negligible relative to 32-bit? Because I was considering moving to Windows 7 64-bit and taking advantage of the additional RAM.-superboyac (November 19, 2009, 03:58 PM)
The myth is that 32 bit programs run slower under 64 bit OS's. As you can see, three of us have not really seen that in real world usage (bar f0dder's Foxit Reader example).-Darwin (November 19, 2009, 04:31 PM)
Under Google, the OS is a medium, like television, radio or the Internet. That's the revolutionary idea, and one that we should take time to ponder.(Treat it like a Radio or TV) That's the part I find horrifying, because any chance of securing the thing goes right down the drain the instant Joe User gets the impression that a lackadaisical attitude is okay.-zridling (November 20, 2009, 03:08 PM)
tip: ShellExecute using the "RunAs" verb. Not properly documented and feels hacky, but that's the UAC API for you, I guessAs I recall, RunAs (in Shell & ShellExecute) was an option back in Win2k, it just never caught on because everybody just ran as Admin back then.-f0dder (November 16, 2009, 01:08 AM)
But what about getting it for $35? (https://www.donation....msg185098#msg185098)That appears to be SoftMaker's Office not Microsofts.-mwb1100 (November 20, 2009, 02:54 AM)
What I was told is that the ISP is more than happy to diagnose connection problems for a computer, but because of the wide variety and configuration options for home routers, they just aren't interested in giving that level of support.And while that is partially true, the reason behind it is a bit different.-Daleus (February 01, 2008, 08:47 AM)
I find it scary that kids today are ENCOURAGED to use a graphing calculator in calculus and physics classes in high school. Granted, they're not allowed to use them on exams, but why encourage them in the first place? If you don't understand what you are doing and why, what value is there in arriving at the correct answer quickly? I'm getting old...That's just the down-side of our "Results Driven" society (All Hail the Laued "Rain Maker") as long as you can produce huge stacks of cash...it doesn't matter to the head office how many people were screwed or killed.-Darwin (May 19, 2009, 01:08 PM)
