http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/to Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: to - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:05:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-86257 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:11:37 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 86257@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Mike,</p> <p>The giveaway must be downloaded and installed on the day of the giveaway (within the 24 hour period from the start of the giveaway). As Graylox points out; if you miss the giveaway period you will then have to wait till it&#39;s rerun (assuming that it will rerun) or purchase the software. you can always try contacting the developer of software you&#39;d really like to try explaining that you missed the giveaway. Some developers can be quite generous, but don&#39;t assume they are going to give you anything, or even reply to your emails. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-86255 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:03:39 +0000 notblocklox 86255@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You can defer an installation until it&#39;s rerun by GOTD (Giveaway of the <strong>D</strong>ay).</p> <p>Otherwise <strong>No</strong>:</p> <p>Please read the terms and conditions!</p> <p><a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/faq/">Installation / Re-installation</a></p> <p>Happy vacation!<br /> graylox </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-86248 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:43:59 +0000 mike37 86248@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Can we defer the installation of a program offered by Giveaway of the Way ? </p> <p>I&#39;m on vacation this week !</p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-84751 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:45:58 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 84751@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Make sure you run as Admin as well. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-84750 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:44:03 +0000 hotdoge3 84750@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Vista SP2: ShellExecuteEx failed; code 1155<br /> Hi,</p> <p>if I execute a setup as an user without adminrights I get:<br /> ShellExecuteEx failed; code 1155<br /> This happens if the setup extracts some file with name *.tmp and tries to<br /> run them.<br /> <a href="http://www.winvistatips.com/vista-sp2-shellexecuteex-failed-code-1155-a-t420142.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.winvistatips.com/vista-sp2-shellexecuteex-failed-code-1155-a-t420142.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://club.myce.com/f59/vso-installation-error-message-214842/" rel="nofollow">http://club.myce.com/f59/vso-installation-error-message-214842/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.vistax64.com/vista-security/235820-vista-sp2-shellexecuteex-failed-code-1155-a.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vistax64.com/vista-security/235820-vista-sp2-shellexecuteex-failed-code-1155-a.html</a></p> <p>now to lifestylesm Try a clean like CCleaner or go to run &#39; %temp% &#39; &amp; Delete may be more time be for runing setup.exe firewall ? A-V ? AntiSpyware ? ThreatFire? some info may help is it XP Vista Win 7 Win98 ? did you click unlock ? IE off line &amp; close IE Firefox be for setup </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-84748 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:30:30 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 84748@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I wrote something on ShellExecute problems a couple of months ago. Dig through threads started on my profile page. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1666#post-84744 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:34:42 +0000 tar333 84744@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Getting ShellExecute Execute failed: code 1155<br /> Have been getting this error for over a month on everything that I try to install. Please help. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7911#post-81739 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:49:04 +0000 hotdoge3 81739@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>A third of anti-malware products fail to secure Vista Business Edition, Virus Bulletin reveals<br /> <a href="http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2010/08_12.xml" rel="nofollow">http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2010/08_12.xml</a></p> <p>Virus Bulletin has revealed that, out of 54 anti-malware products tested, 19 failed to reach the standard required for VB100 certification in its recent test on Windows Vista Business Edition SP2. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7902#post-81625 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:38:29 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 81625@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>If people would just bother to look at the &quot;are you sure&quot; screen before installing. One way to prevent such attacks is to disallow unsigned apps, but stuff could still slip through the Marketplace. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7902#post-81622 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:15:49 +0000 hotdoge3 81622@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/software-services/Trojan-horse-attacks-Android-phones/articleshow/6310296.cms" rel="nofollow">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/software-services/Trojan-horse-attacks-Android-phones/articleshow/6310296.cms</a></p> <p>The adage &#39;be careful what you wish for&#39; has a modern-day counterpart: “Be careful what you download.” Especially on your mobile phone.<br /> Once the file is installed, the Trojan horse begins sending text messages to premium-rate phone numbers “without the owner’s knowledge or consent, resulting in money passing from a user’s account to that of the cybercriminals .”<br /> &quot;what appears to be a “harmless media player.” </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80721 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:35:46 +0000 sparky 80721@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Apparently enough people think that Windows 7 has got something right though. One site that I look at for statistics says that Windows 7 has almost caught up with Vista already.</p> <p><a href="http://marketshare.hitslink.com/os-market-share.aspx?qprid=11" rel="nofollow">http://marketshare.hitslink.com/os-market-share.aspx?qprid=11</a></p> <p>I have it and I like it quite a bit. I always liked XP and never did care for Vista myself. The only disclaimer is that I am not much of a computer techie and my opinions on computer related things are usually suspect at best. ;) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80676 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:09:20 +0000 Robert 80676@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well...7 is what Vista should&#39;ve been... still has some crappy sides too,but then SP1 is on the way.<br /> The Home edition is OK,but if I ever have some money to burn... I&#39;d go for 7Ultimate. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80673 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:54:48 +0000 ⓒⓗⓘⓟ 80673@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>lol I wasn&#39;t trying to put down old people. I was just saying many seem to be happy with what they have and don&#39;t care about how crappy it is. My grandmom&#39;s computer has XP and I hate it but it doesn&#39;t bother her one bit. Many people put down Vista but I find it to be no trouble at all. And if I had the extra money I would upgrade to 7 without hesitation! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80671 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:19:20 +0000 Pookie 80671@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I agree with young Chip about Vista. Vista rules! Now about old people... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80670 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:17:28 +0000 Robert 80670@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I&#39;m sure Chip didn&#39;t mean anything by it,Suze...<br /> To add to the confusion Windows XP was launched October 2001 (so it&#39;s not really a 15 year old OS.LOL) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80665 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:46:49 +0000 Suze 80665@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Because most &#39;old people&#39; have been around the block a few times, have more wisdom and experience, and have a longer perspective on many things now that we didn&#39;t have when we were younger. That&#39;s why!</p> <p>[BTW, I started out as a Programmer in 1969 . . .] </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80664 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:46:13 +0000 Robert 80664@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hey Chip,you&#39;d better watch what you&#39;re saying...<br /> We&#39;re not that old.LOL. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80663 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:32:34 +0000 ⓒⓗⓘⓟ 80663@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Dear lord I love Vista and hate XP. Why must old people cling to the past... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80662 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:58:30 +0000 copmom 80662@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Ah.. that explains it. I would think it would be a bit &#39;much&#39; to have 3 different OS going on one machine. As I said before, &quot;if it ain&#39;t broke, don&#39;t fix it&quot;! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80657 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:13:40 +0000 Robert 80657@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I was planning to do that,copmom..but I didn&#39;t get around to do it yet.....but for now I&#39;m running XP on an older but DIY refurbished machine and a dual Vista/7 boot on my portable. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80655 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:01:57 +0000 copmom 80655@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Robert... are you running all of them on the same machine?? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80651 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:55:59 +0000 Robert 80651@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I couldn&#39;t agree with you more,copmom.<br /> I&#39;m running XP,Vista and 7...and I like swimming in the deep end of the pool..but XP still has its charm.<br /> What&#39;s more a lotta companies still cling to XP ..so even if 7 appears to be a dream to you Ilta...they must have a perfectly good reason not to upgrade (yet). </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80650 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:47:57 +0000 copmom 80650@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>@ilta, if this 15 year old OS works.. and isn&#39;t &#39;broke&#39; I don&#39;t want to &#39;fix&#39; it with &#39;new improved&#39;! At least after all this time they&#39;ve had the chance to work all the bugs out! Oftentimes the new things are NOT as good as the reliable older things, so I&#39;m staying out of the deep end of the pool! Millenium was awful, then vista, so I think a lot of us are gun shy about switching to anything new! And, look at all the GOTD offers that won&#39;t work on Vista! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80645 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:01:12 +0000 ilta 80645@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>oh for god&#39;s sake. vista was awful but 7 is a dream. do you really want to run a 15 year old OS?</p> <p>c&#39;mon kids, the water in the deep end of the pool is just fine. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80523 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:42:12 +0000 hotdoge3 80523@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>PCs installed with Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate will now be able to downgrade to XP up until January 15, 2015 (for Windows 7 Professional) or January of 2020 (for Windows 7 Ultimate), according to Computerworld’s calculations.<br /> <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/74-of-work-pcs-still-run-xp-and-theyre-44-years-old/36641?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/74-of-work-pcs-still-run-xp-and-theyre-44-years-old/36641?tag=nl.e539</a><br /> 74% of work PCs still run XP, and they&#39;re 4.4 years old.<br /> Still plan to use XP till the cows come home?<br /> <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179109/Microsoft_extends_Windows_XP_downgrade_rights_until_2020" rel="nofollow">http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179109/Microsoft_extends_Windows_XP_downgrade_rights_until_2020</a></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista</a></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Did-Microsoft-hand-you-a-pink-slip-this-week/1278604916" rel="nofollow">http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Did-Microsoft-hand-you-a-pink-slip-this-week/1278604916</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Office-2010-belly-flops-in-early-retail-sales-dive/1279136453" rel="nofollow">http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Office-2010-belly-flops-in-early-retail-sales-dive/1279136453</a></p> <p>US consumers and small businesses aren&#39;t rushing out to buy Office 2010</p> <p><a href="http://hardgeek.org/office-2010-wont-support-windows-xp-64-bit" rel="nofollow">http://hardgeek.org/office-2010-wont-support-windows-xp-64-bit</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80511 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:10:58 +0000 RosnSC 80511@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It&#39;s good news for *me*, as I actually prefer XP even to 7. Out of my entire family, I am the one most up and up on computers, and thus the go-to &#39;guy&#39; when something goes wrong. I said that to say this; out of my entire family, I am also the only one not enamoured with 7. Something I could easily do with XP I screwed up with 7, simply because the format is different. I can&#39;t get the hang of saving things to a documents file, i.e. My son keeps all his passwords on his jump drive. I was saving a new one to the drive for him, and accidentally deleted all of them, simply because of the difference between saving things to docs in XP and 7. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80510 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:21:38 +0000 HOSS 80510@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I run XP also. For me to upgrade to Windows 7 I would have to upgrade my machine (I refuse to go to Vista). I could get 7 cheap I am sure since I have a relative that works for MS but upgrading the machine isn&#39;t cheap. Maybe when I can spare a few hundred dollars I might go for a refurbished machine from Geeks.com. I&#39;ve never bought anything from them refurbished but I have heard good things so I might be willing to take the risk. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80446 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:08:44 +0000 copmom 80446@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Glad to hear that. When I got this machine I had to pay $100 to downgrade from Vista to XP! Of course they sent me the Vista CD in case I wanted to upgrade, but I am NOT! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80438 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:04:18 +0000 Inas 80438@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Wonderful news - thanks much for sharing, hotdoge3. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7784#post-80421 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:44:39 +0000 hotdoge3 80421@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-xp-gets-yet-another-reprieve-from-microsoft/6819?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-xp-gets-yet-another-reprieve-from-microsoft/6819?tag=nl.e539</a></p> <p>Windows XP gets yet another reprieve from Microsoft<br /> Users who purchase new PCs installed with Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate will now be able to downgrade to XP up until January 15, 2015<br /> so XP must be the best so far hard to sell windows 7 </p>