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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: windows - Recent Posts http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/windows Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: windows - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:56:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 graylox on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/4#post-99328 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:28:21 +0000 graylox 99328@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Gizmo's <a href="http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/wallpaper-week-forest-through-trees.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmosbest+%28Gizmo%27s+Best-ever+Freeware%29">Wallpaper of the Week</a> found again a good site for wallpapers: <a href="http://dizorb.com/category/hd-wallpapers/" rel="nofollow">http://dizorb.com/category/hd-wallpapers/</a> This web-site is an excellent source for friends of graphics and design, with fonts and icons etc. graylox 11.02.12 delenn13 on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/4#post-99317 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:19:56 +0000 delenn13 99317@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Desktop Wallpaper: The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim | TechRepublic - <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/desktop-wallpaper-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/6342837?tag=nl.e174" rel="nofollow">http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/desktop-wallpaper-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/6342837?tag=nl.e174</a> IIRC, you have to join but it's free. They are all landscapes from the game. Thought Wabbit might like them. hotdoge3 on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/4#post-99147 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:53:38 +0000 hotdoge3 99147@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://download.chip.eu/en/Windows-8-Wallpapers_161738502.html" rel="nofollow">http://download.chip.eu/en/Windows-8-Wallpapers_161738502.html</a> Gallery: Windows 8 Wallpapers We have collected 25 of the best Windows 8 high resolution wallpapers, so you do not have to waste your time scouring the internet to find your favourite. File size:15.7MB graylox on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/4#post-98999 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:30:59 +0000 graylox 98999@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Gizmo's <a href="http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/wallpaper-week-saturns-rings.htm">Wallpaper of the Week</a> is again a picture from space. As much as I like all the links to wallpaper collections like this one: <a href="http://www.widescreen-wallpaper.eu/" rel="nofollow">http://www.widescreen-wallpaper.eu/</a> I prefer to get astronomy pictures directly from the "source"; for this great photo it is: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html</a> graylox 28.01.12 graylox on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/3#post-98769 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:43 +0000 graylox 98769@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ All the pictures are downloadable as wallpapers: <a href="http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMG4NMXDXG_index_0.html">A New View of an Icon</a> <img src="http://i.minus.com/ifQGeomZIPjzf.jpg"> Screenshot: <a href="http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMG4NMXDXG_index_1.html#subhead3" rel="nofollow">http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMG4NMXDXG_index_1.html#subhead3</a> graylox hotdoge3 on "Highly critical zero day vulnerability in Windows 7 - 64 bit discovered" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10990#post-98058 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:20:43 +0000 hotdoge3 98058@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Highly-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-in-Windows-discovered-1398625.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Highly-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-in-Windows-discovered-1398625.html</a> Highly critical zero day vulnerability in Windows discovered Secunia has reported that an unpatched security vulnerability in the 64-bit version of Windows 7 may be able to be exploited to inject and execute malicious code; currently, the only known exploit causes the system to crash. It is possible to trigger a memory error in the system file win32k.sys hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-96455 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:20:30 +0000 hotdoge3 96455@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/why-do-linux-fanatics-want-to-make-windows-8-less-secure/4100" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/why-do-linux-fanatics-want-to-make-windows-8-less-secure/4100</a> Summary: Windows 8 isn’t even in beta yet, and already the FUD is flying fast and furious. A small group of activists are whipping up controversy over the UEFI secure boot feature even as they admit the feature is “valuable and worthwhile.” Here’s the real story. People who make their living in the Linux ecosystem are demanding that Microsoft disable a key security feature planned for Windows 8 so that malware authors can continue to infect those PCs and drive their owners to alternate operating systems. Oh, wait. Now that I think about it, that’s actually pretty close to the truth. The most disappointing part of this whole phony controversy is that its ringleaders have managed to suck in some people who should know better. Like Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering at the University of Cambridge Computing Laboratory, who wrote this last month: I hear that Microsoft (and others) are pushing for this to be mandatory, so that it cannot be disabled by the user, and it would be required for OS badging. This is grossly incorrect. It is disappointing that a university researcher who should believe in scientific rigor and respect for facts would spread a rumor that begins “I hear that…” I can say that generally speaking, AMI will advise OEMs to provide a default configuration that allows users to enable / disable secure boot, but it remains the choice of the OEM to do (or not do) so. [Emphasis added] <a href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement" rel="nofollow">http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement</a> Stand up for your freedom to install free software The following is a public statement, open for signing. For more background, please read our more detailed explanation of the issue at <a href="http://fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot" rel="nofollow">http://fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot</a>. Microsoft has announced that if computer makers wish to distribute machines with the Windows 8 compatibility logo, they will have to implement a measure called "Secure Boot." However, it is currently up for grabs whether this technology will live up to its name, or will instead earn the name Restricted Boot. When done correctly, "Secure Boot" is designed to protect against malware by preventing computers from loading unauthorized binary programs when booting. In practice, this means that computers implementing it won't boot unauthorized operating systems -- including initially authorized systems that have been modified without being re-approved. However, we are concerned that Microsoft and hardware manufacturers will implement these boot restrictions in a way that will prevent users from booting anything other than Windows. In this case, we are better off calling the technology Restricted Boot, since such a requirement would be a disastrous restriction on computer users and not a security feature at all. <a href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/</a> However, it is currently up for grabs whether this technology will live up to its name, or will instead earn the name Restricted Boot. hotdoge3 on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/3#post-96272 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:25:56 +0000 hotdoge3 96272@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/wallpaper-desktop-background" rel="nofollow">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/wallpaper-desktop-background</a> <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/wallpaper-desktop-background?T1=places" rel="nofollow">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/wallpaper-desktop-background?T1=places</a> or take your pick graylox on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/3#post-96100 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:24:53 +0000 graylox 96100@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Gizmo shared another link for heavenly wallpapers: . <img src="http://www.picdepict.com/images/72242830280107713387.jpg"> . <a href="http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/wallpaper-week-hubblesiteorg.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmosbest+%28Gizmo%27s+Best-ever+Freeware%29">Wallpaper of the Week: hubblesite.org</a> graylox graylox on "Wallpaper Heaven - Post links to your favorite wallpaper sites here" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2650/page/3#post-96098 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:15:12 +0000 graylox 96098@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ gizmo publishes every weekend a link for a wallpaper, today it's the Milky Way: <center><a href="http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/wallpaper-week-milky-way-arch.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmosbest+%28Gizmo%27s+Best-ever+Freeware%29">Wallpaper of the Week (Milky Way Arch)</a></center> <center><img src="http://www.picdepict.com/images/05636346274767639029.jpg"> </center> This is only my screenshot, the original doesn't have a watermark. I like it, it's a bridge to the loved ones in other parts of the globe. graylox Moved from: <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10529#post-95676">Weekend-Wallpers On Gizmo's TSA</a> copmom on "could-windows-7-become-the-new-windows-xp" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10505#post-95515 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:53:39 +0000 copmom 95515@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ According to that article, looks like Windows 8 is geared towards touch screen and who wants that for a desktop? As it is we have fingerprint smeared digital cameras. I'm one of that 50% sticking to XP.. as in another topic discussed, I just made the addition to SP3 for SP2 on XP and I'm not in the market for anything else that's new and 'improved'! As the old saying goes: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"! hotdoge3 on "could-windows-7-become-the-new-windows-xp" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10505#post-95505 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:57:32 +0000 hotdoge3 95505@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/could-windows-7-become-the-new-windows-xp/14745?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/could-windows-7-become-the-new-windows-xp/14745?tag=nl.e539</a> Summary: Could Microsoft have trouble getting desktop and notebook users to move to Windows 8? Is Microsoft in danger of turning Windows 7 into the new Windows XP? What do I mean by that? Well, take a look at the usage share statistics for Windows XP. Despite being two versions out of date it still commands an almost 50% usage share. People are holding onto XP for dear life rather than opening their wallets and upgrading to the latest and greatest. Could this be a problem facing Microsoft when it tries to get people to upgrade to Windows 8? It could well be And if they don’t want touch, why upgrade to Windows 8. hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-95466 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:30:31 +0000 hotdoge3 95466@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/will-windows-8-block-users-from-dual-booting-linux-microsoft-wont-say/10772?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/will-windows-8-block-users-from-dual-booting-linux-microsoft-wont-say/10772?tag=nl.e539</a> There’s a report circulating — originating with a Red Hat employee — that says Microsoft’s new secure-boot functionality in Windows 8 could preclude users from running both Windows and Linux on their PCs. True or false? Well-grounded or unfounded? Microsoft execs will not comment — which is leading many to assume it’s true. <a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/45579-windows-8-security-feature-could-block-dual-booting-linux.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.techspot.com/news/45579-windows-8-security-feature-could-block-dual-booting-linux.html</a> <a href="http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/205255/windows-8-oem-specs-may-block-linux-booting" rel="nofollow">http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/205255/windows-8-oem-specs-may-block-linux-booting</a> After years of trying to cut off Linux growth as a desktop platform on x86 and x64 PCs, Microsoft may have actually figured out a way to stop Linux deployments on client PCs dead in their tracks. <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-design-flaws-microsoft-must-address/14917?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-design-flaws-microsoft-must-address/14917?tag=nl.e539</a> <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-your-questions-answered/14803?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-your-questions-answered/14803?tag=nl.e539</a> <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-dont-blame-us-if-windows-8s-secure-boot-requirement-blocks-linux-dual-boot/10781?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-dont-blame-us-if-windows-8s-secure-boot-requirement-blocks-linux-dual-boot/10781?tag=nl.e539</a> Microsoft: Don't blame us if Windows 8's secure boot requirement blocks Linux dual-boot “For the enthusiast who wants to run older operating systems, the option (disabling secure boot) is there to allow you to make that decision,” said the Microsoft blog post. (The statement didn’t specify whether this is a reference to older versions of Windows only or if it also applies to Linux and other operating systems.) Windows 8 utilizes secure boot to ensure that the pre-OS environment is secure By mandating UEFI secure boot support as a Windows 8 requirement, Microsoft is attempting to better secure Windows machines, which is a good thing, obviously. Some have suggested those wanting dual-boot simply run Linux in a VM on Windows 8. But, as the relatively small contingent of users who want to dual-boot Linux note, if the requirement results in users who pay for Windows machines being unable to use them in the way they want, is this fair — or even legal? Thoughts, readers? <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx#10215592" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx#10215592</a> With Windows 8’s secured boot architecture and its establishment of a root of trust, the customer is protected from malicious code executing in the boot path by ensuring that only signed, certified “known good” code and boot loaders can execute before the operating system itself loads. <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/25175/Metro_Applications_Restricted_to_Windows_Store" rel="nofollow">http://www.osnews.com/story/25175/Metro_Applications_Restricted_to_Windows_Store</a> * Metro Applications Restricted to Windows Store * IconWhy, would you look at this. All this time we were expecting Apple to be the first one to flip the switch and limit desktop users to Mac App Store applications and turn Mac OS X into a walled garden, but in fact, Microsoft will be the first to flip this switch. As it turns out, Metro applications can only be installed through the Windows Store if no GOTD downloads the end of windows Capriccio on "Free Music/Score Writer" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1879#post-94860 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:31:22 +0000 Capriccio 94860@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Sorry for being about 3 years late. But see <a href="http://www.cdefgabc.com">Capriccio</a> for a new great score editor. Its free, very functional. hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-94477 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:33:29 +0000 hotdoge3 94477@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Microsofts-Windows-8-Will-Tweak-File-Management-800513/?kc=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RSS%2Ftech+%28eWEEK+Technology+News%29" rel="nofollow">http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Microsofts-Windows-8-Will-Tweak-File-Management-800513/?kc=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RSS%2Ftech+%28eWEEK+Technology+News%29</a> Microsoft's Windows 8 will offer some tweaks to file management, particularly in how files are copied between locations, according to an official blog post. Microsoft’s trickle of official details about Windows 8 continues at a steady pace, with a new corporate blog posting that details the new-and-improved copy experience. Small potatoes, you say? According to Microsoft, that’s not the case. “Copying, moving, renaming, and deleting are far and away the most heavily used features within Windows Explorer, representing 50 percent of total command usage (based on Windows 7 telemetry data),” hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-94431 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:23:33 +0000 hotdoge3 94431@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-build-8064-screenshots-and-changelog-leak" rel="nofollow">http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-build-8064-screenshots-and-changelog-leak</a> Screenshots and a changelog have leaked from what appears to be the latest Milestone 3 (M3) developer release of Windows 8. This leak comes from PCBeta (and BetaArchive) and shows the Windows Developer Preview Setup, rumoured to come straight from Windows 8 build 6.2.8064.0.FBL_EEAP.110806-1000; which as the string suggests was built on August 6th. <a href="http://bbs.pcbeta.com/viewthread-906194-2-1.html" rel="nofollow">http://bbs.pcbeta.com/viewthread-906194-2-1.html</a> <a href="http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21449" rel="nofollow">http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21449</a> Windows 8 ISO Verifier.rar 55.51 KB <a href="http://bbs.pcbeta.com/viewthread-866016-1-1.html" rel="nofollow">http://bbs.pcbeta.com/viewthread-866016-1-1.html</a> Whiterabbit-uk on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-94346 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:21:03 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 94346@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks hotdog. I'm looking forwards to actually seeing Win 8 released. Though i'm totally pleased with win 7. As far as i'm concerned it's been the bet version of windows to date. I've had win 7 installed for a year now and have not had one BSOD, also the OS runs as well now as it did when I first installed it. Although that could be expllained by the extra RAM i purchased as I knew that i'd finally be able to utilize the spare space on my MoBo, so upgraded to 6Gb with another 2Gb space if i feel i need it. I still run a copy of Win XP Pro and Vista Home Premium, but both of them are not as good IMO. I only keep them becaue of the game reviews I do for the gamegiveaway's on a weekend. I used to love XP, but when i saw all the extra's that you get with win 7, (inclding the ability to run an image of XP if required (only with the Pro and Ultimate editions) hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-94332 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:24:10 +0000 hotdoge3 94332@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20093865-75/microsoft-lists-app-store-as-a-windows-8-feature/" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20093865-75/microsoft-lists-app-store-as-a-windows-8-feature/</a> Microsoft lists 'App Store' as a Windows 8 feature The revelation, which confirmed months of rumors, came today from Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky in a Building Windows 8 blog titled "Introducing the team." <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/17/introducing-the-team.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/17/introducing-the-team.aspx</a> <a href="http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/windows_8_features_include_app_store.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/windows_8_features_include_app_store.html</a> hotdoge3 on "old piece of malware found unexpected vulnerabilities in Windows 7" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10309#post-94269 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:04:50 +0000 hotdoge3 94269@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.virusbtn.com/virusbulletin/archive/2011/08/vb201108-relock" rel="nofollow">http://www.virusbtn.com/virusbulletin/archive/2011/08/vb201108-relock</a> Relock-based vulnerability in Windows 7 University of Verona, Italy Through analysis of an old piece of malware, researchers at the University of Verona have found unexpected vulnerabilities in Windows 7 and have demonstrated that with some slight tweaks, W32/Relock will run smoothly on the latest OS. Inas on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-93737 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:25:38 +0000 Inas 93737@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Very interesting reading, for sure - thanks all. Whiterabbit-uk on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-93728 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:12:45 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 93728@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks for th continued updates hotdog hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-93727 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:43:33 +0000 hotdoge3 93727@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/229241/windows_8_and_the_arm_revolution_the_pros_and_cons.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/article/229241/windows_8_and_the_arm_revolution_the_pros_and_cons.html</a> Windows 8 and the ARM Revolution: The Pros and Cons (May be the End of Windows we all run ARM) Not 64-bit: All ARM chips are currently 32-bit and ARM has yet to release a 64-bit design. In theory this limits ARM computers to just 4GB of RAM, but in up-coming ARM chips this limitation will be bypassed by including a 40-bit memory controller that allows ARM computers to access up to a terabyte of memory --enough for the next 5 to 10 years, at least <a href="http://www.windows7news.com/2011/07/16/windows-9/" rel="nofollow">http://www.windows7news.com/2011/07/16/windows-9/</a> (Windows 9) x64 only Back before even Windows 7 was launched Microsoft announced that its successor, Windows 8, would be the very last version of Windows to support the old 32-bit architecture. <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-128-bit-Windows-8-64-bit-Windows-7-Yet-to-Get-All-the-Love-124570.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-128-bit-Windows-8-64-bit-Windows-7-Yet-to-Get-All-the-Love-124570.shtml</a> “The Windows 7 numbers are spectacular for an operating system that hasn't yet released for global availability. Even better, about 1/3rd of Windows 7 Microsoft Security Essentials machines are 64-bit, which is even more resistant to malware than 32-bit due to PatchGuard,” Faulhaber noted. hotdoge3 on "64-bit Windows 7" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10167#post-93726 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:26:01 +0000 hotdoge3 93726@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.windows7news.com/2011/07/16/windows-9/" rel="nofollow">http://www.windows7news.com/2011/07/16/windows-9/</a> (Windows 9) x64 only Back before even Windows 7 was launched Microsoft announced that its successor, Windows 8, would be the very last version of Windows to support the old 32-bit architecture. <a href="http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3886:forget-128-bit-windows-8-64-bit-windows-7-yet-to-get-all-the-love&catid=79:64bit-windows-8&Itemid=178" rel="nofollow">http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3886:forget-128-bit-windows-8-64-bit-windows-7-yet-to-get-all-the-love&catid=79:64bit-windows-8&Itemid=178</a> Forget 128-bit Windows 8, 64-bit Windows 7 Yet to Get All the Love <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-128-bit-Windows-8-64-bit-Windows-7-Yet-to-Get-All-the-Love-124570.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-128-bit-Windows-8-64-bit-Windows-7-Yet-to-Get-All-the-Love-124570.shtml</a> “The Windows 7 numbers are spectacular for an operating system that hasn't yet released for global availability. Even better, about 1/3rd of Windows 7 Microsoft Security Essentials machines are 64-bit, which is even more resistant to malware than 32-bit due to PatchGuard,” Faulhaber noted. <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/229241/windows_8_and_the_arm_revolution_the_pros_and_cons.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/article/229241/windows_8_and_the_arm_revolution_the_pros_and_cons.html</a> Windows 8 and the ARM Revolution: The Pros and Cons Not 64-bit: All ARM chips are currently 32-bit and ARM has yet to release a 64-bit design. In theory this limits ARM computers to just 4GB of RAM, but in up-coming ARM chips this limitation will be bypassed by including a 40-bit memory controller that allows ARM computers to access up to a terabyte of memory --enough for the next 5 to 10 years, at least <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/computing/90546-firefox-8-x64-has-64-bit-browsing-finally-come-of-age" rel="nofollow">http://www.extremetech.com/computing/90546-firefox-8-x64-has-64-bit-browsing-finally-come-of-age</a> It’s crazy: almost every modern computer now has a 64-bit processor under the hood, but only Firefox on Linux and Safari on Mac are 64-bit applications; 64-bit Chrome and Opera simply don’t exist, and the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer 9 has a broken JavaScript engine. <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/229031/why_you_should_keep_data_folders_in_your_root_directory.html#tk.mod_rel" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/article/229031/why_you_should_keep_data_folders_in_your_root_directory.html#tk.mod_rel</a> Why You Should Keep Data Folders in Your Root Directory. so I make a folder on D drive and shortcut to Date folders on C and it allway open on D now. <a href="http://www.windows8news.com/2011/07/25/microsoft-abandon-pc-windows-8-moves-to-the-tablet-format/" rel="nofollow">http://www.windows8news.com/2011/07/25/microsoft-abandon-pc-windows-8-moves-to-the-tablet-format/</a> Will Microsoft Abandon the PC as Windows 8 moves to the tablet format? mikiem2 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-93577 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:05:20 +0000 mikiem2 93577@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <blockquote>I can't wait until official release of windows 8 - sounds like it will be wonderful :) </blockquote> FWIW logic says it'll be a lot like win7 -- too much biz use where the hyped interface changes & cloud stuff will not always be embraced. Those features will be there, but like win7 supporting a touch interface now, that doesn't mean you will or have to use them. Also FWIW, Microsoft is allegedly taking a cue from the Apple & *nix worlds -- more or less a One OS to Rule Them All approach, if you'll forgive the LOR ref... one version of Windows that'll run on your phone, netbook, tablet, laptop, & desktop PC. Inas on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-93535 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:31:55 +0000 Inas 93535@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I can't wait until official release of windows 8 - sounds like it will be wonderful :) mikiem2 on "64-bit Windows 7" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10167#post-93519 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:35:37 +0000 mikiem2 93519@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ If it helps at all, I've monitored/tracked hundreds of app installs in win7... with the vast majority there's little or no difference installing &/or running compared to XP. Win7 64 bit does have Wow6432Node sections, & a 32 bit app for example will put its key(s) in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node rather than HKLM\SOFTWARE, but not both places, so there's no increase in number of entries added. However win7 [32 &/or 64 bit] does have more tracking & compatibility functions, & especially with less compatible apps, that can add to the totals -- in my experience it doesn't happen always but it does happen, usually with another 30-100 entries added. In a small handful of cases when win7 doesn't like the app at all, 10s or even 100s of thousands of new, temporary registry entries may result, but I've never found a trace of those keys/values after a re-boot. Win7 can also try to virtualize registry entries & some file locations for greater compatibility [& security?], & that can lead to extra registry entries -- normally in a win7 VM I'll install & 1st run an app as admin, then run normally & check the UserName\ AppData\ Local\ VirtualStore folder for new additions, & if I find any I'll run the app as admin if I add it to my regular win7 install. Again if it helps at all, here's how I test to make sure just what's going to happen when I install & run most any app... I test most software installs in win7's XP Mode VM, running InstallWatch Pro to monitor installation & 1st run -- that's where it's quickest to get a decent idea of impact, what files/processes the app uses [with Process Explorer], & what the app does or doesn't do. Then as warranted or needed I can do the same thing in a win7 32 bit V/Box VM, where if there's a big difference compared to the XP Mode install, I know to look for compatibility problems. InstallWatch Pro records new & changed files as well as registry entries, but it won't work with win7 64 bit -- there all I can do is monitor the registry with RegShot2. Depending on the app & how much I want it etc. I can then try it out in a win7 64 V/Box VM, or using TimeFreeze, in my regular win7 64 install, monitoring with RegShot2 either way. Examples: with today's GOTD, monitoring in the XP Mode VM I found that installation/running was no big deal -- I could easily find & delete the added keys using Regedit in less time than it took to re-boot, so I just fired up RegShot2 to be safe, & tested Wondershare Photo Recovery in my regular win7 64 install. OTOH Mamutu was a bit more involved, so I tested in XP Mode & win7 32 VMs before starting TimeFreeze & testing in my regular win7 64. If installation had been more involved &/or required a re-boot I would have used the win7 64 VM. I keep 3 copies of the virtual disks my VMs use, e.g. in a backup folder I have win7_32.vd_ , win7_32.vdi, & in the V/Box hard disk folder win7_32.vdi... When I update the VM [e.g. update Tuesday], I'll delete win7_32.vd_, rename win7_32.vdi (in the backup folder) to win7_32.vd_, & copy the just updated win7_32.vdi into the backup folder. Then after a test, I'll copy that backup, win7_32.vdi over the one I just modified, putting it back the way it was. The reason for the older, .vd_ copy is in case I find something in the update didn't work, &/or in case there's an error copying the .vdi files -- I've had errors happen maybe 1% of the time, where the .vdi virtual disk was damaged. The XP Mode VM works exactly the same way, except there are 3 files to backup or copy. Note that if or once you start monitoring this stuff [before & after snapshots with RegShot2 in win7 64 don't take long at all] you'll start to see the same sort of entries over & over for things like caches -- those caches behave like most caches, deleting entries to make room when/as needed, so not a cause for worry. Khai on "64-bit Windows 7" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10167#post-93513 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:22:50 +0000 Khai 93513@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ yes I did read the article. I'll put it another way. this is still early days for the technology. hotdoge3 on "Windows 8" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9569#post-93508 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:11:33 +0000 hotdoge3 93508@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/can-windows-8-finally-vanquish-the-ghosts-of-xp-and-vista/3570?tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/can-windows-8-finally-vanquish-the-ghosts-of-xp-and-vista/3570?tag=nl.e539</a> If you’re a Windows watcher, circle this date on your calendar: April 10, 2012. * That’s the date when mainstream support for Windows Vista officially ends. And it cannot come soon enough for Microsoft, whose public image was badly damaged by the massively unliked Vista. If the rumors about a possible Windows 8 release in April 2012 are true, it will be an almost perfect changing of the guard. hotdoge3 on "64-bit Windows 7" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10167#post-93504 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:49:10 +0000 hotdoge3 93504@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Khai can you Read 16/32 is %100 ok no ‘millions’ of Registry entries? not on 16/32 bit Take the link & Read <a href="http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/bugs-and-lack-of-apps-plague-64-bit-users/" rel="nofollow">http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/bugs-and-lack-of-apps-plague-64-bit-users/</a> To be sure, many 32-bit applications that were not written specifically to run on Vista-64 will in fact run on that OS. Microsoft maintains a listing of applications and hardware that are “compatible” with Vista, including 64-bit Vista. This listing consists primarily of 32-bit programs that Vista-64 runs in a 32-bit window. Did you say ‘millions’ of Registry entries? Another glitch Heiker continues to confront is a real doozy: with no explanation in sight, his 64-bit Vista PC has accumulated some 23 million Registry entries. No, that’s not a typo — 23 million. “I brought this to Microsoft’s attention and there’s no solution to it,” he said. “Apparently, a Registry entry is made each time a 32-bit application tries to update the Vista-64 Registry … duplicating Registry entries a huge number of times.” Yes I know it vista just saying that it best to run 64-bit if you can get it & it geting better all the time 64-bit came out in XP Khai on "64-bit Windows 7" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10167#post-93429 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:25:32 +0000 Khai 93429@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ "http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/bugs-and-lack-of-apps-plague-64-bit-users/" meaningless. you know why? we're in the 32bit to 64bit change over. just like the 16bit to 32bit and the 8bit to the 16bit before that... still early days. hell the 16/32 change over is still going on in some industries!