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#121 Post by cthisbear »

Windows 8.1 install media now available legally.
Another Whirlie post.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... resh-media

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... ?t=2334523

"
What's the difference between 8.1 and 8.1 N?


Tends to denote the versions that don't come bundled with a media player, internet explorer, etc.
All due to a European(?) anti-trust lawsuit many years ago.

Thanks Wyrm 1972, I'd never have guessed. "

Chris.

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#122 Post by cthisbear »

Advanced Tokens Manager - The Activation Backup Solution

http://joshcellsoftwares.com/download/?appID=ATM

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... p-Solution

Instead of having to manually copying the required system files and retrieving the product key, there is a software utility called 7Tokens Manager that automates the activation backup and restore procedure on Windows 7.

7Tokens Manager, developed by Josh Cell, makes a complete backup of Windows 7 activation, which can then be used to be restore in a new installation to achieve instant offline activation. No further activation step is required.

Features of 7Tokens Manager:

Backup any type of activation license from retail, OEM or MAK distribution channels.
Automatically backup digital certificate, product key (serial number), tokens dat and other other license files.
Dynamic interface.
Very lightweight and fast, though it may takes up to 5 minutes to restore activation due SLMgr.vbs working.
Programmed with security features.
Compatible with all editions of Windows 7, namely Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise (not support KMS activation though) and Windows 7 Ultimate). "

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How-to-backup-and-restore-windows 7

http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-ba ... reinstall/

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How to Install Windows 10 & Windows 8.1 with Local Account (Bypass Microsoft Account Sign In)

http://www.mydigitallife.info/install-w ... ount-sign/

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GUIDE: How to backup and restore Windows 8 activation


http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... activation

" EXTRA IMPORTANT

It has come to my attention that installing certain hardware drivers will break the activation on Windows 8 forcing you to reactivate. One way to prevent this from happening would be to make sure everything is installed and up to date before activating and then take the backup. That way when you have reinstalled Windows and the hardware drivers it should work just fine restoring activation later. "

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Chris.

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#123 Post by cthisbear »

Laptop, forgotten password.

I saw this the other day while I was in Tasmania.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 358295&p=3

The above follows on from the first post.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... ?t=2358295

Whirlpool forum member Rika-san provides a great answer.

I know that it's bad form to quote the full reply,
but I didn't want to lose the answer.

So I apologise to >> Rika-san in advance.

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" Easy way to change password in Windows XP, Vista, 7, and I believe it still works for Windows 8 and 9. Need need for any fancy Linux Distros, registry hacks, or 3rd party tools:

Grab your Windows 7 DVD and boot off it

At setup screen press shift + F10 to bring up command line interface

Run diskpart and then the command list vol to identify the name of the Windows volume on your hard drive

On the local volume where Windows is installed browse to C:\Windows\system32

Overwrite the sethc.exe file in this directory with cmd.exe. Run the command 'copy /y C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\sethc.exe' (Always a good idea to backup sethc.exe before you overwrite it)

Reboot the PC and boot into Windows

At the login screen press the shift key 5 times and this will bring up the command line interface

Reset the local Administrator password with the net user command. For example if your local Administrator account is called 'Administrator' run the command net user Administrator "N3wP@SSw0rd"

You can now login to the local Administrator account with the new password created, in my example N3wP@ssw0rd.

Note:

Alternatively if you don't have a Windows 7 DVD to boot off you can just pull out the hard disk and connect it to another machine. So long as you can delete that sethc.exe file you'll be fine. Doesn't matter how you do this, be it via Windows DVD, connecting to another PC, or via a Linux distro or secondary operating system on the same computer.

Additionally you can also create a new administrative account via the net user command. "

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Chris.

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#124 Post by cthisbear »

Registery hack for XP to still install updates.

I Read this on Majorgeeks.

If you want downloads...use the Geeks.

" Microsoft continues to warn users that XP is a security risk, but users
are trying to protect themselves with a registry hack that identifies itself
as an embedded version of Windows XP, which continues
to receive updates. "

http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/us ... ows_7.html

Registery hack here.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2310301/ ... lling.html

" All XP users need to do is create a text file with the following contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]

"Installed"=dword:00000001

Then, change the file extension from “.txt

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#125 Post by cthisbear »

This is pay software.

Untested by me.... but getting great reviews.

Reimage

I saw this on Major Geeks.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/reimage.html

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http://www.reimageplus.com/

http://www.reimageplus.com/what-it-fix/

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" It's rare that a piece of "miracle" software actually lives up to its developers' claims.
The $70 program Reimage--which claims to provide hassle-free relief
for damaged Windows installs--delivers on its promise. "

http://www.pcworld.com/article/236248/Reimage.html?null

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#126 Post by cthisbear »

Last week I read that MS had stopped Windows 7 downloads.
Today I see they have a download ...but you need a key...
not a biggie really.

" Enter the 25 character product key that came with your product purchase. "

Whirlpool post....page 4

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... -1&#bottom

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

Windows 7

Thanks for being a Microsoft customer.
This site will help you accomplish the following:

Create a Windows 7 DVD for installation on a new hard drive
Create a backup Windows 7 DVD
Create a bootable USB drive with a copy of Windows 7

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Page 1 has Win 8.1 official downloads.

Chris

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#127 Post by cthisbear »

ProduKey

From a Whirlpool post.Asus refusing to give Win8 product key?

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 053093&p=6

ProduKey... now has Added support for BIOS OEM Key (Windows 8).

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

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Nirsoft is a trusted company.

http://www.nirsoft.net/about_nirsoft_freeware.html

Chris.

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Remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8

#128 Post by cthisbear »

How to remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8

http://www.ghacks.net/2015/04/17/how-to ... s-7-and-8/

" While that may make sense, some users may not want to upgrade
their system to Windows 10 after all.

If you prefer to keep using Windows 7 or even Windows 8, there is
no reason to keep these updates installed on the computer. "

Chris.

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#129 Post by cthisbear »

Slimjet Browser.

"Slimjet is powered by the same Blink engine used by Google Chrome and fully compatible with all the extensions and add-ons designed for Chrome "

As often happens I saw this on Majorgeeks
Looks interesting.

Untested by me.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/slimjet.html

http://www.slimjet.com/en/

A youtube How To is on the RHS next to >> Flexible and customizable

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Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.slimjet.com/en/faq.php

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#130 Post by cthisbear »

FossaMail

FossaMail is an Open Source, Mozilla Thunderbird-based mail,
news and chat client for Windows and Linux,
brought to you by the Pale Moon developers (and therefore not affiliated with the Mozilla Corporation).

It is an alternative version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail&news client,
and based on the Pale Moon browser core. "

http://www.fossamail.org/

" Is available in 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions for both
Windows and Linux.



Chris.

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#131 Post by bark_bark_bark »

cthisbear wrote:FossaMail

FossaMail is an Open Source, Mozilla Thunderbird-based mail,
news and chat client for Windows and Linux,
brought to you by the Pale Moon developers (and therefore not affiliated with the Mozilla Corporation).

It is an alternative version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail&news client,
and based on the Pale Moon browser core. "

http://www.fossamail.org/

" Is available in 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions for both
Windows and Linux.



Chris.
Fossamail is the best.
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#132 Post by mikeb »

could these wonder bunnies palemoon and fossmail be built to be less hardware fussy...seems their only drawback?

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#133 Post by rokytnji »

Fossamail is the best.
errr Ok I guess.
System requirements:

Operating system either:
Windows Vista or above (Windows XP is not supported), OR
A recent Linux distribution (it will not run on particularly old kernel/libc combinations)
A processor with SSE2 support

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#134 Post by mikeb »

Windows Vista or above (Windows XP is not supported), OR
A recent Linux distribution (it will not run on particularly old kernel/libc combinations)
A processor with SSE2 support
see that f**ks a lot of users off already.....
software/hardware elitism is not my bag baby either.

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#135 Post by bark_bark_bark »

mikeb wrote:
Windows Vista or above (Windows XP is not supported), OR
A recent Linux distribution (it will not run on particularly old kernel/libc combinations)
A processor with SSE2 support
see that f**ks a lot of users off already.....
software/hardware elitism is not my bag baby either.

mike
You could compile it yourself for pre-SSE2 CPUs.
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#136 Post by mikeb »

You could compile it yourself for pre-SSE2 CPUs.
well I fancied a rant instead...and not so easy for windows XP either.

Is this puppy or ubuntu... seems like its heading into shiny new computers only land with some of the software being released here.

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#137 Post by cthisbear »

Sorry fellas.

Some things I test....some I don't.
Which most times I will announce as untested by me.

I did not notice the XP thingy.

On XP I still used the older Seamonkey 1.19???

Great for mail.

The newer Seamonkey wants to compact mail...
can't seem to beat that and some other crap stuff as well.
Minor but annoying.

So apologies again.

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Trinoc:

" I hope the "Vista and above" proviso is not a portent of the future.
I would be seriously put out if Palemoon stopped working on
my old XP systems."

"
Re: FossaMail

" Unfortunately it's inevitable.
Windows XP will be at the end of it's extended support cycle in April 2014.

While I have no intention of dropping support for XP in the browser until I
switch code bases again (likely later on in the year), I will not continue supporting XP indefinitely
with Pale Moon either.

It prevents the use of some optimizations (I have to make special arrangement in VS2012 to build for XP),
and EoL means the OS is officially abandoned and will not receive any further updates.
See also the announcement to this effect.

FossaMail will focus on future use.
It's beta, and by the time I sort things out for it,
XP will have very little life left, so I see no reason to build with the same adaptations catering to that OS."

http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=20939

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3 months ago my old Gigabyte XP comp started dying.

I was lucky to get a few freebies from a mate.
I had already installed XP to an old AMD Gigabyte box
that had the unfortunate habit of only booting 2 of my 12 usbs.

Always a good start.
Tried everything to beat it.

Then I received a Quad Core box...
well I had to go Win7.

So I still like XP...as long as I control it...not MS.

Windows 7 I use Win7 Lite by >>> eXPerience ...

A pity that Microsoft could not get geniuses like him to
fix their Pig OS.

But we are talking MS right...FWs.

Windows Tiny7 Rev01 Unattended Activated CD (x86)

" Special note from eXPerience:

I have used this modded OS for a few days and it seems every bit as fast
as Windows XP. If you have always wanted to use Vista, but were holding
out for Windows 7 - its worth it!

This slimmed edition boots up fast,
shuts down fast, opens applications fast, even VMware v5.5 runs fast
on it once its started up.

File copying seems no slower than XP.

All in all this new Windows really blows away XP because of all the new
features. You have to remember XP is from 2001 when no one even had
such a thing as "Wireless" or a SATA drive.

Now all this new hardware runs on Windows XP but the OS was never designed to run it really.
You might wonder why not just use Vista - don't even go there.

Lets just pretend Vista never existed.
In fact Microsoft should have not ever released it but I guess they had
to in order to improve on it and eventually get it right - with
Windows 7. "

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Chris.

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#138 Post by mikeb »

The newer seamonkey wants to download and store imap mail loacally..that dumb change is reversible though.
Do their devs understand what IMAP is for??? For smart people they make some dumb choices...sqlite is another one.
Been trying out seamonkey 2.9.1...last version for 2000...seems ok once you make a pile of config changes...reminds me of firefox 3.6 but handles crap sites better.
I have to make special arrangement in VS2012 to build for XP
Yes he will...MS build in dummy kernel functions to new versions to break compatibility with older windows...forced obsolescence.. Did exactly the same to 2000. Technically there is NO reason whatsoever why this software will not work...its all still NT underneath.
Yes new drivers needed for newer software...that's no problem..NT is extensible...you just add on what you need. After all vista, 7 and 8 are doing EXACTLY that...they just come with more drivers in the package. I had fat32 and usb flash working just fine under NT4.... :D

Agreed 7 is the only new windows worth using ..it does actually run ok.... if you don't mind the 4-17GB install size .... just avoid any antivirus as it would be endlessly scanning the system at that size. (does not need it anyway...just remove IE/outlook...)

If XP was truly obsolete then so would vista, 7 and 8 as they al have the same core. :D

Ok someone will contest that last statement I am sure...

Funny how one dev seems to know the future of computer usage...clever man ... perhaps true in his little circle but the rest of the world might just be working under slightly different circumstances.

mike

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#139 Post by mikeb »

Not sure if its been mentioned but this looks like a really useful tool..
https://sites.google.com/site/gbrtools/ ... nformation
brought to my notice by burnIT. :)

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#140 Post by Burn_IT »

Never avoid anti virus.
AV only scans the whole system on install to make sure that there aren't any nasties already there. From then on they only scan things that have been changed or are new - and sites that you visit. (unless of course the user wants a full scan)

Yes Vista and Win 7 used a different core, though (like just about any software) I suspect many functions and routines were re-used to save rebuilding the wheel.

Without showing proof about MS building in deliberate tools, you are not doing your credibility any favours.
"Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush" - T Pratchett

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