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[quote who="Wizard1956" reply="12" id="3672548"] I have terminal cancer, makes perfect sense to me to delay the inevitable. And yes, MS/Windows and their updates can and will screw up your system and your software. But why be in such a hurry to help it along. Your giving up on the latest and greatest for an outdated music player....THAT makes no sense. [/quote] It's hard to make a sensible comment after this, but I wish you the best and on a lighte

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Seriously though, I don't see the point of making a Windows image with a lot of extra programs. These programs will get old fast. Someone on another forum said that software is a consumable. Eat it and enjoy it while it lasts. Hardware changes, software changes, the perfect Windows image will soon be obsolete. Make back-ups so you can reinstall if need be. I don't believe in the perfect OS image anymore. The less programs you include the less "bloat" you have to remove

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[quote]Anyway, any input is very appreciated, and thanks in advance! [/quote] I don't know. I feel tired.

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I started writing a lengthy comment. Then I stopped. Weird things usually happen on April Fools' Day. Enjoy Windows 8.1 until 2023, starkers. [e digicons];P[/e] [e digicons]:-"[/e] [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] [e digicons]:)[/e]

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Big is beautiful [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

The hidden power of the Aero stripes effect. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Windows 7 has a powerful window-manager called Desktop Window Manager (DWM). I hope the following information is correct, but my understanding of DWM is very limited so I could be wrong. The “Aero” effect in Vista/7 is well-known. It’s not just transparent window-frames. It’s also the “stripe” effect. The stripe effect is interesting because it’s not part of the window decoration. <p lang="en

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[quote who="codewar65" reply="2" id="3671555"] I am not blaming Stardock software for my problems. I believe it's Microsoft pushing out incompatible updates. As it's the main OS I use, I need it to work.. I feel my days as a Windows user is coming to an end. I run various spins of Fedora on other systems, and may need to sidegrade to Linux here as well. I am an unhappy Windows 10 user. [/quote] I feel your pain... OSes and software used to be my main hobby. A way to

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Thank you starkers. Totally agree with everything you write. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] A lot has been said about Windows 10, but it's an interesting topic because Windows 10 is a very good example of what's wrong with this world. I see Windows 10 as a much bigger problem than just the OS, because it shows just how far removed from democracy (people rule) this world is. AMD tested Ryzen to be fully compatible with Windows 7. Intel Kaby Lake is practically identi

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Lots of good points, starkers. This thread was originally about Ryzen, but Microsoft is making so many mistakes these days that it's hard not to talk about the company and the wider implications of its actions. Ryzen is just the latest example where Microsoft uses a heavy-handed approach. And I have to wonder why? Yes, Microsoft wants everyone on Windows 10. Windows 10 is their end-game where they have close to 100 % control. So let's say Microsoft has created

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Barnacules Nerdgasm telling it like it is [e digicons]:)[/e] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5mFI9spp10&t=631s

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My problem with Windows 10 is not only related to the OS. It's related to Microsoft and can be easily explained: Lack of trust. (And not wanting to be in a abusive relationship). Microsoft has always been criticized. During the XP era it was mostly about money. MS was seen a greedy corporation with too much power (monopoly). There was even talk about breaking up Microsoft into smaller parts. A monopoly is a bad thing, but as long as the government keeps it in check, there

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Windows 8.1 is in mainstream support, not extended support like Win 7. Why on earth would Microsoft block updates for an OS that is in its prime (rhetorical question)? It's the latest stable OS from Microsoft. Blocking updates? Isn't that a security vulnerability? So Linux will have better Ryzen support than Windows 8.1 and 7. Microsoft is their own worst enemy. The harder Microsoft try to push Windows 10, the more it feels like a no go zone. Windows 10 might work, but

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Very nice summary. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] [quote who="AzColt62" reply="45" id="3669627"] 5. When tested against 4K Games at higher resolutions the 1700x, 1800x and i-76900, 6950 leave the rest behind. [/quote] Should also be true for video editing, transcoding and all software that can take advantage of many cores. <p

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Very sorry to read this, starkers. [e digicons]:([/e] Only thing I can think of is telling you about some of the things I experienced. I quote my reply from Xiandi Needs Our Help thread: [quote who="anotherside" reply="35" id="3656741"] My mother had cancer. She had surgery, but I also think an alkaline diet helped her. No meat, alcohol, dairy, (sugar), (grains). I try to eat "alkaline" myself just because it makes me feel better. [/quote] Let

Reply to Is this the end of human cultural progress? in Life, the Universe and Everything WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Uvah" reply="17" id="3668679"] To me music is groups like Renaissance, Enigma, Pink Floyd, The Who, Lynnard Skynnard et al. They made music with depth, with substance you could feel down to your bones. Rarely have I heard that type today. But that's just my opinion. [/quote] That's what I'm saying. [e digicons]:)[/e] Also we are so used to digital (sampled) music these days that we don't know anything else. If you have access

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[quote who="Chasbo" reply="14" id="3668668"] How old are you? Sometimes younger people don't have perspective. At some point there will be something new and it'll blow everybody's mind. [/quote] I am in my forties. I started with computers when Windows 95 was released. I know there were previous versions of Windows before that, but in my mind the modern desktop was born with Windows 95. Windows 95 was the start of ma

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[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="6" id="3668629"] You forgot country, country western, country rock, moody blues, rythem and blues, hip hop, pop, soft rock, alternative, post grunge, thrash, speed metal, death metal, black metal, christian, contempory, christian rock, white metal, british rock, british metal, post grunge, rap, rap rock, and sleeze metal. My real point hear is we don't know a sound we don't know untill we hear it. [/quote] I also forgot soul and

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Lots of good comments [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] I just want to clarify that I think the few skinners here at Wincustomize are doing a really good job. What I am saying is that there are only so many ways to skin a taskbar and windowborders. Please keep new skins coming, because no, not everything has been created yet. It's just that when you have seen thousands of designs, then you sta

Is this the end of human cultural progress? in Life, the Universe and Everything WinCustomize Forums

This is a purely speculative post. I don't have the answers, but I have questions. [e digicons];)[/e] I was talking with a friend. He said he believed all music that was worth listening to was already created. I kind of agreed. We have classical music, rock, punk, grunge, heavy metal, electronic, instrumental and even awful music like dubstep. I think the era is gone when a piece of music could influence a generation and stand the test of time. In short: I do

Reply to So, I Recently Discovered I'm Addicted To Ice in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="35" id="3668026"] Ya know how yer fingers and stuff get wrinkly when you've been in the bath? Well now you know why I quit taking a bath... the aforementioned isue is quite bad enough without my needlessly exacerbating the problem. [/quote] [quote who="starkers" reply="28" id="3667900"] While yer belly grows, yer willy shrinks and around 60 - 65, you see yer willy for the last time [/quote] I like to take baths in

Reply to In the news: AMD Ryzen will support Windows 7 in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="benmanns" reply="27" id="3667391"] They will have a significant impact this time, they bring more cores to the table and also use the gap until august to sell Ryzen. And even then, AMD's Ryzen Flagship (Ryzen 1800X-1700X) will be much cheaper than an equalent cored Intel. While Intel on the other hand will close this gap rather soon ( August ) with Skylake and Kabylake X Series that will come with 8-10 Cores and quad support but as usual with a slap in the face

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[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="26" id="3667387"] I rewrote this later after I wasn't on the bus no more. [/quote] If you wrote all that on a touch screen, then you are a touchscreen wizard. [e digicons]:)[/e] Regarding OSes and kernels, it's possible to build both good stuff and bad stuff on any kernel. Some things are kernel specific but many things are jus

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[quote who="DreadDendy" reply="18" id="3667180"] I think, that all will be OK with Ryzen and Win 7/8. If I am correct, things like PCI-E, USB, SATA, etc. usually work with any OS. Also, Ryzen have not got integrated GPU, so no worries about video driver. [/quote] Yes I think so too. AMD said Ryzen had been tested with both Windows 7 and Windows 10 so it's probably just a political thing. <p style="margin-bott

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It's good that you provide a different perspective. [e digicons]:)[/e] I really mean it. It's possible to have different opinions without one being right and the other being wrong. I am not here to convince anyone about anything. I post mainly to entertain myself and also vent some frustration because tech didn't develop the way I wanted. [quote who="killswitch469" reply="21" id=