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Reply to How to stop or roll back a W10 upgrade in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="werewolf" reply="26" id="3638099"] so I ended up "capitulating" as well, but is there a way to prevent Microsoft from updating drivers? They can update all their stuff all they want, but I have some drivers I do not want replaced. Is there any way to do that? [/quote] In Win 7 there are important, recommended and optional updates. Often drivers are in the optional category. As far as I know there is only one category in Windows 10. So either you receive updates o

Reply to Perfect: MS creating no choice but to upgrade to W10. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

I find it odd that Microsoft alienates users instead of waiting for people to upgrade voluntarily. Make Windows 10 a free upgrade until end of life of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. They could have kept Windows 10 like it is and avoided a lot of the criticism just by not pushing it on people. What is happening is a decline of the traditional PC. The hard

Reply to Windows 10 and games in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Larsenex" reply="3" id="3637910"] Windows 10 is in my opinion better for gaming than 8. [/quote] I am leaning toward Windows 10. Seems most games work. SafeDisc and SecuROM DRM games won't work. But Microsoft patched Win Vista,7,8 so they won't work there either.

Reply to Windows 10 and games in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Island Dog" reply="1" id="3637893"] Yes, it's great for gaming. [/quote] yea, but I thought maybe Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 were more compatible with older games. Maybe I should ask this way: You want to play games from 2007 and newer. Which version of Windows would you install? I know Win 10 is popular on Steam. But if you load games from physical discs, maybe Win 7 is better?

Windows 10 and games in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

I'm gonna help a friend build a computer. Is Windows 10 good for gaming? What about older games compatibility?

Reply to How to stop or roll back a W10 upgrade in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

At least Microsoft is giving us something to discuss. I am a bit bored with tech right now, but Microsoft is a "fun" topic. Unless you are affected by their criminal (in my opinion) tactics. My father is on Windows 7. He doesn't care about software. I disabled Windows Update service, because viruses/ransomware I don't worry about that much (back-up has been made). Thinking about the future I did a clone of his OS that I upgraded to Windows 10. But unless Microsoft chan

Reply to Why We Need More Bang For Our Buck in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If the private bankers that own Federal Reserve didn't inflate the money supply by printing (mostly digital) trillions of dollars out of thin air every year, then there would be no inflation and prices would in fact fall due to productivity gains. Inflation (falling purchasing power of currency/money) is a tax that everyone pays to those few families who own Federal Reserve. If we stopped the creation of money out of thin air, everything in this world would change for the

Reply to Can a Mac by customized in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Island Dog" reply="26" id="3635455"] I doubt there are many people that care about customization on a Mac. Even when there was some tools available, it was even a smaller niche than what Windows customization is now. [/quote] But Mac customization was never anything more than a new skin. If you want a taskbar and integrated application menus you have to use Windows or Linux. So for the majority of users buying a Mac meant adjusting to a "weird" UI.

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[quote who="the_Monk" reply="23" id="3635439"] Of course Jafo has raised the most pertinent point of all. It is all about the buck, and having to pay support desk people (even if you're only paying them a dollar a day ) to deal with non-important OS issues (like skinning related questions/bugs) goes against the shareholders profit margins so..... [/quote] I can see that. Yet, I think OSX would be able to double sales numbers if customization was allowed. I know p

Reply to Can a Mac by customized in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="the_Monk" reply="23" id="3635439"] had more to do with security concerns over sometimes easily exploitable code within their own software than some conspiracy theory floated about removing the individual's choices! [/quote] I think Apple sees it as a benefit that the OS is not customizable. Microsoft probably doesn't have a clear stance on customization. If people want to skin Windows, they can do it, but it's not something MS will encourage.

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[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="20" id="3635428"] And yeah. the_Monk's points are pertinent. WB and WSX aren't the only software out there. [/quote] This wasn't just about skinning software. It was about having a skinnable OS.

Reply to Can a Mac by customized in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="17" id="3635399"] Yeah? Okay, then, when was the last time you [or anyone] heard of WindowBlinds, IconPackager or Cursor FX being a security risk? When was the last time any of them were exploited to hack peoples PC's? [/quote] Excellent questions. I didn't know that skinning is a dangerous hobby. [e digicons];P[/e]

Reply to May 2016 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Xandar skin on Windows 10 (thanks 2of3 for this excellent skin). Original size: http://postimg.org/image/lz855u29b/

Reply to Huge email leak involving major services. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Thanks for posting, Doc. I did change my passwords, now let's see if I'll remember the new ones. [e digicons]:D[/e] I have a small book with passwords. It's not the optimal solution. Never got around setting up a password manager. I never knew if I could trust password managers. What if they get hacked? Then ALL your passwords are up for grabs. No, I rather lose one password at a time... [e digicons];P[/e] Maybe someone can convince me that password manag

Reply to Had An Absolute ******** Of A Day in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

OSX marketshare is up to almost 10 %. http://news.softpedia.com/news/windows-drop-below-90-percent-threshold-for-the-first-time-in-10-years-503620.shtml This is remarkable, because you don't buy a Mac unless you have serious problems with Windows. Is grandma supposed to install a new build of Windows 10? It takes half an ho

Software – Hall of Shame in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Every guru tells you to be positive. But there's too much frustration in my body. I'm gonna write about software that sucks. I'll be fair and balanced. Like Fox News! [e digicons];P[/e] First off; Let me tell you I am not entrenched in any camp. I am not a fanboy. All things combined, I think Windo

Reply to MS Patches and Security Bulletins for April 2016 in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="40" id="3632194"] For mine, MS should be sharged with multipe counts of PC rape. [/quote] Wintel doesn't see it that way. They have a different philosophy: 1 It's not your computer (UEFI, Secure Boot etc.) 2 It's not your OS (they control updates, installation and uninstallation of programs and drivers) 3 It's not your data (Win 10 has the same level of privacy as a Chromebook) I don't think Win

Reply to Why We Should Go Back To The Imperial Measuring System in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Imperial measurements are straight out of Middle Earth. But I like 'em. They have a certain flavor. But why not go full out Imperial? One dollar can't be 100 cents. That's way too metric! One dollar should be 47,3 pebbles. What imperial measurements lack in logic, they make up in flavor and size. I have been to US a couple of times and it's true that things are bigger there compared to Europe. So I would say imperial measurements have a considerable size advantage.

Reply to Why We Should Go Back To The Imperial Measuring System in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Imperial doesn't sound very scientific, does it? He is six FEET tall, ugh? Why not six stones tall or six rocks tall or tall as a big fish? [e digicons];P[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e] Just kidding, but the metric system is easier to understand because it is based on 1, 10, 100, 1000 and so on. I have a really big problem with time because there are only 24 hours with sixty minutes each and that doesn't make much sense. Maybe we should make this more metric? Iron Maiden has a s

Reply to This thing is a beast! in Everything Else WinCustomize Forums

Maybe this thing is smart enough to replace a politician... [e digicons];P[/e]

Reply to Oh the things I get to blame on my meds in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Nothing is really off topic in this thread. [e digicons]:-"[/e] I can't blame my meds, only sleep deprivation. Don't fully understand the meaning of loopy anyway and starkers started talking about blue pills and stuff. Anyhow, time for bed. [e digicons]:zzz:[/e]

Reply to Oh the things I get to blame on my meds in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="10" id="3629786"] Never mind, Po, when you get to my age it's all in the head.... so nowadays it's not a 'naughty' but a thoughty. [/quote] If I can offer a woman 10 or 20 minutes of pleasure, it's just an appetizer for her. Therefore I have retreated from those activities, feeling completely inadequate. [e digicons]:blush:[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e] <p styl

Reply to Windowblinds 10 slows down desktop rendering in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

At least you aren't running OSX, iOS or Android. They are stuck at lousy 60 Hz. WindowBlinds shouldn't affect refresh rate. My displays are running at 75 Hz and I don't notice a difference with or without WindowBlinds. I am on Win 7 so it could be Win 10 [e digicons]:-"[/e] I have seen posts from people with custom refresh rates that stopped working in Win 10. But that's not your problem

Reply to Iconpackager for Win 10 in Icons WinCustomize Forums

http://flavours.interacto.net/ El Capitan is the end of skinning on OSX I am afraid. If you have Yosemite you are lucky. Well, haven't tried it myself because I never paid the Apple tax. Apple introduced a new security policy on OS X El Capitan, preventing every process (even privileged ones) from modifying system files, ei

Reply to Iconpackager for Windows 10 ??? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="104" id="3629218"] At the end of the day, however, it is Stardock's decision to update IP for all Windows editions, though I do think it folly to dismiss millions of OD/Iconpackager users and not do so, given how many are on Win 10 nowadays... and how many who will be forced onto it. [/quote] Well, I really wish there were millions of OD/Iconpackager users, because then this world would be a happier place. However, just based on the lack of a