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FFS Sher~ this thread is almost 6 YEARS old :eek: since it was Hi-Jacked, and EIGHT years since initiated, when the personal FW might have worked, but didn't actually EXIST ........ are you by any...

just to add my 02c, the site has a lot of members, and only a few admins, they get there - eventually :P - there is a report this post button on each post ? you could click it, it is supposed to red...

user seems to know just what he did wrong at least, first rule of torrents, don't trust the content : second rule of torrent, don't trust the content. can see this is a little old now, and OP hasn't...

sorry to dig up an old one, but the post just caught my eye
do people REALLY still think the H word will automatically give them the 'edge' ?
when will people learn that it takes time and energy,...

ah well, been a while, and Spec still stirring
makes me quite emotional :P

Hi B0b
not au-fait with VM TBH
but basics are still the same
have you gone through the re-install, as though you were starting afresh?
as it has run for a year, I would look to something failing...

just torrent the CD
all you need is the software
grabbing that isn't an issue
it is only when you crack the key they get pi55ed :D

as for Vista, it won't work against an XP setup

and also...

Win8's BIGGEST plus is a one size fits all OS
mobile - Check
fondleslab - Check
workstations - Check
laptops - check

you get the picture
once MS actually GET a slab out there
then it will...

but as normal, Win8 will be all that is available in shops for home users, and business will need to downgrade licensr to load their images to it, and eventually, drivers will not work on Win7, will...

cheers
and so you think this thread is only AVERAGE :eek: :P :D

OK
I give up
HOW / WHERE are the rate thread options located :D

very strange from a member with quite a few posts now:?
I always thought the purpose of the forum was to have OPEN discussions on all things IT related ?
I could be wrong :P
I have no commercial...

we only let Dino off his lead occasionally too :D
he isn't called th3 Bastard for nothing :eek:

and good luck on [L]user education :?

just to add on virtual memory, MS best practice was to put 1.5x installed RAM size as START value, with 3x installed RAM as END value

however I have seen / read where this can lead to...

cheers for that
just seen the stars on this thread now :D

now I realise it was probably a hack in the old setup, BUT the way a post would 'Flash' when it had been hit with AP's was a visual representation that a comment had attracted attention - good or bad...

I was not saying that XP has to be kept, although it WILL be kept until hardware falls over, as cost is the biggie here.
UK NHS as an example, is testing Win7, but it is NOT rolling out nationwide...

NOOOOOOOO :P
always tempting to give freebies to family and friends, but it IS your time they are taking, even if they only offer a case of beer, accept it

I have spent WAY to much time on free...

me is still wondering why W8 is even being rolled out to workstations / laptops anyway
W7 still not overtaken XP, and is a nice OS
me sees W8 going down pan big time
it should have been a mobile...

so you drop in each year
but still didn't add details as to original error, or what the fix was?

nice

see you next year :P

don't allow HTML mails, lock them down to plain text
helps to show the real address in links too :)

and our stand by favourite
the LART
http://www.bofh.net/man/lart.1m.html

you mentioned Google
then didn't actually USE it :P

MicroSoft [in Europe at least] have had to put up a screen with all the 'best' alternatives to IE listed in a random order
...

OLD thread Zar~
and TBH Nihill is old and also a great tool :D
I am actually probably the only one who D/Led SS and never bothered to use it :(
my bad

and don't forget dust bunnies :)
the other reason a fan spins up is heat build up
and if PC is 'idle' and still spins up
it is a reasonable conclusion to assume PC may well be a touch dusty...

I generally use filehippo.com as my preferred D/L site
and SpyBot S+D is still a goodie
but some of the bad guys are aware of it
and can hide from it, even disable it :(
I found the malwarebytes...