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So I have Windows 8 disc but no drive anymore (used to use an external) to format and install the OS so I'd like to format via USB, is there anyway I can download an .iso from Microsoft using my product key or something? Seems like the only way to get an .iso is through the Microsoft Store when you buy a copy but I'd rather not shell out the money yet again just to make this bootable USB.
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Jul 14, 2015 23:14
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Sire Oblivion posted:So I have Windows 8 disc but no drive anymore (used to use an external) to format and install the OS so I'd like to format via USB, is there anyway I can download an .iso from Microsoft using my product key or something? Seems like the only way to get an .iso is through the Microsoft Store when you buy a copy but I'd rather not shell out the money yet again just to make this bootable USB. You don't need a key for it. I'm on the phone so don't have the link on hand.
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Jul 14, 2015 23:25
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media
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Jul 14, 2015 23:30
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The Media Creation Tool 404s on my end.
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Jul 15, 2015 01:45
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ufarn posted:There's a link for a downloader that works in Windows, if you have access to a computer running it - like a co-worker or whatever. Do they let you specify the architecture yet or will he need to find a 64-bit computer to build his image?
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Jul 15, 2015 03:02
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Do they let you specify the architecture yet or will he need to find a 64-bit computer to build his image? The tool let's you specify Windows 8.1 Core or Pro, 32- or 64-bit, and language. You can also grab N versions if you like. It's super handy and has updates rolled in until about December last year so far as I remember.
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Jul 15, 2015 11:38
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I want to install xcom on my work laptop, but we have this program that detects "not allowed software or media". Funny thing is, it actually has no issues with steam or xcom, but it brings up the .mp3 and .wav files as "not allowed media" when it scans. Is there any way of hiding a folder (or denying windows access to it)? I tried hiding it from the folder properties but it finds it right away.
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Jul 15, 2015 14:09
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I've been asked what anti virus my parents should use and at this point I have no idea what's considered good for Windows anymore (mac at home, corporate anti virus at work). Is MS Security Essentials good enough on its own or is something better required? Preferably something that isn't full of nag popups demanding that you pay extra for features you probably don't need. If there's a better thread to ask in I'd be happy to take it there, just didn't see one Thanks
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Jul 15, 2015 17:28
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No matter what AV you use, it's garbage. Security Essentials will nag less than most I guess. You can get a decent security write up here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3723583
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Jul 15, 2015 17:50
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Levitate posted:I've been asked what anti virus my parents should use and at this point I have no idea what's considered good for Windows anymore (mac at home, corporate anti virus at work). Is MS Security Essentials good enough on its own or is something better required? Preferably something that isn't full of nag popups demanding that you pay extra for features you probably don't need. If there's a better thread to ask in I'd be happy to take it there, just didn't see one MSE is the best, and if they're on 8 or soon 10 it's renamed to Defender and integrated to the OS (not to be confused with the older version of Windows Defender). OTher AVs claim higher detection rates but in practice it just leads to more false positives.
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Jul 15, 2015 18:40
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MSE with Common Sense 2015 has always been fine for me
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Jul 15, 2015 18:56
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:No matter what AV you use, it's garbage. Security Essentials will nag less than most I guess. That thread is full of people who  and probably don't actually enjoy using their computer it's so bogged down with bullshit.Are your parents spying on the NSA? Direct them to that thread. Otherwise MSE is fine, I use avast free as well, it's pretty good and lightweight.
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Jul 15, 2015 21:18
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Nintendo Kid posted:MSE is the best Why does this seem to change every other week? I decided to switch to BitDefender because I got tired of people flip-flopping on whether or not MSE is actually good.
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Jul 15, 2015 21:35
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Mr. Crow posted:That thread is full of people who It's full of tinfoil but the OP is good. Distil it to: Your AV is near useless. Keep your system up to date, use an adblocker and Anecdotally I've never seen an AV actually stop an infection, and I've never seen an infection on a properly updated / used computer.
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Jul 15, 2015 21:56
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Mak0rz posted:Why does this seem to change every other week? I decided to switch to BitDefender because I got tired of people flip-flopping on whether or not MSE is actually good. I've always ran on the mantra of use Windows Defender (on 8.1, used to use MSE on 7), leave UAC on, and browse with common sense. edit: Orcs and Ostriches posted:use an adblocker and Also this
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Jul 15, 2015 21:57
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Mak0rz posted:Why does this seem to change every other week? I decided to switch to BitDefender because I got tired of people flip-flopping on whether or not MSE is actually good.
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Jul 15, 2015 22:02
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:Anecdotally I've never seen an AV actually stop an infection, and I've never seen an infection on a properly updated / used computer. Yeah I kinda agree. It always seems that you end up cleaning an infection with other tools rather than an AV really preventing something.
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Jul 16, 2015 01:20
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Not specifically Windows, but does anyone here know how TOR bundles up packets on the return journey? I've been asked to make a presentation on TOR and the Dark web, and so I've spent a little bit of time reading about how the onion is built. All that's fine. But when the packet is coming back from, say, Google.com does the old exit node just wrap that packet up with the session key it shares with the originator, and then pass that to the middle node who wraps it in their shared key, and so on back up the line? That is, does the onion actually get rebuilt until I end up with a multi-level encrypted packet back at my PC? Everywhere I read about it seems to gloss over the return journey and I just want to be sure I'm understanding it correctly.
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Jul 16, 2015 02:25
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Gromit posted:Not specifically Windows, but does anyone here know how TOR bundles up packets on the return journey? I've been asked to make a presentation on TOR and the Dark web, and so I've spent a little bit of time reading about how the onion is built. All that's fine. Yes, it follows the same return path because otherwise the exit node would know which entry node was being used, making it much easier to trace. In the TOR setup your entry and exit nodes know either you or the site you're going for, and one other node, and the inbetween nodes only know they're to contact two other nodes (without necessarily knowing if any of them is the entry or exit).
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Jul 16, 2015 02:38
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The part I was unclear about was if it builds the entire onion back up again on the way back to your PC.
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Jul 16, 2015 02:44
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Mak0rz posted:Why does this seem to change every other week? I decided to switch to BitDefender because I got tired of people flip-flopping on whether or not MSE is actually good. MSE is definitely not the best, according to any studies; but most people simply don't give a poo poo because it's considered 'good enough' as long as you're taking other reasonable precautions. I'm pretty certain adblocking is the best way to avoid infections. If you want to invest in another product which performs better, that's up to you.
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Jul 16, 2015 11:01
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Is there any good bookmarks manager? I use xmarks for portability but I want something that adds metadata like tags and such
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Jul 16, 2015 16:06
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HalloKitty posted:MSE is definitely not the best, according to any studies; but most people simply don't give a poo poo because it's considered 'good enough' as long as you're taking other reasonable precautions. I'm pretty certain adblocking is the best way to avoid infections. MSE is also incredibly easy to install with an .msi and rarely bricks your workflow like other A/V is apt to do. A tenth of the headache for 90% of the effectiveness is a great tradeoff to me. Sophos has been the best performing A/V in my experience, but it's a pain in the rear end to deploy.
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Jul 16, 2015 16:25
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Roargasm posted:MSE is also incredibly easy to install with an .msi and rarely bricks your workflow like other A/V is apt to do. A tenth of the headache for 90% of the effectiveness is a great tradeoff to me. Sophos has been the best performing A/V in my experience, but it's a pain in the rear end to deploy. I've deployed Sophos AV in the past and it was as easy as adding computers to a group in the Sophos console and let it install silently. This was 3-4 years ago though.
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Jul 16, 2015 16:27
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All antivirus programs are placebos and don't do anything, so you should go with the simplest and least resource intensive, which is the one built into Windows.
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Jul 16, 2015 16:50
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Honest Thief posted:Is there any good bookmarks manager? I use xmarks for portability but I want something that adds metadata like tags and such I guess you try something Dropbox-based, but that’s not going to work with mobile devices.
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Jul 16, 2015 16:56
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My biggest issue with MSE is that I frequently run into it choking systems, where it seems to want to use a ton of CPU for minutes at a time to scan an executable before letting it go anywhere. I've seen this across every version of Windows and so many desktops at this point. It's nice that it's free, but that can be annoying.
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Jul 16, 2015 17:38
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-Dethstryk- posted:My biggest issue with MSE is that I frequently run into it choking systems, where it seems to want to use a ton of CPU for minutes at a time to scan an executable before letting it go anywhere. I've seen this across every version of Windows and so many desktops at this point. I've seen this, too. It's annoying, but honestly MSE is so resource-lite in every other instance I just deal with it.
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Jul 16, 2015 17:47
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Whizbang posted:All antivirus programs are placebos and don't do anything, so you should go with the simplest and least resource intensive, which is the one built into Windows. I don't know, not so much. I've had a decent look at the logs for the AV (which I recommended and set up) at my last job, and it was picking up and filtering literal viruses in attachments coming in, as well as correctly flagging poo poo people were almost wilfully picking up. Most environments could do from good patch management before a heavyweight AV, though, that much is true. Way too many vulnerable copies of Java and Flash and so on hanging around.
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Jul 16, 2015 18:14
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-Dethstryk- posted:My biggest issue with MSE is that I frequently run into it choking systems, where it seems to want to use a ton of CPU for minutes at a time to scan an executable before letting it go anywhere. I've seen this across every version of Windows and so many desktops at this point. Yes, this is horrible. It feels like it's gotten better about it, but still it's irritating as hell when it happens.
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Jul 16, 2015 18:55
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ufarn posted:Pinboard. That’s pretty much the only viable option, and that’s coming from a complete bookmark-o-holic with tens of thousands of bookmarks. Anything else is just to risk losing all your bookmarks. this? https://pinboard.in/
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Jul 16, 2015 19:47
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Yup. The unofficial iOS app sucks at backing up bookmarks, so just use the website.
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Jul 16, 2015 20:19
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HalloKitty posted:Most environments could do from good patch management before a heavyweight AV, though, that much is true. Way too many vulnerable copies of Java and Flash and so on hanging around.
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Jul 16, 2015 22:32
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i just installed a fresh copy of 7 on my new machine and updated it until i couldn't update it any more. i'm not seeing MSE anywhere. is it a separate download? sorry for the silly question, coming from os x.
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Jul 16, 2015 22:32
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Abel Wingnut posted:i just installed a fresh copy of 7 on my new machine and updated it until i couldn't update it any more. i'm not seeing MSE anywhere. is it a separate download? sorry for the silly question, coming from os x. Might be under optional stuff, otherwise https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5201
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Jul 16, 2015 22:39
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Abel Wingnut posted:i just installed a fresh copy of 7 on my new machine and updated it until i couldn't update it any more. i'm not seeing MSE anywhere. is it a separate download? sorry for the silly question, coming from os x. It's a seperate download for Vista/7 (and formerly XP). It's built into Windows as Defender on 8/8.1/10.
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Jul 16, 2015 22:54
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weird--thanks.
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Jul 16, 2015 23:11
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Abel Wingnut posted:weird--thanks. Basically Microsoft avoided even having their own full featured AV for a long time for fear the AV companies would sue over antitrust, and over time inched it forward until it's just straight up in 8 and above.
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Jul 16, 2015 23:21
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I'm looking for a way to combine an MKV file with an .srt subtitle file so that it automatically plays the subtitle file when opening, instead of having to turn it on through VLC subtitles. Any ideas what program to use, or if it's even possible?
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Jul 17, 2015 06:18
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Botnit posted:I'm looking for a way to combine an MKV file with an .srt subtitle file so that it automatically plays the subtitle file when opening, instead of having to turn it on through VLC subtitles.
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