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Spiritus Nox posted:So I can't seem to hear Cortana when I type poo poo at her. Anyone know how to fix that? Google only gave me some barely coherent microsoft IT persona saying the questioner needed to configure both sound managers - the windows sound manager and Realtek HD Audio manager that I assume installed with my Nvidia drivers.
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Aug 6, 2015 07:00
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Jeff Goldblum posted:
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Aug 6, 2015 09:20
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My desktops a 60gb SSD for my OS and a 2TB HDD for everything else. When I was running Windows 7 I just had user folders like 'music' etc... on the HDD and just included those folders in the applicable libraries to get to them from the start menu. It seems that in 10 though, if I click on 'music' in the start menu it brings up instead the music folder under 'This PC', which is my C:\ drive, which is empty. I can still access my libraries, but it's a longer process and does not seem to be the default anymore. As a roundabout I can pin libraries to quick access in the file explorer, but I still can't directly access that from Start. Is there a different way I should be going about this?
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Aug 6, 2015 10:01
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ManSedan posted:My desktops a 60gb SSD for my OS and a 2TB HDD for everything else. When I was running Windows 7 I just had user folders like 'music' etc... on the HDD and just included those folders in the applicable libraries to get to them from the start menu. It seems that in 10 though, if I click on 'music' in the start menu it brings up instead the music folder under 'This PC', which is my C:\ drive, which is empty. Right-click those folders in Computer, go to Properties, there should be a tab where you can change the location.
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Aug 6, 2015 10:09
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ManSedan posted:My desktops a 60gb SSD for my OS and a 2TB HDD for everything else. When I was running Windows 7 I just had user folders like 'music' etc... on the HDD and just included those folders in the applicable libraries to get to them from the start menu. It seems that in 10 though, if I click on 'music' in the start menu it brings up instead the music folder under 'This PC', which is my C:\ drive, which is empty. Right click the folder and change location in properties You can do that for all the library folders Efb
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Aug 6, 2015 10:10
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So here's something that makes me feel spergy as gently caress for getting frustrated about but... Is there any way to select a solid wallpaper color besides the very narrow range of specific ones Microsoft has preordained as acceptable as their new color palette? There's a specific shade I'm looking for but I don't see a color wheel or anything similar to what Windows 7 had which I can use to select it.
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Aug 6, 2015 12:24
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If you know the shade why not just make it yourself as a picture?
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Aug 6, 2015 12:31
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Skarsnik posted:If you know the shade why not just make it yourself as a picture? Well I could do that I suppose, but I guess I'm really wondering if there was just some color wheel or square I wasn't seeing, or if Microsoft really did just say "yeah these should be fine, nobody could possibly want to use anything besides these 6 very attention demanding, vivid, sharp colors or these 4 shades of pure darkish grey we're going to allow." GreatGreen fucked around with this message at 12:42 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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Aug 6, 2015 12:39
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I'm trying Step 1, making a system backup. I've run the DISM thing, and it came back as 'repairable'. I ran the repair option, and it tells me that the source files couldn't be found. I followed the knowledgebase, and it says by default I should be able to use Windows Update if it's configured in the firewall. Windows Update works fine on my computer.. is there something else I should have to do to get this dism thing to repair whatever problems it sees and use WU to do it?
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Aug 6, 2015 12:41
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GreatGreen posted:Well I could do that I suppose, but I guess I'm really wondering if there was just some color wheel or square I wasn't seeing, or if Microsoft really did just say "yeah these should be fine, nobody could possibly want to use anything besides these 6 very attention demanding, vivid, sharp colors or these 4 shades of pure darkish grey we're going to allow." I dunno, do many people even have a solid colour background?
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Aug 6, 2015 12:50
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Skarsnik posted:I dunno, do many people even have a solid colour background? I've used #008080 for like 2 decades
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Aug 6, 2015 12:53
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Skarsnik posted:I dunno, do many people even have a solid colour background? I mean... I do?.  edit: just found out it's #0A3B76 GreatGreen fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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Aug 6, 2015 12:55
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TopherCStone posted:I've used #008080 for like 2 decades I think that's one of the choices, do don't worry Ms know their stuff obviously
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Aug 6, 2015 12:58
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Skarsnik posted:I dunno, do many people even have a solid colour background?
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Aug 6, 2015 12:58
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:i do, wallpaper is only useful if you're not using your computer What colour do you have?
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Aug 6, 2015 13:05
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Skarsnik posted:I dunno, do many people even have a solid colour background? #000000 for life
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Aug 6, 2015 14:05
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Last night, GeForce Experience said I had a driver update ready. It was the 353.62 driver that was released July 29. I knew it might cause me problems, but I went ahead and downloaded and installed it anyway. At the end of installation, it showed a message saying that it would restart the computer in x seconds. I hit "Restart now", and sure enough, I was at 1024x768 and GeForce Experience had gotten uninstalled. The fix was luckily easy enough: I just reinstalled GeForce Experience from NVIDIA's website and reinstalled the already-downloaded driver from there. Another odd problem was that I couldn't choose Firefox as my default Web browser. I went ahead and chose Internet Explorer to see if it would then pop up Firefox as a choice. It didn't. However, I closed and reopened Firefox, at which point it asked me if I wanted to set it as default. I said yes, then it took me to the System settings again, where I could now select Firefox. Weird. I expected some hitches here and there with this upgrade, and so far it's been meeting my expectations. Any random problems I've had have been resolved quickly, and daily operation has been fine in general. I say Windows 10 is overall a pretty good success for Microsoft. Other good news:
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Aug 6, 2015 14:21
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Someone explain one of the great mysteries of computing to me. That cock sucking effect when you try to go back and type in the middle of a sentence and it erases everything ahead of it as you type. Edge seems to do it all the time. Reminds me of being back in high school using word perfect. Any way to get rid of this poo poo?
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Aug 6, 2015 14:23
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codo27 posted:Someone explain one of the great mysteries of computing to me. That cock sucking effect when you try to go back and type in the middle of a sentence and it erases everything ahead of it as you type. Edge seems to do it all the time. Reminds me of being back in high school using word perfect. Any way to get rid of this poo poo? Press 'Insert' ?
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Aug 6, 2015 14:25
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codo27 posted:Someone explain one of the great mysteries of computing to me. That cock sucking effect when you try to go back and type in the middle of a sentence and it erases everything ahead of it as you type. Edge seems to do it all the time. Reminds me of being back in high school using word perfect. Any way to get rid of this poo poo? Hit the insert key?
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Aug 6, 2015 14:28
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VodeAndreas posted:No for the games - unless you're upgrading from 32 bit Win XP or something that still has 16 bit support... Does GOG carry any 16 bit games? Yes, both Steam and GOG ship DOSbox with every one of their 16-bit titles, generally configured to run it.
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Aug 6, 2015 14:39
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GOG's version of Sim City 2000 seems to run fine 
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Aug 6, 2015 15:05
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Is there a way to disable that WiFi Sense stuff before it sends any data to MS? Only solution I've found so far requires you to also change your network SSID, which means that every device currently able to connect will need to be reconfigured.
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Aug 6, 2015 15:08
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WiFi Sense is opt-in, you have to choose to share a network
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Aug 6, 2015 15:17
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Jolan posted:Is there a way to disable that WiFi Sense stuff before it sends any data to MS? Only solution I've found so far requires you to also change your network SSID, which means that every device currently able to connect will need to be reconfigured. Isn't that opt-in? You have to say yes to it before it does anything.
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Aug 6, 2015 15:30
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Oh, I was under the impression that it was opt-out, my bad. Haven't been able to try W10 myself because I'm not getting the upgrade offer, not sure if it's a Bootcamp issue or because I bought my key through my university a couple years back and it's counting as a volume licence or something. But a dozen family members have called me up about it the past few days, so I thought I'd do some reading up. Edit: seems like it's enabled if you install using express settings, at least in previous builds. Jolan fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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Aug 6, 2015 15:36
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HappyCapybaraFamily posted:GOG's version of Sim City 2000 seems to run fine Protip: get the Windows 95 Special Edition of SimCity 2000 and the patch for Windows 7+ and it'll play fine in 10, and doesn't have the resolution/speed restrictions that the GOG DOS version does:  I can send you the patch if neccesary
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Aug 6, 2015 15:41
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Nintendo Kid posted:Protip: get the Windows 95 Special Edition of SimCity 2000 and the patch for Windows 7+ and it'll play fine in 10, and doesn't have the resolution/speed restrictions that the GOG DOS version does: honestly it's not the same without the GUS soundfont and the 640x480 res
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Aug 6, 2015 15:49
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Jolan posted:Oh, I was under the impression that it was opt-out, my bad. Haven't been able to try W10 myself because I'm not getting the upgrade offer, not sure if it's a Bootcamp issue or because I bought my key through my university a couple years back and it's counting as a volume licence or something. But a dozen family members have called me up about it the past few days, so I thought I'd do some reading up. Isn't the option turned on, but you still need to actually enable it for each individual wifi network?
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Aug 6, 2015 15:53
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Jolan posted:Edit: seems like it's enabled if you install using express settings, at least in previous builds.
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Aug 6, 2015 15:59
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Got Cortana working, seemed to start working after latest updates and reboot. She is a miserable bitch though. What's the best way to get an iCloud calendar into the Win 10 calendar app? The Apple iCloud app loads it into Outlook 2013 just fine, but it doesn't appear in the Calendar app, even if I enter my iCloud password(!!)
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Aug 6, 2015 16:13
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Segmentation Fault posted:honestly it's not the same without the GUS soundfont and the 640x480 res As much of a pain in the rear end it's been getting the drivers just right in Windows 10, this is why I love my X-Fi. I can load in new soundfonts until Doom MIDIs sound  Nintendo Kid posted:Protip: get the Windows 95 Special Edition of SimCity 2000 and the patch for Windows 7+ and it'll play fine in 10, and doesn't have the resolution/speed restrictions that the GOG DOS version does. I've gotten SimCity 2000 working with a reg fix before, but does your fix correct the weird animation issues that occur when it's not running in 256 colors? xergm fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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Aug 6, 2015 16:20
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Dunno if this is the right place, but I was wondering about upgrading to Windows 10. I know that the free upgrade gives you the same version you had, but if I bought a transferable license of 10 Home, could I just do the upgrade from 7 Pro or would I have to do a clean wipe first?
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Aug 6, 2015 16:30
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Nintendo Kid posted:Protip: get the Windows 95 Special Edition of SimCity 2000 and the patch for Windows 7+ and it'll play fine in 10, and doesn't have the resolution/speed restrictions that the GOG DOS version does: Thanks for the offer, but I don't really play it much (got it for free one day from GOG for reasons I'm not entirely sure of). Also, I like the oldschool DOS feel
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xergm posted:As much of a pain in the rear end it's been getting the drivers just right in Windows 10, this is why I love my X-Fi. I can load in new soundfonts until Doom MIDIs sound I haven't noticed any animation issues. The patch involves the fact that on 7 and up the way it tries to call a file dialog box causes the program to crash, so the patch fixes how it does that.
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Aug 6, 2015 16:33
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I'll have to try playing it again, it's been a while. The animation issue I was having seemed intermittent, occasionally the tiles would freeze and stop animating. Things like traffic never moved, no water or pipe effects, no runway lights flashing, etc.
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Aug 6, 2015 16:40
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GreatGreen posted:So here's something that makes me feel spergy as gently caress for getting frustrated about but...
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Aug 6, 2015 16:51
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Diviance posted:Isn't the option turned on, but you still need to actually enable it for each individual wifi network? Skarsnik posted:Yes but you still need to actually share a network, it doesn't share stuff automatically Allright, thanks for the info. I just found out that the update required to show the W10 upgrade icon was hidden, so now that that's fixed I can get some first-hand experience and stop asking stupid questions.
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CapnBry posted:I don't feel like it is spergy because that's the first thing I complained about out loud. What the gently caress is it too hard to have a link that pops up the common color select dialog to let me select a color? These are all the colors anyone should ever need, selected via focus groups and a much larger expense than it would take for us to allow you to select your own color. The UI for the old style control panel for background/wallpapers is still in Windows 10, but the only way to access it is by running this command: control /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageWallpaper If we ever get a new thread, this should probably go in the OP.
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