Posts by Peter Martin8

Noah Thompson said:Does anyone happen to have a fix for this printer?

thanks

Just wait for HP to release some drivers for Windows 7...☕

Andrew Walker8 said:I backed everything up on Windows XP and then installed Windows 7.
Now Windows 7 won't recognize the .bkf files... most of the tools I find online for extracting them are just trials or demos that don't actually let you do anything. Anyone have any ideas...?

What software did you use to run the backup? 🤷

Noah Sanchez39 said:If I were you, I wouldn't wait any longer. Just install Windows 7.

The only thing I can't speak to from my own experience is gaming on Windows 7.
For instance, regarding that game you're playing on Windows XP, Crysis Warhead... based on what I've read online, experiences vary quite a bit. For some, installing CW is a total breeze and performance stays solid, while others can't even get the game to launch. It might be best to look into it more deeply... see if there are any specific patches or updates available for Windows 7.

Once you decide to make the jump to Windows 7, let me know if you run into any issues. 🙂

There are lists out there of games that don't run perfectly on Windows 7 (even within the OS itself, though those are mostly older titles) because of DX10 compatibility or issues with the latest drivers... they'll all work, but maybe not quite as smoothly as they would on Windows XP.
Generally speaking, expect a slight dip in gaming performance—maybe a few percent—since Windows 7 is definitely more resource-heavy than Windows XP...

goldenbear9 said:Thanks, but you just answered whether it’s worth upgrading the hardware...

If you want to, go for it. If not, don't bother... Windows 7 doesn't offer much to an average user besides a new interface... since you aren't doing any development and just play games, it doesn't really matter which OS you're running...

velvettrucker14 said:Do you think I could run GTA IV on this? Even if everything is set to low settings...

* OS: Windows Vista - service pack 1 / XP - service pack 3
* Processor: Intel Core 2 duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
* Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
* Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

Theoretically yes, but you're right on the edge of it being unplayable...

As far as I can tell, there isn't a single one available in the English language... 🤷

Thomas Hernandez21 said:You can grab it here too if you're a student... it's been available for download for quite some time now...

Yeah, Microsoft provides the Enterprise edition for students to use...
Man, I really miss those days... back when I was still a student. 😢

Noah Sanchez39 said:Where can I pick this up? And what's the price tag? 🤷

You won't find it in a retail box... it's more of a "bonus" you get bundled with a pre-built PC (though you'd have to look in much more developed markets than here), plus they've released an enterprise version specifically for large corporations.

So, Windows 7 is finally out ☕

Chris Lopez4 said:I could use some help here too... 🙂
I want my slides to cycle through on their own. Once it hits the last one, I don't want it to just stop—I want it to jump right back to the first slide. Basically, just an endless loop. Any idea how to set that up?

Thanks in advance!!!! 👍

Just go to Slide Show > Set Up Show and check the box for "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" under the Show options.

Then, head over to Slide Show > Slide Transition, select "Automatically after," and hit "Apply to All."

👍

You get a new one... no point in messing around with them.

Bradley Roberts said:Epic Troll
Why would I ever pay for a game when it costs me nothing but my internet data...
If you're struggling with torrents, it's probably just because you don't know how to use them properly.
It's simple as that. Why bother buying an XP disc and complaining $267 when I can grab the exact same thing overnight via a torrent?☕☕☕

In that case, why not just walk into a Walmart and shoplift stuff for $267? ☕

BTW: You were still in diapers while everyone else was already using torrents, so don't act like you've mastered the world just because you figured out how to download a game...

It’s honestly like walking into a grocery store, filling up your cart, and just walking out... and then complaining that you shouldn't have to pay for it all. 🤷

And let's be real, 99% of you who claim to "have" Photoshop don't actually need it. A $600 software package isn't meant for slapping your buddy's face onto a picture of a giraffe...

As for Windows, if you can afford a computer, you should be able to afford $100 for the OS... if you aren't willing to pay, there's Linux which is free... the fact that people are just greedy and refuse to respect other people's hard work instead of trivializing it... that's a whole different issue..

I don't get why people won't realize that what they're doing is illegal, and until someone gets hit with a massive fine nothing is ever going to change.

@restlessnomad16/">@@restlessnomad16: If a program runs exclusively online, that's a different story since it can be monitored centrally... but I doubt this one works on that principle..

restlessnomad16 said:1. Setting up an internet check is actually pretty simple. Someone with coding skills—myself included—could just whip something up in Visual Basic. It could ping the connection daily, and if it fails for thirty days straight without an update, the software just shuts down...

But what about users who don't have reliable internet access? Even if they pay full price, they won't be able to run your program ☕ You can't really design software to be that restrictive (at least not for commercial products)...

restlessnomad16 said:It’s definitely doable. For instance, I could just go ahead and buy the software... $667 I tell my buddy that if he enters his serial number on my machine, the client shows two identical codes... which basically means the license is being used on two different computers. You could also handle it using the hardware ID...

So, how exactly are you planning to run those checks if the computer you're installing the software on doesn't even have an internet connection?...

restlessnomad16 said:Suppose someone’s using the software without actually buying it... you just push a 10-day trial through the client and call it a day. It's all about the programming. It takes a lot of work upfront... Then, you could set up an update every two days to verify the hardware ID, the license key, and the registered user. If the system detects two identical serial numbers, it automatically forces the software back into trial mode...

That's the kind of protection Windows offers... but you're still running a pirated copy at home anyway... ☕

rapidowl7 said:Is it even possible to design software that can't be sent over the web or connect to the internet at all for things like registration?
In that scenario, you'd just mail it via USPS to customers and they could pay you directly...
Just an idea that popped into my head! Maybe someone out there will get inspired to build something like that...

You can send just about anything over the internet. Even bananas...🤣

Roger Brooks7 said:I'm curious which of these two brands is actually better. I know both of them have terrible gaming keyboards and mice.

Here we go again... Razer vs Logitech, Intel vs AMD, Nvidia vs ATI, Windows vs Linux.... 🤣

If both manufacturers are garbage, as you put it, why does it even matter which one is "better"? Just grab some no-name gear from Amazon for $6.75 and call it a day..

Just picked up a new pet rat...

Between these two, I’d go with the Apple because it’s faster and packs a higher DPI (even if it's just on the width, but that still counts for something 😁).

As for how long the toner lasts, you'll probably have to check with someone who actually uses those specific models.

Mark Cook91 said:So, since I do most of my writing in Microsoft Word, I tend to insert images and play around with formatting for aesthetics... I'm wondering how to fix those massive gaps between words when they pop up and I can't manually adjust them? It usually happens when I insert an image on the left side and wrap the text around the right, using justified alignment. Then you get these huge spaces in the lines, which is really distracting...

Just turn off the justify setting. If there isn't enough text to fill the line, the software stretches the spacing so the last word hits the right margin...