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File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse
News Advertising software called "Clicktilluwin" that comes bundled with the file-swapping programs carries a program called "W32.DIDer," which Symantec has classified as a Trojan horse -- a piece of code that takes over parts of a person's computer...
[January 3, 2002, 9:37]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment The registry is always a complete mess when doing an upgrade so that's an important task to carry out for me and the last thing I would want to be upgrading is detritus from the registry and accumulated junk files/cookies.
[October 28, 2009, 22:16]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Just before this, I had been watching Carry On Spying on DVD - reaching the point where Kenneth Williams (in a fez) and Charles Hawtrey (as Beau Geste) were about to rush in on Barbara Windsor and Bernard Cribbins (both in belly-dancing outfits...
[October 27, 2009, 11:20]
Microsoft ordered to carry Java
News Frederick Motz in Baltimore is a double-barrelled victory for Sun, which won preliminary injunctions on both the order to carry Java and a copyright infringement claim. Rather than take responsibility, they turn to the courts to pin the blame on...
[December 24, 2002, 7:40]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment I think Rupert you should just put it down to 'a glitch', which does happen from time to time, no matter what OS you're using or DVD you're watching (Carry On Films? BSOD? I honestly havn't seen one of these in years on my PC's at home, not since...
[October 28, 2009, 8:53]
Peer-to-peer networks carry surprising cargo
Talkback Just downloaded it at an average speed of 1500k which is probably 4 times faster than if i got it from microsoft alone. Works perfectly and I can jump ahead of the game.
[August 11, 2004, 10:58]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment Since I've read and replied to this blog, I've ahd two worrying explorer lock ups, that never occured with the Beta and RC versions.hope this is not a sign of things to come.
[October 28, 2009, 15:16]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment @Tezzer - Copying the data will save something like 50%-75% of what is necessary, depending on the user. For younger users, it might be as high as 90%, because the vast majority of their data will be music and videos.
[October 29, 2009, 6:08]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment I too will be coming from XP to 7 when i get me arse into gear and order another hdisk, I'm not expecting any more crashes than XP to be honest but haven't said that XP is a hell of a lot more matured than any other build of windows, I can run...
[October 28, 2009, 18:27]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment @Roger - I'm afraid that it is a sign of things to come, but then I might be just a tiny bit prejudiced about that. I have question about your informal upgrade recommendations, by the way. You have mentioned once before that one way of upgrading XP...
[October 28, 2009, 18:51]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment I left the Wacky World of Windows when win98 came out so I'm probably talking nonsense. However, why no just copy out the user data then simply wipe and install?
[October 28, 2009, 20:05]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment Sounds like something in-place may have become a little squashed. Upgrade media can be used for a fresh install as long as there is a copy of windows detected on the hard drive. Upgraded windows is never quite the same as a fresh install.
[October 27, 2009, 17:27]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment I'm by no means saying it wasn't a glitch. One-off happenings are anecdote, not data. However, the laptop isn't glitchy, and I'm hearing about other BSODs from other Windows 7 users. I'll try watching something more improving next time.
[October 28, 2009, 11:57]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment I use Auslogics Boost Speed application to keep me system prim & proper and it works like a dream, mind you setting up all the individual sub applications settings can be tedium but once done its fantastic, and as long as they don't screw it up I...
[October 29, 2009, 1:06]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment Rupert, reading your blog often makes my day, and this is one of those times. Both for content and especially style. Thanks.jw
[October 27, 2009, 12:14]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment Thanks Rupert for another enjoyable article, you seem to have a knack for putting things in perspective. I have been playing with the RC off and on, and have had several BSOD's, but then I was expecting them, so it came as no surprise.
[October 28, 2009, 3:22]
Peer-to-peer networks carry surprising cargo
Talkback You don't know what you're getting with peer to peer. Hmm. I disagree. It is very common in free and open source software circles to distribute software using BitTorrent, mirror sites, and other methods out of the direct control of the initial...
[August 11, 2004, 10:25]
Peer-to-peer networks carry surprising cargo
Talkback Just downloaded it at an average speed of 1500k which is probably 4 times faster than if i got it from microsoft alone. Works perfectly and I can jump ahead of the game.
[August 11, 2004, 10:56]
Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about
Blog Comment @Rupert Infamy, infamy. You know that what you have there is a driver causing the problem? Worth asking Windows Update to polish your optical drive one more time. And while we're having no problems with Vista->w7 or RC->RTM upgrades, I will say we...
[October 29, 2009, 17:19]
Peer-to-peer networks carry surprising cargo
Talkback In fact I've fetched the xpsp2 cd image from MSDN subscriber downloads. The file in question xpsp2.exe, is 278920704 bytes long and has an md5sum of 94276421fa963122a4e434d3b14fdc01 Now all you have to decide is if you trust me with this piece of...
[August 11, 2004, 11:02]
